Jay Rockefeller: Some Obama foes think he’s the ‘wrong color’

The Politico ^ | May 6, 2014 | Kathryn A. Wolfe, deputy transportation editor

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Sen. Jay Rockefeller unloaded on lawmakers Tuesday, accusing some of blocking efforts to solve urgent problems during Barack Obama’s presidency “because he’s the wrong color.”

Rockefeller (D-W.Va.), who will retire at the end of the year, made his comments during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on transportation funding, saying he’s confounded by the “lack of will to keep ourselves from dropping into rivers and rolling over bridges that are no longer there.”

“It’s an American characteristic that you don’t do anything which displeases the voters, because you always have to get reelected here,” he added. “I understand part of it. It has to do with — for some, it’s just we don’t want anything good to happen under this president, because he’s the wrong color.”

Rockefeller’s tirade was sparked by the long-running dilemma over funding the trust fund that covers most of America’s federal transportation spending. Many lawmakers have ruled out a hike to its primary funding mechanism: the tax on gasoline....

[Gay State Conservative]

KOCH BROTHERS,KOCH BROTHERS,KOCH BROTHERS,KOCH BROTHERS

[NonValueAdded]

Yeah, I don’t care for the red at all. And no, Elizabeth, I’m not talking about Indians.

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

I know that Obama’s race influenced my vote back in 2004. That’s why I voted for Alan Keyes.

[Joe 6-pack]

"What’s with this coordinate “Obama’s political foes are racists” agenda that has suddenly cropped up?'p> Total pre-emption and inoculation against what the Benghazi committee might find. Before this time next week, there will be subtle, and not so subtle allusions to the fact that Gowdy is from the state that led the secession, and we'll have a full accounting of Gowdy's ancestry and especially any who may have worn the confederate uniform.

[Dallas59]

[ladyjane]

Some people are afraid of being called racist.

[Jane Long]

I could give a flip what color he is, Jay. It’s the content of his character that has me furious.

[Jane Long]

LOL!

[Verginius Rufus]

John D. Rockefeller, IV. Proof that you can inherit money, but you can’t inherit brains.

[peeps36]

If Jay pulled his head from his ass he would see the colossal failure of every obama policy that passed. I'm sure his global warming policies will put a few million more Americans out of work and make our energy prices go up. What about amnesty? Let's add tens of millions of unskilled and uneducated illegal immigrants to the already bankrupt welfare system. Those are only good ideas if you are a rich scumbag with a big inheritance.

[piytar]

Agreed.

[Captain Compassion]

So tell me Senator. Do you think that the president is the right color? Are you the right color Senator?

CC

[muir_redwoods]

If all criticism of Obama is racism, is all criticism of Israel antisemitism?

[Moonman62]

Obama is a commie cracker who was raised by a white family.

[Mortrey]

Hey, Jay...

Only the idiot democrat base is buying your crap.

People with brains knew he was red early on.

Oh...and, Jay...money doesn’t buy happiness, does it?

[bray]

Most of us thing Jay Rockefeller is the wrong color.

Pray America wakes up

[Hugin]

I’m so tired of this liberal meme, “some (Republicans, conservatives, tea party people, etc.) oppose Obama because or race. If we had a real media they would press them to name names or shut up.

[VerySadAmerican]

All it would take is for one republican to stand up and say “Mr. Rockefeller, are you saying I’m against the president’s policies because of his color?”

If he says “Oh, not you, sir.”

“Well, senator, which one of us on this committee is a racist?” He wouldn’t answer the question then say “I must assume you’re talking about me but are too big of a chickenshit little rich boy who’s had everything handed to him on a silver platter and standing here today you don’t have your millionaire bodyguards so you’re a coward and won’t directly call any of us a racist. Apologize to every man and woman who voted against Obama or I’m gonna’ kick your white honkey ass.”

[MarkL]

Jay, you cowardly POS, NAME them! You claim they’re bigoted racists, exactly who are you speaking about?

Mark

[windsorknot]

Originality doesn’t appear to be one of JR’s stronger suits.