Posted on 05/25/2009 6:42:59 PM PDT by NoPrisoners
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama avoided a racial controversy on his first Memorial Day in office by sending wreaths to separate memorials for Confederate soldiers and for blacks who fought against them during the Civil War.
Last week, a group of about 60 professors petitioned the White House, asking the first black U.S. president to break tradition and not memorialize military members from the Confederacy, the group of Southern states that supported slavery.
"The Arlington Confederate Monument is a denial of the wrong committed against African-Americans by slave owners, Confederates and neo-Confederates, through the monument's denial of slavery as the cause of secession and its holding up of Confederates as heroes," the petitioners said. "This implies that the humanity of Africans and African-Americans is of no significance."
The White House ignored the request.
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I thought it was Arlington Golf Course.
He will however, confirm that the humanity of small business owners in this country is of no significance.
You got that right. And with the fed on the move again, some in the south can smell the smouldering powder again.
The majority of what I have read about American slavery implies that the worst part of it was the Africa to America trade. Much or nearly all of it was conducted by Northerners. Mostly from New England.
Should there be a separate memorial for those from New England states who made slaves suffer many of which died?
He spent more time on the golf course today then at arlington or walter reed or in any honorary setting for our bravest men and women.
Obama is an idiot amatuer clown of a President.
He stopped by Arlington on the way to play golf. I’m glad it wasn’t too far out of his way. No sign of the wife and kids.
Please, do not disrespect clowns.
obama hates this country.
he went to arlington to look for his golf ball.
Most slaves were obtained by other African tribes...who then sold them to white slavers.
he went to arlington to get some balls.
Change.....Ain’t it great??
I read somewhere that Obama’s ancestors were involved in the slave trade. Anybody know if that’s true?
Only chomping at the bit to go play golf.
MG! he is so low rent.
He could care less about those ole terrorists and baby killers buried there. They all fought for America. To Obuma that’s completely disgusting.
His wife and children would have taken away from him being the center of attention.
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