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Race matters in House
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"Black Caucus: Whites Not Allowed By: Josephine Hearn January 22, 2007 08:33 PM EST Freshman Rep. Stephen I. Cohen, D-Tenn., is not joining the Congressional Black Caucus after several current and former members made it clear that a white lawmaker was not welcome. "I think they're real happy I'm not going to join," said Cohen, who succeeded Rep. Harold Ford, D-Tenn., in a majority-black Memphis district. "It's their caucus and they do things their way. You don't force your way in. You need to be invited."" To see just how outrageous this is, switch black for white and white for black and imagine that. It would end political careers, no? This is racism. No other way to describe it. |
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This is racism. No other way to describe it. [/ QUOTE ] Yep surely is, when the underdog tries to redress decades of injustices. That should not be allowed. Jeez, at the end, it is like affirmative action, for heaven sake! |
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[ QUOTE ] This is racism. No other way to describe it. [/ QUOTE ] Yep surely is, when the underdog tries to redress decades of injustices. That should not be allowed. Jeez, at the end, it is like affirmative action, for heaven sake! [/ QUOTE ] They excluded a new Representative from a majority black district because he was white, ignoring the need for better representation for blacks. This is nothing like AA. This is a racist club. |
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Do they let mixed race members join the black caucas? or is it a no mongrels allowed type of club? Do they need papers proving they are of "pure blood" to join?
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Even i think this is pretty moronic. Its funny because the Black Caucus never cared for Harold Ford Jr. much anyways and his brother who ran against Cohen was even worse then him.
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Do they let mixed race members join the black caucas? or is it a no mongrels allowed type of club? Do they need papers proving they are of "pure blood" to join? [/ QUOTE ] I'm unsure. They will vote in or out on potentail members so perhaps a prolongled time in blackface might git er done. |
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The very definition of racist.
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The very definition of racist. [/ QUOTE ] Racism is acceptable, as long as its against whites/asians (although asians get some protection). Funny how I get banned for "promoting racism", when our clueless mod actively promotes it through similar policies such as AA. |
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[ QUOTE ] This is racism. No other way to describe it. [/ QUOTE ] Yep surely is, when the underdog tries to redress decades of injustices. That should not be allowed. Jeez, at the end, it is like affirmative action, for heaven sake! [/ QUOTE ] How can society ever move forward if all anyone ever brings up in a conversation is the "decades of injustices". They occured, they were horrible, but we need to move on. |
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The very definition of racist. [/ QUOTE ] Do you know how black I have to be to join the black caucus? If my moms parents are both black and my dads dad is black but my dads mom is white. Does that make me black enough? If I cut grandmas pictures out of the family photo album does this help me in anyway? |
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