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BPSO RESPONSE

Black and Progressive Sociologists for Obama respond following Hillary Clinton’s Pennsylvania victory.

CORRECTION. It’s actually “The Black and Progressive Sociologists for Obama Working Group”. Apologies.

CORRECTION II. Scrolling down to “Purpose”, the full title is revealed to be “The Black and Progressive Sociologists for Obama Working Group (Working Group)”. Again, my apologies.

UPDATE. “This still might not be right,” cautions wronwright. “It could be a pronouncement by the ‘Working Group for the Black and Progressive Sociologists for Obama Working Group (Working Group)’”. Good point. And Hanyu offers “a year’s free subscription to the Black and Progressive Sociologists for Obama Working Group (Working Group) blog for the person who most accurately completes the following sentence (from ‘Purpose’)”:

Given the demands of academic life and the limited resources of sociologists ...

Posted by Tim B. on 04/23/2008 at 02:58 AM
  1. Hey, why the new thread?  Doing countries is much more fun.

    Posted by mr creosote on 2008 04 23 at 03:16 AM • permalink

  2. Goodness I need new glasses

    I read that heading as Black and Progressive Schoolgirls for Obama…...............

    Posted by aussiemagpie on 2008 04 23 at 03:30 AM • permalink

  3. BPSO… I think maybe “BAPS for Obama” is better.

    Posted by AnthonyC on 2008 04 23 at 03:43 AM • permalink

  4. I like these baps. mmmmmmmm

    Posted by Pogria on 2008 04 23 at 04:03 AM • permalink

  5. #2: your misreading brought these black and progressive girls to mind…

    Posted by Hanyu on 2008 04 23 at 04:10 AM • permalink

  6. I dare say the adjective “progressive” is mostly redundant once you have “black” and “sociologists” in there.

    And I wonder how the NYT feels about having their editorial quoted wholesale, even with attribution.

    Posted by PW on 2008 04 23 at 04:27 AM • permalink

  7. That’s one hell of a voting block.

    If he can garner the support of the Asian and Hip Zoologists, it’s as good as his.

    Posted by Infidel Tiger on 2008 04 23 at 04:48 AM • permalink

  8. I love the idea that any group can actually segregate themselves according to race and yet not be called racist.

    Posted by John A on 2008 04 23 at 04:53 AM • permalink

  9. #8 But the second you criticise the group, you’re racist for criticising them, even though you were criticising their argument.

    Stupid, isn’t it?

    Posted by Ash_ on 2008 04 23 at 05:00 AM • permalink

  10. The White and Bitter Rednecks for Hilary (Cousin Humping Group) also released a statement:

    Yeeee-haaaw!

    Posted by fidens on 2008 04 23 at 05:03 AM • permalink

  11. I like big BAPS and I cannot lie…

    Posted by fidens on 2008 04 23 at 05:04 AM • permalink

  12. #8
    My thoughts exactly.

    White and Progressive Sociologists for Clinton doesn’t quite have the same ring to it.

    Posted by egg_ on 2008 04 23 at 05:08 AM • permalink

  13. The BAPS claim McCain is “parroting” white supremacists - what the hell do the BAPS think calling their trivial group “Black and Progressive Sociologists for O’Bama reveals.

    That they’re black supremacists?

    WTF is a magazine called ‘Ebony’ doing on their blog?

    What would they say if Clinton was supported by a group calling itself ‘White and Progressive Sociologists for Clinton’ and their blog was littered with references to magazines named ‘Ivory’ or “Whiteness’?

    Dickheads.

    Posted by Peter W on 2008 04 23 at 05:12 AM • permalink

  14. Akin to Economic Conservative Christian Socialists for Rudd - ECCSR?

    Posted by egg_ on 2008 04 23 at 05:21 AM • permalink

  15. Well, all three candidates got their priorities right, when they presented to the WWE, broadcast here (Australia)tonight. Hillary’s and Obama’s humour was a bit stilted, sounded like they were talking down to the great American wrestling public, but McCain came across as genuine and won applause for his reference to the great cage fight in November.

    Posted by Big Arnie on 2008 04 23 at 05:26 AM • permalink

  16. Tim -

    CORRECTION II. Scrolling down to “Purpose”, the full title is revealed to be “The Black and Progressive Sociologists for Obama Working Group (Working Group)”. Again, my apologies.

