Obama: "We’re the Slaves Who Built the White House"

The Weekly Standard ^ | March 8, 2015 | Daniel Halper

[Biggirl]

"Look at our history. We are Lewis and Clark and Sacajawea, pioneers who braved the unfamiliar, followed by a stampede of farmers and miners, and entrepreneurs and hucksters. That’s our spirit. That’s who we are.

[Dan(9698)]

Picked the cotton maybe,built the White House?No way.

His forefathers furnished the people who picked the cotton.

They were slave traders.

[MasterGunner01]

Where's this “we” nonsense coming from you mulatto, foreign born, Muslim schooled, Marxist indoctrinated usurper in the White Hut? Sit down and shut up because you aren't ready for prime time.

[Trillian]

Delusional.

[clearcarbon]

"Obama: 'We’re the Slaves Who Built the White House'

What about the slaves that built the intercontinental railroad? How come he doesn't mention them?

[silverleaf]

workers did include rented/hired slaves

consider the culture and workforce of the times, especially the South, which DC was part of

how about a white president going up to Antietam or Gettysburg and saying “we” (whites) are the one who ended slavery! Say maybe bammie should take his daughters up to Antietam to “remind them of their responsibilities”

and also over to Arlington

[silverleaf]

this

[Colonel_Flagg]

Generally, whenever Maximum Leader refers to the American people as “we”, I assume the opposite.

[silverleaf]

they were Chinese- he’s saving that for another grievance group speech

[Hoodat]

It was your mother’s family who owned those slaves.

But it was his father's family who sold them.

[A_perfect_lady]

Well right up to the 20th Century, Cotton is one of our greatest exports.

But it was the industrial revolution that made America a powerhouse. By that time, slavery was no longer a contributing factor. Indeed it seems like we had to rather start over after the Civil War. At least, the South did.

[gdzla]

And we are the tax slaves who pay for it all.

[silverleaf]

can we please offset the value of their labor with the oost of the taxpayer-paid travels of the Obama tribe over the past 6 years?

[RobbyS]

Textiles was one of the major drivers of the Industrial Revolution. This is why the cotton gin had such impact. Slavery was a dying institution when it was invented and greatly increased cotton production

[A_perfect_lady]

I can’t tell by your last sentence if you’re saying that slavery greatly increased cotton production, or if the cotton gin replaced slavery and increased cotton production.

[T-Bone Texan]

White people built America.

I must say that now, before it’s a hate crime to state.

[Biggirl]

With a nic you are hidden.

[RobbyS]

The cotton gin made the processing of cotton quicker and easier. which encouraged the clearing of land and the planting of common. That is why Alabama and Mississippi were so quickly settled and admitted to the Union. By 1840, millions of acres had been devoted to cotton production from the Carolinas to eastern Texas. In 1850, Mississippi was one of the richest states in the Union, with many stately homes to be found in Natchez. That city, by the way, is worth a visit. The homes are there though the wealth is gone.

[A_perfect_lady]

Thank you for explaining. But do you think that modern day America owes its wealth to cotton production? (Or to be more specific, to what extent does modern day America owe its wealth to cotton production?)

[RobbyS]

America owed a great deal of its wealth developed during the first half of the 19th century. From 1815 up to 1860, it was the leading export as major supplier of cotton to the factories of Europe and the North. That part that was in the hands of Southern Planters was largely dissipated during the war.

[RobbyS]

Here’s an excellent summary:

http://mshistorynow.mdah.state.ms.us/articles/291/cotton-and-the-civil-war