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    Day'um, I thought white was a color, too.....

    President Obama will be unveiling his new program to help young men of color. Valerie Jarrett invoked the name of Trayvon Martin in a conference call promoting the program.

    She said the president will speak about "how we need to give boys and young men of color a sense that their country cares about them and is committed to investing in their futures."

    The program is called, "My Brother's Keeper." It will help all young men of color - unless, of course, they are white.
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    White is the absence of all color.

    Black is the presence of all colors.

    Neither is a color, per se.

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    I keep hearing the Blazing Saddles theme song when I read this.

    Its a.....Its a.....Its a.......BONG!

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    So, even though the program is called "My Brother's Keeper", I guess under-privileged white kids don't count, and he sees no need to "invest" in their future.

    He should just call it what it really is...."My Non-White Brother's Keeper."
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    Quote Originally Posted by Big Muddy View Post
    So, even though the program is called "My Brother's Keeper", I guess under-privileged white kids don't count, and he sees no need to "invest" in their future.
    No they don't. And they didn't count when I was growing up either. Nothing has changed.

    I still remember the confusion I had as a kid when I found out:

    1) What a WASP was
    2) That they were supposed to be a privileged elite
    3) And I was one of them

    I remember thinking to myself that someone must have forgotten to check where I grew up.

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    Every American should watch this clip. Not just start it. Watch it through...

    http://www.youtube.com/embed/n_YQ8560E1w?autoplay=1

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    I've erased 3 replies.

    I'll just say that what makes sense to me, will probably not be well received with his intended audience.
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    Last edited by Sunshine; 02-28-2014 at 11:33 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Captain View Post
    Every American should watch this clip. Not just start it. Watch it through...

    http://www.youtube.com/embed/n_YQ8560E1w?autoplay=1

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    Last edited by Sunshine; 02-28-2014 at 11:33 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Big Muddy View Post
    He should just call it what it really is...."My Non-White Brother's Keeper."
    QFT^.....

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    I musta skipped school, that day.....QFT?????
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    I was clueless and had to look it up ...

    This peculiar QFT acronym expression stands for "Quoted For Truth". It has two particular meanings when used in a discussion forum.

    1) QFT is an expression of agreement and support, where the user stands behind you and one of your statements. This commonly occurs in controversial topics where opinions are very heated, and people will choose sides in an argument. If someone "quotes you for truth", they are paying you a compliment, and siding with you in the discussion.

    (#2 didn't fit)

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    Glad you cleared that up, Thump....only thing I could come up with, off the top of my head, was "quick f**king thinking."
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    I think y'all are pronouncing it wrong.
    It's My Brutha's Keepa.

    Cap'n, I've seen that video before. He seems to be a very smart and articulate man.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Big Muddy View Post
    Glad you cleared that up, Thump....only thing I could come up with, off the top of my head, was "quick f**king thinking."
    Ha ha! Yeah Edward, being an old Morse Intercept Operator, the first thing that came to my mind was that maybe Airbud was a HAM operator and using a "Q-code" ... but for the life of me I couldn't recall a "QFT" (I only knew of R,S & T, but no F). Had to check out the chart ... but it wasn't there!

    QRG Exact frequency
    QRI Tone (T in the RST code)
    QRK Intelligibility (R in the RST code)
    QRL This frequency is busy.
    QRM Man-made interference
    QRN Natural interference, e.g. static crashes
    QRO Increase power
    QRP Decrease power
    QRQ Send faster
    QRR Temporarily unavailable/away, please wait
    QRRR Distress
    QRS Send slower
    QRT Stop sending
    QRU Have you anything for me?
    QRV I am ready
    QRX Will call you again
    QRZ You are being called by…
    QSA Signal strength
    QSB Fading of signal
    QSD Your keying is defective
    QSK Break-in
    QSL I Acknowledge receipt
    QSM Repeat last message
    QSN I heard you
    QSO A conversation
    QSP Relay
    QST General call to all stations
    QSX I am listening on … frequency
    QSY Shift to transmit on …
    QTA Disregard last message
    QTC Traffic
    QTH Location
    QTR Exact time

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