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    In rare victory, our folks defeat other folks

    By Michael Wolraich on Tue, 12/02/2008 - 11:57pm | Politics, Humor & Satire

    In a victory for our folks, Saxby Chambliss won the Georgia runoff. Thank goodness. Our folks took a beating on Nov. 4th as the other folks voted for one of their own. A few years ago, the idea that one of the other folks could become president was unthinkable. But the recession, which was obviously caused by the other folks who forced our folks to lend them money, caused some of our folks to foolishly vote for one of the other folks. Our folks who voted for him may also have been influenced by the other-other folks who attacked us on 9/11 and forced our folks to invade one of their countries. The other-other folks then not only refused to show us the love but also lacked the decency to have the WMD's they promised. In other words, the laziness and financial imprudence of the other folks and the intolerance and mendacity of the other-other folks led our folks to help elect one of the other folks (whose middle name proves that he's also one of the other-other folks). Capiche?

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    I think to think of it this way: What would the senate be without at least one gigantic, racist, ass?


    by Orlando on Wed, 12/03/2008 - 6:59am

    As usual, let me speak up for the hardworking white Americans.  High African American turnout is to the democratic advantage because 90% of the vote goes to the Democrat whether it's Obama or Bill Clinton or Gore or Dukakis. That's not racism - that's reality. He was commenting about the Obama campaign's highly effective GOTV which put an emphasis on turning out the minority vote.  When Chambliss said our folk, he wasn't talking about Whites in general.  He was talking about White Republicans.  Chambliss is an asshat, but racist based on those remarks is a bit over the top.


    by Deadman on Wed, 12/03/2008 - 9:04am

    In the south though, those words are racially charged. I know who he was talking about and in what context. In my opinion, he should be well enough informed about history and the power of words to be more careful. 

    For example, I often use the word "them" when talking about random groups of people, like maybe when talking about a side of my family, I would say, "We'll see them at Christmas."

    However, if I speaking in a public setting, like maybe an academic classroom, I wouldn't use the word "them" or "those people" when referring to a group that I considered myself to not be a part of, especially if it was a group that was historically oppressed. Would I mean anything by it, if it did happen to slip out? No. But it could be interpreted as if I did and I think when I talk, not just about what I'm saying but about how it will be received. I hold elected officials to at least that same standard.


    by Orlando on Wed, 12/03/2008 - 9:11am

    Following Saxby's sensible lead, I hereby decree that henceforth, all dagbloggers shall refer to black Democrats as our folks and white Republicans as other folks. Any Republican commenters here may reverse the labels, but in that case, I recommend that you first state your political affiliation so as to avoid confusion.


    by Michael Wolraich on Wed, 12/03/2008 - 9:40am

    And could there perhaps be a reason why the African-American vote is so strongly Democratic, particularly in the south?


    by DF on Wed, 12/03/2008 - 1:47pm

    Seems in large part, "our folks" stayed home on Nov 4th.


    by Donal on Wed, 12/03/2008 - 7:59am

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