So who are you voting for?

[Bingbong]

Voted for the Big O in Georgia. People are waiting 4+ hours to vote early its crazy. From what i have seen he might have a chance to win Georgia, he has the atl on lock, but it always depends how many ignorant racists rednecks show up in the rest of the state. god i hate living in the south.

Why is it ok for the black people of Atlanta to vote for the black guy, but if too many ignorant racist rednecks vote the white guy, it's bad?

Racism is a two way street dude. Voting the black guy because you are black, or because he is black is still racism.

[Deejay]

Why is it ok for the black people of Atlanta to vote for the black guy, but if too many ignorant racist rednecks vote the white guy, it's bad?

Racism is a two way street dude. Voting the black guy because you are black, or because he is black is still racism.

Last I checked, 9/10 black people vote for the democratic candidate. Obama being black is just a bonus.

[Rhinox]

Last I checked, 9/10 black people vote for the democratic candidate. Obama being black is just a bonus.

^

[Dimmauk]

Why is it ok for the black people of Atlanta to vote for the black guy, but if too many ignorant racist rednecks vote the white guy, it's bad?

Racism is a two way street dude. Voting the black guy because you are black, or because he is black is still racism.

When did he say anything about Black people voting?

[Rhinox]

it's Georgia. Only black people live in georgia obviously

[fstfrk13]

Why is it ok for the black people of Atlanta to vote for the black guy, but if too many ignorant racist rednecks vote the white guy, it's bad?

Racism is a two way street dude. Voting the black guy because you are black, or because he is black is still racism.

i don't know if you know this but there is a lot of black people everywhere in georgia but they only make up like 30%. Obama being black isn't going to get him more votes from black people since almost all of them except for the wealthy ones vote for the democratic party. The only thing being black does is excite black people because they feel they are finally catching up to everyone else and moving towards equality. But "racism" for voting for someone of you same race is alittle different then being radically racist and hating a whole race of people...

[Natallon]

probably mccain

[Xno Kappa]

Voted for the other guy...

[Tyche]

i don't know if you know this but there is a lot of black people everywhere in georgia but they only make up like 30%. Obama being black isn't going to get him more votes from black people since almost all of them except for the wealthy ones vote for the democratic party. The only thing being black does is excite black people because they feel they are finally catching up to everyone else and moving towards equality. But "racism" for voting for someone of you same race is alittle different then being radically racist and hating a whole race of people...

I don't know if you know this, but he was talking about Atlanta, and in Atlanta, there are more black people than every other race combined.

And just an FYI, historically, black people were overwhelmingly republican. Started a shift back in the 60's and 70's.

[Kuya]

Hiro, edit out that word before you get an infraction.

[Rhinox]

I don't know if you know this, but he was talking about Atlanta, and in Atlanta, there are more black people than every other race combined.

And just an FYI, historically, black people were overwhelmingly republican. Started a shift back in the 60's and 70's.

Off by about 30-40 years. They voted Republican til about the 30's. Got sources if you'd like.

and btw still doesn't make Bingbong's comment any less bigoted.

[Tyche]

I have textbooks if you'd like and a "few" years of polysci studies if you'd like, but hey,post the info you googled in 15 seconds.

Edit: I'll tell you exactly when it started, back in the 60's with the civil rights movements. There were many prominent black republicans (MLK Jr) and the civial rights movements were championed by democrats. Sometime in the 60's republicans began to get their racist attachment that still is ignorantly applied today in some cases. black vote began to swing, and by the 70's it was largely a shift toward the democrats.

[Beckwin]

Anyone with a few years of polysci studies and textbooks should realize that the statement "Blacks have historically voted overwhelmingly Republican" is grossly misleading in it's oversimplicity.

[Tyche]

It's not anymore overly simplistic than saying that catholics are overwhelmingly republican. The democrats championed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting act of 1965 and the swing began. It's really not a difficult concept to grasp sir Beckwin.

[Beckwin]

And the 1960s formalized a political restructuring. It wasn't just "the dems started being nicer than repubs in the 60's", it was two competing social/civil ideologies realigning. This process did in fact start at least a couple decades earlier as the schism between Dems and Dixiecrats began within the party.

[Palin]

It's said that, when ratifying the Civil Rights act of 1964, Lyndon Johnson leaned over to someone near him and said something along the lines of "I just gave the South to the Republicans for next 50 years." Makes sense as to why the South swapped in its political alliegences as the Democrats broke away from the Dixiecrats.

[Belipo Jones]

I can Stand Michael savage show for its pure comedic value in its absurdity. Mark Levin however... (get off the phone you big dope!)

plus he plays clips of metallica

[Rhinox]

I have textbooks if you'd like and a "few" years of polysci studies if you'd like, but hey,post the info you googled in 15 seconds.

Edit: I'll tell you exactly when it started, back in the 60's with the civil rights movements. There were many prominent black republicans (MLK Jr) and the civial rights movements were championed by democrats. Sometime in the 60's republicans began to get their racist attachment that still is ignorantly applied today in some cases. black vote began to swing, and by the 70's it was largely a shift toward the democrats.

Actually I had the source back when I actually had to study the source for a school project back in high school. But go ahead and keep your leaky vag moist because you got called out on a bullshit claim.

[Beckwin]

leftward economics were powerful in creating racial inroads- not just New Deal policy, but socialist/communist parties and increased unionization. it wasn't immediate, but (some) unions even in the south became inclusive well before civil rights legislation passed.

on a somewhat related note, read through the first half of Cuba's constitution. it's far more socially progressive than our own, and it was written in 1959?, several years before the gamut of civil rights legislation was passed here. there's too much leninism in the document as a whole which I won't argue for, but when it comes to social equality it's absolutely phenomenal.

[Kyo]

Voting for obama and if he wins me and miz are gunna flip cars in charlotte like phillies fans, tar heels know how to celebrate too.