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Justice Brandeis

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8. Obama bent over backwards to not talk about race in a divisive way

Reply to CatWoman (Original post)

Sun Sep 14, 2025, 09:22 PM

Sep 14

That's the reason he won twice and with enough white support.

Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton were perceived as race-hustlers or "ghetto" politicians and were unelectable.

Kelly doesn't know what she is talking about.

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"That slick snake, Barack Obama" [View all] CatWoman Sep 14 OP

Translated: johnnyfins Sep 14 #1

you earned my "rec" CatWoman Sep 14 #2

Looking at your DU tenure, I am honored. johnnyfins Sep 14 #4

.... CatWoman Sep 14 #6

Stop Projecting MK AKA Lying Snake. Cha Sep 14 #3

Remind me MK? What was Obama johnnyfins Sep 14 #5

Isn't this the "journalist" Trump said had blood coming out of her wherever? milestogo Sep 14 #7

That was Mika of Morning Joe fame..LOL. SheilaAnn Sep 15 #10

That was after Mika had a face lift and they visited merde-a-lago. milestogo Sep 15 #13

No but she clashed with him in 2016 and got death threats from Trumpers wishstar Sep 15 #11

Yes. BlueTsunami2018 Sep 15 #12

Obama bent over backwards to not talk about race in a divisive way Justice Brandeis Sep 14 #8

I told my daughter that somehow they would try to blame President Obama for Charlie Kirk's murder. patphil Sep 14 #9

Sooo, MK "America hasn't been the same since..."... electric_blue68 Sep 15 #14