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Re: Hillary uses the N word

S. Johnson — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:57:41 -0000

I hate to think that my wonderful country, the USA, could be ruled by those with 'outside interests'. Obama may be a great human being; however he is still a Negro. His beliefs include helping out his father's country (Africa): Is this a primary agenda if he is elected? Let me know your responses. I would vote for the GOP party before I could vote for him!

Re: Hillary uses the N word

JimBob — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:44:58 -0000

You raise interesting points.
I like Obama, and what he is trying to stand for.
I personally don't think he is ready to stand as President and take on other branches of Government-I think Hillary is.
From what I understand, DC is filled with Lobbyist isn't it?
Interesting that Hillary gets flamed for Lobbyist when this is business as usual.
You do make strong, valid points, though.
We'll see soon.

Re: Hillary uses the N word

the unpopular guy — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:10:09 -0000

Negroe was appropriate and not condescending in my lifetime here in the USA. Further, the word is still employed in many places around the world without any negative connotation.

from the Oxford Dictionary:
"ORIGIN via Spanish and Portuguese from Latin niger, nigr- ‘black.’ "

Anyone ever see Nigeria on the map?

What I'd really like to know is if we can get to the point of seriously considering a black man or a woman for president, does it mean we can stop racial profiling in affirmative action and start helping people based on their socio-economic classifications?

Can we stop having a "black history month"? or do we need a brown, white and yellow history month going forward?

Should we stop having "miss black teen" pageants? how about job or educational advantages?

Certainly some programs were necessary to kick start the shift from the old days / ways...but what is the end point?

The success of Obama, or Powell, or Rice, or the new black CEOs, the lack of racial divide in music, relationships, etc.. mean that at least for the younger generations the only thing holding people back is their own choices.

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RB — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:00:32 -0000

"way before the jump. "

It's called the fold.

Re: Hillary uses the N word

bongstradamus — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 06:16:33 -0000

if Hillary wasnt a woman and wasnt the former first lady than shed have been torpedoed long long ago. its because they still curry favors and maintained their connections that shes avoided much of her sullied past with fundraisers. Even today reports surfaced about $820k directly donated by lobbyists. Shes the big money candidate and every election cycle theres always some story about some dirty fundraiser or some fishy paperwork or someone suing someone.

She had the balls to attack Obama's ties to Tony Rezko, one of the people shes taken money from in the past and had photos with, and make it sound like shed never stoop so low as to "accept money from a Chicago slum-lord" yet she did plenty of times before. What is she really mad about there? That this guy might be abusing poor people in Chicago or that Obama got his financial support this time and she didn't? You never know with Hillary.

Ann Coulter says shes more conservative than John McCain and that if it was between Clinton and McCain shed vote Clinton. This is Ann "Crackhead" Coulter we're talking about. She makes Rush Limbaugh look like a Marxist.

And why impeach now? All that does is make people angry. Remember how angry you were when they impeached Clinton? What does that solve right now, leading up to an election when Democrats have finally gotten a majority? Nothing, it looks like bloodlusted revenge and it reflects poorly on the nation to just kind of keep repeating this same process of sticking the other guys back once you re-establish power. Thats the kind of thing we're trying to get above. Theres this guy, Obama, maybe you've heard of him...

Let a new leader with a new vision get into the White House, then let him put things in motion that will produce a fair and just result within the law, as it was intended.

Re: Hillary uses the N word

Jimbob — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 23:17:42 -0000

Agree One-Hundred-percent.
I can understand how the "big-swinging" dicks in power working for large multinational corporations controlling its citizens with fear would be intimidated by and make a target of her and Bill with the press and Blogs. Even Obama may be next.
The many "Boomers and PreBoomer-Silent Generation types" still have not gotten their thinking beyond the 1970's and disco.
Ultimate glass ceiling, with Boomers and Fox News manipulating the media to the "Great White Man" agenda, just like school in the 1970's.

Re: Hillary uses the N word

Jake Blues — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:00:39 -0000

Forgot kick-backs, bribes, pay offs, and lobbyist for the local region.

Re: Hillary uses the N word

Jake Blues — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:47:09 -0000

Too Chicagoan for me, some of that Cook County politics and business gone national, not so sure about that.

We know how that system works, and how City cops make that work, with slap sticks and fists.

Re: Hillary uses the N word

Bart Negro — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:14:00 -0000

Stop Race baiting!
I'm half black half Hispanic (woohoo) and my mom worked for the United Negro College fund where she met my very black father. And yes - that was NEGRO on the organization's title. My dad is not very old but he has always used the word Negro to refer to causes otherwise known as "African-American" - a term he's less fond of since it implies we're not as American as just "Americans". He uses "blacks" when describing individuals - and usually Negroes for the members of a cause or organization. The point is that the word is not condescending. Is the context. I don't particularly think much of miss Clinton. Not because she's a woman, or Caucasian, but very much a product of the political machine. However I will say i don't find her use of the term racist or demeaning. I think those trying to make it appear so, are hoping for a race clash! I hope smart people will stop taking the bait.

