Oprah: President Obama disrespected because he's African-American

WLS ^ | 11/15/13

[SoFloFreeper]

In a recent interview with BBC News, Oprah Winfrey said that President Obama is disrespected because he is an African-American.

"There’s a level of disrespect for the office that occurs. And that occurs in some cases and maybe even many cases because he’s African-American," Winfrey said. "There’s no question about that, and it’s the kind of thing nobody ever says but everybody’s thinking it."

Speaking with the BBC's Will Gompertz in the UK to promote "The Butler," Winfrey also spoke to the global issue of racism.

"It's gotten better. Are there still places where people are terrorized because of the color of their skin, because of the color of their black skin? Yes."

[Steve_Seattle]

"I guess Alan West, Herman Cain, Thomas Sowell etc...are all racists?"

You know the spin on that - because they are conservative, they aren't really black.

[Starstruck]

I disrespected Clinton. I disrespected Carter. I disrespect Obama. Common theme is they are liberals trying to destroy my country. Black liberal, white liberal makes no difference to me.

[Argus]

Just shut up and wallow in your money bin, Opie.

[BlueStateRightist]

West/Cain in 2016. There!

[rollo tomasi]

To Oprah's and other embarrassed race baiters/white guilt pimps

The black side = non-sequitur

The white side = a whole hell of a lot of problems for the United States. However, America voted for the Narcissus so deserves to get the white-half's (Which enabled him to become a US President) ACTION's good and hard.

Enjoy your Politically Correct, idolatry causing man-child, and a Marxist construct buffoon of a President you deflecting race baiting pimps. The man-child's BEHAVIOR and ACTIONS are causing further ruin to this nation, not the pigment of the skin.

[saintgermaine]

And dumb and ignorant people who like to be told what to do were instrumental for her making a fortune. I know what she looks like and that is about all as I never, ever watched her show and if she would show up on Fox News I would change the channel.

[mom.mom]

What is she talking about?

The MSM responds to any dumb, irresponsible, arrogant, untruthful or hurtful thing BO says or does by tapping their hearts and mouthing the words, “I love you.”

[kjam22]

Someone please tell her he’s not “THE ONE”. And the matrix goes on.

[Steve_Seattle]

"If more people got popped in the mouth for calling others “racist” at the drop of a hat, we’d have a lot fewer incidents of it, don’t ya think? There needs to be some immediate consequences for this kind of slander."

I tend to agree. I think when newspapers publish that kind of crap, we ought to have a group of Freepers show up and picket them with signs calling THEM racists, by name.

[kcvl]

“There’s no question about that, and it’s the kind of thing nobody ever says but everybody’s thinking it.”

Maybe in your circle of friends Oprah. In mine, we all hate (absolutely despise his arrogant *ss!) him because he is stupid (& lazy) and ruining the country. I don't give a damn what color the a-hole is, I care about him ruining my country and life!

[Foundahardheadedwoman]

Oprah, you ignorant slut, it has nothing to do with skin color, the problem is he is intentionally destroying America.

I did not vote for him but hoped I had read him wrong and he would do what was best for America. He has done and is still doing the exact opposite.

I would not have cared if he was purple and had a penis for a nose if he had done what was right.

Take your tired song and dance on down the road I aint got time for this BS.

[Toespi]

She should be thankful he is black because if a white Republican committed half the lies and fraud this clown has, he would have been impeached in his first term.

[MrB]

Calling someone a racist should engender the same reaction as calling a lady a “wh*” or a “c*” or a black person the dreaded “nword”.

[Steve_Seattle]

"There’s no question about that, and it’s the kind of thing nobody ever says but everybody’s thinking it."

What planet is she living on? People have been calling Obama's critics "racists" from day one.

[Rainbow Rising]

I’m sick of the endless excuses being made for this pathetic excuse for a president. Nothing is ever his fault. He’s been propped up so many times, I’m surprised he can actually stand up by himself.

[Steve_Seattle]

""There are still generations of people, older people, who were born and bred and marinated in it, in that prejudice and racism. And they just have to die.""

Is that a threat, Oprah? Maybe you need a visit from the FBI. That sounds like "eliminationist" talk to me.

[Sparticus]

Hey Oprah... “Disrespect” is not a verb. It’s a noun.

[Redmen4ever]

Oprah apparently thinks the country is going in the right direction so that one would have to be racist to be critical of Obama.

Actually, a large minority of blacks agree with this thinking. From the recent Quinnipiac Poll, percent saying they are very or somewhat satisfied with the way things are going in the country:

whites 18%
hispanics 25%
blacks 43%

[NormsRevenge]

Oh yeah.. the REv. that now lives in a mansion, a ridiculously hugh&expensive one for a ‘man of God’?

His chickens must have been hauling some big arse golden nuggets when they came home from Oprah’s ranch.

[Steve_Seattle]

"Are there still places where people are terrorized because of the color of their skin, because of the color of their black skin? Yes."

Ok, Oprah, be specific - just WHERE is that, and cite specific incidents. I can cite a whole list of places where whites have been attacked or killed because of the color of their skin, and where whites fear to go.