Remember, this is a guy who said that Jim Webb can "speak to black grievances" better than Obama. @buffsblg @mtracey @T_FisherKing
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Yes, he seriously said a Confederate sympathizer is better for blacks than the first black POTUS. https://twitter.com/alankestrel750/status/769717502930714624 …
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@AlanKestrel750 what? Wow! Is that real???2 replies 0 retweets 4 likes -
Replying to @T_FisherKing @fawfulfan
I know you don't care about the context of that 2014 tweet, but I'll briefly explain it anyway.
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Black intellectuals (such as Eddie Glaude) have long complained that BHO has not given sufficient voice to...
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Black Americans' grievances, partly out of political considerations. Because Webb would not be encumbered by...
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Comparable considerations, my passing comment from 2014 was that he could speak more full-throatedly to...
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...those grievances. Obviously Webb proved himself to be a non-entity so I never furthered the point. The end.
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Replying to @mtracey @fawfulfan
so you wrongly came to a conclusion using biased factors ? I do appreciate the clarification though
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as a voter, I've liked Jim Webb. As a black voter I've rarely seen him take interest in my particular issues
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He's spoken in class issues and tied the plight of poor whites to that of poor blacks. Again, it's a non-issue now
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But he did speak in a nuanced fashion on those themes. Bernie ended up doing a much better job though, so no matter
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Replying to @mtracey @fawfulfan
yeah, my opinion on how well most white politicians do on black issues would disagree and take awhile
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