Posted on 06/24/2015 10:33:05 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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It is perfectly emblematic of the empty, hashtagging political era that the primary role of government after a mass murder would be as a semiotic interpreter for the nation.
As governor of Arkansas, Bill Clinton celebrated his state’s Confederate heritage with a special star in his state’s flag. Now his wife is running for president as an ardent foe of Confederate remembrance. The GOP consensus of 20 years ago was that the display of the Confederate battle flag was up to the ones displaying it. Now they are falling over each other to denounce its public display.
None of it makes much difference in the lives of Americans or on the question of good governance.
These are things that politicians do not as part of leadership but of followership – public cues intended to show voters that a candidate is “one of them.” But they do not do much to shape outcomes. Quite the opposite. These are things you do when you can’t do anything real.
Is racism a problem in America? Not nearly what it was, but of course it is. Is it something that the federal government is going to be able to remedy? Not a chance. Are mass killings, regardless of the ideological fixation of the killer, an ongoing problem? America ranks fourth in the world for mass-shooting fatalities, so there’s certainly a problem. Is it likely to be fixed by legislation? Almost certainly not.
So what’s with all the focus on the flag?
We get an insight into the thinking of the president and his party from a WaPo piece on his many frustrations with his administration’s failures on gun control and race relations.....
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
More CHEAP $HIT propaganda from the race hustler-in-chief’s white hut.
I am long past tired of this racist nitwit. He is obsessed with race to the point of insanity.
Oh, for the Sake of Pete. Remember, zero is half white. His mother is eligible to join the DAR for cripes sake. HE was uniquely qualified to be the Great Healer. I am sure it brought him many votes. Yet from his performance to date, you wouldn’t think he had a white bone in his body.
History will show this as one of his many failures. Not only did he not heal, he was so divisive it will take decades to recover.
Total FAIL.
No matter how horribly Obama has failed as a leader and uniter, he always has the "white man" to blame.
Not fail. He deliberately wants to divide and destroy this nation. He wants a race war, he wants Helter Skelter. One of his political mentors was one of Charles Manson’s biggest fans.
...and enemy islamism.
What about ‘female resentment’? Because I hate his guts.
I’m genuinely glad he’s feelin the heat from SOMEBODY!!! I say more power to the politically incorrect descendants of all those white european males that had the brains and intestinal fortitude to capitalize on the resources of this great nation in a mostly responsible way to make it the greatest on Erf!!!
Hey, I’m a white man! And, no matter what color
I am it is a source of pride to stand in the
way of the POTUS (Piece Of Totally Useless Shit).
Oh, I know racial healing is not his agenda, but it is the peoples’ agenda. That is why history will record it as a fail.
I’d use the term Anti-White, Obama is Anti-White.
I think it is a better term than “racist” or “racist against whites” because that term was created by Leftists decades ago for a specific agenda.
In this country, we rise or fall as one nation, as one people. Let’s resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long.
obama said this in 2008. Another lie just like if you like your doctor you can keep your doctor.
It’s time the Secret Service, IN UNISON, turned their back on the ILLEGAL ALIEN IN CHIEF, and walked OUT, NEVER to return !
The American Left has nothing but lies and posturing.
“...but it is the peoples’ agenda. That is why history will record it as a fail.”
Amen. I was just telling my kids that as much as I hated obama, it was pretty cool to see America elect a black guy. I thought maybe the old ways of racism were well on the way out. And also told them how sad I was that obama has brought racism back five times worse than when he was elected.
There weren’t a lot of photos of his mother and his “typical white woman” grandmother were there?
Speaking of women, I am a Deep Southern woman (which means I am probably less white than Obama).. I want the headline changed because Women are to blame too. Deep southern women aren’t giving up their guns, they are too much fun. So please give credit to the women everywhere.. he are to blame too! I always have to give a shout out to the conservative women talk show hosts... It has been helpful to see other women enjoying the sport of shooting. The NRA and every other shooting club have been wonderful in promoting this.
Such irony, considering that gun control was originally implemented in this country to prevent black people from owning guns, leaving them to the tender mercies of white racists.
Combined PING! and DANG!
Well, when you elect a black racist as President, you get a black racist as president.
Does this man have absolutely no shame?
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