Resolution on Obama leads to uproar in Ga. House

Associated Press ^ | March 20, 2009 | GREG BLUESTEIN

[Free ThinkerNY]

ATLANTA (AP) — Two dozen black lawmakers angrily stalked out of the Georgia House on Friday amid claims a decision by white Republican leaders to delay passage of a resolution honoring President Barack Obama had racist overtones.

House Speaker Glenn Richardson said the proposal to make Obama an honorary member of the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus required some changes to its language and sent it to a committee. Supporters, including black lawmakers, claimed the move was a snub to the nation's first black president.

"It drips with racism," said state Rep. Al Williams, a Democrat. "I call it just like it is."

[Free ThinkerNY]

[RolandTignor]

He’s not black. He’s half black and white.
Thus that disqualifies him.

[Holicheese]

“It drips with racism,” said state Rep. Al Williams.”

I have to agree with Al Williams. Honoring him just because he is black is racist!

Whats that you say?

Al meant that not honoring him just because he is black is racist???

Huh, weird!

[Luke21]

I thought Geraldo said he was hispanic.

[cripplecreek]

Two dozen black lawmakers angrily stalked out of the Georgia House on Friday

I hope someone locked the door behind them.

[Travis T. OJustice]

The action, not the reaction, is what is racist. Just having a “Georgia Legislative Black Caucus” is racist.

[TheDon]

America’s first affirmative action president has crashed the bus!

[ari-freedom]

imagine a “Georgia Legislative White Caucus”

[Travis T. OJustice]

Nope, that would be racist.

[pissant]

Georgia doesn’t “honor” communists. And the only racists are the Obama supporters.

[Mr. Mojo]

"It drips with racism," said state Rep. Al Williams, a Democrat. "I call it just like it is."

The Georgia Legislative Black Caucus' obsession with race reeks of racism. I just call it like it is.

[workerbee]

Republicans objected to wording that would have put the full chamber on record backing the resolution and its declaration of Obama as a man with an "unimpeachable reputation for integrity."

And these racist commucrats have the nerve to "wonder" why Repubs would object?

Of course, the fact that there is such a thing as the "Georgia Black Caucus" doesn't enter their minds as being racist, itself. Noooo. But I'm just curious, can't these fools simply read in whomever they want to their private little club? Why do they even need to have the rest of the legislature vote on it?

[Kansas58]

Actually;

Obama might not be the 1st “Black” President:

http://www.computerhealth.org/ebook/5blkpres.htm

[cripplecreek]

If they stormed out it sounds like a great time to get something done about making sure the presidential candidates are eligible.

[Frank_2001]

What, exactly, has he DONE that is “honor-able”? (Unless you like the idea of “Soviet Amerikanistan”/s He’s just being recognized for having a higher melanin content than the typical American President. The Republicans should be screaming that this is a racist Dim proposal, but they’ll probably wind up apologizing and offering to undergo “re-education”/s

[Danae]

6% black, 44% arab and 50% white. He has more in common with al-zawahiri than Dr. King.

[NewJerseyJoe]

"the nation's first black Indonesian president.

Fixed it.

[wbill]

imagine a “Georgia Legislative White Caucus”

A whole lot of people - many Republicans among them - worked awfully hard to get rid of just that, not too many years ago.

[bikerman]

Actually he is only 16% black mostly Muslim and white.

[txroadkill]

Typical Republicans, racist by birth...don't believe me, ask a democrat...here's one