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tonedevil

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11. The proposition is not at all inaccurate. /nt

Reply to The Valley Below (Reply #9)

Fri Dec 6, 2019, 05:14 PM

Dec 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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I'm just not in the mood to explain why Bloomberg calling Cory Booker "well-spoken" is a problem [View all] StarfishSaver Dec 2019 OP

I don't know but I would rather have Cory Booker than Bloomberg any time, anywhere. nt Grasswire2 Dec 2019 #1

Yup. No Bloomberg and no Tulsi. Blue_playwright Dec 2019 #98

UGH. I'll pass. ancianita Dec 2019 #2

For most of us, you don't need to explain. bitterross Dec 2019 #3

He's putting Booker in his place. dchill Dec 2019 #18

Agreed... these "articulate, bright and clean" type comments have no place in Democratic politics. InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2019 #107

It is unfortunately a waste... tonedevil Dec 2019 #4

+1 MrsCoffee Dec 2019 #5

Take out the wypipo JustAnotherGen Dec 2019 #7

Having already seen the... tonedevil Dec 2019 #15

Yeah JustAnotherGen Dec 2019 #16

Meh, I've been called "wypipo" The Mouth Dec 2019 #10

What about George Wallace 1972? Wabbajack_ Dec 2019 #56

Yep The Mouth Dec 2019 #64

AFAIC wryter2000 Dec 2019 #78

I've been called worse. The Mouth Dec 2019 #93

Spot on, as usual... sad but true. InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2019 #87

If they have to tell me JustAnotherGen Dec 2019 #6

Well squirecam Dec 2019 #8

Booker never said he was "outraged" StarfishSaver Dec 2019 #13

Where squirecam Dec 2019 #17

Where did I get "angry black man" from you describing a black man as "outraged"? StarfishSaver Dec 2019 #21

Dude... squirecam Dec 2019 #26

How does Shaun King being pissed off about something mean that Cory Booker "outraged" over it? StarfishSaver Dec 2019 #33

Right.... squirecam Dec 2019 #37

Welcome back! ChubbyStar Dec 2019 #14

.. NurseJackie Dec 2019 #22

Why are you bringing Gordon, whoever that is, and Shawn King into this? pnwmom Dec 2019 #40

If squirecam Dec 2019 #45

Why not post your own OP on this separate issue? Most people aren't up on the latest pnwmom Dec 2019 #48

Because squirecam Dec 2019 #54

So post more in that one, rather than complaining in this one. nt pnwmom Dec 2019 #59

So squirecam Dec 2019 #65

It's possible to show outrage about two different issues each on their own thread. Chemisse Dec 2019 #97

I've said squirecam Dec 2019 #101

The problems rests on the proposition that anyone who calls a black person "well-spoken" The Valley Below Dec 2019 #9

The proposition is not at all inaccurate. /nt tonedevil Dec 2019 #11

Well squirecam Dec 2019 #12

I believe Bloomberg meant it as a sincere compliment. The Valley Below Dec 2019 #19

Well squirecam Dec 2019 #20

I don't mean to be obtuse... tonedevil Dec 2019 #24

There are threads... squirecam Dec 2019 #31

What in the hell does Shaun King or this Gordon person have to do with my OP about how calling black StarfishSaver Dec 2019 #35

I see.... squirecam Dec 2019 #38

No. Several people have told you that Gordon and Shawn King have ZERO to do with the OP. pnwmom Dec 2019 #42

