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Accusation that Voter ID Is Racist Demeans Blacks
Townhall.com ^ | June 7, 2011 | Dennis Prager

Posted on 06/07/2011 4:25:27 AM PDT by Kaslin

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To: Venturer
Don’t most whites who are working for agencies look down on blacks who got affirmative action jobs

Hey, speaking of Obama, ......


21 posted on 06/07/2011 5:03:13 AM PDT by canuck_conservative
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To: BuffaloJack

Annoying, but there are valid reasons for it. Mostly due to the possibility of ID theft, etc.


22 posted on 06/07/2011 5:10:43 AM PDT by RockinRight (Who is "Generic Republican" and why does he poll so much better against Obama than anyone else?)
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To: Kaslin
All I could think was: How can a grown man in America today say "they isn't" rather than "they aren't"?

It happens to me from time to time. If I'm talking extemporaneously, my brain is often a few seconds ahead of my mouth and I can trip up on things like subject/verb agreement.

This doesn't disprove the rest of the article, but a single malapropism is hardly an indication of an individual's or society's failure at education. (Of course, in the case of an NBA player, it's not unreasonable to extrapolate to that conclusion from a single data point. )

23 posted on 06/07/2011 5:15:02 AM PDT by kevkrom (Palin's detractors now resort to "nobody believes she can win because nobody believes she can win")
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To: mom aka the evil dictator

Baltimore area. I do occasionally have people assume a debit card or work badge is ID (it isn’t...you can pick a debit card odd the ground, and work ID is only OK if It’s Gov’t or Military), but when I ask they usually have a DL.

The only recent one that couldn’t produce a VALID ID was a white Vietnam vet, age 71, who felt it was just for government and corporate tracking that we needed the info.

Yup, he was a Ron Paul supporter...he even had a Ron Paul ‘08 hat on.


24 posted on 06/07/2011 5:16:09 AM PDT by RockinRight (Who is "Generic Republican" and why does he poll so much better against Obama than anyone else?)
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To: kevkrom
My question is: Why don't teachers teach students correct grammar and if students used bad grammar, why do teachers not correct the student?

Perhaps the answer is that those teachers do not know correct grammar and are therefore not really qualified to teach

25 posted on 06/07/2011 5:49:59 AM PDT by Kaslin (Acronym for OBAMA: One Big Ass Mistake America)
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To: Kaslin

Used should be use


26 posted on 06/07/2011 5:50:43 AM PDT by Kaslin (Acronym for OBAMA: One Big Ass Mistake America)
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To: Kaslin

On the other side of the coin, the “white” teachers are told that correcting “black grammar” is “racist”.


27 posted on 06/07/2011 5:53:09 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter knows whom he's working for)
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To: RockinRight

Sadly, I can take a Sam’s card for a secondary ID. Explain that one! I can take your work ID if it has your picture on it or if it matches your primary ID. I always thought everyone should be required to have ID, but that may be because I was a military brat and we had them from age 10. I am not a conspiracy nut but I am getting a little cautious and a whole lot less trusting in my old age!


28 posted on 06/07/2011 5:55:05 AM PDT by mom aka the evil dictator
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To: chainsaw
I are in complete agreements with you.

I bet you is.
29 posted on 06/07/2011 6:03:29 AM PDT by crosshairs (The left's hatred of Christianity has blinded them to the REAL threat which is Islam.)
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To: MrB

Yeah and letting black students to be ignorant is not? *rme*


30 posted on 06/07/2011 6:04:20 AM PDT by Kaslin (Acronym for OBAMA: One Big Ass Mistake America)
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To: Kaslin
Perhaps the answer is that those teachers do not know correct grammar and are therefore not really qualified to teach

Bingo!


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31 posted on 06/07/2011 6:44:18 AM PDT by rdb3 (The mouth is the exhaust pipe of the heart.)
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To: Kaslin

It’s “ask” no “aks.”


32 posted on 06/07/2011 6:49:38 AM PDT by Chandalier (Obama is a Chicken Hawk!)
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To: scooby321

that makes sense — in these times of jihadi money, I’m sure you will feel safer that they do all of these checks for all.


33 posted on 06/07/2011 7:22:14 AM PDT by Cronos (Palin, Cain, Jindal)
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To: Kaslin

Meanwhile, California legislature members have passed legislation which will give ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS (INTRUDERS) In State college tuition.

It has already survived one court challenge.

How to go broke in 10 easy steps includes the further pandering of illegals.

Give them in-state status to attend college & you will find that they will be given the right to vote next.

Kiss your wallet & your country goodbye.


34 posted on 06/07/2011 7:33:21 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: ridesthemiles

Fox News just reported that the USSC agrees with this. Kennedy was probably the swing vote on it


35 posted on 06/07/2011 7:37:29 AM PDT by Kaslin (Acronym for OBAMA: One Big Ass Mistake America)
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To: sport

Opening a NEW account requires a large mix of various kinds of ID, including your birth certificate. That is part of the Patriot Act.

I moved 6 years ago & had to go thru that.

Continuing to use your current accout which about to have a bank name change isn’t part of the Patriot Act. I still had bank accounts open when the Patriot Act was passed & one bank I dealt with did change name & ownership. I didn’t have to produce anything to continue my banking relationship with them.

Wells Fargo needs to have a serious wedgie over this behavior. They are over-reaching. A customer for over 30 years & you must ID yourself to make a deposit? After reaming them out, I would be banking elsewhere.

BTW- I wonder how Michelle & Barry NObama opened their bank accounts since Barry wouldn’t produce a valid birth certificate to the American public?


36 posted on 06/07/2011 7:39:18 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: Kaslin

I have been called a racist to my face a few times in the last few years...

I have two responses to that accusation, one I recently thought to be appropriate for most ALL situations...

The one Ihad for years,and still rely upon when I am called a racist is:

“Oh, I see, by the way, have you met my wife, the love of my life for 18 years, the former Miss Morales of Pasadena, Texas???”

The second and more recent response is more direct, and one that might escalate the situation, depending upon the intelligence level of the accuser:

“Screw YOU!!! You’re the RACIST for bringing it up!!!”

But in hindsight, you look back at all the playground retorts we have heard when we were younger and the one that sticks out the most is:

“I’m rubber, you’re glue!!!”


37 posted on 06/07/2011 10:08:36 AM PDT by stevie_d_64 (I'm jus' sayin')
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