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2016 Postmortem

In reply to the discussion: Dear Black People, [View all]
 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
217. My thoughts as well.
Mon Jul 20, 2015, 08:48 AM
Jul 2015

Obama has been in office for two terms. There have been two black attorney generals, but the candidates are supposed to somehow fix things?

Speak to those in power NOW.

Dear Black People, [View all] scarletwoman Jul 2015 OP
Great OP! Control-Z Jul 2015 #1
Surely that can't be necessary. scarletwoman Jul 2015 #4
Very brave of you! Control-Z Jul 2015 #7
It is necessary - and don't call me Shirley. Comatose Sphagetti Jul 2015 #88
Shirley, you jest! marym625 Jul 2015 #216
Not at all necessary AgingAmerican Jul 2015 #2
Are you implying that anybody failed to do research on the "folks being protested"? pnwmom Jul 2015 #77
There is an ugly rumor, created by the Washington TIMES (that right wing shitrag) MADem Jul 2015 #112
Of course the right wing thinks Soros is behind this, sufrommich Jul 2015 #120
It's the illuminati, but keep that to yourself -- nt Freelancer Jul 2015 #203
It's Hillary who conspired to ambush Sanders. zappaman Jul 2015 #125
LOL!!! MADem Jul 2015 #128
Also, BLMs own membership was "very critical" of the actions sufrommich Jul 2015 #134
Why heckle someone who agrees with you? AgingAmerican Jul 2015 #123
They weren't "heckling". scarletwoman Jul 2015 #144
Sorry. Opportunity missed. All I saw was anger and rudeness. Freelancer Jul 2015 #202
I agree with the OP heaven05 Jul 2015 #96
You mean like the "research" the Washington Times did, and SNOPES debunked? That research? nt MADem Jul 2015 #103
No, I mean research into Bernies public statements on the matter AgingAmerican Jul 2015 #124
I've said this before, and I will say it again. MADem Jul 2015 #136
Until they do it to Hillary AgingAmerican Jul 2015 #143
Interesting project Scootaloo Jul 2015 #146
Oh, please. She's smart enough to listen. MADem Jul 2015 #148
She's smart enough not to rock up in the first place shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #150
She's done that rodeo before. It's not her venue and she knows it. MADem Jul 2015 #161
She certainly does know how to listen shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #167
Snark doesn't become you. MADem Jul 2015 #168
*chortle nt artislife Jul 2015 #201
So it doesn't apply to Hillary AgingAmerican Jul 2015 #153
What did I just say? Your "So it doesn't apply" is YOUR conclusion. All By Yourself. MADem Jul 2015 #160
Spare us the mental gymnastics AgingAmerican Jul 2015 #206
"Us?" MADem Jul 2015 #208
Us AgingAmerican Jul 2015 #218
Who died and made you boss? MADem Jul 2015 #219
Us AgingAmerican Jul 2015 #220
Wrong Bobbie Jo Jul 2015 #222
Yes, but I'm a white guy -- totally wanting to be with you on this, and you're losing me completely Freelancer Jul 2015 #205
+1 rateyes Jul 2015 #221
Recommended. Bobbie Jo Jul 2015 #3
Since you were early in, I don't know if you've had a chance to see the yowls downthread but Number23 Jul 2015 #87
OFFS Bobbie Jo Jul 2015 #108
Perfect! brush Jul 2015 #5
Dear OP, thanks for stirring the shit... truebrit71 Jul 2015 #6
Righteousness, is stirring the shit to some... boston bean Jul 2015 #8
Oh, I don't know. If you've been reading all the threads here that have been posted about scarletwoman Jul 2015 #10
Perfect response! GoneOffShore Jul 2015 #11
Thank you. :) scarletwoman Jul 2015 #16
At least you admit to shit-stirring. That's better than most. n/t cherokeeprogressive Jul 2015 #20
It only stirs shit with people who are full of it. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2015 #83
Oooh. cherokeeprogressive Jul 2015 #104
Must be the Crow in me. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2015 #179
!!! scarletwoman Jul 2015 #181
+100 heaven05 Jul 2015 #99
Wow! Another Black person speaking their mind! Walk away Jul 2015 #26
the OP author is not black Skittles Jul 2015 #149
I think that goes without saying.... Walk away Jul 2015 #214
Oh, yes it is. heaven05 Jul 2015 #97
It is not "stirring the shit" to make note of the very real concepts of MADem Jul 2015 #114
Shaking my damn head. notadmblnd Jul 2015 #9
Yes, I think it is. scarletwoman Jul 2015 #14
Do you understand the reference? I get the impression you don't. Let me give you a link. MADem Jul 2015 #119
This is great and I rec'd it JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #12
When used in this context: it's "fazed" cwydro Jul 2015 #19
