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Clinton, 08 — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:19:23 GMT

Hahaha.

This is why they are called the rePUKES!!!

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Diane from Illinois — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:22:16 GMT

Looks like EVERYONE is mis-speaking these days! Also, this must be a slow news day for you guys.

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Mark (my words) Thieme — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:24:16 GMT

News from Next Wednesday:

HILLARY POLLUTES OBAMA'S BLUE SKY
This morning at a meet and greet at the Back 40 Restaurant in Decatur, Indiana, Obama commented on the "gorgeous blue sky here in Decatur" and commiserated with locals on their spate of late winter in Decatur.
Meanwhile, Democratic challenger Hillary Clinton, in rainy Harrisburg, Pennsylvania immediately charged Obama with a "blue sky" mentality, preaching "a blue sky program for the future of America," and pointing to the thunderheads menacing above her, proclaimed, "I am ready to deal with the storms, the lightning, the thunder, that is day-to-day life in America while my opponent is waxing poetic on "blue skies."
Those attending the event found stickers applied to their bumpers in the parking lot with the epigrammatic proclamation, BLUE SKIES ARE FOR SISSIES.
Obama shot back later in the day :"Nannie, nannie, boo boo!"

Meanwhile in TODAY's news, Hillary reaches her all-time low of 40% support among Democrats.

As Senator Obama will say so eloquently next Wednesday: NANNY, NANNY, BOO BOO!

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Shel, SLC UT — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:24:31 GMT

That man (Davis) should NOT be discussing ANY PART of a "highly classified" anything with anybody.

His "boy" comment just confirms his nitwit status.

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boogyeman, mamaroneck, ny — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:25:04 GMT

These racist pigs are starting to come out of the wood works. all this individual is missing is his white hood & robe.

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Mister Anderson (The Matrix) — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:25:55 GMT

Is MSNBC actually going to report any news we can use today. Or just stupid verbal attacks by all sides?

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John, Charlottesville, VA — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:26:12 GMT

Ha ha ha. More groveling, you racist fool.

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Ron Jeffers, Arizona Independent — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:27:24 GMT

A southerner calling an African-American "boy". I see not much has changed in the state where the family trees rarely fork.

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Terry, Great Plains — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:29:02 GMT

Hillary this is what happens when you lead the Republican charge on Obama. You get looney Congressmen calling Obama"boy". Additionally, you now have McCain fundraising on your attacks. I know you want to save us from the Elitists( it can not be you want power to go along with your $100 million + net worth)but did you have to through Al Gore under the bus to achieve this .If you keep this up you will not inherit the Clinton Restoration but instead you will inherit the wind.

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Geoff in Brooklyn — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:30:02 GMT

If Obama is smart, he will accept and thank Davis for the apology. That will make him look (and be) so much better than Clinton, who cynically capitalizes on such gaffes.

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Danbo, Denver, CO — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:30:04 GMT

I'm sure Olbermann and his equally biased buddy Matthews will spin this into much more than it was ever intended. Oh well, you just can't help the mentally impaired or these two MoveOn types.

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Pete - Albany, NY — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:30:08 GMT

Open Mouth

Insert Foot

Repeat As Necessary

Your Results May Vary

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"Boy"?

Dude, it's 2008, not 1948!

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FL — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:30:55 GMT

Another fool GOP Rant!! This is really getting old!

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andress — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:31:09 GMT

Racist often use the term "boy."

Some one should fire him!

Obama 08

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Rupert Quipic — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:31:42 GMT

First Read: Geoff Davis "compared Obama and his message for change similar to a 'snake oil salesman.'

This getting way out of hand and is way over the top. This gives a bad name to 'snake oil salesmen'.

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Nashville_fan — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:32:00 GMT

That "boy" is going to be the next President of the United States. Deal with it.

Obama '08

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Martha Ratliff, Ann Arbor, Michigan — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:33:25 GMT

MSNBC has got to stop reporting junk like this. I usually stop in at First Read once or twice a day for updates on the campaign -- but I will stop if you keep this up. Name-calling by minor characters such as this Davis guy will ooze into the background if you are responsible and simply choose to ignore it. Otherwise, you continue to fan the flames.

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Houston — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:33:37 GMT

And just how long is Davis' remark calling Sen. Obama "boy" going to be raging on the cable news networks and their blogs? My guess it will be no more than a few nanoseconds before they return to the nonseense about how terrible it is that Obama called bitter people "bitter. "

And then there's the controversy about the Democratic Party suing McCain for worming his way out of public financing for his primary campaign. Not hearing much about that controversy, either.

Like McCain's "bomb Iran" ditty and his repeated confusion of Sunni and Shia muslims, these sorts of controversies just don't fit in with the "narrative" that the corporate media are peddling.

