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Jamie Foxx: 'Black People Are The Most Talented People In The World'
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Posted on 02/08/2013 5:01:40 PM PST by chessplayer

It seems Oscar-winning actor Jamie Foxx just can't avoid saying something really stupid at awards ceremonies.

After calling Barack Obama "Our Lord and Savior" at last November's Soul Train Awards, Foxx, during his acceptance speech as Entertainer of the Year at last Friday's NAACP Image Awards, said, "Black people are the most talented people in the world" (video follows with transcript and commentary):


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KEYWORDS: jamiefoxx; liberalhypocrisy; racism; racists
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1 posted on 02/08/2013 5:01:46 PM PST by chessplayer
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I guess a lot depends on your definition of “talented.” Right now, black style is big in show business, but there’s more to life than that.


2 posted on 02/08/2013 5:04:49 PM PST by Pearls Before Swine
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To: chessplayer

Talented at Shucking and Jiving.


3 posted on 02/08/2013 5:05:06 PM PST by Venturer
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Had a white person said that about whites.........


4 posted on 02/08/2013 5:06:13 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Great vid by ShorelineMike! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOZjJk6nbD4&feature=plcp)
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To: chessplayer

isn’t that racist?


5 posted on 02/08/2013 5:06:32 PM PST by brivette
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They make some powerful hot sauce...www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=Yn0ey0vePwI&vq=medium


6 posted on 02/08/2013 5:07:04 PM PST by csmusaret (I will give Obama credit for one thing- he is living proof that familiarity breeds contempt.)
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To: chessplayer

Is this what he's referring too?

7 posted on 02/08/2013 5:07:20 PM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: Pearls Before Swine
"Black people are the most talented people in the world"

Sure they are. That's why subSaharan Africa never even invented the wheel.

8 posted on 02/08/2013 5:07:56 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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"Had a white person said that about whites........."

...they would have been as big a racist as Jamie Foxx. The white person, however, would have been called out on it.

9 posted on 02/08/2013 5:08:09 PM PST by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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To: chessplayer
Explain this one, Mr. Foxx!
10 posted on 02/08/2013 5:08:26 PM PST by Boogieman
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Racist! Can I sue for him making me feel bad about my lack of pigmentation?


11 posted on 02/08/2013 5:08:55 PM PST by vpintheak (Occupy your Brain!)
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Isn’t it too far from calling whitey inferior? Holocaust anyone?


12 posted on 02/08/2013 5:09:37 PM PST by cunning_fish
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I just wish NASA would reach out and validate Mr. Foxx.


13 posted on 02/08/2013 5:10:27 PM PST by APatientMan (Pick a side)
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I guess this is why African ountries are so advanced.....


14 posted on 02/08/2013 5:10:53 PM PST by clintonh8r (Happy to be represented by Lt. Col. Allen West)
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Foxx is marching with the Black KKK this weekend, celebrating Trayvon Martin’s failed attempt at Knockout.

Just a despicable person. And a racist


15 posted on 02/08/2013 5:11:09 PM PST by SeminoleCounty (GOP = Greenlighting Obama's Programs)
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To: chessplayer

Talent and wisdom are two different things.


16 posted on 02/08/2013 5:11:44 PM PST by lurk
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To: chessplayer
please...
17 posted on 02/08/2013 5:13:48 PM PST by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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18 posted on 02/08/2013 5:16:47 PM PST by onyx (FREE REPUBLIC IS HERE TO STAY! DONATE MONTHLY! IF YOU WANT ON SARAH PALIN''S PING LIST, LET ME KNOW)
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Excellent! May they ALL set forth to become independent millionaires!


19 posted on 02/08/2013 5:18:56 PM PST by onyx (FREE REPUBLIC IS HERE TO STAY! DONATE MONTHLY! IF YOU WANT ON SARAH PALIN''S PING LIST, LET ME KNOW)
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To: chessplayer

Tap dancing and basketball aside, name a talent.


20 posted on 02/08/2013 5:19:53 PM PST by ozzymandus
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