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[EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

I said that, and then I explained that I extrapolated the tens of 
thousands thing from a local observation.  I also said that I was wrong 
and that I should not have done that.
I think the key word in your last sentence is 'imply'.  That is the take 
you read into it, not my intention.  I think we even talked about 
different news/media sources, because some believed one thing, and some 
did not.  That "implies" equality, just making a decision based on 
different information.
Is this, Moon, what you are upset about?

Bev

Lynn Wigglesworth wrote:
> I haven't followed this whole argument, so I don't know what Moon said about 
> you, or exactly what the current fight is about. But I thought it was a 
> little over the top when you wrote: "There were
> thousands, tens of thousands, of blacks out of work yesterday, believing 
> that Obama will save them". I'd think someone besides you would notice if 
> "tens of thousands" of people stayed home from work. How can you know WHY 
> they stayed home, if they did?  To say that tens of thousands of black 
> people think that Obama will save them so they don't have to go to work 
> certainly implies that you don't have much respect for their intelligence.
>
> Lynn Wigglesworth
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "EarthNSky" <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>
> To: "Homestead List" <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2008 12:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] Lunacy
>
>
> It's been over 12 hours and I'm still waiting Moon.  You have said some
> nasty things to me and about me.  I want to know what 'suck ass phrase'
> I used to warrant your wrath.
> I apologize or correct myself when I am wrong or misstate something.  I
> think I am the only one on this list who ever does.  But I know that I
> never said 'poor black people are too stupid to know better' or 'poor
> black people' or because I don't even think that way. If you can find me
> ever saying that, I will unsub immediately and you won't have to deal
> with this 'bigoted, stupid, Georgia redneck'  I won't hold my breath for
> an apology, but I think you owe me one.
> You are surprised that no one is condemning me.
> I am surprised that so few are defending my innocence, nor condemning
> you for not backing up your attacks with quotes to prove your point.
>
> Bev
>
>
> EarthNSky wrote:
> > Please find and re-post the post where I said that black people are
> > stupid. I am trying very hard to overlook the names and slurs you are
> >  throwing in my direction.  I have been trying to be accommodating to
> >  you, to calm you down, but you continue to attack me.  I honestly
> > don't understand why.  If we are miscommunicating as you suggested
> > earlier, there is no need for name calling.
>
>
> > paxamicus AT earthlink.net wrote: And how does this, ANY of this,
> > > pertain to you saying "poor black people" are too stupid to know
> > > better about Obama?
> <snip>
> > > Individual PEOPLE might not get it, but I promise you, there are
> > > many many educated people of any variety of colours who do. Except
> > >  maybe all those stupid red necked Georgians?   (Do you SEE now how
> > >  offensive that it?)
> <snip> from another post:
> > It's not about me. It's about Bev using a really suck ass phrase. You
> >  want to applaud her bigotry, have at it, but quit tearing me down to
> >  make it seem ok.
>
>
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