Posted on 09/27/2009 8:10:42 PM PDT by pissant
There is an inherent feeling among many in this country that an African-American should not be president."
That comment comes from former President Jimmy Carter, which is fascinating considering Carter once ran for governor of Georgia proclaiming himself to be a "Lester Maddox Democrat." (Maddox, a former Georgia governor, was an avowed segregationist who opposed integration under the Civil Rights Act.)
In fairness to President Carter, I do believe in redemption, and that people can change. But more and more people are inclined to say anyone who disagrees with Barack Obama must be racist.
It hurts me when the left and the right use race for political gain, and it depresses me further that it's so awkward for us to talk about honestly and objectively about race. However, the implication that disagreeing with the president is racist also saddens and perplexes me.
Donna Brazile, campaign manager for Al Gore in 2000 and now a CNN analyst, nailed it when she said, "No one wins in touching race in such a shallow way. It raises defenses and creates backlash."
The race issue blew up two weeks ago when Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., called Obama a liar on the floor of the House during the president's address to a joint session of Congress. Although Democrats booed President Bush in that same chamber during a State of the Union a few years ago, it was still wrong for Wilson to do this.
He called the president's chief of staff and apologized. I would have preferred he do it on the floor of the House, which is where the incident occurred.
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I think this absolves me, and probably 99.9% of Freepers, of any racism.
Let them play it! It’s losing its magic anyway. You can only call someone a racist so many times before they become numb to it.
thanks JC....now why was it you refused to denounce Bro in the election?
{Damn near the entire libtard establishment and the State Run Media are calling us racists.}
Then Obama can step forward and say the attacks on him are not all racially motivated. Thus enabling him to be above the fray. Obama and the media are playing a shell game with the race card.
yea but none of them are in politics probably
Sowell and Thomas aren’t running for anything.
The whole race thing is beyond tiresome and who really cares at this point. I’m a racist? Ho hum.
When your opponents do or say something out of character, and which shows respect for truth and principle, they deserve to be commended.
Why do we have to be absolved or prove anything?
He seems to be playing a guilt card just as much as Obama. No thanks.
His Joe account is a little askew. Joe said “you lie” at one particularly egregious statement of Bummer. Joe didn’t say “liar” or “you liar.”
The audience at some point realizes that the accusation is just plain silly.
J.C.’s running up the middle of the field on this one, but for the most part, he’s right.
He’s a gentleman - always liked him.
That's depends on how you define "racism." If you define it as "judging people based on their race," then you'd be correct. Unfortunately, that's no longer the way the left prefers to define it. The definition they now prefer is "being opposed to social justice, socialism and collectivist policies."
as someone said on another thread:
‘Your race card is maxed out - and over limit.”
Any real racists out there can trump those Barack Obama racists as frauds by noting he is halffrikken American. /sarcasm
(You backed this lightweight-socialist, this propagandists-created, con-man? Get lost J.C.)
Good point. But the leftist loonies need to be proven false at times.
I used to like JC, but like many other black republicans, he showed that skin color matter more that true conservative convictions.
Yes, the race card has been overused, overplayed, and is currently meaningless. So... put it away or go away...
Excellent point. The left despises intelligent minorities in elected or appointed high positions of power when their politics don't fall in line with their Marxist principles. To them, they are just "Uncle Toms," the ultimate racist screed.
Translation: Don't call them racists. You may wake them up and we'll no longer be able to conduct our one sided low level race war.
No, unfortunately.
But perhaps they're much more effective where they are...
Notice the race card isn’t powerful enough to pass Obamacare. It’ll have to be done by some other underhanded means.
anada Free Press ^ | 9/16/2009 | Joy Tiz
Posted on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 6:03:45 PM by jazminerose
Dear Liberals,
Please be advised that your Race Card account has been closed. This decision was based on your account history of excessive over-limit spending. Please destroy your card immediately as it will no longer be honored.
Sincerely, The American People
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Jimmuh Carter again is WRONG. Now he will have to go reinvent himself AGAIN.
None of Jimmy Carter’s remarks have ever been supported by facts. He’s an idiot...
If we’re to be called “racist” for disagreeing with liberal policy then I wear the term as a badge of honor.
Did’nt JC Watts endorse/supported Obama in the last election.
Watts is as guilt of playing the race card.
I’m calling everyone in PA who voted for Eddie Rendell for governor over Lynn Swann racist.
Wouldn't it be marvelous if no discernible differential existed between voters of different races. What would that tell us?
You can never prove them false. When did you stop beating your wife?
Nah. All it shows is that their PR strategy backfired big time and that they need to co-opt truth for a moment to just stay in the game. Donna Brazile, Axelrod, Winner, Carville, or any of the democrat propagandists in the media cannot be taken at face value. They'll say anything. I'm weary of people's surprise when they eventually do the opposite.
That's funny, I don't give a rat's pointy little tail about the author's feelings. In fact, I worry more about whether my dogs are properly fed.
The author is "hurt, depressed, saddened, and perplexed". Sounds like he's got issues and needs chores to do.
/johnny
JC dissed the 4th district during the campaign last fall when he talked about race and basically called us racist because we were not supporting Obama and then changed his tune before the election as the thought he might run for Governor. It is the same district that give him large numbers of votes when we are about 85 - 90% white.
Lost a lot of respect for him last year. This article didn’t help when he said Joe Wilson should have apologized on the floor of the house instead of calling ZERO’s Chief of Staff.
He held a picnic and passed out Obama shirts but never officially endorsed him and then at the last minute endorsed McCain when he thought he might run for OK Governor but then changed his mind.
He also did a robocall for a Dem against a Republican here in OK in 2006.
Of course you can. Make them prove their assertion. Otherwise, they look like idiots.
Bravo.
Mr black news channel is talking about putting away the race card? Hahahahahahahahahahaha. No wonder the GOP is in such disarray.
I agree and what is it with these RINOS?
I got ten bucks for my mother’s combat boots on E-Bay.
They have perfected the policy of personal destruction. How do you disprove a negative? They call you a racist and you respond some of my best friends are....fill in the blank. Why do you think the GOP has Michael Steele as Chairman? Is he the best guy out there? Every time the Reps try to play identity politics, they lose.
Beats me — he went from Conservative to WAY PAST RINO IMHO! He might as well switch back to being a Dem as far as I am concerned.
My thoughts exactly!
I agree. Don’t you just love these cheap liars? Not
I don’t think anyone around here was particularly concerned — we all know what is really in our hearts, and Jimmy Carter’s repugnant record of racism speaks for itself.
You’re All Racists
New Mexico Independent | 9/27/09 | BRIGETTE RUSSELL
Posted on 09/28/2009 9:49:47 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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