I'm Just Saying

[davidwraith]

Five years ago, George W. Bush, whom I think we can all agree is not the best public speaker to hold the office of president, made a speech linking Iraq to Al Qaeda, and accusing Saddam Hussein of having ongoing chemical, biological and nuclear weapons programs as well as stock piles of weapons of mass destruction.

And white people bought it hook

Comments

[davidwraith]

Hillary just passed Barack in the polls for the first time since Super Tuesday. I can't think of another explanation. Of course I'm not saying that all white people don't get it. C'mon, I love white people. Some of my best friends are white (okay, all of them).

I'm just saying people believe what they wanna believe. It was easier for Bush to sell the Iraq war than for Barack to sell the fact that he's not racist. People are lead by fear more than logic (hence, my icon).

You'll have to excuse me. I’m having two of the worst Black days of my life.

[davidwraith]

I read the article you linked to, and I'm not trying to sound like a dick, but I'm not sure about the point you're making. Live Journal may not be the best place for this conversation, but I'm pretty much down to have it anytime, anywhere. I can talk about this stuff all day.

[allanc]

Er. Are you not noticing the irony and/or hypocrisy in this post?

[davidwraith]

What's wrong? A brotha can't use irony?

[guttermuffin]

*shakes her head* oh david, tell me you didn't go there....

[davidwraith]

When have I not gone there?

White People?

[anonymous]

Who are these so called "white people"? My skin is fair, eyes blue, hair mostly blonde, yet I WORKED MY ASS OFF( as a paid political organinizer) to keep Dubbya out of office another 4 years. So did a lot of other fair skinned people. And a lot more voted to keep him out. (Not that we all counted