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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 07:27 PM Original message |
Is Wright Right? |
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Blarch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
1. I beleive that... |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 07:34 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. That's kind of what I mean. |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 07:37 PM Response to Reply #1 |
13. more specifically, the USA armed the mujahadeem and mentored bin Laden. And a lot of that activity |
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sniffa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 07:39 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. Bing used to be our main man |
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roseBudd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
2. he is definitely right when he says rich white people run America, look around |
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rainy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 07:31 PM Response to Original message |
3. I think if he didn't say God damn America his words would be less offensive. |
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movonne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 07:45 PM Response to Reply #3 |
23. Like Obama said he is from a different time ... living through hangings, |
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The_Casual_Observer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 07:31 PM Response to Original message |
4. Been to a lot of churches & just about every other kind of public |
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Blarch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 07:33 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. funny story...I had an old neighbor... |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 07:38 PM Response to Reply #4 |
14. Oh, no doubt... it was over the top. Randi went to town on him today over n***r. |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 07:40 PM Response to Reply #4 |
19. I once listened to a preacher |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 07:32 PM Response to Original message |
5. Put into context, which I heard first on KO, Wright is pretty much right imo. nt |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 07:34 PM Response to Original message |
7. The point he was trying to make was right. |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 07:35 PM Response to Original message |
9. what he really is? Politically incorrect and raw. But the substance? DU'ers agree with what he says |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 07:35 PM Response to Original message |
10. his mentioning Hillary hurts his credibility |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 07:38 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. I agree with you there. Of all the comments, frankly, the obama / hillary compare and contrast |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 07:43 PM Response to Reply #10 |
22. That's fair. Yes, he should not have touched the political ring. Question; |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 07:54 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. based on my own reaction, maybe not |
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Auntie Bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 08:53 PM Response to Reply #10 |
34. Well isn't he? n/t |
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citizen snips (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 04:15 PM Response to Reply #10 |
53. agreed |
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citizen snips (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 12:54 PM Response to Reply #10 |
72. agreed |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 07:36 PM Response to Original message |
11. The same *content* has come from Chomsky, Chalmers Johnson, Howard Zinn and other brilliant radicals |
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K Gardner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 10:21 PM Response to Reply #11 |
41. This is some very brilliant analysis here. Bravo. |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 11:19 PM Response to Reply #11 |
48. Yes, perception is indeed reality. |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 07:36 PM Response to Original message |
12. Wright is right. n/t |
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jeffrey_X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 07:38 PM Response to Original message |
15. He spent 7 years of his life serving this country... |
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Faygo Kid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 07:38 PM Response to Original message |
17. What right does a 75 year old black man have to criticize the USA? |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 07:52 PM Response to Reply #17 |
26. Right... "he wouldn't be where he is if he weren't black." |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
20. I just keep on not losing sight that Wright is not Barack...... |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 07:50 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. Brilliant. |
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NOLALady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 08:37 PM Response to Reply #25 |
31. I would imagine |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 09:03 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. Is DU part of 'life's experience'? |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 07:41 PM Response to Original message |
21. It doesn't matter. Obama has disassociated himself from him, right or wrong. |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 07:45 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. Don't worry, Obama's too busy to read this thread. |
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doc03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 07:54 PM Response to Reply #21 |
28. How in the hell do you just disassociate yourself |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 07:56 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. You can't. That's why he needs to work on it instead of discussing if Wright is wrong. |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 08:00 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Got examples? |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 11:13 PM Response to Reply #28 |
46. Hate speech? Is that what you call the speech of Chomsky? Zinn? Johnson? |
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me b zola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 05:14 PM Response to Reply #28 |
61. Wright never said ANY terrorist attack was justified |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 10:35 PM Response to Reply #28 |
67. Usually, people who post to DU are less inclined to spew BS |
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Auntie Bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 08:48 PM Response to Original message |
32. Oh my God! Now DUers are attacking the US and defending Wright! |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 08:50 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Standing for freedom of speech is attacking America now? |
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JAbuchan08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 10:22 PM Response to Reply #33 |
42. don't "blame America first" because if you are not "with us" you are "against us" |
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Auntie Bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 05:45 PM Response to Reply #33 |
64. I have plenty of criticism of the US...as we all do. |
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superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 10:23 PM Response to Reply #32 |
44. Have you read your sig line lately? n/t |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 10:57 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. lol good catch |
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Emit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 04:54 PM Response to Reply #44 |
57. omg! |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 11:19 PM Response to Reply #32 |
47. Um... I've been consistently criticizing the US government my whole life. And rightly so. |
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Auntie Bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 06:55 PM Response to Reply #47 |
65. Let's all get on the bandwqgon of hating America. |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 09:08 PM Response to Original message |
36. This thread deserves another rec... even on a Friday. |
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Oilwellian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
37. I think it's important we understand Wright's anger |
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K Gardner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 09:15 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. Excellent post.. sorry I missed it the first time. I'm just tonight |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 11:44 PM Response to Reply #37 |
49. Hell yes! Thank you for that, I am the richer for having read it. |
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K Gardner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 09:13 PM Response to Original message |
38. I find him intellectually challenging, righteously indignant, entertaining and obviously a tireless |
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K Gardner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 10:20 PM Response to Original message |
40. Just gave you #5. Good thread .. (for the most part !) |
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Politicub (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
43. He's entitled to his opinion. We all are. |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 03:52 PM Response to Reply #43 |
51. Can you find anything wrong with his opinions other than the way he phrases them? |
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ClayZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 11:50 PM Response to Original message |
50. Yes |
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citizen snips (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
52. You don't need clinical academia to deduce that wright is religious blowhard. |
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Disturbed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 04:45 PM Response to Reply #52 |
54. America is the greatest Nation on this Planet. |
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ClayZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 12:36 PM Response to Reply #54 |
70. Great Flag! |
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citizen snips (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 12:40 PM Response to Reply #54 |
71. he has a right to dis-like america. |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 10:36 PM Response to Reply #52 |
68. Then answer the three questions. |
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citizen snips (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 12:34 PM Response to Reply #68 |
69. If you use common sense you might realize that. . . |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
55. k&r |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 04:51 PM Response to Reply #55 |
56. Oh... just wait for the next one |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 04:57 PM Response to Reply #56 |
59. Can I finish reading this one first? |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 05:31 PM Response to Reply #59 |
62. There's time. Besides, maybe no one will notice it. |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 07:08 PM Response to Reply #59 |
66. Here it is... |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 04:57 PM Response to Original message |
58. It's not possible to interpret him correctly... |
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Drachasor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
60. His criticizing of America is something Americans don't accept. Most are soundly against... |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 05:40 PM Response to Reply #60 |
63. Very well said. |
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