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Sen. Landrieu's remarks on race anger Republicans[W:466]

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I have conflicted thoughts about this. One the one hand, she is right. On the other hand, she's somewhat perpetuating the myth that racism is only a problem for white Southerners and Republicans. It is not. It is very much a problem among white liberals as well.
Show me that:


In an interview with NBC News on Thursday, Landrieu was quoted as saying that the South "has not always been the friendliest place for African-Americans."

The comments came after an NBC reporter asked the senator why Obama has such low approval ratings in Louisiana. Landrieu's first response was that the president's energy policies are deeply disliked by residents of the oil and gas-rich state.

She then added, "I'll be very, very honest with you. The South has not always been the friendliest place for African-Americans. It's been a difficult time for the president to present himself in a very positive light as a leader."
 
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This is the argument, try READING:

Again, no one has argued racism is exclusive to the South, the argument is the LEVEL and PERSISTENCE of the racism in the South. You changed the argument because you cannot win the argument and you realized from the start.

Gawd, I hate arguing with folks that won't read.

I know exactly what a351 posted.

I'm proving that a351's comment is debatable.

Lynching by State
 
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I have conflicted thoughts about this. One the one hand, she is right. On the other hand, she's somewhat perpetuating the myth that racism is only a problem for white Southerners and Republicans. It is not. It is very much a problem among white liberals as well.

The Liberals have to have a boogie man. They need to keep black folks scared. The Liberal agenda, by itself, is a losing platform.
 
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Bottom line is that this democrat politician is in big trouble
this cycle, so resorts to the race card....it's what they do.
 
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Black lynchings happened in other states, as well.
Why can't Johnny read?

That the south has and continues to struggle with racism to a greater degree than the rest of the country.
Are you seriously going to argue that racism was/is less prevalent in the South...and you believe that instances in the North proves this?

All you are doing is proving that racists exist everywhere (no one denies) and not showing the LEVEL of racism.
 
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You do realize for your comments to be 100% factual, that the majority of blacks have to be completely gullible and unintelligent then. Might want to re-think your post there cause you're sounding a bit racist insulting the majority of black people.
You're a reasonable guy. Tell me intellectually, using their testing scores, how they stand. All I hear is bad things that they don't get the education everyone else does.
 
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Yeah, it is, and the mere fact that the north had race riots and racism during the period does nothing to negate this. Also, the fact that slavery, Jim Crow laws and attitudes towards interracial marriage have persisted for far longer in the south than their northern counterparts makes your link look rather trivial in comparison.
 
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Show me that:


In an interview with NBC News on Thursday, Landrieu was quoted as saying that the South "has not always been the friendliest place for African-Americans."

The comments came after an NBC reporter asked the senator why Obama has such low approval ratings in Louisiana. Landrieu's first response was that the president's energy policies are deeply disliked by residents of the oil and gas-rich state.

She then added, "I'll be very, very honest with you. The South has not always been the friendliest place for African-Americans. It's been a difficult time for the president to present himself in a very positive light as a leader."
I guess in context, she isn't saying what I thought she was. I'm just so tired of liberals pretending that racism is a only a conservative problem that I saw it in her comment even when it wasn't there. My bad.
 
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So, where do you live?
:wink: Not even starting down that road. My current location has nothing to do with the inanity of the "Democrats are still the party of the Klan" shtick. Yeah, no one believes that, not even the people who actually say it.
 
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:wink: Not even starting down that road. My current location has nothing to do with the inanity of the "Democrats are still the party of the Klan" shtick. Yeah, no one believes that, not even the people who actually say it.

It has everything to do with it, since you're trying sell yourself as an authority on Southern culture.
 
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Yeah, it is, and the mere fact that the north had race riots and racism during the period does nothing to negate this. Also, the fact that slavery, Jim Crow laws and attitudes towards interracial marriage have persisted for far longer in the south than their northern counterparts makes your link look rather trivial in comparison.

You really believe that, huh?

Anti-abolitionist riots (1834) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 
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I guess in context, she isn't saying what I thought she was. I'm just so tired of liberals pretending that racism is a only a conservative problem that I saw it in her comment even when it wasn't there. My bad.