    Tim, this still might not be right.  It could be a pronouncement by the “Working Group for the Black and Progressive Sociologists for Obama Working Group (Working Group)”.

    Posted by wronwright on 2008 04 23 at 05:31 AM • permalink

  17. #13 Peter W -

    The BAPS claim McCain is “parroting” white supremacists

    Mark my words.  If Obama secures the Democratic nomination, a vote for McCain will be asserted to be a racist act per se.

    Posted by wronwright on 2008 04 23 at 05:35 AM • permalink

  18. It is sad but I keep getting this picture.

    Posted by surfmaster on 2008 04 23 at 05:47 AM • permalink

  19. Think there is a lot less to The Black and Progressive Sociologists for Obama Working Group (Working Group) than meets the eye. The most comments received to a Robert Newby posted thread is one (the loneliest number) and that’s usually from opponent PeterW.

    The rest of the working group certainly aren’t supporting a blog started in their name. Imagine it is awkward for those who are not black, considering it is clearly as racist as a Jeremiah Wright sermon.

    Posted by Contrail on 2008 04 23 at 06:09 AM • permalink

  20. That the BPSOWG has found it is necessary to be extremely specific in their title, makes me wonder if there exists a Black Sociologists for Obama Working Group which is far too conservative for the likes of some.

    Posted by lotocoti on 2008 04 23 at 06:27 AM • permalink

  21. #20
    BPSO facto - not?

    Posted by egg_ on 2008 04 23 at 06:34 AM • permalink

  22. Their title is not very inclusive. To attract more members they should be called “Black Progressives, Black Sociologists, Progressive Sociologists, and Black Progressive Sociologists for Obama Working Group (Working Group).”

    Posted by daddy dave on 2008 04 23 at 06:41 AM • permalink

  23. ...or to combine both wronwright’s suggestion and my own, they could take this to its logical conclusion and rename themselves “Working Group for Black Progressives, Black Sociologists, Progressive Sociologists, and Black Progressive Sociologists for Obama Working Group (Working Group).”

    Posted by daddy dave on 2008 04 23 at 06:58 AM • permalink

  24. The Greater Oceania Liberal Latins Youth Working Group were in support, too, but were rejected for some reason?

    Posted by egg_ on 2008 04 23 at 07:01 AM • permalink

  25. O-man supporters did not get equal screen time

    He’s [Gibson]entitled to his opinion, but the most fascinating aspect was waiting to see how low he [Gibson] and Stephanopoulos would go, and then being appalled at the answer.

    ...a misstatement that was mangled up…

    Dems complaining about bias?
    It is all there to see in black and white. Or is that colour? Must not introduce race this is not about cars or horses.
    #24 golly! why?

    Posted by stackja1945 on 2008 04 23 at 07:14 AM • permalink

  26. Another great progressive.

    Posted by paco on 2008 04 23 at 07:20 AM • permalink

  27. By the way, I asked this in another blog but, is it just me?

    Does anyone else think that Obama’s campaign logo (that sun/red-and-white stripes in a roundel on a blue field thingummie) looks like the flag of one of those obscure Central Asian “-stan” countries run by a President-for-Life?

    I think we should be told.

    Posted by JJM Ballantyne on 2008 04 23 at 07:22 AM • permalink

  28. Also, as a founding member of White Catholic Non-resident Foreigners Ineligible To Vote in US Elections, I protest that our voice is not being heard in this campaign!

    Posted by JJM Ballantyne on 2008 04 23 at 07:25 AM • permalink

  29. #28 I agree! Our voices are not being heard! We’re being discriminated against, because of our lack of citizenship!

    Posted by Ash_ on 2008 04 23 at 07:42 AM • permalink

  30. mfsb - tsop. Or is that tsop - mfsb?

    Posted by stackja1945 on 2008 04 23 at 07:49 AM • permalink

  31. Progressives are all about working, at least until they land government jobs.

    Posted by Rittenhouse on 2008 04 23 at 07:52 AM • permalink

  32. Very Off Topic: Did anyone know this much loved Sydney event is on?

    Posted by Ash_ on 2008 04 23 at 08:12 AM • permalink

  33. #24

    The Greater Oceania Liberal Latins Youth Working Group were in support, too, but were rejected for some reason?

