Obama the racist ?

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Originally Posted by Riot

It's really sad that people today constantly demonstrate they don't know anything about civil rights history.

How is that a rebuttal of the argument?

The whole point is if someone finds the "sit in the back" phrase objectionable, then don't use it! Then people won't be motivated to return the insult. But the hypocrisy of "I can say the phrase to you but you can't say it to me" is absurd.

As for civil rights history, many Americans are well-versed in it. Here's a part that isn't publicized as much:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African..._States_Senate

Which party seated black congressmen and senators first? Not the Democrats. What party was Lincoln from?