Posted on 03/02/2011 4:45:34 PM PST by Nachum
In a new book, President Obama talks candidly about race and the presidency
African-Americans have been an integral part of the White House since it was built in part by slaves. In Family of Freedom: Presidents and African Americans in the White House, veteran U.S. News White House reporter Kenneth T. Walsh traces this sometimes fraught history from its roots all the way to the Barack Obama presidency. Click here to find out more!
As he began his second year in office, Obama's presidency was not going well. His legislation to overhaul the healthcare system was still bogged down in Congress. The unemployment rate, which polls showed was the top concern of most Americans, remained stubbornly high at about 10 percent, and much worse in many African-American communities. Obama's job-approval ratings had dropped markedly from the astronomical levels of his first few months to below 50 percent.
Adding to his woes, in January 2010 the race issue erupted again in an unusual and unexpected way. Democratic Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada, the Senate majority leader and an Obama ally, was embarrassed because of some racially insensitive comments he had made to John Heilemann and Mark Halperin, the authors of a new book, Game Change, about the Obama campaign. It turned out that Reid had predicted in 2008 that Obama could succeed as an African-American presidential candidate partly because he was "light-skinned" and because he didn't speak with a "Negro dialect."
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although fully a moron, the mulatto is only 1/2 black. And what is the other 1/2 ? Would hims be one of holders people?
these people need to go away
It might be too early to tell. I would tend to think not- he wants his one billion dollar war chest for 2012, and she would need to compete with that. Plus, with Daley on board, etc. and his supposed “move to the middle”, she wouldn’t offer much of an alternative (save for being slightly less incompetent...).
Trudat Hoodat.
May soccer's popularity abound in the near future by being blackballed.
bttt
Ssssshhhhhhhhhh......Don’t tell Col. Allen West, FL 22 and Herman Cain, possible presidential candidate!!!!!
As he began his second year in office, Obama’s presidency was not going well.
As he began his third year in office, Obama’s presidency was not going well.
As he began his last year in office, Obama’s presidency was not going well.
The American people are going to drop this loser like a bad habit come 2012.
Yep!
Wonder what the big O would say if we elected West or Cain to the White House?
“only progressive blacks count?”
What took America so long, it was obvious since the Party at Bill Ayer's house.
“His only connection to the descendants of American slaves is that his muslim ancestors sold them.”
So true...
However, when we really get down to the facts, he really is an ‘African American’ due to his sponser Ms. Robinson and his Kenya birth,
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YOU LIE!
Is the Presidency the only place a black man or woman cannot succeed?
It may interest you learn, MuBarak Obama, we have tried to enlist notable people to run for the Presidency. It just so happens they are black.
Colin Powell at one time was urged to run. It had nothing to do with his race.
Condoleeza Rice was thought to be a good candidate at one time. It had nothing to do with her race or being a woman.
J.C. Watts was urged to run at one time and he’s an Okie. But, it had nothing to do with his race.
Those three were before anyone ever heard of you or were reminded daily of your race.
In fact, we ran a black guy against you in Illinois by the name of Alan Keyes and it too had nothing to do with his race.
The only common denominator in your constant whining, even though you ascended to the presidency, is you and your frequent quips about your race.
If it weren’t for you I’m not even sure I would know you are black but for your constant complaining.
Maybe you are embarrassed by your color but for the life of me I can’t figure out why the rest of us should care.
There were plenty of white men working in DC. They make it seem like there were only blacks working...baloney...
Obama is a POS.
If the American people can elect this dumb bustud twice...I will be permanently out of politics and on my knees to God.
Because all hope is lost and the Socialist education system has so dumbed down America, that there is truly no hope.
...and no he is not the anti-christ...he is too pathetically stupid to be so lol.
I just had to save that one. Please don’t sue if I forget where it was originated. :0)
FFFFF. UUUUU. BBBBB. OOOOOOO.
Can I vote both a liar AND a lunatic?
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