Posted on 04/21/2012 11:03:04 AM PDT by John Semmens
MSNBC’s Chris Matthews wondered whether it would be racist for voters to oust Barack Obama from the presidency.
“When he was running in 2008 there was some speculation that not voting for him could be construed as racist,” Matthews remembered. “Then he was only a candidate with little political experience. Now, though, he has three plus years as president under his belt. He has the executive experience he lacked in 2008. And incumbents are generally reelected. If he gets bounced by someone who has no presidential experience wouldn’t that be even more racist?”
Matthews further suggested that “to judge him by white standards seems inappropriate. The whole notion that a person ought to excel or achieve—isn’t that what people of color call ‘acting white?’ Shouldn’t breaking this stereotype be one of the objectives of America’s first non-white Chief Executive? I mean, compared to other African-Americans hasn’t Obama done quite well? He’s not on drugs. He’s not in jail. He’s head-and-shoulders above his racial peers. Isn’t that a record deserving of a second term?”
if you missed any of this week's other semi-news posts you can find them at...
http://azconservative.org/2012/04/21/obama-press-secretary-says-gop-is-politicizing-election/
I fully expect Matthews and his fellow media slime to actually pose this question between now and November.
Oh you’ve got to be kidding me! We shouldn’t judge him by white standards? And we are the racists? These people make me puke.
It is required to save the Republic !
It wouldn’t be “rasis” because we’re going to throw the white crackers in his administration out with him.
Democrats have never had a problem with lynching blacks, including their political careers.
It is our duty as U.S. Citizens. They can characterize it any way they wish. Racism won’t get another pretender elected again for at least a generation. When the next President and Conservative Congress turns it around,, Progressives will be exposed big time!
Who cares what they call it. Let’s just get it done.
Electing someone for that reason, would be racist.
Just saying...
Yeah, racism is relative nowadays, because when a black kills a black in self defense, the one with the gun (Zimmerman) gets to be called white.
It’s racist of Mathews to suggest people are evaluating the president on race instead of performance.
Pundit: is that Latin for liberal dumbass?
That tingle up Mathews’ leg prevents him from seeing reality.
Call me a raciest.
Call me a SOB.
But don’t call me
afraid to vote
to make America
Obama free.
I would rather elect Hogan’s goat. At least when the goat screws up we can call attention to it without being called racists.
Would burning prez bo in effigy, be racist?
Love your work.
Nah. We don't want to elect a nanny statist.
:)
Thanks for the chuckle John. Good one again.
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