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Barack Obama

1StrongBlackMan

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9. Great Point ...

Reply to JustAnotherGen (Reply #7)

Sat Aug 10, 2013, 11:17 AM

Aug 2013

He shatters their illusions on both the Right and the Left.

He is a reminder to working class, racists, the right how far they have not gotten ...

And (okay, I'll say it and suffer the scourge) he prevents the left from seeing Black folks exclusively through the "victim" frame.

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How many on the left have ever referred to Obama as a hero or patriot? [View all] Drunken Irishman Aug 2013 OP

Not many. NYC_SKP Aug 2013 #1

Most of them are too busy attacking those who have ANY kind words to say millennialmax Aug 2013 #2

Good point, DIrish.. I got insulted today Cha Aug 2013 #3

If no one attacks you at least occasionally IrishAyes Aug 2013 #11

I got a lot of barnacles around here. Cha Aug 2013 #13

He is a hero in my book, his road has been a rocky at best, the world was not happy with the USA, he Thinkingabout Aug 2013 #4

It wouldn't surprise me one bit IrishAyes Aug 2013 #12

I find him to be both. bravenak Aug 2013 #5

I always use this smilie when the subject is the Prez.. Kahuna Aug 2013 #6

An interesting contrast JustAnotherGen Aug 2013 #7

Great Point ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2013 #9

How many ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2013 #8

As a proud lifelong lefty, IrishAyes Aug 2013 #10

To be honest, I don't use either word much. Just Saying Aug 2013 #14

Obama's a chess player.. he looks Cha Aug 2013 #15

Now that you mention it, even those who claim to have been in Obama's camp in 2008 Sheepshank Aug 2013 #16