Why should I be outraged? He's right. The Republicans have been trying to use his race as a fear bludgeon since Iowa.

just to piss off the troll police I rec you diary :)

In the past Obama was considered too weak to stand the Republican attack. Now we tell him don't worry. Just take it. Wait.

I just don't get what your point is. I just don't?? he is supposed to be above race--so he cannot say he's black?

Uh...turned on Fox News lately?

You probably thought it was Harold Ford who injected race into his Senate race.  

I don't think you would be able to notice racial innuendoes even if they came parading down your street with white hoods and burning crosses.

There is a considerable amount of irony in your comment.

I only eat marble cake - that way I'm not seen as biased.  I tried mocha for a while but was accused of fudging the issue.

Now you're just being stupid.  First you say "Right now, only "racial innuendo" is coming from Obama himself."  Then you say if folks are going after Obama using his race, why does Obama need to point this out?  You're a funny troll.

Ahh, so someone uses a racial attack on Obama and he should . . . do what exactly? NOT point it out? Pretend that he isn't black? Sit down and shut up?

Post-racial doesn't mean Obama's not black anymore, it means that him BEING black isn't the most important thing about him. STUNNING how people don't get this. Must be either trollery or stupidity.

I have coined a new term for you.  It is called a "Hillpublican"

Enjoy it.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA.

But seriously folks, he was preparing people for the coming attack.  They cannot use issues, and wish to god there is enough racism to bring John Mccain the election.  I wasn't happy when John Kerry took his beatings like a dog.  If he had some backbone and defended himself against the smear machine he might have been president.  I wasn't happy when Al Gore took his nightly beatings without fighting back.  I am tired of democrats letting the radical right define them and not even fight back.  Obama will define himself, and is letting all of us know what they are doing, so he can just point back and say, "See folks, this was predicted and we can overcome it."  

And as I recall you'll have nothing to do with Obama.

So you're just gracing us with your delightful company?

mmmmmmmmmmm cake

Didn't you just write this upthread?

so? This article has nothing to do with Clinton.

by soyousay on Fri Jun 20, 2008 at 09:28:37 PM EST

You are making it easy, but the primary is over and that you choose to keep fighting it, while at the same time claiming "it has nothing to do with Hillary" is hilarious at best, downright trolling at worse.

I'm having trouble finding the equivalence that you're trying to draw.  Maybe you can unpack it for me.  I'm well aware that Republicans have a long, sordid history of racism, sexism, xenophobia, and homophobia.

Do you like apples or oranges?

I'll just let you respond to your comment:

so? This article has nothing to do with Clinton.

by soyousay on Fri Jun 20, 2008 at 09:28:37 PM EST
[ Parent | Reply to This |  none0- hide1- troll2- mojo

Calling a person a "troll" is a way for you to express your frustrations. It's OK, I understand.

It seems to me that you are deliberately irritating much of the audience here.  Freeperville would eat your contributions up.  You're mostly trolling at this point, but knock yourself out!

Poor thing! We know you're still grieving and can't quite decide which to embrace your anger ore your disbelief. Don't worry darling things will get better. Would you like us to send you a teddy bear? Would you feel better if we all sent you virtual hugs? Shoud we call your mother and she can kiss your boo boo and make everything better?

Hey guys, has anyone seen the latest primary polls?      

Wait, they are over, ALERT THE INTERNETS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Poor baby, of course we get the point. You're still in PAIN and haven't come to terms with your loss and want to lash out and blame all of your problems on Obama. Should we send you more virtual hugs?

Your point was he shouldn't use a preemptive statement against racism, and I disagree with you on two fronts;

1.  They have already begun using his age, his name and his race against him.  Where have you been?

2.  Even if they haven't gone as far as they will go, it is better to get out in front of the smears.  Obama is playing offensive, he is not going to wait to be smeared and then go on the defensive...It is a smart tactical decision.

In case you didn't know, it was Barack Hussein Obama's surrogate, Jesse jackson jr. who accused Hillary Clinton's crying of being only for whites and she didn't cry when blacks were hurt, the Obama guys were the ones who twisted the "fairy tale" remark with people like angry hateful Michelle twisting it, and called Hillary a racist because she lauded Lyndon Johnson who actually signed Civil Rights, as Johnson was white.

Oh, in that case.

Thank you so much for doing us a "favor"

I am going to do you a favor and offer up some free advice; you're being a troll. You are sowing
division and everyone here knows that. It is not
appreciated.

Good bye now.

How do you feel like your doing 'your' party a favor? Do you think that your principled stand will usher in a new burst of energy to the Democratic party? Your raison-de-etre sounds more like narcissism than anything else.

Why do people insist on making their decision to  vote or not for a presidental candidate sound as if it should be included in Profiles in Courage?

Obama mentions the fact that he's black and you try to make a big thing of it. Try to grasp the concept--he cant help "injecting race" into the campaign. Why? Because he actually is black.

And pointing out that the Republicans have been and will continue to try to uase that against him is simply smart and realistic.

Where's your beef?

If you understood Dumbo's frustrations, you would stop deliberately annoying people with your trolling.  

Too bad for you.