Watching it now!
I only do this with love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mrma76T5Wa4
You have got to hand it to her. LIVE television, folks!
**Talk about jacking my own thread**
I love that Leslie Uggams clip and have watched it probably over 20 times. It is the single funniest thing I've ever seen on Youtube.
"All the little wheels that wheel beside a bill..."
OK, I"m going to watch it now.
OH. MY. GOD....I'm CRYING!!!!!!
That was one of the best things I've ever seen! My husband is in the other room going "what the HELL are you laughing at?"
"and the rumpin river rishes and they'er hucking the bejeepers..."
Told you it was funny!
I'm STILL laughing out loud!
I couldn't stop laughing the first time I saw it.
And then to have to go into her dressing room and not say something about it was painful.
Poor Diva! LOL!
Absolutely everyone is entitled to speak his or her mind, but I hate it when people take it to a hateful, racist extreme. It does do more harm that good. People who believe we're immoral and going to hell and going to be the downfall of this country and their traditions don't stand to gain anything real by changing our minds. What's one less queer? We do stand to gain a lot with each and every mind changed on their end. Like it or not, we're the ones that have to do the convincing. I, personally, think we have to be the bigger people. When someone throws around comments about share croppers and eating possum, someone, somewhere is going to see that and say, "See? Hateful, awful people!" I don't think we need to show this woman respect, but I think our responses need to be respectful. I am not sure that makes sense.
It totally makes sense JG2.
It makes perfect sense, Amber, and I agree with you completely.
And I also agree that the Leslie Uggams clip is one of the funniest things I've ever seen! And you have to hand it to her - she just plows through without a flicker of embarrassment, like the pro she is.
Of course you are right JG. That was a horrible post. I saw that Stock said something. So did I.
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Well it appears that Babs deleted her Facebook...
Oh what a shame
I called her out on having created a sock puppet called Wake UP America to answer her detractors. Lo and behold the whole account came down! YES!
actually it is still there!
http://www.facebook.com/BarbDavisWhiteforMinnesota?ref=mf
Oh, Leslie Uggams! *snort*
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She is indeed, Snafu. She must have taken herself off the search.
Oy. These people are killing me.
She did edit quite a bit of the responses to her posts! Guess it is damage control. I love how her "CAMPAIGN MANAGER" tries reverse psychology. Might work on Barb's followers.
I had to watch the Leslie Uggams video again. When they put the words up on the screen just makes me laugh so hard.
"I, personally, think we have to be the bigger people. When someone throws around comments about share croppers and eating possum, someone, somewhere is going to see that and say, "See? Hateful, awful people!" I don't think we need to show this woman respect, but I think our responses need to be respectful. "
Well said JG2. I find it funny when people post responses like that and then find it shocking when they learn the majority of black voters voted to support Proposition 8.
Hit her page, folks. Wake Up America has been super busy today.
Update: I just saw this post on my Facebook page from our dear Barb:
"Hello everybody. I've asked my chair to turn off the ability for fans to comment on this fan page because we've noticed a turn for the worse on the dialogue between different sides of the aisle on the topic of gay marriage. Debate and civil discourse are good things, but not when it turns to name-calling and personal attacks between and among the members."
Awww poor Barbs.
Hah! If she is as effective in Congress (if elected) as she is getting her chair to do he requests Minnesota is Fcuked!
This is my favorite post of the day:
"As I've mentioned many times before, I love all people. I will not, however, stand by and watch any one group of people force their beliefs onto others, and I will not tolerate this kind of behavior from both sides at the expense of my campaign."
And the responses are as you'd expect.
ETA: I just sent the link to her Fan page to The Daily Show, and also posted it on The Daily Show's FB Fan page. Probably won't do anything, but it was worth a shot.
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