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ORIGINAL: Brain
Alvin Green would be better than Jim DeMint in the United States Senate!
A positive note about Alvin Green! Go Al go!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/#37791007

Now I know as a Canadian who hates South Carolina and all southerners Alvin Green would be a great candidate.  Have you actually listened to any of Mr. Green's interviews regarding his views on the issues that face the United States or South Carolina?

All the clip said is: "He isn't DeMint". 

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"He isn't DeMint".

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Your "wink, wink, nod, nod" assumption is that he is a poor, dumb, black guy, and therefore couldn't have decided to do something like this himself.  He must be someone's puppet.

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ORIGINAL: Lucylastic

Im sure Mr Greene is a decent chap, but someone is fucking with a lot of dumbass people
at thispoint... party doesnt matter, its a mockery

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ORIGINAL: Brain

I heard one woman say she voted for Green and she said she thought he was Al Green the singer.

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Greene is a stalking horse put in the race by DeMint. We'll eventually learn the details but the guy is there to lose.

Why?

DeMint is a prohibitive favorite.  Greene is a complete unknown, but who the hell has heard of Vic Rawl?  Rawl spent no effort or money towards the primary - why is he entitled to a victory?  Who cares if it's him or Greene that gets clobbered by DeMint in the general?

DeMint stands to gain nothing by planting a stalking horse - he should win either way.  He stands to lose a LOT if he did that and it came to light.

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Your "wink, wink, nod, nod" assumption is that he is a poor, dumb, black guy, and therefore couldn't have decided to do something like this himself.  He must be someone's puppet.

I really don't think that's it.

The guy can barely string a sentence together. Everything he says is a generality, no specifics. How did he campaign without signs or a website? "Good old fashioned campaigning." What exactly does that entail? "You know, just, campaigning."

What's his platform??? What is his opinion on specific policies that affect South Carolinans? When asked about the charges he's facing he simply repeats "My laywer is handling that" which I suppose is a version of "no comment" but the phrasing sounds ridiculous.

Check this out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDb7l0AAvUY

A black man interviewing another black man. One is intelligent, well spoken, and familiar with the political system. Here's a hint - it's not the candidate.

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ORIGINAL: DomKen

Then you have to explain where the filing fee came from. His explanation is fairly obviously untrue.

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ORIGINAL: DomKen

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ORIGINAL: DarkSteven

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ORIGINAL: DomKen

Greene is a stalking horse put in the race by DeMint. We'll eventually learn the details but the guy is there to lose.

Why?

DeMint is a prohibitive favorite.  Greene is a complete unknown, but who the hell has heard of Vic Rawl?  Rawl spent no effort or money towards the primary - why is he entitled to a victory?  Who cares if it's him or Greene that gets clobbered by DeMint in the general?

DeMint stands to gain nothing by planting a stalking horse - he should win either way.  He stands to lose a LOT if he did that and it came to light.

Then you have to explain where the filing fee came from. His explanation is fairly obviously untrue.

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It is however, not a question that DK or some others wish to address.  Regardless of how he came up with $10,400 for the registration, he was also elected by the majority of Democrats in his area.

The absence of that question is what points me to the liberal condescension.

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ORIGINAL: Lucylastic


Im sorry Firm I thought I could comment on any post I wished, I didnt realise I had to post on certain subjects.
could you please give me a list of those you would prefer me to comment on
When Ive watched this wood warp, Ill get right on that
stop back peddling, no one bought up his race, your suppositions and assumptions are bogus.
truly grasping at straws
funny man(NOT)

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ORIGINAL: Elisabella

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It is however, not a question that DK or some others wish to address.  Regardless of how he came up with $10,400 for the registration, he was also elected by the majority of Democrats in his area.

The absence of that question is what points me to the liberal condescension.

Actually with open primaries it just means he got more votes than the other guy did. But I do think that the name confusion might have played a part in it.

I think it's possible that whoever nominated him intentionally chose a dumb black guy instead of a dumb white guy, but I think the "wtf" reactions from just about everyone are more focused on the "dumb" part than the "black" part.

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ORIGINAL: FirmhandKY

Yeah, I've heard that as well (that Republicans voted for Green).

Yet no one seems the least bit interested in checking the voter rolls against party affiliation to determine if it has any validity.

I wonder why?

Firm

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Your "wink, wink, nod, nod" assumption is that he is a poor, dumb, black guy, and therefore couldn't have decided to do something like this himself.  He must be someone's puppet.

I really don't think that's it.

The guy can barely string a sentence together. Everything he says is a generality, no specifics. How did he campaign without signs or a website? "Good old fashioned campaigning." What exactly does that entail? "You know, just, campaigning."

What's his platform??? What is his opinion on specific policies that affect South Carolinans? When asked about the charges he's facing he simply repeats "My laywer is handling that" which I suppose is a version of "no comment" but the phrasing sounds ridiculous.

Check this out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDb7l0AAvUY

A black man interviewing another black man. One is intelligent, well spoken, and familiar with the political system. Here's a hint - it's not the candidate.

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ORIGINAL: DCWoody

This story even came over here. Suggestions on this side of the pond that his 'stupidity' is just stumbling over words due to nerves, and he's got a brain when he realises an interviewer isn't just there to 'gotcha' him. I do like this story....if only he had any form of online website I bet he could get a load of funding and put on a good show at least. Be hard for the other guy to refuse his 'live debate' suggestion when everyone's saying he's an idiot.