    Too much overlap with the “Oceanic Latin Liberal Youth Caucus Working Group.”
    Plus they lost lots of members to the “Greater Oceania Hispanic Liberal Youth Working Group.”

    Posted by daddy dave on 2008 04 23 at 08:13 AM • permalink

  34. #12 egg


    White and Progressive Sociologists for Clinton doesn’t quite have the same ring to it.

    Hmm. Egg, this is true.

    But White and Progressive Proctologists for Clinton has a better… erm… ring, don’t you think?

    It is also a heck of a voting bloc, considering just how many neocommie arseholes the left actually contains.

    MarkL
    Canberra

    Posted by MarkL on 2008 04 23 at 08:18 AM • permalink

  35. #32 Ash,

    Oh Bugger, an Australian Comedy Festival?

    I am going to have to rent Schindler’s List just to cheer myself up!

    Posted by Toiling Mass on 2008 04 23 at 08:22 AM • permalink

  36. #33
    SMH put out a Cattledog it went in the recycle bin.

    Posted by stackja1945 on 2008 04 23 at 08:24 AM • permalink

  37. #35 Toiling Mass, I think the only serious advertising both Melbourne and Sydney get is the complete mocking those of us who know what true comedy is give it.

    It’s very sad when a comedy festival is half over before anyone realises it’s on, isn’t it?

    Posted by Ash_ on 2008 04 23 at 08:28 AM • permalink

  38. #37 Ah for some Marxist humour of my yuth.

    Posted by stackja1945 on 2008 04 23 at 08:32 AM • permalink

  39. #34 MarkL
    Left that one ‘wide open’ to interpretation :)

    Posted by egg_ on 2008 04 23 at 08:59 AM • permalink

  40. #37 It would be charitable for the whole thing to be over before anyone knew.

    But I suppose the whole thing is in the same vein (make that vain) as the 2020 Kruddfest.

    These people do not belly laugh at what they find around them - they snicker in unison at vicious fantasies they make up about people - and blame the people they fantasise about for the ludicrousness of the image. As with Downer in the fish-net stockings.

    Posted by Toiling Mass on 2008 04 23 at 09:01 AM • permalink

  41. #40
    see blogstrop comment

    Posted by stackja1945 on 2008 04 23 at 09:13 AM • permalink

  42. #41 See conversation between Toiling Mass and Ash_ where neither may have seen said link, and where Ash_ at least is confused about the connection between a comedy festival and a link provided by a great contributor which doesn’t have anything to do with comedy, but lots to do with how the MSM feeds off itself.

    Posted by Ash_ on 2008 04 23 at 09:44 AM • permalink

  43. A year’s free subscription to the Black and Progressive Sociologists for Obama Working Group (Working Group) blog for the person who most accurately completes the following sentence (from ‘Purpose’):

    Given the demands of academic life and the limited resources of sociologists…

    Posted by Hanyu on 2008 04 23 at 09:45 AM • permalink

  44. Hmm, nobody’s mentioned the Progressive Anti-Clintons for Obama (Loafing, With the Occasional Foray Into Short Noir Fiction, Group).

    Posted by Dave S. on 2008 04 23 at 10:27 AM • permalink

  45. “Given the demands of academic life and the limited resources of sociologists…”

    “...wanking must be done quickly, without benefit of expensive pornography, perhaps with the aid of the J.C. Penney catalog lingerie section.”

    Posted by Dave S. on 2008 04 23 at 10:31 AM • permalink

  46. Is Obama working the Working Group on the Black and Progressive Sociologists for Obama Working Group (Working Group?

    Does he have them fooled that he’s either black or Progressive?

    Posted by richard mcenroe on 2008 04 23 at 10:34 AM • permalink

  47. Given the demands of academic life and the limited resources of sociologists

    it’s hard to buy Arugala and Organic Milk at Whole Foods.

    Posted by swassociates on 2008 04 23 at 10:36 AM • permalink

  48. Proposal by Working Group A15 (c)
    to Establish Working Group A15 (c) 2

    Let us propose a Working Group      
    To requisition bread and soup
    For other Working Groups to eat
    If and when they choose to meet.

    When each request is authorized,
    It content must be analyzed
    By an ethnic Working Group
    With expertise in choosing soup.

