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I'll kick this. Agschmid Aug 2015 #1
Ahhh . . . her awkward phrasing is a problem brush Aug 2015 #2
Listen/read the whole exchange. Agschmid Aug 2015 #3
I was in the middle of editing my post when you responded brush Aug 2015 #6
And discussing this isn't easy, nor should it be. seabeyond Aug 2015 #9
"You have to admit that's sounds exclusionary" sufrommich Aug 2015 #7
Guess you didn't read the rest of my post brush Aug 2015 #11
It didn't sound exclusionary to me passiveporcupine Aug 2015 #42
Are you kidding? She knocked it out of the park. Larry Wilmore on Nightly Show was impressed Hortensis Aug 2015 #60
"None of our leading candidates is or ever was a racist." ALL our leading candidates are privileged jtuck004 Aug 2015 #26
Not much you can do about the racism the author of that article was talking about. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #41
Thought Provoking Post. bvar22 Aug 2015 #51
I could think of a thousand easy ways to make a real impact, just starting in the schools. jtuck004 Aug 2015 #57
"f a thousand easy ways to make a real impact" JDPriestly Aug 2015 #61
Tell the Texas schools they aren't going to teach that black lives don't matter by minimizing jtuck004 Aug 2015 #63
Besides, she is spot on Android3.14 Aug 2015 #4
LOL ... I don't think she meant what you heard based on the "whitesplaining" part. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #35
Her response sounds like she was frustrated.. whathehell Aug 2015 #5
I agree. However this could be her "47%" statement TexasBushwhacker Aug 2015 #69
Possible, although I doubt it.. whathehell Aug 2015 #70
if have always said. christians need to speak up with christian community. men need to speak up seabeyond Aug 2015 #8
Yeah, that idiot aide that rushed them . . . brush Aug 2015 #18
Very good post. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #27
your first sentence jd. i totaly disagree. i think we often hear not only flat out racism seabeyond Aug 2015 #29
I live in California. I don't hear it in the social groups I belong to. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #45
Right on! GitRDun Aug 2015 #34
had Bernie said that, no matter the context, the shitstorm of outrage from Hillary supports cali Aug 2015 #10
Absolutely. The deliberate and blatant mischaracterization and the double standard applied to both GoneFishin Aug 2015 #12
It's the same thing with OWS and Clinton was right. randome Aug 2015 #13
what i have learned in the social justice battle, is... i cannot speak for those, i dont experience seabeyond Aug 2015 #15
It IS fascinating. randome Aug 2015 #16
this is why we need a strong social justice advocate. and where i was having an issue with the seabeyond Aug 2015 #17
And I really think the GOP is on its way off the stage. randome Aug 2015 #19
yes yes... yes yes YES seabeyond Aug 2015 #20
OWS is morphing into feeling the Bern. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #23
I'd say laws are more important than hearts. randome Aug 2015 #40
where i think it is important, what the man might have been continuing saying, as i see it from seabeyond Aug 2015 #46
Especially since the BLM activist immediately responded... Oilwellian Aug 2015 #28
Exactly. Juicy_Bellows Aug 2015 #58
Agreed jfern Aug 2015 #71
Spin, spin, spin... Watch her demeanor when she says it whatchamacallit Aug 2015 #14
What's she got to be "testy" about? Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2015 #24
Well that's what her staffer was indicating whatchamacallit Aug 2015 #49
One of the oldest tricks in the book is to have your secretary claim you have to go. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2015 #50
But if she were a man she would have been decisive. dsc Aug 2015 #44
No, a man would have appeared just as defensive n/t whatchamacallit Aug 2015 #48
right dsc Aug 2015 #53
Can't speak for others whatchamacallit Aug 2015 #56
Where's the video? sibelian Aug 2015 #21
Racism against black people is a white problem. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #22
No, it isn't at all. sibelian Aug 2015 #31
Don't let them think it's okay with your silence.... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2015 #33
It's everyones problem. Elmer S. E. Dump Aug 2015 #43
If somebody doesn't want to be part of the solution mythology Aug 2015 #25
Forcing the issue into the national conscience is useful. HubertHeaver Aug 2015 #66
Interesting that the right have picked up on it. sibelian Aug 2015 #30
Context is good passiveporcupine Aug 2015 #32
Better yet, watch the video nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #36
I'm going to do that...thanks passiveporcupine Aug 2015 #47
Body language is important nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #55
She uses her hands in a very aggressive way at times passiveporcupine Aug 2015 #59
Yup nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #62
Even without the text of the extended exchange ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #38
Sometimes Hillary speaks too quickly maindawg Aug 2015 #37
Nice moonwalk! Elmer S. E. Dump Aug 2015 #39
I have a thread up on The Nightly Show take on it. Juicy_Bellows Aug 2015 #52
dont believe the video, believe the Thought Leaders MoveIt Aug 2015 #54
This is my focus - #BlackWealth #BlackLegacy #BlackExcellence underthematrix Aug 2015 #64
K&R Jamaal510 Aug 2015 #65
Thank you mcar Aug 2015 #67
Thank you for the whole quotes, su. of course rw are tying to spin this negatively with their usual Cha Aug 2015 #68
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