CBC staff: Opposition to Obama is racist | Campaign 2012 | Washington Examiner

The author just does not know the subject matter or any facts what so ever. however her bias and racially motivated commentary.

Just like all the others that are on that page, it is all the racist based thinkers. Just like they think we should lower the standards for some of them in our schools, do they also think there should be an allowance for the performance of the POTUS......just because he is black? I know that is not what was said but it CAN be understood that way.

If the author is not either making excuses because Obama is black or asking for an allowance of some kind because he is black, then what is the point of the article.

For some of us that can and do look beyond color or religion or party she is creating a backlash by reminding us there is a black man in the WH.

It is so partisan, racially petty.

btk

Originally Posted by billethkid

CBC staff: Opposition to Obama is racist | Campaign 2012 | Washington Examiner

The author just does not know the subject matter or any facts what so ever. however her bias and racially motivated commentary.

Just like all the others that are on that page, it is all the racist based thinkers. Just like they think we should lower the standards for some of them in our schools, do they also think there should be an allowance for the performance of the POTUS......just because he is black? I know that is not what was said but it CAN be understood that way.

If the author is not either making excuses because Obama is black or asking for an allowance of some kind because he is black, then what is the point of the article.

For some of us that can and do look beyond color or religion or party she is creating a backlash by reminding us there is a black man in the WH.

It is so partisan, racially petty.

btk

I doubt if many serious voters are going to decide the 2012 Election on the basis of ethnicity of the candidates. Just that we have an African-American in the White House is a milestone in itself. That should speak volumes about the eradication of some of the racism in the US over the past 60 years or so.

Yes, a lot of progress has been done for eradicating racism but it still exists in pockets of our area.

There are many people who object to our country being led by a black man with a name that is not mainstream American.

These people should remember this is the 21st century and not the country of 100 years ago.

Originally Posted by buggyone

Yes, a lot of progress has been done for eradicating racism but it still exists in pockets of our area.

There are many people who object to our country being led by a black man with a name that is not mainstream American.

These people should remember this is the 21st century and not the country of 100 years ago.

those people should be reminded that the potus had a white/caucasian mother!

Originally Posted by njbchbum

those people should be reminded that the potus had a white/caucasian mother!

Those are also the people who are totally against a mixed race marriage. Narrow minds.

I can honestly say that not one, single person I know who's against Obama is against him because of his race or color.

Clearly, it's because of his "Ideology of Statism First" and "Unified Nation Down Around #8 on the List of Priorities" approach that most people we know cannot stand.

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Originally Posted by ilovetv

I can honestly say that not one, single person I know who's against Obama is against him because of his race or color.

But a lot of his supporters are behind him because of his color.

Angela Rye, Exective Director of the Congressional Black Caucus may be on to something. Colin Powell, Condi Rice and Herman Cain are just a few examples of how racism interfered with their abilitity to perform and their ability to rise through the ranks. And who listens to Thomas ( Old Tom Cabin)Sowell buys his books and authors his article in newspapers across the country.

My wife was watching one of those all women talk shows and the discussion was about use of the "n" word. This black women, one of the five on this show argument in response to a white person criticizing black rappers use of this word was that the "n" word belongd to black people and only they were allowed to use it. Huh?

Through political correctness people such of this have been able to manipulate any situation to fit their argument.

Racism is an issue in the Obama Administration because guys like Eric Holder and David Axelrod thrive on it because here is another excuse to explain Obama's failures. It always has to be someone elses fault or something.
Remember it was Obama who invoke racism with the Professor Gates situation and that of Tray Martin. It was Holder via Obama that ignored indicting the new black panther participants who assualted white voters.

Finally just because someone is a racist doesn't mean their opinion of Obama's ineffectiveness is wrong

"Finally just because someone is a racist doesn't mean their opinion of Obama's ineffectiveness is wrong"

as well as having a negative opinion of him does not a racist make....

btk

Originally Posted by rubicon

Angela Rye, Exective Director of the Congressional Black Caucus may be on to something. Colin Powell, Condi Rice and Herman Cain are just a few examples of how racism interfered with their abilitity to perform and their ability to rise through the ranks. And who listens to Thomas ( Old Tom Cabin)Sowell buys his books and authors his article in newspapers across the country.

My wife was watching one of those all women talk shows and the discussion was about use of the "n" word. This black women, one of the five on this show argument in response to a white person criticizing black rappers use of this word was that the "n" word belongd to black people and only they were allowed to use it. Huh?

Through political correctness people such of this have been able to manipulate any situation to fit their argument.

Racism is an issue in the Obama Administration because guys like Eric Holder and David Axelrod thrive on it because here is another excuse to explain Obama's failures. It always has to be someone elses fault or something.
Remember it was Obama who invoke racism with the Professor Gates situation and that of Tray Martin. It was Holder via Obama that ignored indicting the new black panther participants who assualted white voters.

