A Few Thoughts

Stealth Hunter · 11-04-08, 11:05 PM

Exactly 232 years ago, the Constitution was signed. At that time, your average black man was a slave on a plantation here in America.

Just 42 years ago, a black man could not drink out of the same fountain as a white man.

Now, a black man has been made president. Some said it could never be done, but now, now they've been proven wrong.

baggygreen · 11-04-08, 11:13 PM

Given that there was a thread a few months back stating that white americans would be a majority, I'd have said it was only a matter of time?

Onkel Neal · 11-04-08, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Stealth Hunter

Exactly 232 years ago, the Constitution was signed. At that time, your average black man was a slave on a plantation here in America.

Just 42 years ago, a black man could not drink out of the same fountain as a white man.

Now, a black man has been made president. Some said it could never be done, but now, now they've been proven wrong.

Uh, he's only half-black. Why do people keep forgetting his mother, who raised him, was white?

Stealth Hunter · 11-04-08, 11:22 PM

But he's still black...

Part black, but still black.

Onkel Neal · 11-04-08, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Stealth Hunter

But he's still black...

Part black, but still black.

Huh? That's part true but all false.

CCIP · 11-04-08, 11:33 PM

Well let's turn it this way:

Do you really think that even a few decades ago, someone of that skin colour would've gotten in? I don't think so. And I think in the case, this really does mean something.

Stealth Hunter · 11-04-08, 11:36 PM

Aw, the hell with it. You people are missing my point.

TarJak · 11-04-08, 11:36 PM

I take the point of the thread as saying how far the US has come in 200 odd years, but surely the mans skin pigmentation should never be an issue?

Stealth Hunter · 11-04-08, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by TarJak

I take the point of the thread as saying how far the US has come in 200 odd years, but surely the mans skin pigmentation should never be an issue?

You win a cookie.

Skybird · 11-08-08, 05:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

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Originally Posted by Stealth Hunter

Exactly 232 years ago, the Constitution was signed. At that time, your average black man was a slave on a plantation here in America.

Just 42 years ago, a black man could not drink out of the same fountain as a white man.

Now, a black man has been made president. Some said it could never be done, but now, now they've been proven wrong.

Uh, he's only half-black. Why do people keep forgetting his mother, who raised him, was white?

Ah, he's a tanned German.

Skybird · 11-08-08, 09:03 AM

A German TV comedian, Harald Schmidt:

"Now they talk of that the race barrier has fallen in America. But I don't get it. I mean it is like this: George Bush, a white, has left chaos behind, and now comes a black man and must do the clean-up."

And the same guy:

"It may be that Obama has great ideas about Iraq. But from that Sadadam Hussein won't become alive again either."

Catfish · 11-08-08, 09:47 AM

Hello,

"Now they talk of that the race barrier has fallen in America. But I don't get it. I mean it is like this: George Bush, a white, has left chaos behind, and now comes a black man and must do the clean-up."

Priceless !!
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Greetings,
Catfish

11-04-08, 11:05 PM	#1
Stealth Hunter Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Y'ha-Nthlei Posts: 4,262 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	A Few Thoughts Exactly 232 years ago, the Constitution was signed. At that time, your average black man was a slave on a plantation here in America. Just 42 years ago, a black man could not drink out of the same fountain as a white man. Now, a black man has been made president. Some said it could never be done, but now, now they've been proven wrong.

11-04-08, 11:33 PM	#6
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Well let's turn it this way: Do you really think that even a few decades ago, someone of that skin colour would've gotten in? I don't think so. And I think in the case, this really does mean something. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

11-08-08, 09:03 AM	#11
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	A German TV comedian, Harald Schmidt: "Now they talk of that the race barrier has fallen in America. But I don't get it. I mean it is like this: George Bush, a white, has left chaos behind, and now comes a black man and must do the clean-up." And the same guy: "It may be that Obama has great ideas about Iraq. But from that Sadadam Hussein won't become alive again either." __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

11-04-08, 11:13 PM	#2
baggygreen Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canberra, ACT, Down Under (really On Top) Posts: 1,880 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Given that there was a thread a few months back stating that white americans would be a majority, I'd have said it was only a matter of time?

11-04-08, 11:22 PM	#4
Stealth Hunter Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Y'ha-Nthlei Posts: 4,262 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	But he's still black... Part black, but still black.

11-04-08, 11:36 PM	#7
Stealth Hunter Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Y'ha-Nthlei Posts: 4,262 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Aw, the hell with it. You people are missing my point.

11-04-08, 11:36 PM	#8
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	I take the point of the thread as saying how far the US has come in 200 odd years, but surely the mans skin pigmentation should never be an issue?

11-08-08, 09:47 AM	#12
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,765 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Hello, "Now they talk of that the race barrier has fallen in America. But I don't get it. I mean it is like this: George Bush, a white, has left chaos behind, and now comes a black man and must do the clean-up." Priceless !! :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: Greetings, Catfish