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Have Confidence In Your Blackness
Canada Free Press ^ | 05/12/16 | Dave Merrick

Posted on 05/12/2016 7:26:34 AM PDT by Sean_Anthony

In so many ways and to our great hurt, Obama really has kept his promise to 'fundamentally change America'

In his recent commencement address at Howard University our president’s racism-laced message to graduates strategically included the words, “Have confidence in your blackness.” But what most got my attention was that his entire speech was presented in his own version of ‘homeboy’ with a clumsy Ebonic lilt/cadence. The down-home, laid-back talk that he couldn’t quite pull off was, in my view, an embarrassing insult to the noble scholars and their parents, many of whom just wanted to enjoy the moment and honor the hard work it had taken both to achieve their goal.

The forty five minutes might have been better spent encouraging them to have confidence in their hard-earned skills and knowledge. Instead, he spent nearly an hour imitating some stereotype of a brutha’ and hauled out his pitifully caricatured representation of “blackness.” The racial unity of our so wounded nation was once more thrown in the backseat. It was a pitiful shuck.


TOPICS: Education; Government; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: blackness; fundamental; howarduniversity; obama

1 posted on 05/12/2016 7:26:34 AM PDT by Sean_Anthony
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To: Sean_Anthony

Obama is a racist. Was from the start.

Should not surprise anyone.


2 posted on 05/12/2016 7:28:46 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Sean_Anthony

“Lawdy! Lawdy! Dese chillun ain’t gots no chance ‘cause de bruthas be kept down by de Man!” — President Obama


3 posted on 05/12/2016 7:31:18 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Nation States seem to be ending. The follow-on should not be Globalism, but Localism.)
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To: Sean_Anthony

Back and Latino Americans - For God’s Sake, Wake up!
http://www.jeffhead.com/wakeup.htm


4 posted on 05/12/2016 7:33:02 AM PDT by Jeff Head (Semper Fidelis - Molon Labe - Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: Sean_Anthony
But what most got my attention was that his entire speech was presented in his own version of ‘homeboy’ with a clumsy Ebonic lilt/cadence. The down-home, laid-back talk that he couldn’t quite pull off was, in my view, an embarrassing insult to the noble scholars and their parents, many of whom just wanted to enjoy the moment and honor the hard work it had taken both to achieve their goal.

Could have been worse. He could have done this.


5 posted on 05/12/2016 7:44:48 AM PDT by VanDeKoik
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To: Sean_Anthony

Obama is a real nagger, isn’t he?


6 posted on 05/12/2016 7:49:59 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Chuck Norris finally met his match in Donald Trump.)
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To: Sean_Anthony

Did he give the speech in blackface? He's not really black, you know. He's a mullato. His white mother and grandmother raised him to act white, so that he would be accepted by their white liberal friends.

He used the "I'm not an angry negro" facade to trick liberal white people into voting for him in 2008.

He defied the stereotype. He posed as a "respectable negro" who wasn't angry or scary. A "credit to his race" as my blue-haired old liberal college professor aunt called him.

And he spoke in proper English, not "Ebonics". College educated liberals could understand him. Joe Biden even praised him as "articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy".

He was the perfect candidate.

He didn't pick up this "home boy" schtick until it became convenient for him.

7 posted on 05/12/2016 7:54:47 AM PDT by Kenton
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To: Lazamataz

Dude.

Do we really stoop that low here on Free Republic? I’m going to grant you the benefit of the doubt and suspect it was supposed to be funny, as in he is a nag, but man...


8 posted on 05/12/2016 8:47:26 AM PDT by Syncopated
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To: Syncopated

Figgers.


9 posted on 05/12/2016 8:58:15 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Chuck Norris finally met his match in Donald Trump.)
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To: Kenton

“He didn’t pick up this “home boy” schtick until it became convenient for him.”

He borrowed it from Hillary.


10 posted on 05/12/2016 9:05:39 AM PDT by Dalberg-Acton
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To: Lazamataz

I see what you did there...I like it.


11 posted on 05/12/2016 9:38:52 AM PDT by VMI70
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To: Sean_Anthony
Next year, Howard should ask Homey the Clown, Oswald Bates (if he's not in prison) or Frenchy to deliver the commencement address. Couldn't do worse than Obozo!
12 posted on 05/12/2016 2:18:58 PM PDT by Cecily
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To: Sean_Anthony

Say “Have confidence in your Whiteness.” in public and I’ll bet the SJWs will do their best to ruin your life.


13 posted on 05/12/2016 3:50:07 PM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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