Is anyone tired of hearing 'first African American president'??

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GASOUTHERNVOL said:
how is that closeminded or racist?

and what if im not sold on obamas plans?

by saying those statements, could the same be said about you?
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I'm referring simply to SOJ. Not anyone else. You have every right not to be sold on Obama's plan and I don't think anyone can be certain until it proves it can be effective. This is in response to SOJ's constant negativity and not meant as a slight to anyone else.
 
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SavageOrangeJug said:
Everybody bubbles in their race on paperwork.

In general conversation do you refer to yourself as Caucasion-American?
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Alright, ignore my question. No, I don't. Neither does Obama. These political threads are useless because so many don't even have a real conversation. You make a statement, I ask if you can back it up, you just try and turn it around on me.

I don't know if that is because of the lack of strength in your argument, or your lack of ability to reasonably articulate it, or what.
 
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IPorange said:
Alright, ignore my question. No, I don't. Neither does Obama. These political threads are useless because so many don't even have a real conversation. You make a statement, I ask if you can back it up, you just try and turn it around on me.

I don't know if that is because of the lack of strength in your argument, or your lack of ability to reasonably articulate it, or what.
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Please point out the question in your previous statement.

When I fill out paper work asking for race, I bubble in "caucasian." I don't qualify as Asian-Pacific Islander, Native American-Alaskan Native, African American, or Hispanic.

I think you are being overly sensitive about talking heads mentioning he is the first nonwhite president. That is a big deal, regardless of politics. He's a combo breaker.
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IPorange said:
Alright, ignore my question. No, I don't. Neither does Obama. These political threads are useless because so many don't even have a real conversation. You make a statement, I ask if you can back it up, you just try and turn it around on me.

I don't know if that is because of the lack of strength in your argument, or your lack of ability to reasonably articulate it, or what.
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He's as much "Caucasian-American" as he is "African-American"

I think the whole "blot in your race" system should be thrown out. I don't think you should get any more, or less, prefence based on your race.
 
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IPorange said:
When I fill out paper work asking for race, I bubble in "caucasian." I don't qualify as Asian-Pacific Islander, Native American-Alaskan Native, African American, or Hispanic.

I think you are being overly sensitive about talking heads mentioning he is the first nonwhite president. That is a big deal, regardless of politics. He's a combo breaker.

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If they had Irish-American I would fill that in but it won't get me anywhere. African-American is a piece of feel-good, PC crap
 
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Sabanocchio said:
I'm referring simply to SOJ. Not anyone else. You have every right not to be sold on Obama's plan and I don't think anyone can be certain until it proves it can be effective. This is in response to SOJ's constant negativity and not meant as a slight to anyone else.
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Demanding that POTUS refer himself as an American, not some hyphenated version is negative?

So be it.

You negativity of anything not of the wild eyed liberal persuasion, has been duly noted on this board.

I've said it about you before, and I willl say it again. HYPOCRITE!
 
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SavageOrangeJug said:
I called you a hypocrite the other day. You demanded proof. You just supplied the proof yourself.
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I removed the part of your post that is likely to be deleted by the moderators, but I am still waiting for that proof I asked for. What about what I have said is hypocritical? You just love to throw that label out there don't you? I bet you get along real well with others out in the real world don't you? You certainly having proven that you can do it here.

I don't spew negativity. I have always hoped for the best and never reveled in the failures of this great nation. I don't predict bad things to happen, I hope for good ones to come out of even bad decisions. I was the first person to lend my support for Bush after his reelection and hope for the best. I never predicted failure. I was disappointed, but many of us were. Even those who chose to vote for him. But I don't really have to defend myself here as I haven't made myself out to be the person I described in my previous post. You have.
 
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IPorange said:
When I fill out paper work asking for race, I bubble in "caucasian." I don't qualify as Asian-Pacific Islander, Native American-Alaskan Native, African American, or Hispanic.

