MSNBC’s Touré: Obama Being Interrupted 'Cannot Be Disconnected From the Fact That He’s Black'

NewsBusters ^ | June 15, 2012 | Noel Sheppard

[2ndDivisionVet]

NewsBusters reported moments ago that MSNBC contributor Julian Epstein strongly suggested President Obama being interrupted during a press conference in the White House Rose Garden Friday was because he was African-American.

About an hour later, MSNBC's Touré took it a step further saying definitively, "This disrespect of this human being cannot be disconnected from the fact that he’s black” (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):

(VIDEO AT LINK)

After Touré said this on the Dylan Ratigan Show, fellow MSNBC contributor Krystal Ball agreed saying, “100 percent.”

Host Ratigan asked Touré to elaborate.

“There is a basic, lesser humanity generally ascribed to black people, even one this alpha, this much in power, this much in control,” answered Touré.

“You’re saying the willingness for white power to disrespect black power is higher than white power to disrespect white power?” asked Ratigan.

“Absolutely,” Touré said, “or just for white people to see a black person in power and say, ‘I don’t have to respect you.’ And even at the point of decorum when he says, ‘I’m speaking, I have acknowledged you rude person. But we are doing this thing together, and I’m still talking.’ And he continues to interrupt. That’s when it gets really disrespectful.”

For those unfamiliar with Touré, he's also a 9/11 Truther.

That said, in the course of about an hour, three MSNBC contributors blamed this incident on the color of the President's skin.

Tough to believe in 2012, isn't it?

[2ndDivisionVet]

Why is it tough to believe? That's one of their main campaign strategies and a way of life for the Left. If Mr. Obama slaughtered and ate a girl scout in the Rose Garden on national TV, these fools would defend him and scream that his detractors were bigots.

[Doogle]

"....it wasn't a white guy who wanted to neuter him"

[Pox]

It was never in doubt that one of the primary tactics the left will use to try and get Obama reelected would be to guilt millions of people into voting for him because of his skin color.

Unfortunately, many idiots will actually vote for him for just such a reason, but I really doubt it will help him win as the race card has been way overplayed, and his shortcomings will not be simply neglected by those who have had enough of both this racist narrative and his blatant ineptitude that comes from his ideology, IMO.

[the invisib1e hand]

i don’t know who toure is but I know ratigan is a certifiable jackass.

[opentalk]

They are trying really hard to kill the messenger so the media and public do not address the question.

The reporter was concerned about making it harder for current unemployed citizens to compete for jobs, with illegals

[A_Former_Democrat]

LOL....such hypocritical asskissers .... I guarantee you these people are the first ones to run for the hills once the neighborhood starts to tip.

[Gabrial]

I call BS. FGP is half white and half black. How do we know which pigment was being heckled?

[Gabrial]

I call BS. FGP is half white and half black. How do we know which pigment was being heckled?

[Gabrial]

I call BS. FGP is half white and half black. How do we know which pigment was being heckled?

[Twinkie]

Yep.. that’s it . . it’s because he’s sorta black. Uh huh. That’s it! Because he’s sorta black. - Was George Bush sorta black, too? Because he was treated very rudely.

The Great, Sorta Black, Barack Hussein Obama.

[molson209]

it’s not the reporter ,it was the question that made Obama flip out ,they never ever thought about legal citizens when they sat around their table giggling saying this is going to be GREAT ,everyone will love us the GOP will flip ,oops only Obama flipped

[98ZJ USMC]

even one this alpha

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Oh, please.....be f*king serious. His......”alpha” comes from the fact that you twits are somewhwere in the whiskey tango foxtrot realm. Metrosexual squealers who whorship some a$$hole whose great claim to fame is a pleasing baritone. Grow up and grow a second name you ignorant little putz.

[saywhatagain]

"MSNBC has a wicked and sick sense of humor as it fantasizes about Mitt Romney’s campaign bus exploding into flames'

I can't help but believe the disrespect of this human being cannot be disconnected from the fact that he’s white.

Gee what will they do next? send 100 demonstrators on his next bus stop tour? Oh yeah, already done that. My bad.

Maybe its time we all just start ignoring them. After all do they really exist in the human universe.

[Third Person]

Toure, not so bright, therefore useful.

[Lazamataz]

I was interrupted the other day.

So I'm black. Who knew?

[coon2000]

Hussein Obama is a loser coward. He is a heaping pile of dog crap who does not have the balls that Richard Simmons has. He is a faggot, spineless loser.

[mrsmith]

Want to cripple someone for life?
Then never let them grow up.

The Liberals have used that simple plan on their subjects for generations and it’s still working.

[muir_redwoods]

Whets more common among these folks, blaming Bush or screaming racism? I wish I’d kept count but really, who could?

[freekitty]

Racism is getting old.

[Bringbackthedraft]

Much ado about nothing. MSNBC, they play to the little choir that is their audience.