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Originally posted by macman
Originally posted by Watts
reply to post by shug7272
I think its partly because he's "black"... I don't think that's undeniable, the whole "the economy is bad and there's a black guy in office so it must be totally his fault" ideal is in full effect,
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Originally posted by Watts
Originally posted by macman
Originally posted by Watts
reply to post by shug7272
I think its partly because he's "black"... I don't think that's undeniable, the whole "the economy is bad and there's a black guy in office so it must be totally his fault" ideal is in full effect,
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Soooo the hinting by republicans that he is a covert muslim spy, a pseudo-nazi, non-american etc etc etc into infinity isn't considered racist nowadays? I must have missed that change. For Christs sakes, people held signs that read "NO MONKEYS IN THE WHITE HOUSE" in protest not even a month after his election. Get your head out your ass, the racism is blatant. Is it the sum total of the problems? No, but his race is a factor even if you dumbly refuse to admit the obvious. Lol the nerve of you to facepalm....
Originally posted by neo96
and i am not saying the republicans are any better than just a tad bit.
Originally posted by spyder550
reply to post by macman
I am from Georgia -- most of it is because he is black -- I am upper middle class -- a democrat in an incredibly red county -- so red that everyone assumes that they are all alike -- it is like being under deep cover -- trust me when I say most of it is because he is black and by most I mean the very most, you just cant say it isn't.
I know my father in Nebraska would never vote for a black man. They quit going to the public pool when they allowed the coloreds. You just can't say race isn't a factor. The biggest problem Obama has is that he is fundamentally a good and intelligent man -- who actually screams family values with out saying a word about it. Tough to hate - but he has that black think going for him and that makes it easy - and here we are with a totally jammed up government. With a president that could actually move this thing forward.
Originally posted by Watts
Originally posted by macman
Originally posted by Watts
reply to post by shug7272
I think its partly because he's "black"... I don't think that's undeniable, the whole "the economy is bad and there's a black guy in office so it must be totally his fault" ideal is in full effect,
[atsimg]http://files.abovetopsecret.com/images/member/ea2623fcd6b8.jpg[/atsimg]
Soooo the hinting by republicans that he is a covert muslim spy, a pseudo-nazi, non-american etc etc etc into infinity isn't considered racist nowadays? I must have missed that change. For Christs sakes, people held signs that read "NO MONKEYS IN THE WHITE HOUSE" in protest not even a month after his election. Get your head out your ass, the racism is blatant. Is it the sum total of the problems? No, but his race is a factor even if you dumbly refuse to admit the obvious. Lol the nerve of you to facepalm....
Originally posted by GeorgiaGirl
Originally posted by Watts
Originally posted by macman
Originally posted by Watts
reply to post by shug7272
I think its partly because he's "black"... I don't think that's undeniable, the whole "the economy is bad and there's a black guy in office so it must be totally his fault" ideal is in full effect,
[atsimg]http://files.abovetopsecret.com/images/member/ea2623fcd6b8.jpg[/atsimg]
Soooo the hinting by republicans that he is a covert muslim spy, a pseudo-nazi, non-american etc etc etc into infinity isn't considered racist nowadays? I must have missed that change. For Christs sakes, people held signs that read "NO MONKEYS IN THE WHITE HOUSE" in protest not even a month after his election. Get your head out your ass, the racism is blatant. Is it the sum total of the problems? No, but his race is a factor even if you dumbly refuse to admit the obvious. Lol the nerve of you to facepalm....
Google "Bush monkey picture" and check the images you get. So it's okay to make fun of a white man, and compare him to a monkey?
Originally posted by macman
reply to post by Watts
Again.
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The thoughts of the few and stupid, do not reflect the thoughts as a whole.
It is not about race, as for the majority of people in America. Sorry to crush your talking point.
Originally posted by Watts
To call a black man a monkey has a totally different connotation from calling a white man a monkey, they're both negative but the connotation is different.
