Posted on 09/26/2011 5:32:51 AM PDT by Rummyfan
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a fiery summons to an important voting bloc, President Barack Obama told blacks on Saturday to quit crying and complaining and "put on your marching shoes" to follow him into battle for jobs and opportunity.
And though he didn't say it directly, for a second term, too.
Obama's speech to the annual awards dinner of the Congressional Black Caucus was his answer to increasingly vocal griping from black leaders that he's been giving away too much in talks with Republicans -- and not doing enough to fight black unemployment, which is nearly double the national average at 16.7 percent.
"It gets folks discouraged. I know. I listen to some of y'all," Obama told an audience of some 3,000 in a darkened Washington convention center.
But he said blacks need to have faith in the future -- and understand that the fight won't be won if they don't rally to his side.
"I need your help," Obama said.
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When I heard BO giving the jive to the CBC I could have sworn it was Jesse Jackson firing up “his people” to riot in the streets!
At least I laughed at my vid....
Rush Limbaugh explained that the Jews and janitors thing may be connected in Obama's mind. He may look down upon janitors as he has practically never done any honest work himself and Jews may be only good for him for cleaning up offal.
I hope my co religionists keep this in mind when they vote in 2012 election.
They shouldn't have voted for him in 2008, but that is blood and dollars under the bridge.
That's it. I was trying to put my finger on what he sounded like--Foghorn Leghorn. The joke's on him, since Foghorn is supposed to be the quintessential Southern cracker. I'd be embarrassed for him, if I didn't dislike him so much.
Not bonbons--chitlins.
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