I think you are being overly sensitive about talking heads mentioning he is the first nonwhite president. That is a big deal, regardless of politics. He's a combo breaker.

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Isn't Obama 1/2 white?
 
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IPorange said:
You blew by it awhile ago, and began asking if I refer to myself as a caucasian-American.
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You've never heard Obama use the term African-American? My God, man. Turn on the news tonight.

Does he speak about himself in third person, and use the term? I have no idea.
 
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SavageOrangeJug said:
Demanding that POTUS refer himself as an American, not some hyphenated version is negative?

So be it.

You negativity of anything not of the wild eyed liberal persuasion, has been duly noted on this board.

I've said it about you before, and I willl say it again. HYPOCRITE!
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90% of what you post on this board is negative. It's certainly not limited to this situation. I have had high hopes of both Bush and Obama, and I will be just as quick to be critical of Obama if he fails as I have Bush. I'm not a Democrat. I consider myself a Libertarian. I get pleasure from seeing our Nation prosper not in reveling in every misstep the guy I didn't vote for has. That is the difference between you and me. My views aligned more with Ron Paul's than they did anyone's but out of the two choices I felt I had, I thought Obama was the better one. I'm not blind like some here though. I don't expect everything to go right. But I still have my hopes that it will and I will remain positive until I am proven wrong.
 
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IMO, those complaining that he is called ''the first African-American President'' are much more bothered by the fact that he is that than that he is called that.

In fact, its pretty obvious.
 
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I don't care what color or race he is....I just want the man to do a good job. Only time will tell on this one
 
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I have my my points so I am through with this particular discussion just in case someone responds and wonders why I didn't respond back.
 
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Sabanocchio said:
I removed the part of your post that is likely to be deleted by the moderators, but I am still waiting for that proof I asked for. What about what I have said is hypocritical? You just love to throw that label out there don't you? I bet you get along real well with others out in the real world don't you? You certainly having proven that you can do it here.

I don't spew negativity. I have always hoped for the best and never reveled in the failures of this great nation. I don't predict bad things to happen, I hope for good ones to come out of even bad decisions. I was the first person to lend my support for Bush after his reelection and hope for the best. I never predicted failure. I was disappointed, but many of us were. Even those who chose to vote for him. But I don't really have to defend myself here as I haven't made myself out to be the person I described in my previous post. You have.
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You attacked, then ran to the mods when I replied.

That tells me EVERYTHING that I need to know about you and your kind in general.
 
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DC Vol said:
Isn't Obama 1/2 white?
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If Obama wasn't famous and was walking down the street, and someone asked you what his race is, you know full well what you'd say.

Or you could think of it as him having more African ancestry than any previous president. I don't really understand why the resistance to him being labeled black or African American. What does it matter?

Why should that be totally ignored, in a time when so many Jesse Jacksons and Al Sharptons make the case that minorities are so much more disadvantaged than others? Shouldn't conservatives be using his minority status as proof that they can succeed without government intervention, rather than isolating minorities by mocking his mixed ancestry?

I just don't get it. Just like I don't understand why the world will end now that he'll be president, when McCain wasn't so different.
 
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I'm sure the same people hated the fact that a few years ago marked the first time 2 african american head coaches were in the super bowl and one of them was the first to win one.
 
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kev20 said:
I'm sure the same people hated the fact that a few years ago marked the first time 2 african american head coaches were in the super bowl and one of them was the first to win one.
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actually one of them is one of my favorite coaches, but i dont see them as black or white, so thats why i think the whole hyphenated nationality is stupid because
 
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lawgator1 said:
IMO, those complaining that he is called ''the first African-American President'' are much more bothered by the fact that he is that than that he is called that.

In fact, its pretty obvious.
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kev20 said:
I'm sure the same people hated the fact that a few years ago marked the first time 2 african american head coaches were in the super bowl and one of them was the first to win one.
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hating the person and hating the term are 2 different things. Amazing how quick some are to apply the racist label
 
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