I understand who you are talking about now... tonedevil Dec 2019 #41

You squirecam Dec 2019 #43

I will assume that Gordon's Tweets are 100% wrong... tonedevil Dec 2019 #46

Yes squirecam Dec 2019 #49

When I look up... tonedevil Dec 2019 #57

Bloomberg squirecam Dec 2019 #62

Have you noticed... tonedevil Dec 2019 #66

Yes squirecam Dec 2019 #67

You are going to need to let us know the standard... tonedevil Dec 2019 #68

How about Any? squirecam Dec 2019 #70

I do not support Sanders... tonedevil Dec 2019 #85

If squirecam Dec 2019 #88

This particular thread... tonedevil Dec 2019 #94

Well I'm 49 squirecam Dec 2019 #103

It's painful to see... tonedevil Dec 2019 #106

My thought is squirecam Dec 2019 #109

Bingo wryter2000 Dec 2019 #80

You are spot on. paleotn Dec 2019 #86

Bloomberg apologized, but here is the exact quote still_one Dec 2019 #23

The context puts it into even sharper focus StarfishSaver Dec 2019 #25

I was thinking the context is even more damning ChubbyStar Dec 2019 #28

He squirecam Dec 2019 #32

Wow. Bloomberg Is . . . DarthDem Dec 2019 #27

A gilded turd is still a turd ChubbyStar Dec 2019 #30

No explanation needed sarisataka Dec 2019 #29

Isn't there a thread from 2007 Doormouse Dec 2019 #34

How did you get to know that? I was here then and I never saw it. marble falls Dec 2019 #116

I get it. Faux pas Dec 2019 #36

"Vernon can READ!" StarfishSaver Dec 2019 #39

It's simple -- when's the last time someone said this about a white person? lettucebe Dec 2019 #44

You got it StarfishSaver Dec 2019 #47

You mean they didn't call Reagan The Great Well-Spoken Guy? BeyondGeography Dec 2019 #51

I applaused your yeoman's effort. rogue emissary Dec 2019 #50

It's only racist evertonfc Dec 2019 #52

Can I please just shake my head at the idea this needs to be explained yet again? greatauntoftriplets Dec 2019 #53

If people didn't understand why it was bad to call Obama "articulate" Salviati Dec 2019 #55

I can't keep up with this . . moreland01 Dec 2019 #58

Actually Obama is amazingly and notably articulate. Chemisse Dec 2019 #99

There's a difference between being articulate and being eloquent StarfishSaver Dec 2019 #105

Very good point. Chemisse Dec 2019 #111

I don't explain/talk about black things on DU outside of the Afam forums anymore. SaschaHM Dec 2019 #60

... NurseJackie Dec 2019 #63

Maher is a total asshole on many levels wryter2000 Dec 2019 #82

*mile redqueen Dec 2019 #113

Given Bloomberg's history Curtis Dec 2019 #61

Chris Rock will explain: Marthe48 Dec 2019 #69

Well that certainly describes the issue for anyone who is confused - LOL! n/t Chemisse Dec 2019 #100

I never forgot it Marthe48 Dec 2019 #108

You don't have to explain and I don't blame you. BeckyDem Dec 2019 #71

I see it very much like birtherism loyalsister Dec 2019 #72

The implied end of that sentence is "...for a black man." dlk Dec 2019 #73

I translate into "house negro". n/t. Scruffy1 Dec 2019 #74

You mean people actually are asking why? mcar Dec 2019 #75

Oh mercy, he did? It's condescending and patronizing, like calling President Obama "articulate mahina Dec 2019 #76

Don't forget "clean." cwydro Dec 2019 #83

So insulting mahina Dec 2019 #91

Seems to be a lot of silent folks here regarding this issue. cwydro Dec 2019 #95

This message was self-deleted by its author Hekate Dec 2019 #110

I'll just bet he's clean, too wryter2000 Dec 2019 #77

Yikes..talk about out of touch. dewsgirl Dec 2019 #79

because there is an unspoken phrase that always appended to the phrase he used lapfog_1 Dec 2019 #81

I admit the responses to my OP about this... JoeOtterbein Dec 2019 #84

Oh, dear lord. paleotn Dec 2019 #89

It's the non hateful racism lunatica Dec 2019 #90

I think calling someone "well spoken" is... Mike Nelson Dec 2019 #92

white supremacy. yes its that simple and its deep. one party banks on it. Kurt V. Dec 2019 #96

I don't have the breath. Lunabell Dec 2019 #102

Booker A Rhodes Scholar with a law degree from Yale! madaboutharry Dec 2019 #104

No, I can't. Well I CAN, but I won't. Because Google exists. And if you give the slightest of fucks redqueen Dec 2019 #112

White people, why are you working so hard to explain away the actual lived experience of black WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2019 #114

It's maddening, isn't it? StarfishSaver Dec 2019 #115

Just watched Howard Stern Interview of Hillary treestar Dec 2019 #117

At some point, we're going to have to believe everyone is equal... TCJ70 Dec 2019 #118

How is this any worse then when Biden said about obama.... Joe941 Dec 2019 #119