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Obama Honors Selma After Ignoring Gettysburg
Investor's Business Daily ^ | March 10, 2015 | IBD EDITORIALS

Posted on 03/10/2015 7:45:19 AM PDT by raptor22

elma: After ignoring the battle that ended slavery under the first Republican president, President Obama at the 50th anniversary of Democrats' blocking the Selma bridge says, "We're the slaves that built the White House."

The parts of American history that this president chooses to commemorate and what he says about them speaks volumes about his view of America and American history.

His America is not only unexceptional, it is perpetually and deeply racist, an overbearing world bully with no right to lecture the world about morality, democracy or freedom.

He reminded us over the weekend that despite any progress since then, "We just need to open our eyes, our ears and our hearts to know that this nation's racial history still casts its long shadow upon us." Or just look at the police department in Ferguson, Mo.?

To Obama, the White House is not the home of the leaders of the world's oldest democracy, but a structure built by slaves.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; History; Society
KEYWORDS: civilrights; civilrightsact; gettysburg; gettysburg150; ibd; postracial; racecard; racism; selma; selma50; selmamarch; votingrightsaact
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1 posted on 03/10/2015 7:45:20 AM PDT by raptor22
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Hey, this is discrimination! Where are the acknowledgements to the mules who helped?


2 posted on 03/10/2015 7:47:37 AM PDT by mrsmel (One Who Can See)
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The jackass honoring the mule?


3 posted on 03/10/2015 7:50:10 AM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: mrsmel

In 1965 one person died in Selma for improving U.S. civil rights. In 1865 680,000 died in Gettysburg so the U.S. could survive. What we’re looking at here is either a total lack of proportion or a flat out hatred for the U.S.


4 posted on 03/10/2015 7:52:19 AM PDT by expat_panama
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To: raptor22

Thank you for posting. Very good points.


5 posted on 03/10/2015 7:54:29 AM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: expat_panama

There were 43,690 total casualties at Gettysburg (killed, wounded and missing.)


6 posted on 03/10/2015 7:56:56 AM PDT by Ancient Man
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To: expat_panama

The Battle of Gettysburg was in 1863, and estimates of the dead generally run 50-60K.


7 posted on 03/10/2015 7:57:28 AM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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To: expat_panama
“Flat out hatred” is Barkey’s life's work.
8 posted on 03/10/2015 7:58:21 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks ("If he were working for the other side, what would he be doing differently ?")
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To: expat_panama

#BlackLivesMatter! Unless another black takes them! White lives are only for the use of expiation for the original sin of being born white! And to create a First World for People Of Color to come there to be oppressed!


9 posted on 03/10/2015 7:59:01 AM PDT by mrsmel (One Who Can See)
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To: raptor22

Barack Obama badly needs to break out of his own White House. There is plenty of evidence of a profound lack of diversity of thought there, and it seems odd that one of the foremost proponents of diversity would forgo the benefits of same.


10 posted on 03/10/2015 7:59:38 AM PDT by BlackAdderess ("Give me a but a firm spot on which to stand, and I shall move the earth". --Archimedes)
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To: raptor22

Ah yes, the “post racial” POTUS. /S/


11 posted on 03/10/2015 8:00:50 AM PDT by V_TWIN
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“this nation’s racial history still casts its long shadow upon us.”

And always will as far as Obama, Sharpton, Jessie jackass and their ilk are concerned. too much to lose otherwise.


12 posted on 03/10/2015 8:05:01 AM PDT by V_TWIN
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To: Nachum; markomalley; Clairity; Carlucci; grey_whiskers; meyer; WL-law; Para-Ord.45; ...

OBAMA RACE CARD PING


13 posted on 03/10/2015 8:09:59 AM PDT by raptor22 (Follow me on Twitter @gerfingerpoken or facebook.com/danielsobieski)
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To: expat_panama

Actually, at Gettysburg (01-03 July 1863) there were 23,000 casualties.

Thought the 680K figure for the whole war is right on...


14 posted on 03/10/2015 8:14:58 AM PDT by Old Sarge (Its the Sixties all over again, but with crappy music...)
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To: raptor22

Must be racist,its called the WHITE HOUSE


15 posted on 03/10/2015 8:16:43 AM PDT by ballplayer
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So all masons are black oh wait it’s Obama talking.


16 posted on 03/10/2015 8:16:49 AM PDT by Vaduz
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To: Old Sarge

hmmm. I thot that was a lot, got from google. tx!


17 posted on 03/10/2015 8:16:54 AM PDT by expat_panama
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To: mrsmel
Hey, this is discrimination! Where are the acknowledgements to the mules who helped?

How long has the First Mule been alive?!

18 posted on 03/10/2015 8:17:20 AM PDT by wastedyears (I may be stupid, but at least I'm not Darwin Awards stupid.)
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To: raptor22

Most divisive president ever ...


19 posted on 03/10/2015 8:19:16 AM PDT by SkyDancer (I Was Told Nobody Is Perfect But Yet, Here I Am ...)
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To: raptor22

Gettysburg didn’t have a movie out.


20 posted on 03/10/2015 8:19:33 AM PDT by JennysCool (My hypocrisy goes only so far)
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