How tender. spelling correcter or is that corrector.. or is it something else? boston bean Jul 2015 #23
I didn't change it - I think that's a GD host JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #212
Thanks - I'm not fazed by you JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #29
Actually, I've never cwydro Jul 2015 #33
Oh the Voting Rights Act JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #36
Ok. cwydro Jul 2015 #39
from the response heaven05 Jul 2015 #105
He doesn't have anything on his campaign website as yet... ms liberty Jul 2015 #129
Neither you nor I would choose a candidate based on that JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #209
Neither me shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #118
Idiotic. Protest however you want... WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2015 #13
Perfect! scarletwoman Jul 2015 #15
And for those in this thread just shared by Puglover? WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2015 #24
Oh my JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #32
Ask him. Was Michelle's heckler right? Was #BLM right? WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2015 #42
I was asking your opinion JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #49
I'm a former Marylander, and O'Malley's my second choice. WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2015 #106
And if Bernie wins JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #163
Which goes to show, all this ginned-up division is just that... WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2015 #177
Depends on the stakes JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #210
If Social Security is cut, blacks (and Latinos) will be the hardest hit. WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2015 #228
And it's hasn't been cut has it? JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #229
You don't grasp that Republicans and ConservaDems... WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2015 #230
You don't know what I do or do not grasp JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #231
You have skin in the game? So do I. WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2015 #232
Black women and Latino women who didn't have my father JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #233
"Magic negro woman"... that should be your screen name. WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2015 #234
I'd get alerted! JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #235
LOL Hell, I was afraid I'd be alerted for quoting you! WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2015 #236
Edit Number23 Jul 2015 #84
I think you've just hit on the nub of it shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #155
No words JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #162
"All mass movements are competitive" shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #176
Voting rights for blacks and Hispanics in this country JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #211
This message was self-deleted by its author shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #213
Interesting that you would select that post ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2015 #172
Not really. Puglover highlights it below. WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2015 #178
You find those examples similiar? ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2015 #192
and the other protest was on a Tuesday, not a Wednesday shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #200
That's the really shitty thing about words shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #191
Yes and even shittier ... the words can, and frequent are, quoted completely without context. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2015 #193
I know, right? shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #199
It only applies to gay people. arcane1 Jul 2015 #225
Those damn uppity gays (nt) shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #226
You say it was counterproductive. LiberalAndProud Jul 2015 #73
Bernie Sanders is a tough SOB... he can handle it. WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2015 #121
smilie inside Hatchling Jul 2015 #17
I have heard that before RobertEarl Jul 2015 #18
Thank you! This is great: scarletwoman Jul 2015 #21
Why wait until Bernie is elected? PADemD Jul 2015 #34
My thoughts as well. cwydro Jul 2015 #217
What was the ladies name that was heckling Michelle Obama? Puglover Jul 2015 #22
