Your response to his comment, by bringing up Robert Byrd, is probably the weakest answer/response one could do. if your best response is that someone, over 60 years ago, was a member of the Klan, thats not the strongest argument one could make. now, if he had been one oooh, in the 80's or 90's, sure. Or he was David Duke or something (who initially was a Democrat, but ended up being a Republican and won an election).
How do you know it's exclusively Democrats and Independents and no republicans. If you want to be pedantic, my statement is still true.
I'm not saying there aren't people against Obama because he's black. I'm sure there is. Just like I'm sure there were a lot of people that hated on Regan because they thought he was a hick.
I think there probably are some Republicans. You'll note that I didn't say there were no registered Republicans in this racist sample, just that they weren't all Republicans. In fact, someone posted a poll that showed something like 5% wouldn't vote for a black person for President. My point is that to assume: a) that if you voted against Barack Obama, you're racist; b) that if you oppose his policies, you're racist; and c) that a) and b) make you a Republican is ridiculous.
I'm not as sure it was well known he was a racist when he ran as a Democrat. Wasn't he a 90's persona?
I can't stop laughing at your comment. Laughing in a funny way, not a mocking way. I read my words and they make sense to me. But I certainly can see how my ramblings can be a tad confusing and/or chaotic.
