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Virginia black caucus pushes for second minority district (Can you find the racism?)
Washington Examiner ^ | 3/22/11 | David Sherfinski

Posted on 03/23/2011 7:26:42 PM PDT by Libloather

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...to have one black member of Congress is "not representative"

You could make up for it with a few more 'community organizers'.


1 posted on 03/23/2011 7:26:46 PM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

I bet the Republicans in the legislature would be very happy to accomodate another “black” district.


2 posted on 03/23/2011 7:34:13 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative
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To: Libloather

Why not make lemonade out of this lemon, and come up with a way to add plenty more black voters to the Jim Moran district and maybe get rid of this individual in exchange for a black guy to be named later?


3 posted on 03/23/2011 7:35:04 PM PDT by I_Like_Spam
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To: Libloather

Hmmmmm, I guess the black caucus does not like “diversity” in their districts.


4 posted on 03/23/2011 7:38:22 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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“...to have one black member of Congress is “not representative”

What a pathetic token thing to say; this is an admission of inferiority, an inability to win outside of a gerrymandered district. Let’s just give them 10% of the land and be done with them; they can have 100% representation, and pay for 100% of the costs they incur...


5 posted on 03/23/2011 7:38:50 PM PDT by kearnyirish2
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To: Libloather
I really respect the clear-eyed intelligent look on this gentleman's face.
6 posted on 03/23/2011 7:39:30 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: Libloather

Can we PLEASE stop sorting people by melanin level?? Please?


7 posted on 03/23/2011 7:40:57 PM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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“I guess the black caucus does not like “diversity” in their districts.”

Actually, they seem quite comfortable with a slim majority; maybe they know SOMEONE has to pay the taxes necessary to feed, clothe, house, and “educate” them.


8 posted on 03/23/2011 7:41:09 PM PDT by kearnyirish2
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Locke said the caucus is proposing creating a second "opportunity district" that maximizes minorities' opportunity to elect a candidate of their choice and not necessarily a second minority-majority district.

Say whut?? How do you "maximize their opportunity" to elect someone by NOT making them the majority in the district? Send them a couple extra thugs to stand in front of the polls with blackjacks?

9 posted on 03/23/2011 7:43:51 PM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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Can *we* stop sorting people by melanin?

Why don’t you ask the blacks and the Democrats?

They seem to want to.


10 posted on 03/23/2011 7:43:55 PM PDT by ladyjane
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Hmmmmm, I guess the black caucus does not like “diversity” in their districts.

B..b..but diversity is our strength!

11 posted on 03/23/2011 7:45:55 PM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: ladyjane

Well, I meant **we** as a nation.


12 posted on 03/23/2011 7:46:49 PM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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How do you "maximize their opportunity" to elect someone by NOT making them the majority in the district? Send them a couple extra thugs to stand in front of the polls with blackjacks?

I'm sorry, how insensitive of me. African-American Jacks. Jacks of color. There.

13 posted on 03/23/2011 7:48:23 PM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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I guess they think that they need a Shelia Jackson Lee or Maxine Waters to fairly represent 20% of the state population? This is what gerrymandering produces. I would rather have a great rep of whatever color rather than such as these. It seems as their 20% has not produced any worthy leaders.


14 posted on 03/23/2011 7:49:48 PM PDT by rightly_dividing (1 Cor. 15, 1-4)
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Absolutely. The GOP in the VA General Assembly would be proud to draw a 50 percent voting-age African American congressional district. It would about guarantee a more bullet-proof GOP delegation.


15 posted on 03/23/2011 7:50:47 PM PDT by Prospero (non est ad astra mollis e terris via)
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To: Corin Stormhands

for your VA ping list


16 posted on 03/23/2011 7:50:54 PM PDT by EDINVA
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To: kearnyirish2

So liberal logic would/should have the goobermint dictate

the NBA be made up of 87% white players,correct?

Blacks being 13% of the population.

That way you would have a league that “looks like” America.


17 posted on 03/23/2011 7:52:34 PM PDT by sportscaster ("LET'S ROLL")
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I’ve seen that example before; maybe the immigration from Eastern Europe will make it a reality (though I’m not holding my breath). As more of the “token” jobs go to Hispanics (due to higher numbers, both parties courting them, etc.), it was thought blacks would lose their lust for quotas. Apparently not...


18 posted on 03/23/2011 7:56:28 PM PDT by kearnyirish2
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“I guess they think that they need a Shelia Jackson Lee or Maxine Waters to fairly represent 20% of the state population? This is what gerrymandering produces.”

Your absolutely right; gutter trash that just happens to run that particular plantation. I really miss that Cynthia McKinney freak; she acted like something from the Maury show...


19 posted on 03/23/2011 7:59:23 PM PDT by kearnyirish2
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To: kearnyirish2

I started to add Cynthia to the list, but then figured I would need to add Rangle and others.


20 posted on 03/23/2011 8:02:33 PM PDT by rightly_dividing (1 Cor. 15, 1-4)
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