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ccharles000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 09:19 PM Original message |
Black kids booted from Philly club's 'whites-only' pool |
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mark olson (33 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 09:23 PM Response to Original message |
1. Debunked? NT |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 09:24 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. No, it's quite real |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 09:26 PM Original message |
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pepperbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 11:33 AM Response to Reply #1 |
47. looks like you may only be here for about 5 more minutes.... |
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rcrush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 09:24 PM Response to Original message |
2. Damn they didnt try to make up an excuse |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 09:25 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. and its in philly, which correct me if im wrong is not considered south of the mason/dixon line |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 09:26 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Yep - branch offices far away from bigot headquarters have existed for quite some time. |
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GreenInNC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 09:50 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. I am shocked! |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 09:53 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. Philly is so segregated people don't even know to CYA with euphemisms and horseshit. |
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wisteria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 11:11 PM Response to Reply #12 |
21. Nonsense. From where do you draw your facts? I was born and raised in Philadelphia. |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 01:36 AM Response to Reply #21 |
26. Racism persists in some parts, but basically I agree with you |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 01:38 AM Response to Reply #21 |
27. I have a question for you... |
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Voltaire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 08:39 AM Response to Reply #4 |
42. Oh no no |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 08:51 AM Response to Reply #2 |
44. A Philadelphia country club, isn't that an oxymoron in itself? |
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tularetom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 09:26 PM Response to Original message |
6. Countdown producers are falling down on the job |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
7. Scenes from Caddyshack? |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 09:29 PM Response to Original message |
8. K&R |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 09:32 PM Response to Original message |
9. Contact Information to "The Club" Here: |
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armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 03:27 AM Response to Reply #9 |
36. *Foams at the mouth* thank you sooooo much. |
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pinto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 09:36 PM Response to Original message |
10. Saw that story here this morning. Philly NBC affiliate has it as well. |
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Laelth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
13. Specter plans to launch an investigation. |
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ccharles000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 10:01 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. good |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 10:26 PM Response to Original message |
15. The "City of Brotherly Love",,,,,,, |
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wisteria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 11:18 PM Response to Reply #15 |
23. You blame an entire city for what "may" be the acts of a couple of people |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 08:36 AM Response to Reply #23 |
41. I am not blaming the entire city ~ LOL |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
16. thanks for posting ccharles |
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LiberalAndProud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 10:43 PM Response to Original message |
17. I hope this bites the Valley Swim Club in the ass. hard. |
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ccharles000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 12:55 AM Response to Reply #17 |
24. I agree |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 10:48 PM Response to Original message |
18. Thanks for posting this, charles. I've found so many of your posts to be informative |
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wisteria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 10:50 PM Response to Original message |
19. Everyone who posts about this link to one article only. |
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Lilyeye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 01:28 AM Response to Reply #19 |
25. Right because this could never happened in philly. Give me a fucking break. |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 02:01 AM Response to Reply #19 |
30. Then drop 'em a line. |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 05:50 AM Response to Reply #19 |
38. Jesus H Christ, another God damned apologist! |
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Lilyeye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 01:21 PM Original message |
I hear ya. In another thread about this there is another apologist who thinks this is "strange" for |
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Lilyeye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 01:21 PM Response to Reply #38 |
51. I hear ya. In another thread about this there is another apologist who thinks this is "strange" for |
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JTFrog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 06:42 AM Response to Reply #19 |
40. "There was concern that a lot of kids would change the complexion … and the atmosphere of the club," |
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pepperbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 11:28 AM Response to Reply #19 |
46. ...there are apparently 55 stories on google |
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Ignis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 12:10 PM Response to Reply #19 |
50. Concerned, are you? (nt) |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 11:02 PM Response to Original message |
20. Originally from South Jersey.....NE Philly has a very bigoted reputation. |
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wisteria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 11:14 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Originally from NE Philly, get back there frequently because family still lives there. |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 01:47 AM Response to Reply #22 |
29. The club is in Huntington Valley |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 03:03 AM Response to Reply #22 |
33. Call it what you like. We knew to stay away from there. nt |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 03:05 AM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Some people don't like being shown what's behind the curtain. |
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Lilyeye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 01:41 AM Response to Original message |
28. Those poor kids. This is horrible. |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 02:08 AM Response to Original message |
31. Sensible people step up. |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 02:27 AM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Hmm - maybe it was all a set up by Arlen Spector |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 11:34 AM Response to Reply #31 |
48. My God. There are some horribly nasty racist comments there... |
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armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 03:13 AM Response to Original message |
35. The damage to the kids is the worst part. This makes me so fucking angry... |
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lamp_shade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 03:39 AM Response to Original message |
37. If the white kids hadn't been told to get out of the pool, they wouldn't have even |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 06:20 AM Response to Original message |
39. "She's like 'I'm scared they might do something to my child'"? |
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Mari333 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 08:42 AM Response to Original message |
43. Update on this: |
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terip64 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
45. K&R |
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jesus_of_suburbia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-09-09 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
49. This breaks my heart. How terrible. Many people suck. |
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