OBAMA: IF YOU LOOK AFRICAN-AMERICAN, YOU ARE TREATED LIKE ONE

Drudge Report ^ | February 9, 2007

[ConservativeStatement]

Acknowledging that his presidential campaign has opened a racial debate, Sen. Barack Obama, who has a white mother and an African father, says if you look African-American, you are treated like one. Obama and his wife, Michelle, who also addresses the race issue, appear in an interview with Steve Kroft to be broadcast on 60 MINUTES, Sunday Feb. 11 (7:00-8:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS television Network. If, as expected, Obama declares his formal candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination tomorrow, it will be his first interview to be broadcast after that event.

[AndyTheBear]

Did she mention Alan Keyes or Elizabeth Dole?

[mass55th]

"Rich black men get shot in limos outside nightclubs, not bandwagons outside gas stations."

And who's usually doing the shooting?

[mylife]

A rival

[oiler]

If your talk and act like a Marxist, you are treated like one!

[lesko]

It's all about sympathy and not substance, right libs? Can't win without the teary-eye factor, huh Obama?

[freekitty]

Is there anyone out there that doesn't prostitute racism?

[definitelynotaliberal]

She neglected to say who is likely to shoot him or where. If she had, Barack's chances would have been no different than those of you or myself. Certainly, I would not be getting gas in some LA gangland neighborhood.

Michelle Obama is, oviously, a twit. Somebody ought to ask her how many times she's seen black men menaced or threatened at gas stations in America.

[L98Fiero]

"realities are that as a black man... Barack can get shot going to the gas station"

Perhaps she meant, "realities are that as a black man.....Barack is more likely to shoot someone at a gas station"

[OESY]

"I'll take Travel for $200."

"The answer is 'SAFE RELIABLE & COURTEOUS... and a little slow.'"

"Who is Barack Obama?"

"Braaappp. Wrong! He's 'articulate, bright and clean.' The correct question is 'What is Greyhound Bus Lines?'"

.

[SaxxonWoods]

Uh, OK. I read your comment, and I get your point, but I'm left with this:

Between this latest statement and the "ears" thing, BO is a very insecure man. I'm glad he's comfortable somewhere, but it doesn't sound like he has what it takes to be President of the USA.

[50sDad]

Wholly untrue, Mr. Obama: For instance, I would vote for Condoleeza Rice for President in a heartbeat, as at the moment I believe she mirrors my political beliefs. You however...

[ConservativeStatement]

No, she was a dunce. And why limit it to the Presidency (Clarence Thomas, for instance). Their approach is boring and old. Blah blah.

[backbencher]

[...says if you look African-American, you are treated like one.]

[Labyrinthos]

LOL. One of the funniest episodes of all time.

[mylife]

Actually I think Obama is pretty secure in that he isnt afraid to wear some personal matters on his sleeve.

BO isnt ready for the presidency, he's WAY TO GREEN (there I go playing color!L0L)

But I'd keep an eye on this guy, he's articulate and has pulled off a great coup as a neophyte senator.....Everyone knows his name and is talking about him early in his career.

I think he knows just what he is doing

[Beckwith]

if you just called yourself an American instead of an African-American

What do you expect from a man who refers to his maternal grandparents, the people who cared for him all through high school, as "white folk."

[nothingnew]

"OBAMA: IF YOU LOOK AFRICAN-AMERICAN, YOU ARE TREATED LIKE ONE"

What happens when you're a Halfrican-American?

FMCDH(BITS)

[Verginius Rufus]

For Democrats the central reality of America is now, always has been, and always will be white guilt. Therefore anything negative said about "white folks" or any individual white person is automatically true.

[Beckwith]

I think he knows just what he is doing.

You think -- check this out

Iis Darmawan, 63, Obama's kindergarten teacher, remembers him as an exceptionally tall and curly haired child who quickly picked up the local language and had sharp math skills. "He wrote an essay titled, 'I Want To Become President,'" the teacher said.

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[The KG9 Kid]

"... OBAMA: IF YOU LOOK AFRICAN-AMERICAN, YOU ARE TREATED LIKE ONE"

You must be one, because you sure talk like one.