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To: SMARTY
Let’s see if I have this right?

You don't. He did not claim to support or be supported by whites.

On this thread we're seeing wholesale hypocracy.

When the pope addresses Germans he speaks in German, French in French, Brits or Americans in English.

And I'll bet that if the pope is able he'll use Oxford English with the Brits and American English with Americans.

So would he be wrong in using local dialects such as Bavarian German vs High German, or a neutral midwestern dialect vs Deep Southern in the US?

Most people would give the pope credit for having great communication skills, not for being a phony because he spoke the local dialect. Or tried to.

And face it, if Obama normally spoke in ebonics he would never get elected to anything substantial.

And what about all the white people that hate ebonics and with that black skinned people spoke more standard English like they did routinely 40-50 years ago?

Yeah, letting hate turn them into hypocrites.

75 posted on 04/05/2010 10:06:11 AM PDT by Eagle Eye (The last thing I want to do is hurt you, but it is still on my list.)
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To: Eagle Eye
I might actually buy into the dog doodle you're selling if 0bummer himself hadn't written extensively about his cynicism.

People were satisfied so long as you were courteous and smiled and made no sudden moves. They were more than satisfied; they were relieved-such a pleasant surprise to find a well-mannered young black man who didn’t seem angry all the time. [71]

No, it remained necessary to prove which side you were on, to show your loyalty to the black masses, to strike out and name names. [75-76] :end quote


77 posted on 04/05/2010 10:31:56 AM PDT by TigersEye (Duncan Hunter, Jim DeMint, Michelle Bachman, ...)
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To: Eagle Eye
He did not claim to support or be supported by whites.

Oh, yes he did. The point of this blog is that it is considered to be rude and mocking to copy someone's accent when talking to them, if that is not the way you normally talk. That is not the same thing as speaking a foreign language to people who speak that language as a courtesy. People who live in the south are quick to pick that up when a Yankee starts "ya'llin" and "hush ma moufin".

89 posted on 04/05/2010 11:29:14 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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