Re: Hillary uses the N word

Kelly — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:33:49 -0000

Come on, I'm no Hillary fan, but this is race bating.

From Wikipedia:
"Negro is an archaic racial term referring to people who have skin that has high melanin content, referring to persons of African ethnic origin. Prior to the shift in the lexicon of American and worldwide classification of race and ethnicity in the late 1960s, the appellation was accepted as a normal neutral formal term both by those of African descent as well as non-African blacks."

Re: Hillary uses the N word

FHC — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:04:55 -0000

My loyal supporters seem to be out in force today, FSJ. As for that no good Times editor, why, there is this wonderful park in the city. It's suitably large, and I understand some of it not very safe. May be he'll take a stroll there, and well, you get the idea. I heard that there was this thing called Cloverfield that hang around there.... a lot of possibilities

Re: Hillary uses the N word

FBO — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:24:38 -0000

I try not to look at the past. I myself have been called a "Negro" plenty of times. Mostly from my own grandmother. It's was just common usage years ago. Much better than other words that could be used, and certainly it's not even used by the majority of blacks in this country anymore. Same with "colored."
And both words wouldn't show someones racism. If anything, it would show their age.

Something's happened in this country in the past 8 years. These are words. Don't pay attention to them. Now, if there was evidence that Hillary was portrayed in Mississippi Burning, then there would be a problem. We need to realize that words are not the same a actions.
We need to change that, and I am the candidate to lead that change.

Obama / Winfrey in '08

- Barry

Re: Hillary uses the N word

osisbs — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:20:44 -0000

Two rules of Republicans:
1. Transfer wealth from the poor to the rich
2. Focus all energies on topics such as race and abortion to distract the public from the fact that #1 is happening.

Re: Hillary uses the N word

osisbs — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:15:19 -0000

Hillary will win the nomination with the help of Diebold Voting Systems, then she'll lose the election with the help of Diebold and she will not and cannot say a word. We'll have four years of Republican rule, the Euro will cost more than a gallon of gas, the debt will be doubled and Microsoft will be awarded a $450 bil bid to track draft dodgers who do not want to go to Iran. Then, finally, the Republican Party might go the way of the Nazis. Maybe. We can only hope.

Re: Hillary uses the N word

Pierpont Morgan — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 10:45:10 -0000

N-Word = Namaste

Re: Hillary uses the N word

bongstradamus — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 10:43:27 -0000

well, Bush is a lame duck, what point would impeaching, crucifying, dosey-doing or anything really do at this point? the damage is done. Hell just hide behind executive privilege until the next president pardons or prosecutes.

The gang up on Hillary is because people are afraid of her as President and its much easier (and palatable) to stop her in the primary then to allow her to steamroll to the general as the DNC candidate and ultimately recreate another 51-49 split in America. Either for McCain or her. The ultimate win is divisive. Obama's win in a general would be a mandate for substantive, bi-partisan change. A new direction, and momentum going into the transition.

Since punking Hillary now would by proxy enable Obama to ascend as the DNC candidate, this is why these peices are going out. In case you didnt realize, nearly half the country has their primary vote tomorrow. The timing of the piece is due to that.

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Yeah — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:39:01 -0000

On the flipside Ann Coulter has now gone on record as saying she'd support Hillary Clinton over John McCain.

Ok, yeah I know Ann's just flapping her gums trying to save Mitt's bacon and that she'll just backtrack faster than you can say Donald Rumsfeld if the election actually comes down to those two. But still you know dumb crap like that will come up again.

Re: Hillary uses the N word

yellowdoggranny — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 17:28:27 -0000

personally I don't think she's worth the .49 cents it would take to buy the bullet to knee cap her..

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mgabrys — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 17:12:39 -0000

oh it gets worse. How about the NAACP? "Colored People"? Holy CATS!

Re: Hillary uses the N word

Laughing Gnome — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 16:27:28 -0000

The Democrats that might oppose the GOP, and take away their...power?

Re: Hillary uses the N word

sentownbrothertojailforcoke — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 15:37:48 -0000

Apple

I am I the only one here using a Mac?

What sweet irony...

Re: Hillary uses the N word

FSF — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 14:32:37 -0000

which is the job of the press - we tend to forget that in this celebretard culture!

Re: Hillary uses the N word

peter — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 14:13:51 -0000

THe Times isnt so kind with Obama either.
Today they accuse him of supporting the nuclear industry.
They are going after every candidate with a fine-tooth comb

Re: Hillary uses the N word

Chris Yeh — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 12:06:14 -0000

The Beast must be stopped! Here's my little contribution: Transformers "Destroy" and "Protect" movie posters, with Hillary as Megatron and Obama as Optimus Prime:

http://chrisyeh.blogspot.co...

Re: Hillary uses the N word

Guest — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 10:05:43 -0000

you missed Randy Newman at the keynote in SFO?