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   From: mygarbagecan@verizon.net   
      
   On Mon, 11 Jun 2012 14:06:06 -0700, Mal  wrote:   
   > Angela Rye, Executive Director of the Congressional Black Caucus,   
   > argued that President Obama has struggled during his first term due   
   to   
   > racially-motivated opposition from conservatives who dislike having   
   a   
   > black president.   
      
      
   > She said that "a lot" of conservative opposition is   
   racially-charged,   
   > citing the use of the word "cool" in an attack ad launched by Karl   
   > Rove's Crossroads GPS superPAC.   
      
      
   > "There's an ad, talking about [how] the president is too cool,   
   > [asking] is he too cool? And there's this music that reminds me of,   
   > you know, some of the blaxploitation films from the 70s playing in   
   the   
   > background, him with his sunglasses," Rye said. "And to me it was   
   just   
   > very racially-charged. They weren't asking if Bush was too cool,   
   but,   
   > yet, people say that that's the number one person they'd love to   
   have   
   > a beer with. So, if that's not cool I dont know what is.   
      
      
   > She added that "even 'cool,' the term 'cool,' could in some ways be   
   > deemed racial [in this instance]."   
      
   "Mommy, what's welfare?"   
      
   "It's when white folks work so that we can get free shit."   
      
   "Mommy, doesn't that make white folks mad?"   
      
   "Yes it does.  But they shut up when we call them racists."   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)