From my own state...

Gov. 'Blunt Talk' Rendell (and other topics)

Although the content may hold a grain of truth, this is an obvious attempt to disauade Obama support from a guy VERY supportive of Hillary...

"Don't bother because the racist people here won't let you win."...

Notice he doesn't mention any black voters who would vote for Obama based on nothing more than because he's black?...What about them Eddie?...

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He(fast Eddie) is just plain spoken. He probably knows or at least thinks he knows his state well.
I have encountered a lot more racism in the north in the past 20 years than in the south where the issues were brought out in the open however painful. And because I sound like a southerner, people tend to assume I won't mind them using language they probably don't use outside their own family.
As an example, a few weeks ago I heard a man say to his dining partner,
"Well we have a choice in this election between a cult member, a ni___r, an old man, and a liar."
The above conversation was overheard in Washington-a progressive?-state.

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And that's just Obama...(rimshot!)...

I keeed I keeed...

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What did that fish say when he ran into the wall?

I can't believe you said that.

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Since when have you seen me NOT take a shot when the target's so available?...

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"You get the respect that you give" - cnredd

Agreed, but my point is this race is going to have an element of prejudice in it no matter how people try to avoid it.
Not only prejudice against blacks but I've heard a lot of "The world's not ready for a woman leader" to which my inevitable question is "have you ever heard of Golda Meir or Margaret Thatcher?"
Also the age factor is a factor.
Sorry about the hammer to the head, but it was an excellent opportunity to use that smiley and I couldn't pass it up!

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That's a given, but wait 5 months...

Once the candidates are a lock, someone will ask McCain a question about race (or gender)...

Nomatter what the answer, you'll hear the Left start the inevitable "There goes McCain discussing race!...Just like I knew the Republicans would do!!!!"...

And they'll pretend everything happening during the Democratic primaries never happened...

I would vote for Thatcher right now if she was a candidate...

I would be happy to vote for a QUALIFIED woman...Hillary ain't it...

I would be happy to vote for a QUALIFIED black person...Obama ain't it...

I want the eventual winner to be a good president...and if they're black or a woman, that's a bonus...

What I DON'T want is the eventual winner chosen BECAUSE they are black or woman, then crossing your fingers and hoping that being a good president is a bonus...

Ahhh...I got my own software being used against me...

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"You get the respect that you give" - cnredd

yeah, this is just plain nothing, a political propaganda machinary to deprecate Obama and his supporters

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Agreed, but he's doing it at the reputation of his owns citizens...

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I think, America with their highest respect of democracy will understand better. Voting an American-African candidate like Obama is not an issue here but the leadership and the vision of each candidate

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