Why do so many on the left make the presidential race about skin color?

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You know when they start mooing about Obama's grades, it's code for affirmative action.

here is you doing it as well

 

[christiefan915]

here is you doing it as well

Explain to me why affirmative action is something we ever need to talk about in regards to Obama.

 

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Explain to me why affirmative action is something we ever need to talk about in regards to Obama.

you do realize that many brought up his grades because bush was asked about his. a few idiots do so because of affirmative action, but it was first brought up because of bush.

 

[christiefan915]

you do realize that many brought up his grades because bush was asked about his. a few idiots do so because of affirmative action, but it was first brought up because of bush.

I was very specific about affirmative action, not grades. The implication is that Obama could never have gotten into Harvard Law without a program that benefits an under-represented group.

 

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i did say both sides engage in it. this thread is about the left and why so many make skin color an issue. you cite one person and claim more race baiting from the right, that is complete nonsense. there are several liberal posters who constantly bring up romney's skin color, who constantly claim republicans don't like obama simply because he is black. the left on this board does it far more than the right. not even close.

here are some non jpp examples

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/18/opinion/racial-politics-2012-style.html

http://news.yahoo.com/racial-politics-redefined-2012-presidential-campaign-194200922.html

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I was very specific about affirmative action, not grades. The implication is that Obama could never have gotten into Harvard Law without a program that benefits an under-represented group.

not really, your first comment was that it was a "code word" for affirmative action. i merely set you straight that it is not.

i think those on right bring up his affirmative action to be twits or they may actually believe it because he won't release his grades...when bush did, after much broo ha haa from the left.

tell me...why do you think many on the left, like your pal howey, have to bring up that romney is white and obama is black?

 

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If you were being honest you would have written "why do some on the left and right make the presidential race about skin color?"

If you're talking about JPP, I see much more race-baiting from the right than the left, prime example webbway.

If you're talking about people in general, take a look at the video someone posted the other day with all the conservatives and their bigoted comments about Obama.

is it even possible to count how many times the board liberals have responded to ANY complaint about Obama by claiming it is "because he's black"?.....it's tattooed on your brains.....

 

[PostmodernProphet]

I was very specific about affirmative action, not grades. The implication is that Obama could never have gotten into Harvard Law without a program that benefits an under-represented group.

the point is, when people asked about Bush's grades nobody said "oh, its because he's white", but the minute the reciprocal was asked about Obama the "it's because he is black" is the response....