If instead of Obama somebody more black would had run...
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"More black." Gee, that's not offensive or anything. 
Is this what you consider the "civilized conversation" you were asking for in another thread?
Is this what you consider the "civilized conversation" you were asking for in another thread?
Yevetha
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i dod not say Ni...er, so i dont see the problem."More black." Gee, that's not offensive or anything.
Is this what you consider the "civilized conversation" you were asking for in another thread?
No. It wasn't.
7.3% popular vote margin. 10 million votes separating Obama and McCain. Obama won almost seventy percent of the electoral college. It was a victory on par with both of Bill Clinton's in the nineties and almost as big as Bush the Elder's in 1988.
By your definition of close, Michael Dukakis had a chance at the end. He didn't, and 2008 wasn't all that much closer.
It was a rhetorical question.
This is as sensible as asking "If instead of Bush, what if somebody more white had run?"
What is this? 1860?
But for the record, the Mulato is the best Pepperidge Farm cookie on the market. Exquisite.
If instead of the OP's question a slightly less stupid question had been asked...
Like Forrest Gump high-functioning stupid...
Would I have still mocked this absurd thread?
I'm really glad you're bringing your brand of hard-hitting insightful political discussion to Miscellaneous and out of the pit of despair that is TNZ. Those clowns can't handle this kind of serious discussion.
But you really should have used "Like Wesley Snipes black" as an example, since he's actually American, unlike Elba. He was only convicted of misdemeanor offenses, so he's still eligible to run, and his strong opposition to taxes is a matter of public record. Plus, his stances against terrorists and vampires are unquestionable. There hasn't been a stronger anti-vampire president since Lincoln.
Like Forrest Gump high-functioning stupid...
Would I have still mocked this absurd thread?
I'm really glad you're bringing your brand of hard-hitting insightful political discussion to Miscellaneous and out of the pit of despair that is TNZ. Those clowns can't handle this kind of serious discussion.
But you really should have used "Like Wesley Snipes black" as an example, since he's actually American, unlike Elba. He was only convicted of misdemeanor offenses, so he's still eligible to run, and his strong opposition to taxes is a matter of public record. Plus, his stances against terrorists and vampires are unquestionable. There hasn't been a stronger anti-vampire president since Lincoln.
If you mean Milano, I couldn't agree more. Only downside is the calories.
it wasn't exactly close, but it wasn't exactly a rout either, sort of in-between, on par with those elections you mention. It was tied as late as Sept., so it is odd to have someone imply that it didn't matter who the Democrats nominated. It wasn't exactly like 1932 or 1964 or something. Had they nominated a lousy candidate they'd have lost.
The postwar presidential elections ranked by popular vote margin:
1. Nixon v. McGovern
2. Johnson v. Goldwater
3. Reagan v. Mondale
4. Eisenhower v. Stevenson(1956)
5. Eisenhower v. Stevenson(1952)
6. Reagan v. Carter
7. Clinton v. Dole
8. Bush v. Dukakis
9. Obama v. McCain
10. Clinton v. Bush
11. Truman v. Dewey
12. Bush v. Kerry
13. Carter v. Ford
14. Nixon v. Humphrey
15. Kennedy v. Nixon
16. Bush v. Gore
And by electoral college margin:
1. Reagan v. Mondale
2. Nixon v. McGovern
3. Reagan v. Carter
4. Johnson v. Goldwater
5. Eisenhower v. Stevenson(1956)
6. Eisenhower v. Stevenson(1952)
7. Bush v. Dukakis
8. Clinton v. Dole
9. Clinton v. Bush
10. Obama v. McCain
11. Truman v. Dewey
12. Nixon v. Humphrey
13. Kennedy v. Nixon
14. Carter v. Ford
15. Bush v. Kerry
16. Bush v. Gore
1. Nixon v. McGovern
2. Johnson v. Goldwater
3. Reagan v. Mondale
4. Eisenhower v. Stevenson(1956)
5. Eisenhower v. Stevenson(1952)
6. Reagan v. Carter
7. Clinton v. Dole
8. Bush v. Dukakis
9. Obama v. McCain
10. Clinton v. Bush
11. Truman v. Dewey
12. Bush v. Kerry
13. Carter v. Ford
14. Nixon v. Humphrey
15. Kennedy v. Nixon
16. Bush v. Gore
And by electoral college margin:
1. Reagan v. Mondale
2. Nixon v. McGovern
3. Reagan v. Carter
4. Johnson v. Goldwater
5. Eisenhower v. Stevenson(1956)
6. Eisenhower v. Stevenson(1952)
7. Bush v. Dukakis
8. Clinton v. Dole
9. Clinton v. Bush
10. Obama v. McCain
11. Truman v. Dewey
12. Nixon v. Humphrey
13. Kennedy v. Nixon
14. Carter v. Ford
15. Bush v. Kerry
16. Bush v. Gore
My all-time favorite cookies.
Now rank them on a scale of overall blackness and blacktitude. 1 being Sheriff Andy Taylor, and 10 being Shaft.
I'm not touching that one with a ten-foot pimp cane made from solid Dolemite.
I think it would be more of an uphill struggle. Obama's mixed ethnicity no doubt makes him more acceptable to some voters.Like Idris Elba black:
Would he still become a president?
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