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thenewgreen  ·  4441 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Repeat after me: speech is protected in the US...

I hate that I'm having to do this right now. Shouldn't have to. I live 3 doors down from Cliff. When we moved down here the person that was the kindest to my family was Cliff and his wife, they still are. The first person Cliff introduced me to was someone that he thought I could work well with because they were "really bright and creative", a person named Cory. Cory is black, not that this would matter AT ALL to Cliff, he just thought that we'd hit it off.

I was out to breakfast with Cliff once and he excused himself for a moment. He then returned and we finished the breakfast and went to leave when a woman stopped Cliff at the door and said, "Sir, I just wanted to let you know that the soldier you bought breakfast for was very thankful". -Without TELLING ANYONE Cliff went to the register and bought breakfast for an enlisted man. He insisted that the enlisted man not know who had done it. Completely selfless. But the woman broke Cliff's cover. Was it a black soldier, an asian etc? It seriously would NOT MATTER to Cliff.

The guy is not perfect, trust me... we've become friends. He has his faults but being a racist is not one of them. Guess again cgod. You'd be lucky to have the convictions Cliff does. He may not hold your political sway, but he's a damned good guy. You're way out of line.