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KansasVoter
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Thu May-20-10 09:55 AM Original message |
I honestly don't think Rand Paul is a racist..... |
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hobbit709
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Thu May-20-10 09:58 AM Response to Original message |
1. Look up his father's association with Stormfront |
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Clintonista2
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Thu May-20-10 02:05 PM Response to Reply #1 |
64. So because his father is a racist, that automatically makes him a racist? Sheesh, sometimes I think |
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hobbit709
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Thu May-20-10 02:11 PM Response to Reply #64 |
65. When they spout the same BS it looks suspicious. |
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Clintonista2
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Thu May-20-10 02:14 PM Response to Reply #65 |
66. Then link to HIS bs. Don't post about his father expecting it to represent his own views |
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hobbit709
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Thu May-20-10 02:17 PM Response to Reply #66 |
67. i won't bother to argue. |
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Clintonista2
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Thu May-20-10 02:20 PM Response to Reply #67 |
69. Damn right you won't. |
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hobbit709
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Thu May-20-10 02:59 PM Response to Reply #69 |
75. OOH! |
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Sat May-22-10 08:42 PM Response to Reply #69 |
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Sat May-22-10 10:12 PM Response to Reply #69 |
115. I suspect that you are ironically correct. |
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billh58
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Sun May-23-10 01:11 PM Response to Reply #115 |
120. +100 |
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Sat May-22-10 07:22 PM Response to Reply #64 |
111. See reply #2. |
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monmouth
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Thu May-20-10 09:59 AM Response to Original message |
2. I also think many of his "nutty" opinions were learned at his father's knee....n/t |
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Pamela Troy
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Thu May-20-10 09:59 AM Response to Original message |
3. I've known sooooo many racists who insist, |
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DrToast
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Thu May-20-10 09:59 AM Response to Original message |
4. No, he's not racist. And we should make sure the debate stays where it belongs |
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DrToast
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Thu May-20-10 10:06 AM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Actually, let me put it this way: He may be racist, but this isn't what makes him racist |
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Rosa Luxemburg
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Thu May-20-10 01:06 PM Response to Reply #11 |
56. how do expect disable people feel about HIM? |
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orwell
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Thu May-20-10 10:20 AM Original message |
And yet... |
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sui generis
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Thu May-20-10 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
5. I don't believe he's a real libertarian |
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Wickerman
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Thu May-20-10 10:05 AM Response to Reply #5 |
10. Yep, and he sure as heck couldn't articulate his views worth damn |
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rurallib
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Thu May-20-10 10:21 AM Response to Reply #5 |
19. he makes me think of Thom Hartmann's definition of a libertarian |
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krabigirl
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Sun May-23-10 01:52 PM Response to Reply #5 |
122. He's not. |
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still_one
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Thu May-20-10 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
6. If he is anything like his father then he certainly is. His father's comments on slavery |
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craigmatic
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Thu May-20-10 10:04 AM Response to Original message |
7. I think his ideology can lead to institutional racism. |
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louis-t
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Thu May-20-10 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
8. Sorry, I watched him dance on RM last night. |
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Liberal_Stalwart71
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Thu May-20-10 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
9. I'm sorry but I don't agree that Paul isn't racist. They use sophisticated coded language |
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Frances
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Thu May-20-10 10:20 AM Response to Reply #9 |
17. Liberal_Stalwart71, I grew up in the South |
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WinkyDink
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Thu May-20-10 11:13 AM Response to Reply #17 |
31. Yeah, maybe two generations ago this would fly. |
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Liberal_Stalwart71
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Thu May-20-10 11:27 AM Response to Reply #17 |
35. I grew up in Atlanta, and my grandparents would tell us stories. They refered to |
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tledford
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Thu May-20-10 12:19 PM Response to Reply #35 |
43. Life-long NC'er here and yes, "states' rights" means something very specific here. eom |
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SkyDaddy7
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Sat May-22-10 06:30 PM Response to Reply #17 |
110. The same as religion is carried down generation to generation. |
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Warren Stupidity
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Sat May-22-10 03:58 PM Response to Reply #9 |
103. Coded? like "I'm against the Civil Rights Act"? Ah I get it. |
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DrDan
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Thu May-20-10 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
12. agree - but |
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KansasVoter
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Thu May-20-10 10:20 AM Response to Reply #12 |
18. You are correct...... |
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jobycom
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Thu May-20-10 10:08 AM Response to Original message |
13. Not sure it matters. His policies would empower racism and allow mob rule |
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muriel_volestrangler
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Thu May-20-10 10:24 AM Response to Reply #13 |
22. That's it - he's happy for others to be racist or similarly bigoted, and he wants their votes |
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Empowerer
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Sat May-22-10 01:03 PM Response to Reply #13 |
92. Exactly! |
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Flying Dream Blues
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Mon May-24-10 01:46 PM Response to Reply #13 |
131. That's right, but he doesn't admit this is true. Which means he is |
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Perky
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Thu May-20-10 10:08 AM Response to Original message |
14. I don't think so either |
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Hell Hath No Fury
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Thu May-20-10 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
15. He is an extremist idealogue. |
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jenmito
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Thu May-20-10 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
16. He's a proud teabagger whose base is racist and homophobic. He wants |
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KansasVoter
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Thu May-20-10 10:21 AM Response to Reply #16 |
20. I agree a % of his supporters are racist! n/t |
