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Offline jukin

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Re: Tonight, They're Laughing At All Of Us
« Reply #25 on: July 21, 2010, 09:03:01 AM »
Don't forget how the NAALCP crowd cheered her for taking racial sides.
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Re: Tonight, They're Laughing At All Of Us
« Reply #26 on: July 21, 2010, 10:11:12 AM »
Quote from: zeitgeist on July 21, 2010, 08:30:38 AM
Here in NH one often hears this phrase:  Politics ain't beanbag. 

Which is why I laughed my balls off when I heard Kelly Halldorson was running for state Senate in 2008, right after that whole fiasco on SCC.
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Re: Tonight, They're Laughing At All Of Us
« Reply #27 on: July 21, 2010, 10:38:45 AM »
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and he sent him to a black lawyer so he could get help from "his own people," would you still say it was "taken out of context?"

Sharpton, Jackson, and the NAACP would be crawling down the man's throat, up his ass, and any other orifice they could squeeze into even if it was out of context. Wouldn't matter. They'd pull the trigger, and ask questions later.

And you can bet it'd be national news for about a flippin' month.
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Re: Tonight, They're Laughing At All Of Us
« Reply #28 on: July 21, 2010, 10:41:51 AM »
Apparently her real work history redeemed her from those evil words and the Obamster fired her without due process, but it still leaves the very damning positive reaction to the words in the National Association for the Advancement of Corrupt Politicians meeting as a legacy.
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Re: Tonight, They're Laughing At All Of Us
« Reply #29 on: July 21, 2010, 10:48:24 AM »
No DUmmies, we're not just laughing at you tonight.

We laugh at you EVERY night.
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Re: Tonight, They're Laughing At All Of Us
« Reply #30 on: July 21, 2010, 10:53:10 AM »
Quote from: Ballygrl on July 20, 2010, 10:44:49 PM
Sherrod admits on tape that she discriminated against someone because they were white, and the lie is what now?

Actually, this is one of those times when context matters. She was describing something that happened 24 years ago to illustrate a turning point in her thinking. She changed her racial views enough that the farm family and her remain friends. It was her "people are the same regardless of color" moment. Given time and place she grew up in it's probably not unusual. Keep in mind just because the Civil Rights Act passed in DC, attitudes of southern whites were still the same (as illustrated by the southern Dems who fought against it).

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Re: Tonight, They're Laughing At All Of Us
« Reply #31 on: July 21, 2010, 02:17:25 PM »
Quote from: delilahmused on July 21, 2010, 10:53:10 AM
Actually, this is one of those times when context matters. She was describing something that happened 24 years ago to illustrate a turning point in her thinking. She changed her racial views enough that the farm family and her remain friends. It was her "people are the same regardless of color" moment. Given time and place she grew up in it's probably not unusual. Keep in mind just because the Civil Rights Act passed in DC, attitudes of southern whites were still the same (as illustrated by the southern Dems who fought against it).

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Turn the situation around and the libs would be calling for blood even if the person changed his or her views. The only white person allowed redemption was Robert KKK Boid.
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Re: Tonight, They're Laughing At All Of Us
« Reply #32 on: July 21, 2010, 02:36:02 PM »
Quote from: delilahmused on July 21, 2010, 10:53:10 AM
Actually, this is one of those times when context matters. She was describing something that happened 24 years ago to illustrate a turning point in her thinking. She changed her racial views enough that the farm family and her remain friends. It was her "people are the same regardless of color" moment. Given time and place she grew up in it's probably not unusual. Keep in mind just because the Civil Rights Act passed in DC, attitudes of southern whites were still the same (as illustrated by the southern Dems who fought against it).

Cindie

I moved to E TN in 1983....27 yrs ago, after living in NC for 4 years.

Having grown up in the midwest, I was surprised to learn that people were still getting crosses burned in their yards!! The last one burned in this area was in 2008!     http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/dec/17/judge-declares-mistrial-in-cross-burning-case/

The KKK was still quite active, and in some parts around here...it STILL is! It was only about 15 yrs ago, that M was asked if he wanted to come to a meeting in a county up near the KY border. (he didn't)

Depending on where this woman was in GA...things were pretty similar there as here. Right or wrong...what she did 24 years ago, in her mind, was probably justified. To have changed and become friends with a white couple...was not only a "lightbulb" moment for her...it most likely was for the white couple too.

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Re: Tonight, They're Laughing At All Of Us
« Reply #33 on: July 21, 2010, 07:34:04 PM »
Quote from: DumbAss Tanker on July 21, 2010, 10:41:51 AM
Apparently her real work history redeemed her from those evil words and the Obamster fired her without due process, but it still leaves the very damning positive reaction to the words in the National Association for the Advancement of Corrupt Politicians meeting as a legacy.

Looks like this one has to be scored a two-fer.  Apparently the intent was to use the clip to show the racist response of the audience. Point scored.  The over-reaction of team Obumble in asking for her resignation apparently was just a bonus. Obumbler's folk got all wee-wee-ed up ( ok wizzed on their shoes ), then made a rush to judgement based on incomplete information. The audience respose was ironic in light of the point she was making but valid to present sinceit show the actual reaction to Sherrod's comments.   

Who was destroyed in the McCarthy era, oh yeah two gay Republican staffers, inocent bystaners much like Shirley Sherrod. 


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Re: Tonight, They're Laughing At All Of Us
« Reply #34 on: July 21, 2010, 08:12:17 PM »
What she said does fit the definition of "an element of racism."  Live by the vague accusation, die by the vague accusation.
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Re: Tonight, They're Laughing At All Of Us
« Reply #35 on: July 21, 2010, 09:10:50 PM »
Quote from: debk on July 21, 2010, 02:36:02 PM
I moved to E TN in 1983....27 yrs ago, after living in NC for 4 years.

Having grown up in the midwest, I was surprised to learn that people were still getting crosses burned in their yards!! The last one burned in this area was in 2008!     http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/dec/17/judge-declares-mistrial-in-cross-burning-case/

The KKK was still quite active, and in some parts around here...it STILL is! It was only about 15 yrs ago, that M was asked if he wanted to come to a meeting in a county up near the KY border. (he didn't)

Depending on where this woman was in GA...things were pretty similar there as here. Right or wrong...what she did 24 years ago, in her mind, was probably justified. To have changed and become friends with a white couple...was not only a "lightbulb" moment for her...it most likely was for the white couple too.




Thanks for the good summation - I think you nailed it.   :hi5:
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Re: Tonight, They're Laughing At All Of Us
« Reply #36 on: July 21, 2010, 09:25:35 PM »
Quote from: JLO on July 21, 2010, 09:10:50 PM

Thanks for the good summation - I think you nailed it.   :hi5:

Thank you.

On one of the Fox shows tonight...they were talking about her father having been killed by a white man who was never brought to trial.

That would certainly explain a lot of her mindset toward white people 24 years ago.

Frankly, I'm surprised she ever altered her opinion.

I can think of several white people that I know here, that would never get over something like that, if the situation were reversed. Even if the black man was brought to trial, and found guilty...
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