Finally just because someone is a racist doesn't mean their opinion of Obama's ineffectiveness is wrong

I do not agree with your posting at all.

First, your attempt at sarcasm in the first paragraph was very poor.

Secondly, groups of people can use a word to describe others of the like group among themselves that is not appropriate for others to use. For example, a black person would be criticized for using the term "poor white trash" while white people use it and are not criticized.

Thirdly, racism is not used by the Obama administration to explain "failures". The major issues on the table are the economy (handed down by Bush), healthcare (passed but not liked by tea party), Afghanistan (not a racial issue), and jobs (on the upswing). Your example of Obama stating a white officer and black Harvard professor was racist is not true but his proposal of getting together over a beer was a good idea. We should all remember to try that approach. Obama only said that if he had a son, the son would look like Travon Martin. That is not racist.

If a person wants to criticize the president for job performance, that is their right to do so. Keep it on job performance and keep race out of the equation just like you said and there is no problem.

What exactly are republicans proposing that would appeal to any person of color? Or anyone else for that matter?
Tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires?
Higher taxes for all others?
Self-deportations?
Cutting funding for Planned Parenthood?
Personhood amendment, which would essentially banish all birth control and invitro-fertilization?
Amendment banning same-sex marriage?
Deregulating banks and getting rid of Consumer Protection Agency?
Less regulations for corporations, allowing them to pollute the air and water?
Getting rid of Department of Education and EPA?
Privatizing education and increasing class size?
Privatizing medicare?
Not allowing people with pre-existing conditions to get health insurnace?
Making women pay twice as much for health insurance as men?
Making seniors pay for their meds when in the doughnut hole?
Not allowing young people to stay on their parents insurance until age 26?
Allowing insurance companies to cancel your insurance when you get sick?
Not supporting equal pay for equal work?
Not supporting the Violence Against Women Act?
How about all the state-mandated vaginal probe laws?
Voting against the Dream Act?
Cutting student aid, Head Start, and science and medical research?
Adding five trillion in tax cuts for the wealthy?

Originally Posted by janmcn

What exactly are republicans proposing that would appeal to any person of color? Or anyone else for that matter?
Tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires?
Higher taxes for all others?
Self-deportations?
Cutting funding for Planned Parenthood?
Personhood amendment, which would essentially banish all birth control and invitro-fertilization?
Amendment banning same-sex marriage?
Deregulating banks and getting rid of Consumer Protection Agency?
Less regulations for corporations, allowing them to pollute the air and water?
Getting rid of Department of Education and EPA?
Privatizing education and increasing class size?
Privatizing medicare?
Not allowing people with pre-existing conditions to get health insurnace?
Making women pay twice as much for health insurance as men?
Making seniors pay for their meds when in the doughnut hole?
Not allowing young people to stay on their parents insurance until age 26?
Allowing insurance companies to cancel your insurance when you get sick?
Not supporting equal pay for equal work?
Not supporting the Violence Against Women Act?
How about all the state-mandated vaginal probe laws?
Voting against the Dream Act?

Janmcn -

Looks like you just copied the entire Tea Party platform.

Originally Posted by janmcn

What exactly are republicans proposing that would appeal to any person of color? Or anyone else for that matter?
Tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires?
Higher taxes for all others?
Self-deportations?
Cutting funding for Planned Parenthood?
Personhood amendment, which would essentially banish all birth control and invitro-fertilization?
Amendment banning same-sex marriage?
Deregulating banks and getting rid of Consumer Protection Agency?
Less regulations for corporations, allowing them to pollute the air and water?
Getting rid of Department of Education and EPA?
Privatizing education and increasing class size?
Privatizing medicare?
Not allowing people with pre-existing conditions to get health insurnace?
Making women pay twice as much for health insurance as men?
Making seniors pay for their meds when in the doughnut hole?
Not allowing young people to stay on their parents insurance until age 26?
Allowing insurance companies to cancel your insurance when you get sick?
Not supporting equal pay for equal work?
Not supporting the Violence Against Women Act?
How about all the state-mandated vaginal probe laws?
Voting against the Dream Act?

That is a very telling, stark and, frankly, scary list. It shows just how draconian and cold the Repubs have become.

the list is easily summed up as either support for more and more and more government paid benefits (I mean tax payer paid) or you are against what the people need. The verbiage also suggests there is no concern for adding to the out of control spending to make as many things on the list come true.

Each and every line can be refuted but there is no sense wasting the time. It would be as productive as trying to convince anti gunners to support gun ownership.

It appears at least the talking points allowed are getting some specifics....much easier to debate them.

btk