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JoeOtterbein

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62. I remember it was very similar.
Sat Dec 7, 2019, 04:19 PM
Dec 2019

It was not very smart. I remember that.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
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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
This message was self-deleted by its author patricia92243 Dec 2019 #38
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
This message was self-deleted by its author patricia92243 Dec 2019 #47
My question was whether you would say that to someone who had just told you they were WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2019 #48
This message was self-deleted by its author patricia92243 Dec 2019 #49
That's a terrible thing to say. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2019 #50
This message was self-deleted by its author patricia92243 Dec 2019 #55
What a terrible thing to say about somebody. The Valley Below Dec 2019 #3
You need to understand the context StarfishSaver Dec 2019 #8
Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2019 #10
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
This message was self-deleted by its author patricia92243 Dec 2019 #7
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
Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2019 #9
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
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