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FM123

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51. Yep. What is unspoken really is the point, and it speaks volumes.

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Sat Dec 7, 2019, 12:32 PM

Dec 2019

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

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'Sort of stunning': Booker rebukes Bloomberg for calling him 'well-spoken' [View all] JoeOtterbein Dec 2019 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author patricia92243 Dec 2019 #1

It is still_one Dec 2019 #2

There is a long history of white people expressing wonder at black people being articulate StarfishSaver Dec 2019 #5

Thanks! JoeOtterbein Dec 2019 #14

This! Thank you! NurseJackie Dec 2019 #20

History of white people expressing wonder at black people being articulate people Dec 2019 #28

I remember what Biden said about Obama back in the day. cwydro Dec 2019 #35

And it as such a big deal to Obama that he chose Biden for his running mate treestar Dec 2019 #53

I didn't like Biden's comment then, and it reminds me of things my late father would say. cwydro Dec 2019 #56

"Booker is asserting his victimhood" StarfishSaver Dec 2019 #60

Wow yourself. Oh wow oh wow, you are leaving it up to others, treestar Dec 2019 #63

Speaking of victimhood - Poor You StarfishSaver Dec 2019 #66

wait, he didn't also say he was "clean-cut"? CTyankee Dec 2019 #58

Then you probably aren't black. MrsCoffee Dec 2019 #6

Yeah, and you'd love to be called a credit to your race too Clash City Rocker Dec 2019 #13

When a White says that about a Black person, it has two edges. Blue_true Dec 2019 #37

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Bloomberg isn't young. He knows what it means. StarfishSaver Dec 2019 #40

I don't know the answer to your question. Personally I don't single people out in a Blue_true Dec 2019 #70

Would you tell someone who had been harassed on the street that you wished random WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2019 #46

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My question was whether you would say that to someone who had just told you they were WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2019 #48

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That's a terrible thing to say. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2019 #50

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What a terrible thing to say about somebody. The Valley Below Dec 2019 #3

You need to understand the context StarfishSaver Dec 2019 #8

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You can look up the definitions of the two words to understand the difference between them StarfishSaver Dec 2019 #11

We Biden supporters would love it if almost anyone called Joe "well-spoken." The Valley Below Dec 2019 #12

Biden, I know, right? treestar Dec 2019 #65

Yes, he should have known better than that. sheshe2 Dec 2019 #29

Yep. What is unspoken really is the point, and it speaks volumes. FM123 Dec 2019 #51

That it does, FM123. sheshe2 Dec 2019 #52

Is there anything else? treestar Dec 2019 #64

You mean anything else or anything else that YOU would understand? StarfishSaver Dec 2019 #67

That reminds me of the jeff foxworthy joke mathematic Dec 2019 #15

If being called "well spoken" causes him to lose his shit Jake Stern Dec 2019 #4

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It isn't funny Pat n/t ChubbyStar Dec 2019 #18

Agreed. sheshe2 Dec 2019 #30

Sigh. Well if you want to understand it, read this Clash City Rocker Dec 2019 #16

He didn't "lose his shit" StarfishSaver Dec 2019 #17

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At least he didn't call him "clean" BeyondGeography Dec 2019 #19

I was just about to post the same thing. Remember that? n/t monmouth4 Dec 2019 #25

Sure do BeyondGeography Dec 2019 #26

That was clean and articulate. CentralMass Dec 2019 #31

And here we are 12 years later BeyondGeography Dec 2019 #32

Don't we all. CentralMass Dec 2019 #33

Yup. cwydro Dec 2019 #36

Ugh, i had actually managed to forget about that. nt redqueen Dec 2019 #43

Most Rhodes' Scholars are well-spoken. IndyOp Dec 2019 #21

Here is the exact quote and context still_one Dec 2019 #22

how's booker's plan to gain ground within the AA community going? nt msongs Dec 2019 #23

What does this have to do with the OP or Bloomberg's comment? StarfishSaver Dec 2019 #24

Well bless Bloomberg's heart for that one. iscooterliberally Dec 2019 #27

Well spokeness is a given among US senators - or should be loyalsister Dec 2019 #34

It might should be but it isn't always dsc Dec 2019 #42

As I said in another thread it's very similar to birtherism loyalsister Dec 2019 #45

He didn't say he was a better orator than other senators StarfishSaver Dec 2019 #57

I am not sure I agree with that treestar Dec 2019 #54

Your terminology counters your argument and proved the point we're making StarfishSaver Dec 2019 #61

So if anybody says a black person is well spoken it's automatically a trope? I think we need to UniteFightBack Dec 2019 #39

People are taking into account who said it and the context in which he said it StarfishSaver Dec 2019 #41

Given the context, yes. n/t Humanist_Activist Dec 2019 #44

Didnt Biden say the same about obama. Joe941 Dec 2019 #59

I remember it was very similar. JoeOtterbein Dec 2019 #62

And 11 years later, some people STILL can't (or refuse to) understand why that is. StarfishSaver Dec 2019 #68

Some people go back to when Bush lied us into the iraq War JoeOtterbein Dec 2019 #69