    Posted by lyle on 2008 04 23 at 10:53 AM • permalink

  49. Finally!  I’m on the front page.

    In your face lyle, you attention stealing death beast.

    Posted by wronwright on 2008 04 23 at 11:06 AM • permalink

  50. Given the demands of academic life and the limited resources of sociologists… the supply of academic sociologists is seemingly limitless.

    Given the demands of academic life and the limited resources of sociologists… the demands of academic sociologists are seemingly limitless.

    Posted by charles austin on 2008 04 23 at 11:19 AM • permalink

  51. Sociologist Has an Epiphany:

    Academic life demands
    Our limited resources…
    In much the same way dog food
    Needs infinite dead horses.

    Posted by lyle on 2008 04 23 at 11:50 AM • permalink

  52. Eight out of Ten
    Sociologists Agree:

    Demands of academia
    And shortfalls in resources
    Lead to shouting matches and
    Acrimonious divorces.

    Posted by lyle on 2008 04 23 at 12:24 PM • permalink

  53. #44 Dave: There all kinds of groups like that. Take, for example, Progressive Aleut Chiefs for Obama. This small Alaskan Indian tribe is raising money from the sale of excess whale blubber to distribute videos of the Reverend Jeremiah Wright’s messages of healing and reconciliation to swing (i.e., “bitter”) districts in all the remaining primary states.

    Posted by paco on 2008 04 23 at 12:41 PM • permalink

  54. “The Black and Progressive Sociologists  Psychopaths for Obama Working Group”  Fixed it for you Tim.

    Posted by David A on 2008 04 23 at 01:12 PM • permalink

  55. i’m confused

    Posted by missred on 2008 04 23 at 01:14 PM • permalink

  56. it would be the working party - how unnecessarily divisive of them making such a bourgeois, discriminatory distinction between themselves & the Non-Working Group of Black Progressive Socialists for Obama.

    Posted by stahlblume on 2008 04 23 at 02:17 PM • permalink

  57. The Greater Oceania Liberal Latins Youth Working Group were in support, too, but were rejected for some reason?

    It was all a mistake.

    They were sent around to the back entrance, to walk in the cakes for the after-meeting soireé, for some reason.

    They’re protesting the whole affair now.

    Posted by steveH on 2008 04 23 at 02:32 PM • permalink

  58. So if you are a white, latino or asian conservative, then you are not welcome to join. 

    But a *black* conservative would be welcome at the BPSO(WG).  This is insane.

    I am tired of Black Conservatives lording it over the rest of us.  Marching into elite social groups while we are left on the outside looking in.

    The People!  United!  Will Never…!

    oh forget it.

    Posted by jlibson on 2008 04 23 at 02:45 PM • permalink

  59. Hold the phone!  The BPSO(WG) might be ok here.

    Maybe they mean that you have to be Black *and* Progressive *and* a Sociologist in order to join?

    Sorry Sowell.  No joy for you.

    Posted by jlibson on 2008 04 23 at 02:46 PM • permalink

  60. Re Congressional Black Caucus remember this?

    Cheers

    Posted by J.M. Heinrichs on 2008 04 23 at 07:10 PM • permalink

  61. ...we’re all taking a year’s sabbatical to plan our next move.”

    Posted by Hucklebuck on 2008 04 23 at 07:26 PM • permalink

  62. #12 egg_, you’ve got spoonerised there. The rioganisation is:

    White American Socialist Professors for Clinton. WASPs!

    Posted by Wimpy Canadian on 2008 04 23 at 07:42 PM • permalink

  63. #18 And what have the Romans ever done for us?

    Posted by Wimpy Canadian on 2008 04 23 at 07:48 PM • permalink

  64. Maybe it’s because I’m one-eighth Danish, but this question from the Danes makes a lot of sense to me.

    Posted by Skeeter on 2008 04 23 at 08:03 PM • permalink

  65. What does it matter what it’s called? PACO, the Peoples’ Afro-Centric Organization, has taken control of the group anyhow.

    Posted by andycanuck on 2008 04 24 at 01:39 AM • permalink

  66. Given the demands of academic life and the limited resources of sociologists…

    ...we’ll be wanting a government grant, then.

    Posted by dub kitty on 2008 04 24 at 01:08 PM • permalink

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