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Racism? Black leaders fret white person may take Jesse Jackson's House seat
Examiner ^ | 11/27/12 | Joe Newby

Posted on 11/27/2012 5:13:42 PM PST by Libloather

Racism? Black leaders fret white person may take Jesse Jackson's House seat
By: Joe Newby
November 27, 2012

**SNIP**

“There’s a great deal of concern that Debbie Halvorson would win because the black vote would be split 18 ways,” Delmarrie Cobb, a longtime Democratic political consultant in Chicago said.

“The battle we have is that we can’t afford to lose a black voice in Congress,” she added. “It would be a terrible loss in many ways,” she added.

According to Politico, losing the seat to a white person, no matter how qualified, would "be a blow to the black establishment."

(Excerpt) Read more at examiner.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: black; house; jackson; racism
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To: Recovering Ex-hippie
Hey,,What if we ran a Black conservative for that seat???hee.hee.

I don't like it but I think that's the way we should play it. Our candidate wouldn't win but it would force them to support their white candidate. Meanwhile, the republican can expose their hypocrisy.
21 posted on 11/27/2012 6:01:25 PM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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22 posted on 11/27/2012 6:06:03 PM PST by onyx (FREE REPUBLIC IS HERE TO STAY! DONATE MONTHLY! IF YOU WANT ON SARAH PALIN''S PING LIST, LET ME KNOW)
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To: cripplecreek

How about that black Actress that tweeted she was for Romney??

Whoa..heads exploding! Now what do we do??

Or a Black conservbative actor??

My mind is reeling with the possibilities!


23 posted on 11/27/2012 6:07:08 PM PST by Recovering Ex-hippie
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These people didn’t seem too concerned about Allen West, and Mia Love.


24 posted on 11/27/2012 6:09:12 PM PST by dsrtsage (One half of all people have below average IQ. In the US the number is 54%)
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25 posted on 11/27/2012 6:12:10 PM PST by Recovering Ex-hippie
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To: GeronL
"...are we going to apportion seats by skin color now?? That would be racist!!"

This is why we are not supposed to question the incompetence of Susan Rice who was appointed to be our ambassador to the U.N. because she is ...well, you know...

26 posted on 11/27/2012 6:16:39 PM PST by Baynative
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To: Libloather

To change the system we have now, sections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 have to be voted out.

Apportioning is done to keep districts in the hands of minority legislators, many who become corrupt because their seat is “guaranteed” and who go on to hire support staffs full of relatives and other cronies who accrue six-figure salaries and pensions courtesy of taxpayer funding.


27 posted on 11/27/2012 6:18:06 PM PST by research99
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>> GOP with balls response to Rats: Repeal of the 17th Amendment is a great idea! <<

That's not a response, as the corrupt Chicago machine that has an iron grip over Illinois government would relish the thought of being able to appoint whoever they wanted to the U.S. Senate. Might as well respond by telling them: "slave reparations and gay marriage is a great idea!"

28 posted on 11/27/2012 6:21:05 PM PST by BillyBoy ( Impeach Obama? Yes We Can!)
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To: Libloather

What they are really fretting about is the slim chance that someone who can’t be corrupted by their mob will get the seat.


30 posted on 11/27/2012 6:32:19 PM PST by pallis
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To: Libloather

It is articles such as this that cause me to wonder if the only people in the United States of America that are still racist are Liberal Journalists and race-baiting Black politicians.

Maybe both groups are still stuck in the 1950’s?


31 posted on 11/27/2012 6:53:22 PM PST by Graewoulf ((Traitor John Roberts' Obama"care" violates Sherman Anti-Trust Law, AND the U.S. Constitution.))
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To: GeronL

Exactly my thought! And we’re the ones who are racist???!!!


32 posted on 11/27/2012 11:19:12 PM PST by Fran B (Love!)
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