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Tuesday, June 3, 2008 12:00 AM

What role did race play with white Democrats?

As the primaries end, a round table of experts -- Tom Schaller, Ruy Teixeira and Sean Wilentz -- weighs the influence of white racism on the Clinton vs. Obama contest.

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  • Tuesday, June 3, 2008 06:09 AM

    This is so typical American...

    I assume the three discussion participants are all white and male, the most privileged group in this country.

    If you want to know whether slaves are well fed, clothed, and happy, and worship and love their masters --- ask the slave owners.

    If a foreigner wants to find out whether different groups of people are treated equal, it would work real well to ask the dominant group. I'm sure they will tell you those lowly, inferior, less intelligent, dark-skinned people are getting way too many rights.

    Give me break. This is why black Americans always feel they have no voice in this country, because they HAVE NO VOICE.

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