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Bicoastal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-12-08 09:30 PM
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Wait a second...I thought that Obama's race was the reason why he COULDN'T win a national election..
Edited on Wed Mar-12-08 09:37 PM by Bicoastal
...and that for that reason, despite his positive attributes, it would be best to vote for a more "traditional" candidate.

Recognize that argument? It's the one that was being made three months ago or so.

Now, these same people are telling us that it's the only reason why he's in the race? That's the ONLY reason he looks better than Clinton next to McCain? That the ONLY reason why he's winning is because he's black?

I thought he COULDN'T win because he WAS black!

It goes on...half the time, you say the media will turn on him because of his ethnicity, and the other half of the time, you say they're FAVORING him due to his ethnicity. Likewise, you say that ONLY Hillary can fight the negative portrayals of Democrats in the media, and then in the same breath say that she's losing BECAUSE of an insurmountable media bias.

Make up your friggin' minds already!
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Saturday Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-12-08 09:33 PM
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1. Michelle said (I paraphrase) the Blacks will come around.
I guess she was right, they took her que. Ferraro is right, he's winning because he is carrying 90% of the Black vote.
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ingac70 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-12-08 09:34 PM
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3. Dems always get %80+ of the black vote anyway...
Obama is bringing alot of black folks in that never bothered to vote before, though.
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Bicoastal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-12-08 09:35 PM
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4. Guess what? He's winning because he's WINNING.
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C_U_L8R Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-12-08 09:51 PM
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7. Explain Wyoming.
Explain Utah.
Explain Wisconsin
Explain Missouri.
Explain Connecticut.
Explain Delaware.
Explain Alaska.
Explain Nebraska.
Explain Idaho.
Explain Kansas.
Explain North Dakota
Explain Colorado.
Explain Maine.
Explain Iowa.
Explain Hawaii.

Do I need to go on to prove how wrong that Hillary "talking point' is?

Obama is winning because he's winning ALL the vote !
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Lerkfish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-12-08 09:33 PM
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2. empty excuses for an empty campaign.
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Johnny__Motown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-12-08 09:36 PM
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5. Kitchen sink
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bigbrother05 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-12-08 09:44 PM
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6. Their leader has got them confused K and R
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-12-08 09:52 PM
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8. Not since he's now winning........
topsy turvy you know!
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Berry Cool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-12-08 11:05 PM
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9. Yeah. Turns out black men are the only ones in America with a real chance of becoming President.
Who knew?? :shrug:
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Occam Bandage Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-12-08 11:07 PM
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10. It's also the same argument that Geraldine Ferarro made two years ago regarding Obama.
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