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Marriage: Pope, pictured here in 2010, married second husband Michael Thompson, 43, seen right, on May 23 on this year





























































'I'm a Democrat, but he's a really nice guy!' Paul Ryan's college sweetheart speaks out for the first time about the relationship that opened his eyes to racism

* Deneeta Pope, 40, dated Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan after they met at college
* Pope, now an Obama supporter, was thrust into the spotlight by the re-emergence of Ryan's remarks that his 'college sweetheart was black'
* Ryan said he suffered 'ugly comments' over the relationship
* At Miami University, Pope was a cheerleader and he was in a fraternity
* She donated $2,000 to his campaign to become a Congressman in 1997
* But she also donated cash to Barack Obama's campaign in 2008
* Pope is now a I.T. specialist and realtor in Chicago and recently married her second husband
* Ryan married Janna Little in 2000 and they have three children


The cheerleader who Paul Ryan dated in college and helped forge his uncompromising opposition to racism says that she may not be a Republican but still supports the 'nice guy'.

Speaking exclusively to MailOnline, Deneeta Pope said she met the future vice presidential candidate through friends at Miami University some 20 years ago.

Pope, 40, said: 'Paul is a very nice guy, a kind guy and a family guy. He's very approachable and a very likeable person.'

The relationship and the negative reaction he said he suffered from his so-called friends were a formative experience in the political evolution of the VP pick who described himself as a 'big, big fan' of Martin Luther King and is a staunch advocate of civil rights.

But Pope, an I.T. specialist and realtor living in Chicago, denies that they experienced any racism as a couple.

Pope also said that while their relationship was not very serious, they have remained friends through the years.

'It tells you the kind of guy Paul is when you learn that he has remained friends with all of his friends that he met in college.'

Michael Steel, campaign spokesman for Ryan, confirmed to MailOnline on Thursday that 'Mr Ryan dated Ms Pope in college' in the 1990s.

In a 2005 interview, Mitt Romney’s future running mate said that he had been confronted with racism personally, because he had dated an African- American and also had a brother with a black wife. ‘I have a sister-in-law who’s African American,’ he told Milwaukee Magazine.

‘My college sweetheart was black,' he added.

‘I just experienced some ugly comments, some racist views from people who I thought were friends of mine.'

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Re: paul ryan black girlfriend?

Shortly after it was announced that Rep. Paul Ryan would join the Romney ticket as this year's Republican vice presidential candidate, I wrote a piece titled, "What We Know About Paul Ryan and Blacks."

Well, I recently learned of another significant addition to this list.

As reported on Twitter by CNN's Pete Hamby, Ryan said he has a black sister-in-law, but perhaps even more interesting, his "college sweetheart" was African American.

So here is the million-dollar question: Is the fact that Ryan has dated interracially a noteworthy detail to consider when analyzing his politics and policies?

Here's a well-known phrase that has virtually become a punch line: When someone finds himself on the ropes facing an allegation of racism, the go-to reflex defense is usually something along the lines of "But some of my best friends are black!" Translation: "I can't possibly be racist or racially insensitive because there are black people I like and they like me. So there." Many of us are so used to hearing this -- and, frankly, dismissing it (remember George Zimmerman's media-friendly pal Joe Oliver?) -- that we long ago stopped asking, What if it's actually true?

For years Lou Dobbs was the face of the anti-illegal-immigration crusade. As a result of his seeming obsession with the issue, he became in the eyes of many the face of xenophobia and racism, not to mention public enemy No. 1 of Mexican immigrants. There's just one hitch to this narrative: Dobbs is married to a Mexican-American woman, meaning that he is the father of Mexican-American children. (His Mexican-born mother-in-law even lives with his family.)

When I discovered this I was surprised, and not for the reasons you may think. While I was somewhat surprised to learn of his wife's heritage, given his own politics on issues that overwhelmingly affect a community of which she is a member, I was even more surprised that I'd never heard him mention it on his program or prominently in interviews. He certainly didn't hide it, but my point is, if anyone could have benefited from a "But my best friend -- in fact, my wife -- is Latina, so I can't be bigot" defense, it was Dobbs, and yet he chose not to hide behind that.

Certainly, having a relationship with someone of a different race does not automatically make someone more racially sensitive and enlightened. Throughout his lifetime, Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina financially and emotionally supported the daughter he fathered with an underage black servant. In addition to paying for her education, he was also known to play the part of proud parent by visiting her college campus and make inquiries to faculty about her educational progress.