This thread just got interesting. WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2015 #25
Wow. What an eye opener. People azmom Jul 2015 #28
! nt Mojorabbit Jul 2015 #37
Oh. My. God. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #38
Whoops! progressoid Jul 2015 #46
A "how come black people can do it" post. sufrommich Jul 2015 #51
"And we move closer and closer to the edge." Some folks have been on that edge for a while! Number23 Jul 2015 #85
or a "how come lesbians can't do it" thread shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #142
lesbian privilege! MisterP Jul 2015 #63
... Puglover Jul 2015 #66
Good god, now I read everything. azmom Jul 2015 #67
"Yes that was Privilege, her issues or nothing. Privileged and arrogant." beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #70
That lesbian disruptor was disrupting an event hosted by a lesbian couple. MADem Jul 2015 #127
Exactly. You can't play the lesbian card in a lesbian house. shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #188
It's not about the people on the stage so much as how the audience feels about the exchange. MADem Jul 2015 #190
Yes shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #195
Codepink on their comments telling how black women should behave KittyWampus Jul 2015 #72
Any thoughts on the staggering hypocrisy of HC supporters? beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #74
No, cause an equally large number of Sanders supporters who are butthurt KittyWampus Jul 2015 #76
I am fine with BLM protests but I am also fine with lgbt people using the same methods. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #80
I am ambivalent about the protestors last night. KittyWampus Jul 2015 #91
:) I didn't think we were bickering. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #95
I am with you (don't faint) Puglover Jul 2015 #78
Yes. And I bet Bernie recognized his young self in those protestors. KittyWampus Jul 2015 #94
I'll bet he did. Puglover Jul 2015 #107
I wish I could say I was shocked by the inconsistency arcane1 Jul 2015 #86
Love it. I love it when you get to see what people really are. AtheistCrusader Jul 2015 #100
as usual heaven05 Jul 2015 #109
IIRC, the "crowd" was with Michelle, not the heckler. MADem Jul 2015 #122
K&R. This is it, in a nutshell lunamagica Jul 2015 #27
right, 'cause Sanders backers are ALL about being patronizing and about controlling Black people MisterP Jul 2015 #30
Have you read some of the posts? scarletwoman Jul 2015 #31
Likewise, Cheese Sandwich Jul 2015 #40
Well said. scarletwoman Jul 2015 #45
Hear hear artislife Jul 2015 #79
Just a tiny question: How do you know that they are really "fellow supporters" erronis Jul 2015 #44
Because I know them, I'm familiar with what they post. scarletwoman Jul 2015 #52
Thankfully, TM99 Jul 2015 #173
Hello, fellow Sanders supporter. LiberalAndProud Jul 2015 #35
Nicely said. scarletwoman Jul 2015 #41
OT LiberalAndProud Jul 2015 #43
Oh gosh! You just brought a huge smile to my face! scarletwoman Jul 2015 #47
Great OP Gothmog Jul 2015 #48
LOL-or better yet just don't show up at our event. jalan48 Jul 2015 #50
Way to be inclusive! scarletwoman Jul 2015 #55
I was thinking of Hillary. jalan48 Jul 2015 #56
What does Hillary have to do with it? scarletwoman Jul 2015 #57
Oh, I thought you were talking about the Netroots event yesterday? jalan48 Jul 2015 #58
Yes I am. It had nothing to do with Hillary. scarletwoman Jul 2015 #60
Oh. my mistake. Who does it have to do with then? jalan48 Jul 2015 #61
Black Lives Matter. And the various reactions to their protest that have been posted. scarletwoman Jul 2015 #62
Ok-my bad. I thought you were refering to Sanders and O'Malley. jalan48 Jul 2015 #64
Sandra Bland heaven05 Jul 2015 #113
I totally agree. It's an issue that needs to be addressed. jalan48 Jul 2015 #133
Nice! DCBob Jul 2015 #53
I am a Bernie supporter and fully support what BLM did and plans to do! m-lekktor Jul 2015 #54
Thank you! I think what BLM did yesterday was perfect, and I'm not at all concerned about Bernie. scarletwoman Jul 2015 #59
On point artislife Jul 2015 #65
Thank you for your thoughtful post! scarletwoman Jul 2015 #82
Then you live near my grandfather's people...the Ojibwas artislife Jul 2015 #93
welcome ally!!!!! heaven05 Jul 2015 #115
Thanks for the welcome artislife Jul 2015 #183
That was raw and honest. Control-Z Jul 2015 #180
Thank you artislife Jul 2015 #182
It bears pointing out that LGBT people have always been soundly criticized on DU for any disruption Bluenorthwest Jul 2015 #68
