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Black Americans weep for the Obama era and uncertain future
AP ^ | Jan. 19, 2017 | ERRIN HAINES WHACK

Posted on 01/19/2017 3:37:10 PM PST by PROCON

WASHINGTON (AP) — On the night in 2008 when Barack Obama was elected the country's first black president, many black Americans wept. Eight years later, they weep again for the end of an era some thought they would never live to see — and for the uncertain future they face without him.

In Obama, many African-Americans felt they had a leader who celebrated their culture and confronted their concerns. In his wife, Michelle, they saw a national role model who epitomized style and grace with brown skin.

(Excerpt) Read more at bigstory.ap.org ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: blackamerica; fakenews; obama; trump
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To: PROCON

Why? What did he do for you? Please itemize.


81 posted on 01/19/2017 4:51:01 PM PST by mulligan
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To: PROCON

Errin Haines Whack of Associated Press, the authoress of this masterpiece.

82 posted on 01/19/2017 4:55:45 PM PST by Menehune56 ("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
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To: Iron Munro

83 posted on 01/19/2017 5:00:19 PM PST by PROCON (Onto the Great American Rebirth!)
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To: radiohead
Only SOME black Americans weep. Others have seen the light and have left the plantation. I was so happy during the campaign to see fellow blacks from all walks of life coming over to Trump. The internet is a wonderful thing - the mainstream media can say what it wants, but regular people, regular black and Hispanic people, were making videos and talking about Trump. If I may bring in race for a moment, to heck with a bunch of white elitists telling blacks how they should feel and think.

Such a great post, worth repeating in full.

The Left has cemented such a firm iron-fisted grip over every institution in society that people have to look over their shoulder to check who is listening or might overhear.
Imagine the seething white hot hate black or hispanic or asian folks have to deal with from within their own circle should it be discovered that said minority is an apostate/heretic from the dogmas of white communists.
The commies have a special hate for non-whites daring to slip off their chains.
Dems/commies believe they have a right to enslave everyone, but especially non-white folk to which they hold "title".

84 posted on 01/19/2017 5:08:10 PM PST by BloodScarletMinnesota
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To: PROCON

Asspress bootlickers crying too.


85 posted on 01/19/2017 5:08:50 PM PST by Luke21
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To: PROCON
Oh my sides dammit! The pain!

LMFAO!!!

86 posted on 01/19/2017 5:11:06 PM PST by BloodScarletMinnesota
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To: soycd
In America, your color is moot. Learn it or GTFO unAmericans.

Things have reached the point that Democrats consider what you said a racist statement for which you must be destroyed.

That's what they "built".

87 posted on 01/19/2017 5:19:09 PM PST by BloodScarletMinnesota
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To: PROCON
ERRIN HAINES WHACK

The author's name...perfect for the job. Ahem.

88 posted on 01/19/2017 6:09:30 PM PST by Disambiguator (Keepin' it analog.)
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To: PROCON

More fake news.


89 posted on 01/19/2017 6:10:47 PM PST by Carry me back (Cut the feds by 90%)
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To: shhrubbery!

I give credit where it is due; black voters could have put Hillary in the White House with better turnouts in PA, MI, and WI, and they chose not to (especially the men - you know, the “super-predators” that apparently wouldn’t be brought to heel).

Donald Trump’s slightly better showing with blacks and Hispanics is driving much of the enemedia attacks now; they are trying to whip those groups back on the plantation before the mid-terms.


90 posted on 01/19/2017 8:01:13 PM PST by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: PROCON

So, the blacks are butt hurt that the evil white witch wasn’t elected to replace the annointed one.That doesn’t make sense


91 posted on 01/19/2017 8:06:17 PM PST by Figment
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To: PROCON

This story just feeds my tagline...


92 posted on 01/19/2017 9:28:43 PM PST by matt1234 (Need. More. Schadenfreude.)
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To: PROCON
In his wife, Michelle, they saw a national role model who epitomized style and grace with brown skin.

WTFO?!

93 posted on 01/19/2017 11:17:33 PM PST by Rummyfan
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To: kearnyirish2
Agree. Many black voters didn't heed Obama's demand that they vote for Hillary ... and that if they didn't, they would be insulting him.

You're also right that the Left is apoplectic that Trump did even marginally better with minority voters in the last election.

Obama-ites are also worried about an emerging consensus amongst black academics that Obama's eight years were worthless, in practical terms, to the lives of most black Americans.

Today on NPR I heard a prominent black professor, Deborah Dickerson, say something shockingly disrespectful of Obama -- it was so bad, I don't think I should repeat it here (lest the Left use it to accuse FR of being racist!).

94 posted on 01/22/2017 11:02:58 AM PST by shhrubbery! (NIH!)
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To: shhrubbery!

I’ve posted before that few (if any) of the Obama pictures proudly hung by black co-workers in 2008 were still up a year later. They weren’t sure how, but they knew their brief taste of middle class life was over (buying new cars, cruises for vacations, occasional fine dining). Suddenly they were spending a lot of time checking their personal bank balances from work, trying to pay their bills and their children’s student loans, and they weren’t happy about it...


95 posted on 01/23/2017 3:50:28 AM PST by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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