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VIDEO: Clyburn: Stimulus Opposition Is "Slap In The Face" To Blacks
Real Clear Politics ^ | 02/20/2009 | Real Clear Politics

Posted on 02/20/2009 7:16:23 AM PST by politicalhub

House Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) held a local roundtable to explain how the stimulus will affect South Carolina. Clyburn said opposition from Gov. Mark Sanford and other Governors is "a slap in the face" to African-Americans.

WIS-TV: Rep. Clyburn has strong words for Gov. Mark Sanford

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: housewhip; jamesclyburnracism
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1 posted on 02/20/2009 7:16:23 AM PST by politicalhub
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To: politicalhub

Doesn’t make sense.


2 posted on 02/20/2009 7:18:59 AM PST by BenLurkin (Mornie` utulie`. Mornie` alantie`.)
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To: politicalhub

Not accepting federal welfare to the states is racist?


3 posted on 02/20/2009 7:21:46 AM PST by Eagle Eye (Libs- If you don't have to play the rules then neither do we...THINK ABOUT IT!)
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To: BenLurkin

Sure it does. Since government made socialists out of poor blacks they all want a piece of the pie every time and every way. Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie. The special class and race don’t you know?


4 posted on 02/20/2009 7:22:45 AM PST by 70th Division (I love my country but fear my government!)
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To: Eagle Eye

Apparently, it’s racist to expect people to take care of themselves.


5 posted on 02/20/2009 7:23:19 AM PST by ronnyquest ("Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not." -- Thomas Jefferson)
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To: politicalhub

What is he saying? What is he talking about??


6 posted on 02/20/2009 7:28:29 AM PST by Sister_T (The Obama Administration = EPIC FAIL!)
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To: politicalhub

Isn’t it amazing how they constantly use ‘race’ as a reason to solve every problem.


7 posted on 02/20/2009 7:30:06 AM PST by Dustbunny (Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged. The Gipper)
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To: Sister_T

He’s talking about backdoor reparations. It’s the black community that will get mortgage bailouts.


8 posted on 02/20/2009 7:30:18 AM PST by DJ MacWoW (Make yourselves sheep and the wolves will eat you. Ben Franklin)
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To: politicalhub

The attacks on Sanford are just beginning. He is going to be in a great position as a candidate in 2112 if the Obama plan fails. They will take him out of the race early if at all possible.


9 posted on 02/20/2009 7:30:25 AM PST by ilgipper
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To: politicalhub
Clyburn, you are a jabbering, witless ass.


10 posted on 02/20/2009 7:31:36 AM PST by Viking2002 (The Occupation has begun. God help America.)
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To: politicalhub
Clyburn said opposition from Gov. Mark Sanford and other Governors is "a slap in the face" to African-Americans.

I completely missed Clyburn's point.

I can see how stimulus support would be a slap in the face to Christians and Jews ... and to God (the 8th Commandment: "Thou shalt not steal").

I can see how stimulus support would be a slap in the face to patriotic Americans (the 9th Amendment: "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people", and the 10th Amendment: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.").

I can see how stimulus support would be a slap in the face even to non-patriotic Americans who value the 13th Amendment: "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."

I still can't come up with a single justification for the 'stimulus' that sounds better than the old "might makes right". Obama/Pelosi can use force to take what we produce and give it to those who produce nothing, and that is the closest they have to a moral justification for their actions.

I'm tempted to protest in DC with a sign:

"WATERBOARD FOR ONE DAY, OR

TAKE ONE THIRD OF MY LIFE'S WORK
FOR PORK & 'STIMULUS'

WHICH IS A WORSE TORTURE?"

11 posted on 02/20/2009 7:42:12 AM PST by TurtleUp (Turtle up: cancel optional spending until 2012, and boycott TARP/stimulus companies forever!)
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To: BenLurkin

My Grandfather told me “Never try to analyze insanity”. It has worked well for me over the years. Keeps you focused on important things (Read: Great Principles)


12 posted on 02/20/2009 7:42:22 AM PST by mosaicwolf (Strength and Honor)
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To: politicalhub

So ... is this racist demoncRat admitting that Porkulus is a racist rip-off?


13 posted on 02/20/2009 7:43:23 AM PST by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: politicalhub

Blacks who do nothing more than seek welfare and government handouts are cowards.

Put that in your pipe and smoke it, Holder.


14 posted on 02/20/2009 7:44:08 AM PST by Canedawg (Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech)
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To: politicalhub

They keep bringing up “race”, now matter what the subject. You want to consider “race”? How many standup honest blacks does Obama surround himself with? These are the ones that are an insult to good honest blacks.


15 posted on 02/20/2009 7:51:10 AM PST by RC2
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To: politicalhub

OK, first of all, they are NOT from Africa, so drop this phoney ethnic scam. Secondly, this is South Carolina. I will have to insist that Clyburn take a literacy test before I listen to anything he has to say.


16 posted on 02/20/2009 7:52:59 AM PST by Doc Savage ("Are you saying Jesus can't hit a curve ball? - Harris to Cerrano - Major League)
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To: politicalhub
It's simple really.

If you opposed George Bush, that was dissent, which was the highest form of patriotism.

If you oppose Obama, you're racist.

Class dismissed.

17 posted on 02/20/2009 7:54:30 AM PST by libs_kma (F.U.B.O.)
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To: ronnyquest
After one month of having a black Pres_ent in office, I can see why blacks feel discriminated against. The black One has shown that blacks have no financial knowledge and are very good at destroying everything. I have learned that blacks are liars and crooks. They change facts to suit their needs. They are lazy and only out for a good time. They have no taste, morals or ethics. Yes, this is what the black Pres_ent has taught me.

It's a shame MLK jr was black. Blacks don't even heed his words or understand what he was about. He was about character, not color.

Am I a racist? I don't know now. I always thought that blacks were people. Two arms, two legs, a body, a head, all functioning the same way those parts would in white, yellow, red or pink people. They have the same capabilities as everyone else. Yet they choose to fall on the race card instead of the character card. They are doing a great disservice to the black people who have strived to do things honestly. Instead of being proud of what they've overcome throughout history, they whine. They have only brought themselves down.

Since racism is spewed all the time, I have no problem calling a black person what they are. Black. Blacks will always remind us that they are black, not human.

My sincere apology to the black people whose intelligence and actions I do respect. I'd list them but then I'd be singling them out and thus would be a racist.

18 posted on 02/20/2009 7:57:02 AM PST by 1_Rain_Drop
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To: politicalhub

It’s actually a slap in the face to the idiots who voted for Zero.


19 posted on 02/20/2009 7:57:41 AM PST by jersey117
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To: 1_Rain_Drop

I like to remind people that he is half white.


20 posted on 02/20/2009 10:45:58 AM PST by ronnyquest ("Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not." -- Thomas Jefferson)
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