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Can Democrats learn to talk about race?
Hillary Clinton's "hardworking Americans" comment seemed to exclude blacks. Donna Brazile's "new" Democratic vision marginalized working-class whites and Latinos. How does the party unite?
Joan Walsh [2008-05-09]

  • @ stackey-dackey

    Why on earth are you reluctant to call ProudTexasGirl a racist? She is obviously a racist.

    Sometime back, you tried to imply that I might not trust Obama for racist reasons. You tried to lay a racist label on me in my opinion. I really resented it. But you are willing to give ProudTexasGirl the benefit of the doubt?

    I tell you, stackey-dackey, I do wonder what on earth goes through your mind.

    I have never suggested that Joan ban anyone, not even the worst sorts of sexists. However, if ProudTexasGirl doesn't need banning, I don't know who does. I think some Obama supporters might want her around as an egregious example of racism. Please. She is hardly unique. Texas is full of people just like her. I have been hearing that go back to Africa stuff since I was 12 years old. I recognized it as racism even then. I surely recognize it now.

    Shouldn't ProudTexasGirl be banned?

    -- AKA Smith
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    Friday, May 9, 2008 04:12 PM
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