Obamas Tour Slavers’ Fort in ‘Painful’ Ghana Visit

The Sunday Times (London) ^ | July 12, 2009 | Jonathan Clayton

[ProtectOurFreedom]

I’m sure those white slavers on the ships went into the hinterlands to capture people and force them into the dark dungeons in the oceanside fort. It was ALL whitey’s fault, right?

[Centurion2000]

AMERICA’S first lady, Michelle Obama, fought back tears yesterday as she toured a former Dutch slaving fort similar to the one in which it is believed her ancestors were held before being shipped to work on plantations in the deep south of the United States.

She should be thanking GOD every night that her ancestors were captured and put on those ships. Her alternative : growing up in Africa. Think she'd be a First Lady / Man over there? Don't freakin think so.

[Hoodat]

President Obama forgets that he is half white

It's his black ancestors that sold slaves.

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

You need to catch up. An article about FR said the owner’s name was Jim Thompson.

Sure it wasn't FRED Thompson?

[himno hero]

Thats interesting,
how ‘bout for africans in general:

it could be the half that were left in africa wishing they were in America,,,

but then again,it could be the half thats in America, glad they aint in Africa!

[samtheman]

Why not go find sites/places/homes of ACTUAL, present-day slavery?

Or, if you want to dwell on past slavery, let's talk about the KENYAN MUSLIMS who sold Blacks to the Europeans... by the BOATLOAD!

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

So who went out into the bush to capture those slaves and sell them to the Dutch... ??

Bush and Rove's great-great-great-great grand-fathers.

[ScottinVA]

A bow, profuse apology, and offer of monetary reparations coming in 5....4.....3.....2....

[matt1234]

AMERICA’S first lady, Michelle Obama, fought back tears yesterday as she toured a former Dutch slaving fort similar to the one in which it is believed her ancestors were held before being shipped to work on plantations in the deep south of the United States.

Another leftist American wallows in her perceived victimhood. So very predictable.

[pharmamom]

Nicely done. (I’m a little late back to the party...catching up on the comments.) And I like your tag line. I wish the terrorists Obama released as part of the New America had vacant dead eyes. G**, I don’t think I can live through the next three and a half years.

[klute]

Titus must have been in the shower.

[pharmamom]

Okay. I TYPE ROFLMAOAPIMP all the time, but I am not, actually, at that moment, making loud noises or emitting bodily fluids. HOWEVER, this comment did in fact cause me to make very loud sounds and (because I am old and had three kids) let loose of some of my urine in my Hanky-Panky’s. This is a classic. A masterwork. A stroke of genius. Bravo. Ole and well done, old chap. Here you go:

ROFLMAOAPIMP.

[TNdandelion]

Ok...but where’s the history and “tour” on how they got from their villages to the port?

[ViLaLuz]

“Michelle Obama, whose great-great-grandfather, Jim Robinson, her oldest known relative”

[SuziQ]

Michelle Obama, whose great-great-grandfather, Jim Robinson, her oldest known relative,

Wah? You been holdin out on us? ;o)

[SuziQ]

the guy who runs this site is Jim Thompson.

*snerk*