Jamie Foxx: Obama Brings ‘Responsibility’ To African-Americans

Access Hollywood ^ | Nov 19, 2008

[RDTF]

Jamie Foxx is the latest celebrity to stand up and celebrate, following Barack Obama’s victory in the presidential election.

“It was absolutely incredible,” Jamie told Access Hollywood’s Shaun Robinson in an exclusive interview. “I’m standing around all dudes and we are breaking out in tears.”

When Shaun caught up with Jamie on the set of his new music video, “Just Like Me,” the Oscar winner said Obama’s victory has instilled a sense of “responsibility” in all African-Americans.

“I don’t know how people felt but I know how I felt, as far as being an African-American male,” Foxx added. “I speak now to every African-American male that I see. Now we have a responsibility, a huge responsibility to make sure we do the right thing now and to cut out all the madness and silliness. Now we don’t have an excuse.”

We can’t say it’s the man’s fault when you are the man,” Foxx continued.

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[PBRSTREETGANG]

Yeah, it is just the lack of a black president that has been keeping so many black men down.

I'll have to ask my black governor about that.

Hopefully we'll have a Jewish president one day...so that Jews will finally be able to succeed.

[supremedoctrine]

WORK ON THAT #15 PLEASE.
THe Kools should be posed alongside their friend Colt .45 malt liquor.

[KoRn]

"Now is the time for all good brothers to take responsibility for their children and their lives."

I sincerely hope so. The failure of the black family has been a scourge on our society. There's plenty of blame to go around, from the government to the culture, but ultimate responsibility comes down to the individual. If Hussein wanted to really do some good, he would go into the ghettos and demand that the men build families, raise their children, learn how to talk, and get an education/job skills.

He is the only president that could ever imagine doing such a thing, and it might just work, considering how the blacks are so devoted to him. I'd even support using government funds to make it all happen(I can't believe I said that). I guarantee, if the black culture did such a thing, they would be voting republican within a generation. Combined with their gravitation to traditional values, they would also be owning businesses, working, raising families, and paying taxes. They would want to government OUT of their lives and out of their way.

[Future Snake Eater]

My thoughts exactly. I’m sure the so-called black community is JUST about to turn things around. We can count on it any day now...

[krb]

“I speak now to every African-American male that I see. Now we have a responsibility, a huge responsibility to make sure we do the right thing now and to cut out all the madness and silliness. Now we don’t have an excuse.”

From Jamie's lips to God's ears.

[Lou Budvis]

Unfortunately I think this feeling is only going last a little while. Once the 0bamatons weep at the inaug and watch the SOTU address, they will slowly but surely realize that 0bama will not bring them Heaven on Earth, that he is just another hack politician. Did Dinkens’ mayoralty inspire generations of African-Americans in NYC?

[i_dont_chat]

America’s black community has for a long time NEEDED a strong leader. Looks like Obama COULD be the one.

Only time will tell.

[Doug TX]

Sounds great now. Will take action and not just hope talk to hollywood mags.

[GinaLolaB]

Obama was raised by white people in a white culture. Just saying...

[macamadamia]

"Obama’s victory has instilled a sense of “responsibility” in all African-Americans. Although, technically, we have until January to be irresponsible, though. But come January, we will suddenly be very, very responsible."

[Toespi]

I bet they love this country so much right now, that they are willing to be just Americans, instead of African-Americans? Ya think?

[screaminsunshine]

All Obama can afford is 1 acre of prime desert and a picture of a mule.

[La Enchiladita]

We can’t say it’s the man’s fault when you are the man,” Foxx continued.

He has a point there. I like Jamie as an entertainer, tho I disagree with some of his personal views.

[supremedoctrine]

I wonder if Jamie knows how Obama got to be President.
Or how he got to be Senator.
Or how he got to be State Senator.
I think it amounts to a kind of responsibility only
to the demands of one’s own ego, which ego has been carefully cultivated and buffed up into something
which is unrecognizable as anything human.

[ari-freedom]

they can’t because they own congress too

[mylife]

Good for Jamie

[Magic Fingers]

“Yeah, it is just the lack of a black president that has been keeping so many black men down.”

‘I’ll have to ask my black governor about that.’

And the poor, kept-down black actor quoted in the article.

[texan75010]

My rebuttal - Pac Man Jones

[Boiling Pots]

I agree with you, I noticed a change the day after the election.

[Tucson]

I have wondered whether Obama’s victory would be serve as a roll model for hard work (ok, yes, he was the son of a bank president and a community organizer), responsibility and family integrity or if a black man striving for, of all things, President of the USA, would be denigrated and ridiculed as “acting white”.