Posted on 03/21/2008 9:54:03 PM PDT by Red Steel
Hillary Clinton's strategists are delighted at what they consider Barack Obama's latest stumble in the hypersensitive world of racial politics.
Obama is drawing a new round of criticism for his comments on a Philadelphia radio sports program yesterday in which he said his grandmother is a "typical white person" who has fears about black men. He was attempting to explain a portion of his speech on race earlier this week—specifically, the statement that his white grandmother gets nervous when a black man approaches her on the street.
Obama told the radio host, "The point I was making was not that Grandmother harbors any racial animosity. She doesn't. But she is a typical white person, who, if she sees somebody on the street that she doesn't know, you know, there's a reaction that's been bred in our experiences that don't go away and that sometimes come out in the wrong way, and that's just the nature of race in our society." Obama was already drawing flak for his association with a controversial preacher in Chicago who has made anti-American and antiwhite comments.
An Obama spokesman noted that the Illinois senator was trying to say that his grandmother has the same fears shared by many in her "generation."
Clinton insiders say Obama's remarks stereotyped whites in a negative way and will further alienate white working-class people around the country, including those in Pennsylvania, which holds a key primary April 22. Obama's remarks are being criticized on Fox News, NBC, MSNBC, and elsewhere in the media, keeping the controversy going. Clinton strategists say it's part of a broader problem—that Obama has not been sufficiently "vetted" and there are many areas of his life and background that have escaped scrutiny and might embarrass him later.
I’m thinking, specifically, of John Mohammed and his love slave, who terrorized the DC area, in 2002, by shooting people at gas stations and in the surrounding environs. John is an avowed muslim.
Sorry
I think it’s prime time to run JC Watts as veep to counter this black racist and the racial strife this loudmouth will bring to the country.
Well, knowing now that many black people are being taught, right in their black churches, by men such as Wright who are so filled with hate that say "GD America," and are being aroused to such an anti-white, anti-American fervor every Sunday....why shouldn't Grandmother or any white person feel afraid? When whites hear that type of animosity and vile hatred toward them expressed so openly, and then it is not condemned by any one member of the black community - what are we supposed to feel but fear? Certainly not joy!
I have never, ever been to one church, one gathering, one public place where whites were ever told to have such anger against blacks. It might have happened in the pre-civil war days, it might have happened when the KKK was active (against blacks, Catholics, and the Jewish population also, mind you) - but we have come a long way since then and it is not happening now anywhere that is not a "fringe" movement (as the white skin-heads who hate America also) that most of white America condemns.
Yet, Obama and other black leaders have expressed that these words of Wright were "taken out of context," and talk like Wright's speech is not significant and only the black reaction to their feelings of "victimization" they have retained for over a hundred years that they cannot overcome. We are told we should understand because they were once so oppressed here, no matter what has been done since the Civil War by the rest of America to eradicate racism and all of the anti-segregation laws and equal opportunity measures America has taken on behalf of the black race. We are told that we are wrong for placing any emphasis on Wright's contraversial speech and for any white American to do so is even more "racist."
They have attempted to make us feel guilty because we don't like their hate-filled words, but no attempts have been made to make Wright and others who speak as he does, feel any guilt for speaking in such a violent, prejudicial, and racist way. They have the audacity to criticize us now for becoming upset at such words - but we are supposed to overlook it if they are STILL upset for wrongs that we have attempted to right for so long. What a smooth trick they are trying to play on the public and so many of the media and liberals are falling for it. Soon the people who are being manipulated by these black, hate-filled, riot-inciting leaders will be able to say anything they like against white America (after blaming us for 911 and Aids, it seems not much is left), spew anger, call names, and condemn us in any way, and we are to act unaffected and not become angry in response. If we do, then we will be lectured by the likes of Obama about how we are dealing with these prejudicial statements and that the way to overcome racism in America is to what - let blacks say what they want against whites, and keep quiet because reacting only makes things worse? Is that the "change" Obama is hoping to bring about?
Historical Trivia:
Those Clinton cronies may have thought that they slept in "Lincoln's Bedroom" but they never did.
"Lincoln's Bedroom", was destroyed in 1949, along with every other room inside the White House, when, for structural reasons (it was a minor issue having something to do with "imminent danger of collapse"), the inside of the White House had to be entirely gutted and newly rebuilt with a load-bearing internal steel frame.
Obama is saying that the "typical white person" is fearful. History is full of this--the Athenians at Marathon, the 300 Spartans at Thermopylae, Columbus, Magellan, Drake, the defenders of the Alamao, Pickett's men, the invaders of Normandy in 1944...the list could go on and on. So many fearful white people.
I didn’t know that. Wow.
That is why Truman spent most of his Presidency living at Blair House.
I got a little bit of a sick feeling in my stomach when I first learned that fact and saw photos of the gutted historic interior.
To be fair, I think he means that white people are afraid of black people, particularly here in America. I don’t really doubt this assertion, but I don’t think it is because whites are an innately fearful people.
Bump for common sense response to nonsense.
While there might not be many “blacks” with African features in Hawaii, Hawaiian natural skin color is quite dark brown, about 30 shades darker than Barack Obama.
Actually, Obama has lived in a very insulated and isolated community in Chicago, where the politics are extremely liberal and full of guilty white liberals.
The local PBS channel has a weekly 1/2 hour talk show every Friday called Chicago Tonight, the Week in Review which is usually 5 liberals sitting around a table agreeing with each other.
Last night, a white guy made a comment that this preacher thing could really hurt Obama, and a black woman who works for the Sun-Times rose up in righteous indignation about how oppressed Obama and all other blacks are. It's an old routine, but it works with the right audience.
I don’t know how old his grandmother is, but I agree with you. She must be pretty old, and this could well be something that puts her over the edge. Here she was, possibly waiting to see her precious grandson run for President (and maybe win), and instead, he trashes her in public, and when trying to defend her, actually makes it worse for the poor old woman. I feel for her.
Whether or not the average American, black or white, is afraid of a certain person, black or white, depends more on how he acts and dresses and not the color of his skin.
Cross the street to avoid
Cross the street to avoid
Invite home for Sunday dinner
Not that they will--the "Friends of Bill" and the "Friends of Hillary" are a remarkably forgiving bunch, willing to put up with almost anything from the Clintons.
Unless, of course, they see a chance of being rewarded by Obama for changing sides.
Obama and his wife are racists. Everything about them screams racism. Dems don’t want to admit it, because they are delusional. If Hilary was attending a church where the pastor screamed out racist garbage about black Americans, she would be kicked out of the party immediately. They must be delusional to be giving Obama a pass on his 20+ years of blatant racism.
It burned to the ground. They memorialize the site with a roadsign.
If you don't take care of these old places they fall down and go boom.
“I have news for you, the KKK has not been a significant group for decades, its heyday was the 1930s.”
Huh? My post made no mention of the KKK except to quote another poster. :-)
“would take a one way ticket to their alleged Motherland for eternity.”
They wouldn’t like that at all what with all of the murders, genocide, diseases, uncivilized animals who are supposedly “human beings”? Their cash cow is right here and they know it. If they did that and started preaching all of their “freedom” they would get killed pretty quickly.
I just can’t imagine anyone voting for “Damien” Obama but I suppose there are blind fools everywhere.
Many are happy to suckle for the tit of the demon for instant gratification.
As Ken Hamblin said about America, “ Show Me A Better Country.”
Those who have worked hard for success in America, know there is none better.
Respectfully,
NSNR
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