Michelle: 'There Were Actually Laws in America that Allowed Discrimination Against Black People

weeklystandard.com ^ | March 25, 2014 | DANIEL HALPER

[ilovesarah2012]

First Lady Michelle Obama talked about America as she visited a school today in China. She talked about the American dream:

And my story isn’t unusual in America. Some of our most famous athletes, like LeBron James, and artists, like the singer Janelle Monae, came from struggling families like mine, as do many business leaders -- like Howard Schultz. He’s the head of a company called Starbucks, which many of you may have heard of. When Mr. Schultz was a boy his father lost his job, leaving their family destitute. But Mr. Schultz worked hard. He got a scholarship to a university, and eventually built the largest coffeehouse company in the world.

And then there’s this other guy I know who was raised by a single mother who sometimes struggled to afford food for their family. But like me, this guy got scholarships and loans to attend universities. He became a lawyer and a professor, and then he was a state senator and then a national senator. And then, he became President of the United States. This guy I’m talking about is my husband, Barack Obama. (Applause.)

These stories are the stories of so many Americans, and of America itself. Because in America, we believe that no matter where you live or how much money your parents have, or what race or religion or ethnicity you are, if you work hard and believe in yourself, then you should have a chance to succeed. We also believe that everyone is equal, and that we all have the right to say what we think and worship as we choose, even when others don’t like what we say or don’t always agree with what we believe.

[ilovesarah2012]

I assume with "Michelle" in the title I can skip the barf alert.

[Dr. Ursus]

True,like murder and robbery laws!

[Pikachu_Dad]

Still are. Only now, black people are responsible fir passing them.

[laweeks]

Nothing like taking shots at our country. This worthless fat grifter just can’t keep her big mouth shut, can she?

[Jimmy Valentine]

Is she going to discover steam next? I am sick of this whole racial grievance crapola Get over it or die out

[Diogenesis]

Discrimination?

Under the undocumented Tyrant, gangs of blacks
attack, rape and murder whites from Coast to Coast,
directed by Holder and the DO”J”, as they know
they are above all Law under the Tyrant.

[oblomov]

Barack Obama got scholarships? Which ones?

[PapaBear3625]

And now there are laws that mandate discrimination against white people (”affirmative action”).

[leapfrog0202]

What a load of crap! She’s trying to act like dumbo never knew where the next meal was coming from because he was raised by a single mother that “struggled”. Wasn’t he raised for much of his life by well to do grandparents? And now we’re told he had college loans? Never heard that before. I think this is one big pile of garbage she’s making up. Also I’ve read many times that her family was solid middle class.

[Coffee... Black... No Sugar]

Women? Like under Islamic Law?

[G Larry]

Yes Michelle, and those laws were almost all written by DEMOCRATS!!!!!

Who do you think DISARMED BLACK AMERICA?

[mazda77]

In the past, the intent was straight up and obvious. Today the same, and worse, is being perpetrated to keeping their “people” on the plantation by means of hand-outs, not hand-ups.

[bergmeid]

Dear Chinese people, if you love her you can keep her.

[wonkowasright]

She is of course right in this particular. As a historical fact there were laws allowing the discrimmination against blacks in this country.

And slowly but surely, America changed. We got rid of those unjust laws. And today, just 50 years later, my husband and I are President and First Lady of the United States.

The US Constitution itself expressly allowed for the buying and selling of black men and women. It was changed to fix the egregious errors it contained. That was the first step. Then a war. But it wasn't until the days of MLK that blacks got the right to vote, to equal schools, to ride in the front of the bus etc. It was the changing of those laws that allowed within 50 years a black man to become president.

I refuse to accept that as a conservative we must hate blacks or object every time the first lady makes a factual statement about US history. We should be willing to admit not only the greatness of the USA but also the sins of the USA.

[dforest]

How many days has Mrs Clown and her entourage of 70 been in China now? I guess this whole expensive jaunt was to stir up racial hatred in China now and lie through her pie hole.

[GeneralisimoFranciscoFranco]

I guess she's not too familiar with how the Chinese were treated here backinaday, is she?

[muir_redwoods]

Yes and all of the Jim Crow laws were written, voted in, signed, enacted and enforce by democrats.

[reg45]

While she is there in China, I hope that she mentions that the California Democratic party wanted to use this same affrimative action to discriminate against people with Chinese ancestors.

[T. P. Pole]

It’s like Pavlov. Some key words just set them off.

It is a ton worse on the other side. But that doesn’t excuse the behavior on our side.

[ilovesarah2012]

What the hell does that have to do with talking to the Chinese other than to try to make America look bad?

She is nothing but a race-baiter like her husband. I despise them both more than words can say. They are a disgrace to what was once a great country.