Posted on 07/15/2014 12:58:38 PM PDT by Kaslin
Yesterday, Katie wrote up Attorney General Eric Holder’s comments on ABC’s This Week, in which he suggested there was a “racial component” underlying the tea party movement. He was quick to temper his remarks, however, by adding that only “some people” in America are actuated by racism. Nevertheless, his position was clear: the United States is a racist country, and therefore President Obama has been "treated differently" (as has he) than any of his predecessors.
Not surprisingly, most Americans categorically reject this “theory.” For example, according to a recent Rasmussen Reports poll, 61 percent of respondents said opposition to the president is “primarily” rooted in … his policies:
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 61% of Likely U.S. Voters think people who oppose the president’s policies do so primarily because they believe his policies are bad, not because of racism.
There can be no doubt there is a (relatively small) segment of the population, motivated by hatred and racial animus, who abhor the president because of his skin color. I will agree with Holder on that much. And thus, despite the nation’s progress on race relations over the last half-century, they are still blinded by their own bigotry and close-mindedness. This is regrettable and wrong. But it’s also worth noting that the vast, vast majority of Republicans, if they do disagree with the president on any number of issues, do so primarily on the merits.
This, of course, is something administration officials with an agenda keenly understand, but will never admit publicly.
Holder’s truly insane inference is that, but for his skin color, Republicans wouldn’t oppose the leftist agenda of Obama! That if he were white conservatives would be OK with spending our great-grandchildren into slavery to the Chinese! If only he were Irish! Then we wouldn’t mind his fundamental transformation of America into a communist state! We’d be fine with runaway illegal immigration and a foreign policy that insults our friends and abets our enemies!
Holder is unworthy of a position within 10 light years of a department called “justice”!
Thomas Sowell is getting up there in years, but he would make a fine Chief of Staff.
There is rampant racism in America.
It currently emanates from the White House and the Department of Justice.
But many personal associates of the current regime are also doing their part.
There seems to be a correlation between racism and hating America as well, but the relationship requires further characterization.
nope has nothing to do with his incompetence, his being a moose limb, or a fag.
Has nothing to do with his Marxist beliefs or his beliefs that everything bad that ever has happened in the history of the world is America’s fault,
No, I hate this little narcissist bitch cause he a negro.
yeah ok!!
Actually, TWO people think opposition to the Current Occupant is based solely on race - The Won and Eric Holder.
Every decision made by the Current Regime is passed through that prism, and the breakdown always comes out the same way. Any opposition is based on race, and in their heart of hearts, they know that every agreement with their position is based on white guilt alone.
In their eyes, they as a team can do nothing that is “wrong” or “inappropriate”. It is all for “Just-Us”, and isn’t that a good thing? Just what is this “merit” crap, anyway? Are you being some kind of racist?
If it is in the eye of the Be-Holder then it is racist!
For my money you can delete “pretty much.”
How many names do Marxists call Conservative blacks?
Pray America wakes up
“the number of people who voted for Obama because of his skin color.”
It was the lowest form of low-information voting.
I don’t hate him, I despise him
Does that include Gloria
“Dr Carson.”
Anti-gun, open borders...no thanks!
Well, Obama does act like an African dictator in many ways. But, observing that doesn’t make me a bad person, or even racist as I understand the word. And I don’t care if it does!
lulz
...my impression?
Islam isn’t a race. We have a taliban in the White House. Actually, a ghazi.
Grande Ghazi in the light house!
Whoever brings up race first is the racist.
Without his makeup, he looks almost White. After all, he ‘supposedly’ is.
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