Originally posted by Watts
Originally posted by GeorgiaGirl
Originally posted by Watts
Originally posted by macman
Originally posted by Watts
reply to post by shug7272
I think its partly because he's "black"... I don't think that's undeniable, the whole "the economy is bad and there's a black guy in office so it must be totally his fault" ideal is in full effect,
[atsimg]http://files.abovetopsecret.com/images/member/ea2623fcd6b8.jpg[/atsimg]
Soooo the hinting by republicans that he is a covert muslim spy, a pseudo-nazi, non-american etc etc etc into infinity isn't considered racist nowadays? I must have missed that change. For Christs sakes, people held signs that read "NO MONKEYS IN THE WHITE HOUSE" in protest not even a month after his election. Get your head out your ass, the racism is blatant. Is it the sum total of the problems? No, but his race is a factor even if you dumbly refuse to admit the obvious. Lol the nerve of you to facepalm....
Google "Bush monkey picture" and check the images you get. So it's okay to make fun of a white man, and compare him to a monkey?
Your words not mine. Are you arguing the fact that "monkey" was among the racially charged words used pre-civil rights era? Lol. Why pretend like I'm pulling things out of thin air? There's been a tone of racism from the start, its not a hinted thing, its obvious and out in the open. To call a black man a monkey has a totally different connotation from calling a white man a monkey, they're both negative but the connotation is different. Call a black person a n***er then call a white man the same word, I bet you get totally different reactions even though the word originally meant "ignorant".
Stop playing stupid here. Racism is alive and well.
Originally posted by Watts
Originally posted by macman
reply to post by Watts
Again.
[atsimg]http://files.abovetopsecret.com/images/member/ea2623fcd6b8.jpg[/atsimg]
The thoughts of the few and stupid, do not reflect the thoughts as a whole.
It is not about race, as for the majority of people in America. Sorry to crush your talking point.
You must have been so busy searching for a clever picture to insert that you completely failed to read beyond the opening sentence. I quite clearly stated that it plays a part but is not the main/only reason. Read more. You'll do better.
Originally posted by SM2
Originally posted by Watts
Originally posted by macman
Originally posted by Watts
reply to post by shug7272
I think its partly because he's "black"... I don't think that's undeniable, the whole "the economy is bad and there's a black guy in office so it must be totally his fault" ideal is in full effect,
[atsimg]http://files.abovetopsecret.com/images/member/ea2623fcd6b8.jpg[/atsimg]
Soooo the hinting by republicans that he is a covert muslim spy, a pseudo-nazi, non-american etc etc etc into infinity isn't considered racist nowadays? I must have missed that change. For Christs sakes, people held signs that read "NO MONKEYS IN THE WHITE HOUSE" in protest not even a month after his election. Get your head out your ass, the racism is blatant. Is it the sum total of the problems? No, but his race is a factor even if you dumbly refuse to admit the obvious. Lol the nerve of you to facepalm....
covert muslim spy, a pseudo-nazi, non-american etc has nothing to do with race, I can not speak to the monkey thing, as I do not recall ever seeing that. I do recall a stir about a political cartoon that eluded to the "its so easy a trained monkey can do it" but again, that wasnt racist, that was just pointing out that even a moron could do it. At best, it was calling the man-boy in chief a moron and there is no racial stock on being a moron. I have met plenty of muslims, non american and nazis that were of varying racial backgrounds. Stop playing the race card, it is asinine and insulting. People use the race card and other name calling, mud slinging because they can not argue the issue based soley on it's own merits. I contend that YOU are the racist by using this pathetic excuse of an argument, almost like it were a crutch. Obama should get a free pass from the idiotic policies he has because he is black? really? go home and develop some intelligence.
