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Old 09-11-2008, 17:24
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What was the big deal i don't understand ????
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Old 09-11-2008, 17:26
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obamas campaign slogan: yes, we can

just caught it on the repeat

dermots reaction to it was a bit ott
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Old 09-11-2008, 17:27
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I thought the reference was totally uncalled for.

Louis should not have brought the black issue to the xfactor.

He just wanted to jump on the Obama bandwagon.............
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Old 09-11-2008, 17:28
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obamas campaign slogan: yes, we can

just caught it on the repeat

dermots reaction to it was a bit ott
I know, I thought Dermot had a hernia.
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Old 09-11-2008, 17:28
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Thats what i don't understand why was Dermot on the floor ???
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Old 09-11-2008, 17:30
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I thought it was funny , so did JLS.

Yes i didnt understand Dermots reaction
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Old 09-11-2008, 17:32
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I didn't get what the fuss was all about either.
Some thicko yanks have adopted a mindless chant about their new Tony Blair style president-elect and apparently that's supposed to be something that's hilarious when repeated on X Factor?
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Old 09-11-2008, 17:32
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It was cringeworthy.
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Old 09-11-2008, 17:34
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Don't get me wrong I love Barack Obama he's a true inspiration !
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Old 09-11-2008, 17:35
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I didn't get what the fuss was all about either.
Some thicko yanks have adopted a mindless chant about their new Tony Blair style president-elect and apparently that's supposed to be something that's hilarious when repeated on X Factor?
Um...excuse me? Tony Blair style president? What exactly are you smoking? I think some thicko BRITS needs to not speak of what they don't know.
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Old 09-11-2008, 17:35
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I think the issue was that JLS are black and a few people thought that because Louis used Obama's slogan towards them, it was therefore racist, but that is just a bit OTT and a severe case of stupid PC.-If Gordon Brown had the same slogan and Louis used it towards a white group no one would think nothing of it.
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Old 09-11-2008, 17:36
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It was unnecessary.

If Lois had said "Like Martin Luther King, I have a dream that you will X factor". Many people would have thought WTF?!
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Old 09-11-2008, 17:36
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what a load of something out of nothing

Loius thought he was being witty - he wasn't but i dont see the boys from JLS demanding the removal of their racist mentor
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Old 09-11-2008, 17:36
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I thought the reference was totally uncalled for.

Louis should not have brought the black issue to the xfactor.

He just wanted to jump on the Obama bandwagon.............

Bringing up the black issue? I think the only one doing that is you.
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Old 09-11-2008, 17:37
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I think the issue was that JLS are black and a few people thought that because Louis used Obama's slogan towards them, it was therefore racist, but that is just a bit OTT and a severe case of stupid PC.-If Gordon Brown had the same slogan and Louis used it towards a white group no one would think nothing of it.
Exactly it was nothing negative!
Im 3/4 Black and 1/4 White, so of mixed races !
And i didn't find it offensive!
I was just laughin at it coming from Louis Walsh!
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Old 09-11-2008, 17:40
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it was funny, if not slightly cringey whats the fuss about?
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Old 09-11-2008, 17:42
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Dermot is pathetic, he's such a crappy host.
Louis was cringey, yeah, but what was all that doubling over about?
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Old 09-11-2008, 17:43
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Bringing up the black issue? I think the only one doing that is you.
I'm not going to even dignify a response, I'm not here for an argument.
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Old 09-11-2008, 17:46
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OH here we fricking go again. It had NOTHING to do with race, alright? it was just a saying ''YES WE CAN'' especially as Obama is president. jeez, it was a great line!
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Old 09-11-2008, 17:47
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OH here we fricking go again. It had NOTHING to do with race, alright? it was just a saying ''YES WE CAN'' especially as Obama is president. jeez, it was a great line!
Agreed!
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Old 09-11-2008, 17:48
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I'm not going to even dignify a response, I'm not here for an argument.
I am not here for an arguement either but you are impying it was a black issue and racial if that was the case JLS certainly wouldnt be laughing

People read too much into things
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Old 09-11-2008, 17:50
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Just one quick point here - Barack Obama is not black, he's mixed race as his mother is white.
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Old 09-11-2008, 17:50
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"Yes We Can!" is Bob the Builder in this house!
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Old 09-11-2008, 17:50
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It was unnecessary.

If Lois had said "Like Martin Luther King, I have a dream that you will X factor". Many people would have thought WTF?!
Ha yeah, it was exactly like that - talk about making a farce of a show that was bloody awful anyway. Mentioning perhaps the most significant event in African American history since the Civil War in the same sentence as a mediocre group on a reality TV contest? Yeah, OK.

Anyone see the Mirror's front page the day after Obama won? It said "Obama's got the X Factor". I thought that was equally tacky but typical of the tabloids. Maybe Louis was referencing that. Either way it was cringeworthy.
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Old 09-11-2008, 17:51
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"Yes We Can!" is Bob the Builder in this house!
The day after the election I was listening to Radio Five Live, and they said people were texting in saying they didn't know Bob the Builder was running for President.
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