Posted on 09/16/2009 5:46:21 PM PDT by markomalley
I agree with President Carter that racism is playing a role in recent outbursts against President Obama. During President Obama’s speech on the status of health care reform, some members of congress engaged in a public display of disrespect. While one Representative hurled the now infamous “you lie” insult at the President, others made their lack of interest known by exhibiting rude behavior such as deliberately yawning and sending text messages.
Health care reform is the most important domestic issue facing America today. Disease does not discriminate. African American, White, Asian, Latino, Republican, Democrat, no one in America is immune. So it seems obvious that a debate on health care reform should not include views born solely of partisanship or bigotry.
Various polls prior to the election indicated that between five and ten percent of Americans would never vote for an African American president. That number, of course, only includes those who actually admitted to their prejudice. How many others harbored such feelings but did not respond honestly when asked the question? And how many people oppose Obama’s plan because the President is African American?
In "Birth of a Nation," D.W. Griffith used white actors in black face to portray black legislators as having low intelligence and acting like fools. Today, we have a band of real life congressional fools seemingly bent on blocking any meaningful reform of the health care system. But if we allow even one American to die simply because he or she cannot afford treatment, we are creating a shameful scenario that could aptly be called “Death of a Nation.”
race trumps all
Yep, me, too. He’s usually right on target.
I’ve got just five words for Mr. Cosby on this...
We don’t do communism here.
It’s that simple.
Bingo!
Damn, Bill of all people. I had so much respect for him, then he writes this..WOW, just a real shame
Why is every other post on FR lately highlighting the opposition?
Who needs trolls when the left is so well represented here.
what a racist thing for bill to say
Unfortunate. I wish he’d just kept his mouth shut.
Well what was it Cosby said about Clinton and Kennedy booing hissing and rolling their eyes when the former President spoke? Oh that’s right, he didn’t say one word.
Whenever you hear “But if we allow even one American to...” language, run away. Another encroachment of your liberties is being proposed.
In “Birth of a Nation,” D.W. Griffith used white actors in black face to portray black legislators as having low intelligence and acting like fools. Today, we have a band of real life congressional fools seemingly bent on blocking any meaningful reform of the health care system. But if we allow even one American to die simply because he or she cannot afford treatment, we are creating a shameful scenario that could aptly be called “Death of a Nation.”
-———————Still think white’s aren’t under assault???
That’s it!
Good grief. You want an echo chamber or you want to know what is making the news out there?
Bill.....
.....Sheila Jackson Lee rudely ignored a white constituent by answering a cell phone during her question.
Is she racist in your opinion?
Come on Bill...why did you have to go there?
Wonder how many others there are like him? Who have not dared to say what they really think?
So Bill, when Charlie Rangel disrepectfully called Cheney a "son of a bitch" in '06 did he do so because he's a racist? ...or are black folks incapable of being racists?
Keep playing that race card, libs. It's serving us nicely.
You’ve lost me Bill.
I think you’ve been eating to many pudding pops or something.
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