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    Trixie from Toronto: People are not going to blame Barack Obama if in two years, even four years, he has not fixed the worst mess since the Great Depression. Not just beca... more »
    queenieinmanhattan: I feel sick. I've spent the last two weeks traveling abroad, and I can't tell you how different this trip has been from the ones I took in 2007 and 2... more »
    Ulookinatmyjunk, JOC: Miss a little, miss a lot... Every time I sign off for a few hours I inevitably miss a really awesome discussion and everything I'd want to say, has a... more »
    Jennifistopheles: So to answer the original question... Our responsibility, whether we be black, white, Latino, Asian, rich, poor, Southern, Northern, whatever, is to t... more »
    Trent 4-EVA: Did y'all see that a woman from Okla went down to Louisiana for a KKK initiation last week? Apparently it was weird, she tried to leave. They killed h... more »
    agirlcandream: To throw something into the mix that I hope will clarify it: what people call "institutionalized" racism is the "stacked deck" version, the kind that ... more »
    robot ninja spy: OK, I just want to interrupt for five seconds for a WTF moment: Or maybe they know someone like Greg Griffin, 46, who believes that Obama's victory ha... more »
    stacyinbean: If you'd like to tell the folks in Standish, ME to STFU, here's their address. Oak Hill General Store Route 25 Standish, ME 04084 more »
    samethingwedoeverynightpinky: I'm sure some of this rise in hate crimes and hate speech is related to Obama, but it's also about the recession. Hate crimes always go up during time... more »
    Liz11685: These hateful people should all be arrested. That is advocating the violent overthrow of the US government, and that is not protected by the Constitut... more »
    Bunsen Honeydew: Everytime someone says something about Obama being assassinated I want to cover my ears and start yelling 'Stop giving rednecks ideas! If we all stop ... more »
    Mav: I second the cringing every time he goes in front of a large crowd. It's sad that I have sort of come to think that he will be assassinated. I hope to... more »
    Sister Toldja: That should read "Southern yokels". more »
    Sister Toldja: Well, all you non-Black liberals who were loud and proud for Obama...what are you going to DO now? Black people are aware of racism, it touches us eve... more »
    MadameO asks - WWOD?: Especially with children, please speak up, get the child to explore the issue. Racism is learned, mostly from family and close friends. Probably too... more »
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    Sorry, Idealists: Racism Doesn't End With Our First Black President