You changed your tune fast. :lamo
 
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It has everything to do with it

Nope! Not even a nibble, sorry.

since you're trying sell yourself as an authority on Southern culture.
One doesn't have to be an authority on southern culture to tell you, without hesitation or doubt, that the Democrat party of today is wholly different than the Democrat parties of the mid 20th century, just as Republicans are worlds removed from the party of Roosevelt.
 
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Jindal is considered a man of color. Certainly not white. which makes Ms. Mary's comments about Louisiana absurd. In fact her dang comments reek of ignorance to claim the South has not always been a friendliest place for African-Americans when it was the doings of the Dixiecrats members of her own party that made it so. In fact, the first Black members to ever serve in Congress were from the South! And they were all Republicans!

http://images.nbra.info/docs/library/NationalBlackRepublicanAssociation2009/First%20Blacks%20in%20Congress%20-%20All%20Republicans.pdf

I'm pretty sure racism was a thing in the South before 1948.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixiecrat

The States' Rights Democratic Party (usually called the Dixiecrats) was a short-lived segregationist political party in the United States in 1948. It originated as a breakaway faction of the Democratic Party in 1948, determined to protect what they portrayed as the southern way of life beset by an oppressive federal government,[1] and supporters assumed control of the state Democratic parties in part or in full in several Southern states. The States' Rights Democratic Party opposed racial integration and wanted to retain Jim Crow laws and white supremacy in the face of possible federal intervention. Members were called Dixiecrats. (The term Dixiecrat is a portmanteau of Dixie, referring to the Southern United States, and Democrat.)

OR are you stating that Democrats made the South racist? Either statement is full o' laughably ridiculous. Funny enough, segregation is a states right. ;)
 
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Liberals should be embarressed as hell that the race card is all their party has. "It's because Obama is black", is probably the most idiotic statement in human history.

No. I've read more idiotic statements right here, on a weekly basis. And I'd be embarrassed to post to a text-based medium if I couldn't spell simple words.
 
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Nope! Not even a nibble, sorry.

One doesn't have to be an authority on southern culture to tell you, without hesitation or doubt, that the Democrat party of today is wholly different than the Democrat parties of the mid 20th century, just as Republicans are worlds removed from the party of Roosevelt.

Y'all change the argument like I change drawers. :lamo

New York City draft riots - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 
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No. I've read more idiotic statements right here, on a weekly basis. And I'd be embarrassed to post to a text-based medium if I couldn't spell simple words.

Ah! A personal attack. I'm impressed that it took this long. :lamo
 
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I'm pretty sure racism was a thing in the South before 1948.

Dixiecrat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



OR are you stating that Democrats made the South racist? Either statement is full o' laughably ridiculous. Funny enough, segregation is a states right. ;)

Well then laugh yourself silly. But it doesn't explain away the facts that the first Black members to Congress were from the South and were all Republicans during and after the Reformation up to around 1918. You can laugh yourself silly but it doesn't change the fact that getting the civil rights bill passed would not have been possible if it were not for Republicans in the minority party because the Southern Democrats opposed the legislation, filibustered it. Have a nice day.
 
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You can laugh yourself silly but it doesn't change the fact that getting the civil rights bill passed would not have been possible if it were not for Republicans in the minority party because the Southern Democrats opposed the legislation, filibustered it. Have a nice day.
Actually, Northern GOP support was weaker than the Northern Dems, Southern GOP opposition was greater than Southern Dem opposition.


Southern Democrats: 7–87 (7–93%)
Southern Republicans: 0–10 (0–100%)
Northern Democrats: 145–9 (94–6%)
Northern Republicans: 138–24 (85–15%)
The Senate version:
Southern Democrats: 1–20 (5–95%) (only Ralph Yarborough of Texas voted in favor)
Southern Republicans: 0–1 (0–100%) (John Tower of Texas)
Northern Democrats: 45–1 (98–2%) (only Robert Byrd of West Virginia voted against)
Northern Republicans: 27–5 (84–16%)

Jus' say'in.
 
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I've never changed my argument. Not once :shrug: You keep pointing to instances of racism in the North as if they support your argument. They don't. Keep ****ing that chicken.

You said the South was/is struggling with racism to a greater extent than the North. I proved that that isn't necessarily true. You? You've shifted over to, "um...um...um...Democrats then aren't the same as Democrats now!"
 
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