Posted on 11/09/2006 9:12:02 AM PST by meg88
Supposedly it's racist because white men don't want to see their white women flirting with black men...according to those who said it was racist, it will make people who may have voted for Ford vote against him, cause he's got white women interested in him.
ROFL!!
The one thing that gets me though is those undercover exposes. A few years back one of the news magazines doctored the records of two guys of the same age. They gave them the same credit scores, financial status etc. The black guy wore a suit and tie, the white guy wore jeans, a t-shirt and a baseball hat, and they tried to get credit, buy a car, rent an apartment.
It still is out there. The black guy was told the apartment was taken. 15 minutes later the white guy came and told he could have it.
That being said, there is hypersensitivity, and excuse making for personal failures in the black community. We need to week out racism from our culture, and at the same time instill personal responsibility.
I don't believe this ad had as big an impact on the race as people might think. With "Corruption" ranking high among voters' concerns in this election (if poll reports are accurate), it makes sense that an ethically-challenged Harold Ford Jr. would be the lone high-profile Democrat to lose a closely-contested race on Tuesday.
Maybe so. But in my mind "racism" officially became a non-issue some years ago when I overheard two well-dressed black men on a train in metro New York having a conversation about a crime spree in their neighborhood -- and they agreed that "lynching the b@stards" (that's a direct quote) was the only solution to the problem.
We need to week out racism from our culture, and at the same time instill personal responsibility.
I agree with that too. I didn't need a news expose'. Before we bought our house, I called an apartment complex about rental rates and was quoted a price and told there were several apartments available. Twenty minutes later when I showed up, by some miracle, there were none available. (I might add that I have terribly standard English and "sound white" on the phone) So, I know from personal experience that racism exists, but not to the extent that every negative thing that happens to me is because of some huge white conspiracy.
When I was 17,I thought he was just about the coolest guy on earth,as did at least some guys of that age.Today,I recognize him as always having been "creepy",as you say.
Point conceded. But the ad was relevant because Ford brought up his Christian faith every chance he got in an obvious attempt to attract conservatives. Once you make your faith an issue you invite others to question if you live your faith consistently.
I have some sympathy with Ford. If I had known what a drubbing we were going to take, I think I qwould have picked him over some of those who did win. At least he would have been a fair trade for Harry Reid.
I would have preferred to see Ford over Webb. Ford does not come across as a rabid anit bush liberal, which so many of them are.
mark for later viewing
Racism is far more prevalent than most whites believe... and far less prevalent than most blacks believe
I don't know about the Democratic part, but yes, I agree - she does have nice projections...
Do you think she paid as much for her projections as Pelosi?
I'm with McAllister .. can't believe (liberal kooks and pantywaists like Spitter Matthews) people took the ad seriously and as race baiting ... actually, my favorite was the guy who talked about porn films, he played his role perfectly.
I read the article twice and still have no idea what was said that was so offensive and why.
All these folks focused on sex and racism. The ad was hilarious! It brought attention to Ford's idiotic statements of the past.
The funniest part of the ad to me: "Let Canada take care of North Ko-ree-a. They're not busy." Who cares if Harold Ford went to a Playboy party? He's young and unmarried.
That ad wasn't racist. Give me a break.
You can also put Julian Bond on that list, too. It's really ironic to listen to him berate President Bush and the GOP and whites in general, while at the same time being married to a Caucasian.
What's up with that?!
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