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Belinda, NC — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:34:31 GMT

The lengths they will go. Being an African American female who was born and raised in the deep south. The very word BOY just sent chills through my soul. Barack Obama whether you agree or dissagree with his policies is in no way a BOY. He is a 47 year old intelligent MAN. I am glad that Obama's campaign did not call this comment for what it was, a racist attempt to belittle him. That was no poor choice of words those were the words he intended to use.

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Terry, Great Plains — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:34:45 GMT

Oh by the way Mr. Congressmen your a narrow minded bigot and you should resign.. John McCain where is you condemnaiton of the Congreesmen or Hillary where is yours. How can Obama be called a " boy" and an Elitist at the same time. Only in America.

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MSierra, SF — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:35:50 GMT

Didn't Bill Clinton say 'those boys' were picking on Hillary ?

I wonder what he's thinking now ?

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Mike Gbemi, Houston Texas — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:36:33 GMT

see..and i heard he is only 3 years older than Barack, so this cant even be explained away with the youth argument. LOL. Thanks Davis..this is a present.

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Obama '08 — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:36:35 GMT

Forgive him Barack, as a sincere Christian, you must. I believe you will.

HP, NOBAMA, JOHN DOE, and others who have no mercy for you, and Rev. Wright, will probably agree in this instance.

We Obama supporters have no doubt our candidate will handle himself magnanimously and accept Mr. Davis' apology. That is why we love him.

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Boy — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:36:41 GMT

What is happening in America--this Davis person must be insane. "Boy" who is he calling a boy. Obama has run one of the best campaigns in political history. This person better beware....boy.

If I were Obama, I would kick his butt.

That is a racist slur--and qualifies as hate speech.

Boy? Don't you mean Mr. President!

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Jeff, Reno, Nevada — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:36:55 GMT

What you people don't realize is that once Obama becomes the nominee some GOP goofball is gonna be saying stuff like this every week. They won't be able to control it. The GOP will be painted as nothing but a bunch of racist rednecks by the time November rolls along.

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Simon Barr S. — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:36:59 GMT

Really. The phrase is not "the boys finger", it's "the idiots finger".

Do try to be more careful in the future.

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Kay — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:37:23 GMT

Ha ha ha. More groveling, you racist fool.
John, Charlottesville, VA

It's unclear which one you are talking about, Obama or Davis?

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Mike L, Burlington, Vermont — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:37:33 GMT

Guess the Republicans really don't want the black vote if they let racist comments like this fly. This is Dog Whistle time. Fire off a racist, disgusting epithet like calling a respectable black man a "Boy" and then let it simmer in the press all weekend, only to aplogise today. The apology rings false and hollow. The whistle has already been blown.

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Quinton, Lower M., PA — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:38:31 GMT

someone give the congressman the sad news: not only can you NOT call Black men "boy" anymore, you also can't call Black people "uppity," either. you have to use the code word, "elitist" now.

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denise prior, tampa, fl — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:38:38 GMT

good for Bill burton who avoided the obvious racist implication and went straight for the truth: the Davis is "in lock-stepwith Bush-McCain policies that have devastated our national security while Barack Obama has stood up against a misguided war in Iraq and worked with respected Republicans like Dick Lugar and Chuck Hagel" now THAT's the truth, "boy".

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Andress — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:38:58 GMT

I'll bet Hillary told Davis to say that.

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Tired of hypocrisy — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:39:12 GMT

This country's politicians are doing more to destroy America. They are driving a wedge in the country's endeavor to reach peace, economic stability, and national security.
With their disordered minds, Republicans are done more to protect corporate America and leave the orindary citizenry exposed to the future of terrorism that could have been contained with sensible foreign policies. But the GOP chose to simply sit on its ugly butt and back almost anything its cynical and superarrogant leader, Bush, dreams of.
Studies after studies demonstrate that America under the leadership of Bush remains a dangerously vulnerable, with its armed forces stretched thin and their readiness to protect the nation on the rocks because our nation has depleted much of the needed resources through chronically wasteful Bush budget proposals.

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Candy Sessions, Bronx NY — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:39:13 GMT

Rule number #73 - Don't ever refer to Obama's middle name. That would be yet another racial slur you would need to apologize for, else the elites will make you suffer.

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Dee of VA — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:39:15 GMT

But of course no one in small town American has antipathy for non-whites. That's just something Senator Obama made up like slavery and lynching.

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Eric, Salinas, CA — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:39:20 GMT

Just another GOP elitist making a fool of himself. I bet Mr. Republican Chickenhawk never served his country's military but I bet he's quick to pull the trigger to start yet another stupid costly war.

Go Obama!

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Margaret, Columbus, Ohio — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:39:22 GMT

Yeah, Geoff...but once it's out there....

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Linda,fl — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:39:30 GMT

That is her level - 40% , hope even less.
We should understand, what we may expect with Clintons: That what you will get with Clintons:
http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2008/04/12/carl-bernstein-what-a-hillary-clinton-presidency-look-like/

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Jon, TX — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:41:03 GMT

Is America the mother of attack dogs? Are our politicians men and women with underdeveloped brains?

