In June 2007, then-Sen. Barack Obama told a mostly black audience of ministers that the country's leaders "don't care about" New Orleans residents, suggesting the city was neglected in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina because of institutional racism, according to an unedited video uncovered by The Daily Caller.
In the address, delivered during the upswing of the Democratic presidential primary season, candidate Obama specifically criticizes in outspoken terms the decision not to waive a federal law known as the Stafford Act that requires communities hit by disasters to match 10 percent of federal aid..
By January 2007, nearly a year and a half after Hurricane Katrina hit, the federal government had committed $110 billion to relief efforts in areas hit by Katrina through a variety of programs, including Community Development Block Grants, funding for the Corps of Engineers and Small Business Administration loans, according to a report that May by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic and Statistics Administration
Originally posted by ollncasinoWell I must be an anomaly, because I'm black and I didn't vote for him. I wouldn't vote for any of the thieving bastards in Washington. I really don't see why everyone is bickering over a rigged fight. NONE of them give a sh!+ about any of us, black, white, or in between, they only care for power and green. You can bet your a$$ on that.
reply to post by FlyersFan
This video proves that Obama is happy to play the race card when it suits him, which is, all things considered, a disgraceful thing for an American president to do.
He fake Southern accent is also rather fake.
The puzzling thing is that almost all Afro-Americans vote for him anyway. Why the need to play the race card and put on a fake accent when addressing them?
edit on 3-10-2012 by ollncasino because: (no reason given)
post by FlyersFanThe people of New Orleans have a city built in a bowl that is lower than sea level...This is actually a myth, I know everyone says it but it's factually wrong. sorry.
Originally posted by RealSpokeHe gave a speech to black people?
reply to post by alternateuniverse
I take it you didn't listen to any portion of the speech at all, he didn't politicize anything. He gave a speech to black people about black community problems.
Hampton University is a historically black and Native American university located in Hampton, Virginia, United States. It was founded by black and white leaders of the American Missionary Association after the American Civil War to provide education to freedmen.
Originally posted by RealSpoke
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Uhhhh, the speech was given at a BLACK college. Hence the black audience......
Hampton University is a historically black and Native American university located in Hampton, Virginia, United States. It was founded by black and white leaders of the American Missionary Association after the American Civil War to provide education to freedmen.
en.wikipedia.org...
Originally posted by butcherguy
Originally posted by RealSpoke
reply to post by butcherguy
Uhhhh, the speech was given at a BLACK college. Hence the black audience......
Hampton University is a historically black and Native American university located in Hampton, Virginia, United States. It was founded by black and white leaders of the American Missionary Association after the American Civil War to provide education to freedmen.
en.wikipedia.org...
A black college?
Sounds racist to me.
Why are there 'black' colleges?
Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are institutions of higher education in the United States that were established before 1964 with the intention of serving the black community.
