loans for poor (codeword = black)

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And as everyone knows there are no poor white people.

My point is that there is, and that they have just as much place in the defaulted loans.

You wouldn't get that from listening to right wing radio.  They're full on saying that it's blacks faults.

Like it or not, this has taken on a racial overtone.

Are you even reading what I'm writing?  You or Christopher? 

What's more - we've already debunked the ideas that JUST the dems were in the pockets of these organizations.

Starting to wonder if maybe it's a matter of you just not really reading everything carefully before reacting to it.

I don't know, Woods - all right wing radio sounds the same to me - but here are some of the show I listen to going to and from work - it's been said on a few of them: Hugh Hewit, Michael Savage, Mark Levin, Mike Gallagher.

Nice try.

My take on the the point Thomas was trying to make with that video is that Obama and the democrats are partly responsible for this mess as well. I don't see any racist intent and I think Jodi is way out of line for her accusations against Thomas. (Yes, bc the video involves the Congressional Black Caucus, some people may infer this...and yes, some of the comments are horrendous. But he wasn't directing us to the comments. Nearly every video on YouTube or any video sharing sites have tons of idiotic comments and it's stupid to judge the content by those.)

I think the video is relevant bc of Obama's constant assertion that the financial crisis is due to the Bush/Republican failed economic policy.  Yes, it's absolutely wrong to lay the blame solely on poor people, Freddie/Fannie, the democrats...but they ARE part of it. And it's absolutely wrong to lay the blame soley on the Bush economic policy. But both arguments make for quick, easy "blame game" talking points aimed at the lowest common denominator, and it's sad that none of the candidates are willing to rise above that.  

I don't buy it Joel.  Had he said that at any point, it would have been "fair enough", but just on this page he says:

I am talking about the democratic party and how they
were in the pocket of these organizations, blocking any
form of trying to fix the problem when the alarms came
up.

Hell, even me - li'l ol' bully me - even I admitted it was on both sides of the aisle. 

I do agree - and have said (over and over - what's the reading level on this thread?) that I give the guy the benefit of the doubt that he didn't go into it with racial overtones.  His response was to call us bullies and then try to show how many minorities he knows.

Thomas - I'd strongly suggest you step back from posting for a moment - think before you react.  Look at what Joel posted.  That's a reasonalbe rational reply.  Follow his example.

William indirectly
reflects on my character

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I did nothing of the sort. I was talking about the video itself. If you misunderstood then I am sorry. I truly didn't mean it that way.