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Re: kingmi
Talion, Hey buddy, good to see you! And yes i agree with you. His bookending of blonds and blacks pales in comparison to what you call the charge that Obama is an MT suit. However, to me, and to nearly anyone listening at all the last year, Obama is anything but an MT suit! He's thoughtful, rational, cool calm and collected. He's got leadership experience and the genes of leadership.
If you read his book, you know that hisown father was a bureaucrat in government service, just in a very ineffecient type of government - what we call Banana Republic. He criticised one government, spent years inn exile out of the government, and then compromised to go back in to government at a lower level...compromising. I hope that doesn't happen to Barack!
posted by
kingmi
on August 2, 2008 at 3:25 PM
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kingmi
I don't think that commercial has as much to do with race as the accusation that Obama is an "empty suit." Spears has been the center of attention recently because of her personal problems and some inexplicable need to be in the public eye. Paris Hilton has no talent whatsoever and is famous simply because she tries so desperately to be famous. This commercial accuses Obama of sharing this same, for lack of a better word, pathology.
posted by
Talion_
on August 2, 2008 at 3:13 PM
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Re: the race card
Mordent, thank you for stopping by and leaving a thoughtful comment!
posted by
kingmi
on August 2, 2008 at 2:55 PM
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the race card
I wonder who is more racist McCain or Obama? I wonder if Obama could have a blond starlet instead of his wife which one would he choose? Also perhaps those that are most concerned about racism are inadvertent racists themselves.
Did you also know that King-Kong is often seen as an anti-interracial metaphor? As far as the good old boys, don't worry they're fighting a losing battle as we'll all be one color soon enough. However also to consider being white and putting a hot hispanic or black woman on your arm and going thru one of their neighborhoods. This could bring nasty results also.
These are good points you bring up and I have no interest in either Juan McCain or Osama. Where have all the Presidents gone?
posted by
mordent
on August 2, 2008 at 12:18 PM
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