tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-835312936831625445.post4606084789031440772..comments2023-03-29T16:28:33.039-05:00Comments on YOU GO LIVE IN UTAH: amandacobrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09661751706283603488noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-835312936831625445.post-44825984900767436862008-11-13T21:53:00.000-06:002008-11-13T21:53:00.000-06:00Hey 'Tom' And in your broad travels of middle ...Hey 'Tom' <BR/> And in your broad travels of middle america did you ever encounter racism that was directed at white people? In your extensive touring did you include the 'poor section of town' in your schedule? <BR/> Have any of you suburban brats ever left the shopping mall and experienced real life? Lets not forget that black people can be racist too. <BR/> Did you babies think it was ok when reginald denny was dragged from his truck and beaten half to death? Was that 'appropriate payback'? That was racism. No hate crime charge there i'm sure. Ok, so thats an extreme example. What about when 'gary the punk' was beaten half to death in 'deep ellum, dallas', by a gang of black men for being a 'skinhead'. (He wasnt a skinhead and had a full head of dyed hair) You can bet that was racism - no hate crime charge there, either. <BR/> Remember the esteemed jesse jackson's 'hymietown' comment? Slip of the lip? Professor griff from public enemy's anti-jew sentiments?<BR/> Anti - jew, anti-black, anti-mexican, anti-white - whatever - they ALL exist, are ALL deplorable, and are much more prevalent than you think.<BR/><BR/> Just not in your 'white part of town'.<BR/><BR/><BR/>And dont respond by saying youre black, because we know youre not, 'Tom'..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-835312936831625445.post-51277127663125227392008-11-11T12:46:00.000-06:002008-11-11T12:46:00.000-06:00Obama's election was definitely a good thing, on m...Obama's election was definitely a good thing, on many levels, but why would you cry? Have you ever 'oppressed' a black person? Doubt it. 'White guilt' anyone?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-835312936831625445.post-8334150030938164662008-11-06T10:51:00.000-06:002008-11-06T10:51:00.000-06:00I don't think an 'era of bi-partisanship' is the b...I don't think an 'era of bi-partisanship' is the big overall message; I think it's realizing that we're all one people - not two parties - and should be working together positively to make our lives a little bit better. Being 'clever' by throwing down little funnies where you use misspell Obama's scary-to-the-beltway middle name does nothing but make you look like you've missed the joke bus by a few months, Ace.<BR/><BR/>I, too, consider those tactics slight, but very real, versions of hate mongering. I am not saying that a person is a total moron for voting Rep., if their reasons were legitimate, but your use of blanket fearmongering terms are anything to go by, you actually have no clue what you are talking about. This might be a good time to crack open a newspaper or book and read up on current events, and not repeat slightly racist humdingers for the sake of sounding like a 'radical'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-835312936831625445.post-59561064856233877202008-11-06T00:37:00.000-06:002008-11-06T00:37:00.000-06:00Hate-mongering, Amanda? Really? You don't think ...Hate-mongering, Amanda? Really? You don't think that's just a little extreme? Sounds like he was just offering his take on it. Yes we CAN marginalize and discredit those with dissenting opinions! Way to get this new era of bi-partisanship off on the right foot. Just sayin'.Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12565084969064109001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-835312936831625445.post-9453573376152558602008-11-05T17:24:00.000-06:002008-11-05T17:24:00.000-06:00I've lived in five states, all in the Central Time...I've lived in five states, all in the Central Time Zone. Racism exists in the north, south and middle of our nation, but it takes many different forms.<BR/>I've seen them all, and they all disgust me.<BR/>Yesterday's events helped us take a large step beyond the legacy of hate and ignorance that Dr. King and other great leaders worked to erase.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01172606319637600388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-835312936831625445.post-68894447579037988182008-11-05T16:42:00.000-06:002008-11-05T16:42:00.000-06:00amanda, I just got done today banning some bitter ...amanda, I just got done today banning some bitter jerko (apparently not just an Obama hater, but also an FDR hater!) from my new blog. I used that opportunity to inform other potential haters not to bother posting comments, because they will not be published.<BR/><BR/>I'm sick of their online nastiness, and I don't owe it to trolls to give them a forum for their rants. Let them be civil, or let them get their own blog. I'm not enabling their sickness any more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-835312936831625445.post-28449555734146041262008-11-05T12:47:00.000-06:002008-11-05T12:47:00.000-06:00I'm just a random lurker (who usually lurks via Re...I'm just a random lurker (who usually lurks via Reader and found you through some political googling) and I prefer lurking to commenting, but that NYT article is amazing. I love the 103 year-old lady!<BR/><BR/>I live in Minnesota, in an overwhelmingly white area, and it's difficult for me to grasp how huge this is. But it is stupendously huge.<BR/><BR/>I know lots of racists. The closet kind, the passive-aggressive kind that live in the woods of northern Minnesota. It makes me so sad for their minds and spirits that they cling so hard to their party, making snarky Facebook commentary, hard little hearts made of coal.<BR/><BR/>(I actually saw an acquaintance from high school's update who went on an Obama tirade. He is a minister. We are no longer "friends".)<BR/><BR/>Your mom sounds like a nice lady.Guacaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05777830343729311279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-835312936831625445.post-9658975766391364852008-11-05T12:25:00.000-06:002008-11-05T12:25:00.000-06:00...and I just about "lost it" reading about Chriss......and I just about "lost it" reading about Chrissy losing it. Then again, it's been that kind of day (starting at midnight), and I totally lost it when he promised his kids a new puppy. I dunno...like..."Daddy's gonna be president, the world has we know it has shifted dramatically, AND it gets even more awesome!"Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357264216704803486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-835312936831625445.post-60609115053761553692008-11-05T11:48:00.000-06:002008-11-05T11:48:00.000-06:00haha, i love what adam said...haha, i love what adam said...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03333449484421905476noreply@blogger.com