TPMtv: '08 Roundup: Episode #18

Your Daily Politics Video Blog: In today's episode we examine the contending theories for how racialized voting may be affecting the Democratic primary race.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Politics
• Video
• Blog
• election08
• clinton
• obama
• wright
• race
• campaign
• white
• voters
• primary
• NextNewNetworks

[quietearthMT]

Given the fact that 51% of American voters put Bush in office TWICE, I'd say that there are a healthy number of voters that ARE ignorant.

[alnewberry]

All this to say there's no way of knowing whether people are voting based on race or not.

[YawnGod]

black? Non-sub-Sahara Africa specifically. Not everyone indiginous to Africa is black. Same problem with the generalising of "Asians", though that doesn't present such a problem at the moment as much as "African American" does.

[YawnGod]

Well, did you ever hear people calling whites "European Americans"? I know I didn't.

Also, the using of "African American" as a designation of race can, in effect, brainwash many people living in the United States. For example, I would not be suprised if you asked some American, white or black, what race is the president of Nigeria, they would say "African American", even though the president is NOT American whatsoever. See the problem? And then again, what about Africans that aren't-

[lg135]

I understand. It's just when I was growing up "African American" was all I ever heard so it doesn't bother me. Saying "the blacks/ the whites" sounds kind of rude imo.

I compromise by using "black/white american" instead :)

[aeuiono]

id he a demolition expert from being a pro-wrestler?

[seneca67]

yes blame whites. Whites actually were voting for him, but guess what? A 20 year association with an outspoken black seperatist, such as Wright, should be a problem for all voters. It is understandably a problem for white voters. Why could the Democratic party not find some decent candidates?

[YawnGod]

I guess we can just let him say what he wants since we all know what he's talking about, but it's walking down this road that a kind of self-brainwashing happens.

For example, many people think that "my idea is" is the same as "my theory is", which is not. 99% of the people (persons, technically, another example) use "my theory is" incorrectly, since what they have isn't a theory, but a hypothesis or just an idea. Not a theory.

Correct usage of terms and correct English are important.

[lg135]

Does it really matter? We all know who he's talking about.

[shotorye]

I understand the statistical reasons for tracking black votes vs. white votes, but the act in itself identifies the racist problems still dragging your country down. People are people.

[martinaoe2]

dude he can say wut eva he wants...

[YawnGod]

Stop saying "African American" and "white".

Or say "black" and "white" or say "caucasoid" and "negroid".

Racist.