What difference does it make?
Posted on 06/20/2013 11:09:10 AM PDT by zeestephen
Thomas Walker, a direct ancestor of George W. and George H.W. Bush, was a notorious slave trader active in the late 18th century along the coast of West Africa.
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The media totally blew that out of proportion.
You know what’s a real kicker for this smear? Obastard’s Great-Great-Great-Great Grandfather was a slave trader in Kenya.
Dear Slate,
Wow, that’s fascinating. Now do you think you can look into our CURRENT POTUS’ history? Not his father’s or his grandfather’s or his great-grandfathers. Just Obama’s.
Thanks. I’m looking forward to your in-depth report.
Don’t think you have to go back as far with Obama.
Actually, he does. See my previous post.
Of course, some theorize that his biological father was Frank Marshall Davis. I do not dispute the possibility.
It’s hard to tell these things with Clinton: His family tree is a straight stick.
“This is only to go after Jeb and his potential run.”
Run, Jeb, run (away)!
NO MORE BUSHES!
No. Obama’s ancestors would have been Bush’s ancestors’ partners/suppliers. Bush should produce a clearly photoshopped letter from his distant ancestor attesting to his appreciation for the high quality of stock supplied by “Chief Obama of the Luo tribe.” When challenged, his answer is “I’m sure it’s authentic. It looks just like Barack’s birth certificate.”
GWB is just the guy to pull this off with a straight face.
Those captured slaves should have heeded the old folks’ advice: “Stay out da Bushes!”
Unbelievable how people don’t know history. Do people have any idea how many Blacks sold other Blacks? Any idea how many Africans willingly sold their darker skinned brethren?
Call me cynical, but I think this is nothing more than an attempt by the Democrats at Slate to distract from a feckless Obama through the juxtaposition of the always handy evil George W. Bush.
Dan Rather still reporting?
cowards. Godless, soulless cowards. you can always tell when the retarded bastards at the slate are trying to avoid reporting on obama scandals and/or failures; they write some pointless hit job on GWB.
Thousands of blacks in this country owned slaves. Some were even slave breeders, something whites wouldn’t do. The first freed slave in this country got a court order to turn his indentured servant into a slave and later went on to own many slaves.
Slaves supplied by muslims, to ripen into an invasion army in the host country.
These folks operate on a completely different time scale.
Since my ancestors came over from eastern Europe about a hundred years ago, I am certain that none of them were involved.
Well, Al Gore’s father voted against the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and Jimmy Carter’s great grandfather served in the Confederate Army. Why aren’t those facts the subject of headlines? And - presumably - JFK’s father OPPOSED GAY MARRIAGE!!!!!!
The first black slave was purchased by a black also making the first black slave owner.
Inventory, no! More likely, they were the suppliers of slaves from Africa to the European and American (both North American and South American) traders.
So what. One of my ancestors was burned at the stake.
Isn’t Obama distantly related to dubya?
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