+1. Situational ethics is a nice way azmom Jul 2015 #69
I'm curious. How do you feel about the characterizations all over the internet mmonk Jul 2015 #71
Sadly, some of what I'd read since yesterday actually does fit the description of not getting it. scarletwoman Jul 2015 #110
Hope you are correct. I was reading the comments on the Think Progress editor lecturing a Sanders mmonk Jul 2015 #116
We need more protests, not less... MerryBlooms Jul 2015 #75
TELL IT. TELL ITT!!! You won't get the goo gobs of recs that the most inane, cringe inducing babble Number23 Jul 2015 #81
Just. Stop. Talking. White. People. is all I think, reading these threads. nt msanthrope Jul 2015 #152
Four HUNDRED years of constantly being told that you are smarter, cleaner and better than everyone Number23 Jul 2015 #158
I'm not surprised by what's skating around GDP..... msanthrope Jul 2015 #159
I am tickled pink at all of the white 'splaining. Perhaps if some on DU were not so busy ignoring, Number23 Jul 2015 #170
Well...some think their liberalism inoculates them from racism. msanthrope Jul 2015 #171
Oh girl, yes. They seem genuinely HORRIFIED when poc point out that liberals can be racist Number23 Jul 2015 #174
That a significant number of PoC on this website alone want nothing to do with msanthrope Jul 2015 #184
sweet! heaven05 Jul 2015 #89
Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. Protest in any manner you choose. It is your right. Vote for whoever you like. GoneFishin Jul 2015 #90
who exactly said that? Skittles Jul 2015 #92
Well, you can find some posts like that in this thread. scarletwoman Jul 2015 #141
and who exactly appointed you to speak for POC? Skittles Jul 2015 #145
I'm speaking for white liberals, just like I signed in my OP. nt scarletwoman Jul 2015 #151
no, you don't Skittles Jul 2015 #154
You're right, of course. Only the ones who are arrogant and patronizing. scarletwoman Jul 2015 #156
I did. I linked back to one of her posts as the proper response in this situation. bravenak Jul 2015 #189
2008, 2010, 2012 Aerows Jul 2015 #98
LOL!!!!!!!! MADem Jul 2015 #101
Well, I'm hoping they'll get that it's about the BLM protest yesterday, because that's my reference. scarletwoman Jul 2015 #130
That video is brand-spanking-new, not old. And you hit the nail on the head, even if MADem Jul 2015 #137
Oh, sorry. I really only barely glanced at it so I shouldn't have been so quick to call it "old". scarletwoman Jul 2015 #139
Love threads that quickly and correctly make the point. locdlib Jul 2015 #102
LOL SunSeeker Jul 2015 #111
Like having flashbacks of the LGBT campaign of the past eight years. Prism Jul 2015 #117
Many thanks! Love your post! scarletwoman Jul 2015 #126
Some of the reactions are guaranteed to alienate African American voters Prism Jul 2015 #135
and the rest are guaranteed to alienate white liberals shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #198
No kidding. Thank you. lovemydog Jul 2015 #131
Where have I heard this line before... Scootaloo Jul 2015 #132
I could be wrong, but it appears to me as though you have entirely missed the point. nt scarletwoman Jul 2015 #138
No, I got your point loud and clear. It's not a subtle or nuanced point. Scootaloo Jul 2015 #140
No, my argument is that POC don't need to be told by us when and how they should demonstrate. scarletwoman Jul 2015 #157
Except instead of saying that, you said this: Scootaloo Jul 2015 #164
I'm strictly referring to some of the kinds of responses that have been posted here since scarletwoman Jul 2015 #169
I enjoyed it (nt) shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #185
Thank you! scarletwoman Jul 2015 #187
Mahalo scarletwoman~ Cha Jul 2015 #147
An interesting point in the proceedings... shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #165
As a single white guy with a disability I have to inform you Dem_in_Nebr. Jul 2015 #166
Some people just like romanic Jul 2015 #175
"Some people" ?!? ....don't even try to hide it anymore.... bettyellen Jul 2015 #227
Lol! bravenak Jul 2015 #186
I'll just leave this here Bobbie Jo Jul 2015 #194
Thank you. That's perfect. nt scarletwoman Jul 2015 #196
Mahalo Bobbi JO! Cha Jul 2015 #207
Waaaait a minute..... Kurovski Jul 2015 #197
Thank you very much. I am grateful for the protesters. #Blacklivesmatter Kalidurga Jul 2015 #204
K&R! marym625 Jul 2015 #215
Yeah, that's a problem... Left coast liberal Jul 2015 #223
Kinda perfect, there! MineralMan Jul 2015 #224
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