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jenmito
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Thu May-20-10 10:27 AM Response to Reply #20 |
24. I haven't ever seen one teabagger tell another teabagger to put down his racist sign portraying |
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LiberalFighter
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Thu May-20-10 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
21. If he wants the government to not have any control of the private sector |
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southernyankeebelle
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Thu May-20-10 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
23. It doesn't matter this man has no business talking like that. Just because he |
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JVS
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Thu May-20-10 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
25. Racist or not, Rand Paul doesn't care about black people. Seriously, for him the businessman's... |
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rasputin1952
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Thu May-20-10 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
26. Racism, sexism and a host of other "isms" are tossed out on a |
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totodeinhere
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Thu May-20-10 01:04 PM Response to Reply #26 |
55. We will see if he loses or not. |
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rasputin1952
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Thu May-20-10 02:33 PM Response to Reply #55 |
73. i'm not so sure... |
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totodeinhere
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Thu May-20-10 02:48 PM Response to Reply #73 |
74. I don't mean to sound so pessimistic, but... |
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rasputin1952
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Thu May-20-10 03:02 PM Response to Reply #74 |
76. I understand... |
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woo me with science
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Sat May-22-10 08:13 PM Response to Reply #26 |
112. +1 |
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KingFlorez
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Thu May-20-10 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
27. I would have to agree |
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Sky Masterson
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Thu May-20-10 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
28. I don't think that he thinks that he is a racist. |
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WeDidIt
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Thu May-20-10 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
29. I think your assessment is a load of horseshit |
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frazzled
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Thu May-20-10 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
30. Defending private businesses' right to discriminate makes you, effectively, racist |
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Thu May-20-10 11:19 AM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Should a small coffee shop have the right not to serve Bush, Cheney or Rush Limbaugh? |
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frazzled
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Thu May-20-10 11:27 AM Response to Reply #32 |
34. No |
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jberryhill
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Fri May-21-10 02:11 PM Response to Reply #34 |
89. No, they would lose |
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Bucky
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Sat May-22-10 03:30 PM Response to Reply #32 |
102. That's an interesting question. The Civil Rights Act protects certain classes of people |
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Warren Stupidity
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Sat May-22-10 03:59 PM Response to Reply #32 |
104. Not a protected class. |
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treestar
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Thu May-20-10 09:45 PM Response to Reply #30 |
79. To be fair to them they honestly believe |
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jberryhill
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Fri May-21-10 02:13 PM Response to Reply #79 |
90. They are incorrect, as you mention, further... |
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Thu May-20-10 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
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Thu May-20-10 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
36. Perhaps, but his stance if turned into policy would enable racists. nt |
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Phx_Dem
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Thu May-20-10 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
37. I don't either. I think he's an extreme anti-government wacko. |
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Enrique
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Thu May-20-10 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
38. I think some people have those extreme views because they're racist |
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Thu May-20-10 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
39. I'll believe it when one of his sons brings home a beautiful AA girl friend and Rand is overjoyed. |
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mstinamotorcity
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Thu May-20-10 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
40. Bullshit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Arkana
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Thu May-20-10 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
41. Sorry, Paul's a social conservative. |
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Flying Dream Blues
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Sat May-22-10 09:08 AM Response to Reply #41 |
91. Otherwise known as a hypocrite. nt |
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NoGOPZone
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Thu May-20-10 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
42. I do. nt |
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Dawgs
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Thu May-20-10 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
44. "I'm not a racist, but there are too many niggers on tv." |
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Thu May-20-10 12:34 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. He doesn't want to bring back those signs at all |
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Dawgs
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Thu May-20-10 12:37 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. Really? He said that businesses should be able to allow 'whites only'. |
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Ter
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Thu May-20-10 12:53 PM Response to Reply #48 |
53. You said "he" wants to do it |
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uponit7771
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Thu May-20-10 01:07 PM Response to Reply #44 |
58. LOFl!!! |
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Ter
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Thu May-20-10 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
45. Agreed 100% |
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msanthrope
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Thu May-20-10 12:43 PM Response to Reply #45 |
49. Is not having a "problem being around minorities" the new "But we have Black neighbors?" n/t |
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uponit7771
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Thu May-20-10 01:08 PM Response to Reply #45 |
59. Nah, just thinking it's not the governments place that a bank would discriminate against us for ex |
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Thu May-20-10 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
47. I do think he is. |
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Aramchek
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Thu May-20-10 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
50. sure, he's not a racist. He just thinks businesses should be able to throw African Americans out |
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Thu May-20-10 01:01 PM Response to Reply #50 |
54. He thinks businesses should be able to throw HIM out if they want to. |
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Thu May-20-10 01:07 PM Response to Reply #54 |
57. But he doesn't expect them too. Cause he's white. |
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uponit7771