Yet at the same time he was doing this in private, he was publicly advancing policies that would have rendered his daughter's education virtually useless. If those policies had succeeded, she and her children, with whom he also maintained a relationship, would have remained second-class citizens. Does this mean that Thurmond's relationship with his daughter was not genuine? From her recollections regarding the lengths he went to in order to remain a part of her life, I doubt it.

So then, how could he genuinely care for his black daughter and promote policies that would harm African Americans, and therefore harm her? Research has shown that those who hold stereotypes about a particular group of people are unlikely to have those stereotypes altered merely by encountering someone who defies that stereotype. Instead, they are likely to view the individual defying said stereotype as an exception. In other words, it is possible to have a black friend, Asian friend, Hispanic friend or Muslim friend or wife and still exhibit prejudice toward that group. The friend or wife is simply viewed as the exception who is not like the others.

For the record: No, I am not calling Ryan a racist. I am saying, however, that if you want to know where a politician's heart lies when it comes to a particular community, it may be best to look at that person's policies -- such as his or her record on civil rights -- rather than personal relationships. What do you think? Please share your thoughts in the comments below.

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[Gen]

Re: paul ryan black girlfriend?

who yuh post this fah ?

the 1 closet republican pan the board ?

[Tropicana]

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<span style="font-size: 20pt"><span style="font-weight: bold">NEVAH MIND!!!!</span></span>

[Gen]

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he just dropped her baggy back in college.


this is his wife


<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tropicana</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="font-weight: bold">You go girl!! ROCK ON! </span>

<span style="font-weight: bold">Kudos to the breddah fi his contribution to leveling the playing field. He has excellent taste.</span> </div></div>

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Gen</div><div class="ubbcode-body">he just dropped her baggy back in college. </div></div>

Exactly. She was good enough for a baggy drop or two. But homeboy knew if he was going to rise in the ranks of the Republican Party there was a script he had to follow. So he moved right along and found himself 'proper' wife material.

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Oh well never mind then. I thought that was his wife.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="font-weight: bold">
So here is the million-dollar question: Is the fact that Ryan has dated interracially a noteworthy detail to consider when analyzing his politics and policies?</span></div></div>

Not if he didn't marry her.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Certainly, having a relationship with someone of a different race does not automatically make someone more racially sensitive and enlightened. </div></div>
Agree as we have seen time and time again from some of the women who have dated Black men...even on this board. Just because you rooks off someone does not mean that you're enlightened.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Research has shown that those who hold stereotypes about a particular group of people are unlikely to have those stereotypes altered merely by encountering someone who defies that stereotype. </div></div>

True. I remember a prof asking a very dark Jamaican grad student if she was sure she was really Black as Black's are (fill in the blanks with all the stereotypes) and she was nothing like that. It was easier for him to deny her Blackness than change his stereotypes.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">if you want to know where a politician's heart lies when it comes to a particular community, it may be best to look at that person's policies -- such as his or her record on civil rights -- rather than personal relationships. </div></div>



Remember Mark Furman tried to claim he wasn't racist as he had tried to pick Vanity up instead of giving her a ticket that she deserved?

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: TreyJ</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Gen</div><div class="ubbcode-body">he just dropped her baggy back in college. </div></div>

Exactly. She was good enough for a baggy drop or two. But homeboy knew if he was going to rise in the ranks of the Republican Party there was a script he had to follow. So he moved right along and found himself 'proper' wife material. </div></div>

....de blonde.

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Gen</div><div class="ubbcode-body">who yuh post this fah ?

the 1 closet republican pan the board ?


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tink pon diss oww cum republikkans involve inn so much interracial mixx up wild dem pushinn policies dat ar detreemental to blakks

yu kno oww much peeps still a wander bout bush ann condi friendship

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tropicana</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="font-size: 20pt"><span style="font-weight: bold">NEVAH MIND!!!!</span></span> </div></div>

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: TreyJ</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Gen</div><div class="ubbcode-body">he just dropped her baggy back in college. </div></div>

Exactly. She was good enough for a baggy drop or two. But homeboy knew if he was going to rise in the ranks of the Republican Party there was a script he had to follow. So he moved right along and found himself 'proper' wife material. </div></div>

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[Gen]

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<span style="font-style: italic">oh brother, why she never just get a second job pan di side</span>

<span style="font-size: 14pt">Paul Ryan's Ex-GF Served Prison Time For Wire Fraud
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Now we know why Paul Ryan's ex-girlfriend was so tight-lipped yesterday when we asked her about the VP hopeful ... turns out she was indicted by the Feds back in 1999 and spent months in prison for committing wire fraud ... TMZ has learned.

