Will DKos Talk Honestly About Race? The Invitation.

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Thursday March 27, 2008 · 10:50 AM PDT

2008/03/27 · 10:50

I'm gambling the Dkos community can honestly grapple with an issue concerning race. I am hoping this community is willing to unwaveringly face some of the complexities of dealing with race in America. It will be impossible to tackle all the variables that lead to personal bigotry or prejudices or biasness in America with one diary.

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Friday March 21, 2008 · 9:03 AM PDT

2008/03/21 · 09:03

I have always considered myself to be an openminded and logical person. It was one of the main reasons why I rejected the idea of organized religion when I was a teenager. Someone standing over a pulpit shouting out that a man lived inside a whale for three days or that a burning bush began to talk or that a man lifted his hands and was allowed to split an entire sea in half or that two men turned wooden staffs into living, breathing (and apparently, hungry) snakes seemed more like science fiction to me than anything else. I have always been a person who sided with reason over sensation, facts over speculation. And as a professional poker player, being gullible comes at a price.

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Which of the three reasons are most Damaging to Obama?

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Which of the three reasons are most Damaging to Obama?

Reason 1

5 votes

Reason 2

12 votes

Reason 3

15 votes

All of them.

20 votes

None of them.

73 votes

The Hatred Between Clinton and Obama Supporters...Unedited

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Friday February 29, 2008 · 1:49 AM PST

2008/02/29 · 01:49

The hatred is thick. It’s so thick you can hear it in the voices spewing out support for their candidate. You can see it in their eyes as they brow beat opponents with disgusted gestures. The hatred seems so palpable nowadays I’d venture you can feel it over the dinner table when husbands and wives pass the potatoes to each other in utter silence. It’s no longer a civil discussion about two highly qualified Democrat candidates. It has suddenly become a referendum on who is absolutely right and who is absolutely wrong.

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Are Clinton and Obama supporters risking the general election with bitter infighting?

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Are Clinton and Obama supporters risking the general election with bitter infighting?

Heck Yes! The emotional damage is too severe to repair.

33 votes

Slightly, If the fight continues after March 4th, the Dem will lose.

65 votes

I don't notice anything out of the odinary with grassroots Dem infighting.

31 votes

I dont know

22 votes

Not really. McCain don't stand a chance even against a "divided" Dem party.

14 votes

Heck No! This infighting is good for the party. We'll be stronger as a result.

17 votes

How the world changed my understanding of Obama...

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Wednesday February 27, 2008 · 6:00 AM PST

2008/02/27 · 06:00

I have listened to several people talk about the damage George W. Bush has done with the image of America overseas. I must confess that I regarded these comments without giving much weight to the implications.

Since becoming president, Bush had become such a familiar punch line for comedians and political pundits, I didn't take anything relating to him serious. To me, Bush was like the alcoholic uncle in your family who flies in for a wedding or a funeral and embarrasses everyone with his obnoxious antics and ridiculous rhetoric. When he does something stupid, you shake your head, laugh, and try to wish him away from reality.

I have never been particularly interested in politics. I am part of that so-called "clueless" young generation of hip-hoppers who considered all politicians crooks in suits. I had seen enough of them promise the moon to spirited voters during campaigns and then blatantly ignore those promises once elected. Politicians were like used car salesmen to me--you search around for the one who seems to lie to you the least; all the while understanding you will likely get screwed no matter who you voted for. Hence, I rarely voted.

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