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Carmen Colorado — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:41:06 GMT

The issues, can we get back to the issues. Hillary is a typical angry female, they will say and do whatever it takes. I thought the republicans did enough lying and things behind our backs, now can we get back to the real problems that we have, and we do have bitter people because they have been lied to and are hurting financially but Bush and his buddies are just getting richer. I have NO RESPECT left for the Clinton, I was going to vote for her but not now.

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Sam, Muncie, Ind. — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:42:05 GMT

Obama is about to show everyone the real difference between him and his opponents: compassion.

His comments were disgusting. But when someone offers a heart-felt apology and asks forgiveness, as a Christian, you give it.

Obama will show his true character in accepting this apology and moving forward. I doubt his opponents would be so decent.

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Erik — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:42:27 GMT

DANG! Looks like McCain got a boomerang. What comes around will go around GOP!

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JohnnyU, WA State — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:42:35 GMT

What a blatantly racist comment. Spoken like a true regressive. (The labeling system in modern politics is all wrong. We don't have liberals & conservatives. Much more to the point---we have progressives (democrats) and regressives (republicans).

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Tom, Tennessee — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:42:56 GMT

At least this member of congress has the intestinal fortitude to stand up and say a mistake is a mistake.
Give some where some is due.
There will be a lot more of this in the days, weeks, months & years ahead if we are to truly turn some pages.
Let us ask if Geoff Davis would be available to introduce senator Obama at a rally in his home district and set the record straight with his constituents in person.
It is always better to accept a hand extended and open than to slap it away.

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LT Smith — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:43:07 GMT

It certainly comforting that we now know the rules of how we are supposed to refer to The Obama. If nothing else, while our buildings are falling around us from terrorist attacks, we'll know the proper etiquette for refering to the young man.

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campdog — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:43:09 GMT

I'm not sure what the apology is all about. Is it over the use of the word "boy"? I don't know Geoff Davis and I sure don't support his party but in Kentucky every male is "boy". Old guys are "Ol' boys". Everyone is very sensitive and that may be good but let's not call people racist over regional colloquialisms.

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MI Chick — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:43:34 GMT

"That boy..."? Are you kidding? Is the GOP calling him "boy" now? OMG. How idiotic.

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Gregg, Texas — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:43:57 GMT

I'm an African American and I didn't find it offensive. Why does everytime someone says something in politics, they go back the next day an apoligize? If you say what is on your mind, then let it flow as it may. Whoever doesn't like it, oh well, this is a FREE country. No one says apologize to any ignorant remarks made against the POTUS. I hear ill-responsible remarks against him everyday but when something is said about the little "can't do anything wrong" Obama, oh #&^$ look out.

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Chris, MI — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:43:57 GMT

Wow yeah that's dumb. "Oh hai I was in a secret meeting and all I can tell you is that Obama sucks and got us nuked in our simulation. No specifics, though, 'cause it was classified. Aren't I important?"

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Tex in WV — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:44:05 GMT

These racist pigs are starting to come out of the wood works. all this individual is missing is his white hood & robe.

boogyeman, mamaroneck, ny

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Lets keep Robert Byrd out of this conversation.

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Pat, Boston, MA — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:44:49 GMT

MSNBC: I wasn't sure where I should post this, but I wanted to send my congratulations to all involved in Friday night's Meeting David Wilson program.

It had to be one of the most moving programs I have ever seen on past and present race relations. The trip David took to Africa took my breath away. I had never seen anything like it.

It is so hard to come across people who can speak openly about race with maturity, eloquence and most importantly - the hurt and the shame we have all had to deal with in one way or another.

So again, to both David Wilsons and Brian Williams - it was an extraordinary extraordinary program.

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Sandra, Tennessee — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:45:11 GMT

What is wrong with MSNBC the last couple of days. What has happen to your integrity?? I feel like I
on the FOX channel. Disappointing.

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Bridget, Chicago, IL — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:45:34 GMT

"Whatever you do, don't vote for that colored boy. He'll blow all us white folk up."

Well at least the true colors of the Republican party are starting to come out.

What a bunch of racists.

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End Game — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:46:16 GMT

Clinton will soon release an Ad claiming that Obama should not be elected because he is a 'Boy'. Since they are in 'throw anything to see what sticks' mode.

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lt, seattle — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:46:52 GMT

I am a white woman, but even I know that you don't call a black man a "boy". That smell rasism to me.

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Rich in KC — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:46:53 GMT

MSNBC is where I go for NEWS, not Spin attacks when we all know what was said and what wasn't said. Are you guys pumping for ratings. Come On!!! Please don't make me go back to CNN. The 5PM Show Race for the Whitehouse will be Obama bashing hour. It is obvious David is a Republican. Bring back Tucker!!