At a certain point, a president must own a presidency.... President Obama, in office a month longer than Bush was when 9/11 hit, now owns his presidency. Does he know it? He too stands on rubble, figuratively speaking—a collapsed economy, high and growing unemployment, two wars. Everyone knows what he's standing on. You can almost see the smoke rising around him... It's his now. He gets the credit and the blame. How do we know this? The American people are telling him. You can see it in the polls. That's what his falling poll numbers are about. "It's been almost a year, you own this. Fix it."
The president said last week, at a San Francisco fund-raiser, that he's busy with a "mop," "cleaning up somebody else's mess," and he doesn't enjoy "somebody sitting back and saying, 'You're not holding the mop the right way.'" Later, in New Orleans, he groused that reporters are always asking "Why haven't you solved world hunger yet?" His surrogates and aides, in appearances and talk shows, have taken to remembering, sometimes at great length, the dire straits we were in when the presidency began.
This is not a sign of confidence....
The problem isn't his personality, it's his policies. His problem isn't what George W. Bush left but what he himself has done. It is a problem of political judgment, of putting forward bills that were deeply flawed or off-point. Bailouts, the stimulus package, cap-and-trade; turning to health care at the exact moment in history when his countrymen were turning their concerns to the economy, joblessness, debt and deficits—all of these reflect a misreading of the political terrain. They are matters of political judgment, not personality....
The result of all this is flagging public support, a drop in the polls, and independents peeling off.
In this atmosphere, with these dynamics, Mr. Obama's excuse-begging and defensiveness won't work.
Everyone knows he was handed horror. They want him to fix it.
At some point, you own your presidency. At some point it's your rubble. At some point the American people tell you it's yours.
The polls now, with the presidential approval numbers going down and the disapproval numbers going up: That's the American people telling him.
online.wsj.com...
Originally posted by Watts
Originally posted by SM2
Originally posted by Watts
Originally posted by macman
Originally posted by Watts
reply to post by shug7272
I think its partly because he's "black"... I don't think that's undeniable, the whole "the economy is bad and there's a black guy in office so it must be totally his fault" ideal is in full effect,
[atsimg]http://files.abovetopsecret.com/images/member/ea2623fcd6b8.jpg[/atsimg]
Soooo the hinting by republicans that he is a covert muslim spy, a pseudo-nazi, non-american etc etc etc into infinity isn't considered racist nowadays? I must have missed that change. For Christs sakes, people held signs that read "NO MONKEYS IN THE WHITE HOUSE" in protest not even a month after his election. Get your head out your ass, the racism is blatant. Is it the sum total of the problems? No, but his race is a factor even if you dumbly refuse to admit the obvious. Lol the nerve of you to facepalm....
covert muslim spy, a pseudo-nazi, non-american etc has nothing to do with race, I can not speak to the monkey thing, as I do not recall ever seeing that. I do recall a stir about a political cartoon that eluded to the "its so easy a trained monkey can do it" but again, that wasnt racist, that was just pointing out that even a moron could do it. At best, it was calling the man-boy in chief a moron and there is no racial stock on being a moron. I have met plenty of muslims, non american and nazis that were of varying racial backgrounds. Stop playing the race card, it is asinine and insulting. People use the race card and other name calling, mud slinging because they can not argue the issue based soley on it's own merits. I contend that YOU are the racist by using this pathetic excuse of an argument, almost like it were a crutch. Obama should get a free pass from the idiotic policies he has because he is black? really? go home and develop some intelligence.
Once again, another person that didn't read beyond the opening sentence before making an emotionally driven reply with no real basis. When did I even hint that he should be afforded some kind of "pass" because of his race?? Lol you guys are hilarious.
reply to post by macman
reply to post by GeorgiaGirl
reply to post by SM2
Here you go, even though you've already shown you don't read beyond the first sentence:
www.huffingtonpost.com...
www.guardian.co.uk... (Even a former President agrees)
racerelations.about.com...
themoderatevoice.com...
abcnews.go.com...
limbaughbook.blogspot.com... (the grand racist of em all - Rush Limbaugh)
Eat shoe. Go argue non-facts among yourselves.