Deneeta D. Pope -- who made headlines recently as Ryan's African-American GF in college -- was indicted by a Grand Jury in November 1999 for allegedly swindling her former employer -- Ernst &amp; Young -- out of $77,000.

<span style="font-weight: bold">Pope pled guilty in 2001 to stealing a lesser amount, but admitted she inflated expense reports, fabricated receipts and turned in phony invoices.</span> <span style="font-weight: bold">She then used a wire transfer to move the money from a bank in Delaware to a different account in Chicago.</span>

<span style="font-weight: bold">Pope created the scam by claiming she attended an educational course for work. Turns out ... the course didn't even exist.

Pope served 5 months in Federal Prison.</span>

FYI -- Ryan dated Pope approximately 10 years before she was indicted. They met at Miami University of Ohio in the early 90's.

Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2012/09/01/paul-ryan-.../#ixzz25FSGK3My

[lonewolf]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: blakkgiant</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: TreyJ</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Gen</div><div class="ubbcode-body">he just dropped her baggy back in college. </div></div>

Exactly. She was good enough for a baggy drop or two. But homeboy knew if he was going to rise in the ranks of the Republican Party there was a script he had to follow. So he moved right along and found himself 'proper' wife material. </div></div>

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WHAT!?!? So, let me see if I have this one right. Paul Ryan had a crystal ball back in college, that told him that he had a future in politics, and possibly would be the next vice president of the United States, so, he better dump his black girlfriend, because that would be political baggage that the racist United States just would not accept...Hmm, but the citizens of these same United States would ultimately elect a president with a black wife...and, Oh Yes, most importantly he just happened to be black also?

Do you all know how rediculous all of this sounds?

Did it ever enter any of your twisted minds that they may have been two young college kids that were just attracted to each other?...and than moved on with their lives, such as many of thousands of college kids do? Imagine that?

Or, maybe it was not about race at all. Paul Ryan's crystal ball told him that black girl was a potential jail bird and that was why he dumped her for the law abiding blonde that just so happened to be white? Yep, that makes more sense to me...Me thinks maybe some of you need to be medicated. Would you share?

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: lonrwolf</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: blakkgiant</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: TreyJ</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Gen</div><div class="ubbcode-body">he just dropped her baggy back in college. </div></div>

Exactly. She was good enough for a baggy drop or two. But homeboy knew if he was going to rise in the ranks of the Republican Party there was a script he had to follow. So he moved right along and found himself 'proper' wife material. </div></div>

legacy aff slaveree wear oyinbo xxploited enslaved afrikkan oomen even dough sum bow willinglee fe gitt a legg up pon addar blakks </div></div>

WHAT!?!? So, let me see if I have this one right. Paul Ryan had a crystal ball back in college, that told him that he had a future in politics, and possibly would be the next vice president of the United States, so, he better dump his black girlfriend, because that would be political baggage that the racist United States just would not accept...Hmm, but the citizens of these same United States would ultimately elect a president with a black wife...and, Oh Yes, most importantly he just happened to be black also?

Do you all know how rediculous all of this sounds?

Did it ever enter any of your twisted minds that they may have been two young college kids that were just attracted to each other?...and than moved on with their lives, such as many of thousands of college kids do? Imagine that?

Or, maybe it was not about race at all. Paul Ryan's crystal ball told him that black girl was a potential jail bird and that was why he dumped her for the law abiding blonde that just so happened to be white? Yep, that makes more sense to me...Me thinks maybe some of you need to be medicated. Would you share?



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lonwolf at least mekkinn yu argument more interestinn soo mii doan easilee dissmiss itt

durinn college, ryan studied politrixx science ann eecomonics. imm interned widd wan senator.so fram college ryan prepared immself fe a poltrixx career. imm awlso sed dat wen imm learned bout racism cah aff de camments imm recieved. ignore de racial implicateshan iff yu like like yu usuallee doo butt knoo dat mii will awlway pint itt out fe yuh. smart oyinbo republikkans kno dat avinn a blakk wifee iss natt good fe a career inn politrixx even iff avinn blakk mistresses ann blakk xx gurlfriend iss a badge aff (slaveree) honor