Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:49:38 -0500, nemesis wrote:
> 
>> I heard some right-wing conservatives in a newsgroups call him the
>> "magic negro".  Racism is still a very visible local culture divide, I
>> guess.
> 
> Very much so.

But if you ask them, they'll insist they're not racist, they don't like 
this trait or that trait that they're quick to note isn't particular to 
[racial group]...it just happens to be something that they ascribe to 
most members of that group far more often than any other.

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On Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:32:36 -0500, Tim Cook wrote:

> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:49:38 -0500, nemesis wrote:
>> 
>>> I heard some right-wing conservatives in a newsgroups call him the
>>> "magic negro".  Racism is still a very visible local culture divide, I
>>> guess.
>> 
>> Very much so.
> 
> But if you ask them, they'll insist they're not racist, they don't like
> this trait or that trait that they're quick to note isn't particular to
> [racial group]...it just happens to be something that they ascribe to
> most members of that group far more often than any other.

Yep, I've noticed that as well.  It's all very "slimy" if you ask me.

Jim

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On 1/27/2010 10:25 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:07:52 -0800, Chambers wrote:
>
>> Warp wrote:
>>>    Why do Americans hate him so much?
>>
>> Beats me.  I think he's the best thing to happen to our country this
>> millennium.
>
> Agreed, though arguably the millennium hasn't been that long yet. :-)
>
> Jim
With respect, I am starting to think that the birthers just got the 
wrong country. Every time he might get some where, he backs off, every 
time he needs to step up, he tries instead of play nice with the idiots 
apposing him, and every time he comes close to actually getting 
something done, he surrenders. Obviously... he's actually French.

I didn't get to see it. Did he actually say today that he is freezing 
government spending or not, during the state of the disunion address. 
And what will he do next that was "presented" as an idiot solution by 
the other sides. The only good thing coming out of this mess is watching 
the Republican's try to shift the goal posts even further, every time a 
concession happens. At this point, the goal posts are no longer on the 
damn field, they are being hoisted to the stop of the stadium wall, and 
next week they will be loading them in the new Massachusetts senator's 
pickup truck, in the damn parking lot, so they can drive it off a cliff 
some place.

I am getting fed up with this BS, from both sides, and Obama isn't 
helping do anything but make the right crazier than they already are, 
while missing the target continually.

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Tim Cook wrote:
> But if you ask them, they'll insist they're not racist, 

I liked the poll I saw where they asked people if they thought the color of 
the candidate's skin would affect their vote.  8%.

Then they asked if they thought the color of the candidate's skin would 
affect their neighbor's vote: 46%.

(Numbers from memory, but it was something like that. :-)

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Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
> Tim Cook wrote:
> > But if you ask them, they'll insist they're not racist, 

> I liked the poll I saw where they asked people if they thought the color of 
> the candidate's skin would affect their vote.  8%.

> Then they asked if they thought the color of the candidate's skin would 
> affect their neighbor's vote: 46%.

  I'm pretty certain that we have a female president largely because she
is female and not because of her political views. Many women can't even see
what's wrong in voting someone for president *because* she is a woman (and
no, most of these women couldn't mention even *one* political opinion that
our president has).

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On 27-1-2010 23:13, Darren New wrote:
> Tim Cook wrote:
>> But if you ask them, they'll insist they're not racist, 
> 
> I liked the poll I saw where they asked people if they thought the color 
> of the candidate's skin would affect their vote.  8%.
> 
> Then they asked if they thought the color of the candidate's skin would 
> affect their neighbor's vote: 46%.
> 
> (Numbers from memory, but it was something like that. :-)

Could very well be. There has been a turning of opinion about black 
presidents last two years. People know they have changed their mind, but 
assume that it is something particular of their own and the neighbour 
was still against it when they talked about it. But that was five years ago.

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Warp wrote:
>   I'm pretty certain that we have a female president largely because she
> is female and not because of her political views. Many women can't even see
> what's wrong in voting someone for president *because* she is a woman (and
> no, most of these women couldn't mention even *one* political opinion that
> our president has).

Oh, that's easy.  "Women are cooler than men!"

All the opinion you need, amirite?

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On 01/27/10 14:40, Warp wrote:
>   I'm pretty certain that we have a female president largely because she
> is female and not because of her political views. Many women can't even see
> what's wrong in voting someone for president *because* she is a woman (and

	The thing with democracies is that that kind of behavior isn't wrong.
It just is.

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Tim Cook <z99### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> Warp wrote:
> >   I'm pretty certain that we have a female president largely because she
> > is female and not because of her political views. Many women can't even see
> > what's wrong in voting someone for president *because* she is a woman (and
> > no, most of these women couldn't mention even *one* political opinion that
> > our president has).
>
> Oh, that's easy.  "Women are cooler than men!"

they are much hotter.

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On Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:49:42 -0500, nemesis wrote:

>> Oh, that's easy.  "Women are cooler than men!"
> 
> they are much hotter.

Guys are sweatier, though.

Jim

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