[Rhodes22-list] food for thought

[Herb Parsons]

Yes
Yes


David Bradley wrote:
> Herb, you're in management.  Do you think affirmative action is
> racist?  Do you think that companies that pay attention to diversity
> at the executive levels are practicing racism?
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> Dave
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> On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 12:34 PM, Herb Parsons <hparsons at parsonsys.com> wrote:
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>> I would say that when 95% of voting blacks are expected to be voting for
>> the black candidate, it would indeed be naive to believe that racism
>> isn't rampant.
>>
>> Wonder what the world would say if we were "expecting" 95% of the whites
>> to vote for the white candidate?
>>
>> Yes indeed, racism.
>>
>> TN Rhodey wrote:
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>>> Brad, Racism is a factor in this election and to think otherwise...well you
>>> must still be wearing your rose colored glasses.. Do you ever take them off?
>>>
>>>
>>> There will be blacks and whites that will vote for a candidate because of
>>> color. No one is calling you a racist but to think that race will not come
>>> into play seems naive.
>>>
>>> Did you close?
>>>
>>> Wally
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>>> On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 9:06 AM, Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>> Joe,
>>>>
>>>> Of course racism and bigotry exist in this country, no one is denying
>>>> that.  I live and work in a predominantly black city (Memphis). Our
>>>> former Congressman, Harold Ford, Sr., used to refer to us in the
>>>> mostly white suburbs as "blue eyed-devils".  One of his sons (not
>>>> Harold Ford, Jr. who I respect) said in the primaries this year that
>>>> "we can't have a Jew representing a black district".
>>>>
>>>> The issue here is "are you a racist for asking questions about Barack
>>>> Obama's character"?  To suggest that you are is ridiculous on the
>>>> surface and dangerous.  I don't care what color crayon out of the box
>>>> of 64 he is.  I'm not a racist so there's no reason to give the matter
>>>> a second thought when choosing to ask questions.
>>>>
>>>> I expect the same fair treatment of Bobby Jindal in 2012.
>>>>
>>>> Brad
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 7:44 AM, Joe Babb <joe.babb at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>>  > Brad,
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>>>>> I rarely weigh in on the political debate on this forum.
>>>>> But racism and bigotry are sadly too much alive in this country.
>>>>> I know one staunchly republican couple who voted for Hillary in the
>>>>> primary.  Why?
>>>>>
>>>>> Because they were trying to prevent Obama from being the Democratic
>>>>> candidate.  Why?
>>>>>
>>>>> They explained that they didn't want a black AND a muslim to have a
>>>>> chance to be president.
>>>>> Nuff said.
>>>>> Joe
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