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View Poll Results: True or False: Barack Obama is the Jackie Robinson of Politics
True. Obama and Robinson Both Beat the Racial Odds Thus Making Them Comparable 7 19.44%
False. President Obama and Jackie Robinson Share No Historical Parallels 29 80.56%
Voters: 36. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 05-07-2011, 08:44 PM
 
Location: Southcentral Kansas
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On the one hand, someone who plays a schoolyard game well and became famous because of it.

On the other hand, someone who is picked by the political machine to be the figurehead because he is of the liberal's "preferred" race, is tall and thin as we expect our leaders to be, and has no experience or opinions in/on anything. Famous because the prize went to either him or his opponent, and Bush was a monumental failure.

Alike or not, it's just sad.
I had to rep you for this post. The thing that bothers me most about this one is that Robinson was a great college football player along with his ability in baseball. If he had come along 50 years later he might well have been a professional football player.

Robinson was very much one of the most successful diplomats of the period in that he managed to keep from fighting back against the whites who tried so hard to push him out of the League. He was a great man any way you looked at him and Obama is a great speaker with his teleprompter working.
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Old 05-07-2011, 09:01 PM
 
Location: North America
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I was always under the impressions that Jackie Robertson was one of the greatest players to ever play the game of baseball, but I learned from you there were many better but he wasn't easily riled...
It's a good thing you came along to rewrite history...
and OP, your polls trying to promote racism are going so well for you today. All the polls show results oppossite of what you want to hear..!
...what I want to hear...

lol.

That's hilarious!

Yeah, right. Asking questions is "promoting racism".

Maybe in Soviet Russia...but not the United States.
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Old 05-07-2011, 09:03 PM
 
Location: North America
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I am for Allen West and hope they can talk him in to running against Obama. That would surely split the black vote enough for him to win.
I'd be shocked if more than 3 out of every 100 African-Americans voted for West over Obama.

Allen West is Clarence Thomas II.
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Old 05-07-2011, 10:32 PM
 
Location: Word Traveler via Haslet TX.
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Default Perish for a lack of knowledge

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I was always under the impressions that Jackie Robertson was one of the greatest players to ever play the game of baseball, but I learned from you there were many better but he wasn't easily riled...
It's a good thing you came along to rewrite history...
and OP, your polls trying to promote racism are going so well for you today. All the polls show results oppossite of what you want to hear..!

I suggest you do abit of research as to Major League Baseball's very intensive and careful selection process in finally integrating baseball. Robinson had the spit , polish and temperment, BUT he was not the most talented.
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Old 05-08-2011, 12:46 AM
 
Location: SF Bay Area
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Default Absolutely not true

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I have a feeling we won't be seeing anymore Black presidents for a very, very long time once Obama is out of office.
You must be insane. Nothing could be further from the truth. President Obama wasn't elected because he is black. He was elected because he is supremely educated, highly intelligent, and the most articulate president that we have ever had. He is dignified, poised, seeks out opposing points of view to make decisions, and versatile. He has been incredibly successful since being in office.

If another candidate from the Dems happens to be this qualified and effective, that person will get elected. Race not the deciding factor here, except to racists.
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Old 05-08-2011, 12:51 AM
 
Location: SF Bay Area
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Barack Obama is simply the Barack Obama of politics. There are no parallels.
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Old 05-08-2011, 03:52 AM
 
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Unless Jackie Robinson can lay claim to having killed a terrorist mastermind responsible for over 3000 dead Americans, the answer is false.
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Old 05-08-2011, 12:32 PM
 
Location: Apple Valley Calif
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I suggest you do abit of research as to Major League Baseball's very intensive and careful selection process in finally integrating baseball. Robinson had the spit , polish and temperment, BUT he was not the most talented.
You may express your opinion no matter how wrong you are, and this time, you're REALLLY wrong. It's OK, I'm sure you're used to be wrong...!!
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Old 05-08-2011, 12:35 PM
 
Location: Apple Valley Calif
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You must be insane. Nothing could be further from the truth. President Obama wasn't elected because he is black. He was elected because he is supremely educated, highly intelligent, and the most articulate president that we have ever had. He is dignified, poised, seeks out opposing points of view to make decisions, and versatile. He has been incredibly successful since being in office.

If another candidate from the Dems happens to be this qualified and effective, that person will get elected. Race not the deciding factor here, except to racists.
Of all the attibutes you mention, the only one that fits obama is that he is black. Other than that, he is a complete failure...
You should be on the comedy channel with that load of horse poop...!
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Old 05-08-2011, 12:36 PM
 
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No , Robinson was good .
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