dagblog - Comments for "In rare victory, our folks defeat other folks"

And could there perhaps be a

DF — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:47:02 +0000

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And could there perhaps be a reason why the African-American vote is so strongly Democratic, particularly in the south?

Following Saxby's sensible

Michael Wolraich — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:40:00 +0000

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Following Saxby's sensible lead, I hereby decree that henceforth, all dagbloggers shall refer to black Democrats as our folks and white Republicans as other folks. Any Republican commenters here may reverse the labels, but in that case, I recommend that you first state your political affiliation so as to avoid confusion.

In the south though, those

Orlando — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:11:23 +0000

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In the south though, those words are racially charged. I know who he was talking about and in what context. In my opinion, he should be well enough informed about history and the power of words to be more careful.

For example, I often use the word "them" when talking about random groups of people, like maybe when talking about a side of my family, I would say, "We'll see them at Christmas."

However, if I speaking in a public setting, like maybe an academic classroom, I wouldn't use the word "them" or "those people" when referring to a group that I considered myself to not be a part of, especially if it was a group that was historically oppressed. Would I mean anything by it, if it did happen to slip out? No. But it could be interpreted as if I did and I think when I talk, not just about what I'm saying but about how it will be received. I hold elected officials to at least that same standard.

As usual, let me speak up for

Deadman — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:04:00 +0000

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As usual, let me speak up for the hardworking white Americans. High African American turnout is to the democratic advantage because 90% of the vote goes to the Democrat whether it's Obama or Bill Clinton or Gore or Dukakis. That's not racism - that's reality. He was commenting about the Obama campaign's highly effective GOTV which put an emphasis on turning out the minority vote. When Chambliss said our folk, he wasn't talking about Whites in general. He was talking about White Republicans. Chambliss is an asshat, but racist based on those remarks is a bit over the top.

Seems in large part, "our

Donal — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:59:53 +0000

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Seems in large part, "our folks" stayed home on Nov 4th.

I think to think of it this

Orlando — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:59:47 +0000

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I think to think of it this way: What would the senate be without at least one gigantic, racist, ass?