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Thu May-20-10 01:10 PM Response to Reply #54 |
60. ...and if 99% of private banks throw out 99% of minorities it's ok with him. |
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KansasVoter
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Thu May-20-10 01:52 PM Response to Reply #50 |
63. I bet he would think whites could be thrown out also. |
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Thu May-20-10 09:47 PM Response to Reply #63 |
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tishaLA
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Thu May-20-10 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
51. So he only wants to enable racism... |
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Thu May-20-10 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
52. IMO that's the most irrelevant part of his whole position |
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Thu May-20-10 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
61. he wasnt wearing a white sheet was he? He cant be racist. |
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BootinUp
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Thu May-20-10 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
62. Sure, who knows, the only evidence is he uses the same |
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Thu May-20-10 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
68. If his policy positions result in/lead to racism then I do |
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Thu May-20-10 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
70. Ditto, Kansas. |
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Thu May-20-10 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
71. Even if he is not, his ideology is |
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Thu May-20-10 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
72. He's either a racist or he has no fucking clue how the world works |
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Thu May-20-10 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
77. That just means you're unable to be truly HONEST. |
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TheKentuckian
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Thu May-20-10 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
78. How much effective difference is there? |
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Egnever
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Thu May-20-10 09:47 PM Response to Original message |
80. Me either |
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JI7
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Thu May-20-10 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
82. so why does he want to ban abortion rights ? |
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Thu May-20-10 09:55 PM Response to Original message |
83. You are probably right. |
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Thu May-20-10 09:57 PM Response to Original message |
84. As Rachel Maddow pointed out to Rand Paul yesterday, a restaurant |
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Thu May-20-10 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
85. I honestly don't care and it isn't the point. |
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Thu May-20-10 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
86. So many things to say and so little time so you keep believing |
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Thu May-20-10 10:07 PM Response to Original message |
87. I think there is a fine line between being racist and being completely unaware and obtuse about |
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Fri May-21-10 08:12 AM Response to Original message |
88. He's Giving Public Aid And Comfort To Racist Sentiment In This Country. |
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Sat May-22-10 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
93. Then I honestly think that you are blind. |
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golfguru
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Sat May-22-10 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
94. Doe this make me a racist? |
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kiranon
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Sat May-22-10 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
95. If the effect of his beliefs is to deny civil rights to a group of people based |
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lunatica
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Sat May-22-10 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
96. What's the difference between a racist and a racist enabler? |
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Warren Stupidity
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Sat May-22-10 04:00 PM Response to Reply #96 |
105. 3? |
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Sat May-22-10 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
97. His philosophical bend allows for systemic racism, and if he cannot or will not reconcile |
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Sat May-22-10 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
98. You are not far off. Rand Paul's problem isn't racism. |
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Sat May-22-10 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
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Sat May-22-10 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
100. well, since libertarianism is an inherently racist |
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krabigirl
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Sun May-23-10 01:53 PM Response to Reply #100 |
123. is it really? All forms of it? of course it isn't. |
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Bucky
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Sat May-22-10 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
101. Here's another "I agree, but..." |
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Warren Stupidity
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Sat May-22-10 04:04 PM Response to Original message |
106. Honestly I do. nt. |
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Sat May-22-10 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
107. His desires are bigoted. nt |
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Sat May-22-10 04:58 PM Response to Original message |
108. He revels in his racist supporters |
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Sat May-22-10 05:46 PM Response to Reply #108 |
109. + 1000 |
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Sat May-22-10 09:00 PM Response to Original message |
114. Agreed. nt |
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PopSixSquish
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Sat May-22-10 11:30 PM Response to Original message |
116. He Most Certainly is Racist or is Perfectly Ok With Enabling Racism |
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Sat May-22-10 11:38 PM Response to Original message |
117. Maybe not, but he's certainly an idiot |
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KansasVoter
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Sat May-22-10 11:43 PM Response to Reply #117 |
118. I AGREE 100% |
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Sat May-22-10 11:45 PM Response to Original message |
119. I fully agree... |
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krabigirl
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Sun May-23-10 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
121. He's not. People who say that are reacting out of emotion imo. I don't agree with him on that but ro |
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Sun May-23-10 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
124. I honestly think he's a racist. |
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Sun May-23-10 04:55 PM Response to Reply #124 |
125. There is more to a society than the law |
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Sun May-23-10 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
126. Even the President/CEO of the NAACP doesn't think he's a racist; said so on TRMS. |
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Sun May-23-10 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
127. whadever he is...he stinks and cannot pass the smell test...Old Spice ain't working |
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Sun May-23-10 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
128. if you're saying he wasn't pandering to racists, then WHY did he mention it? |
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Sun May-23-10 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
129. I don't care what he is or isn't for. |
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Mon May-24-10 06:00 AM Response to Original message |
130. "Libertarians" are ideologically racists because they believe that "the market" is more important |
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