Posted on 09/13/2009 8:01:28 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
On Saturday, tens of thousands of protesters thronged to the U.S. Capitol to angrily accuse President Obama of taking the country in the wrong direction.
A day later, in the shadow of the Washington Monument, many participants at a much smaller gathering -- the 24th annual Black Family Reunion -- said the level of hostility toward the nation's first African American president had little to do with policy differences over health care or taxes and everything to do with race.
"It' s not conducive to the coalitions we need to build in this country," said Vera Hope, 60, of Mount Rainier as she left a booth promoting health prevention. "I'm disgusted and upset by the hostility. Let's call it was it is -- it's just a disguise for right-wing racists. They are fomenting a climate of violence to provoke people."
From its inception, the two-day event has focused on healing and uplifting black families. This year's theme was "Renewing, Reviving and Reconnecting the Family Community." It featured musical performances, health screenings and motivational speakers.
Although less animated than Saturday's protesters at the Capitol, the reunion participants were just as heartfelt as they talked about the change they want for America.(continued)
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I always wonder at these people claiming that “white” people are racist. Which white people? The Irish? The English? The Dutch? The Norwegians? The Finns? The Swedes? The Scots? The Celts? The Spanish? The Italians? The Sicilians? The Germans? The Slavs? The Magyar? The French? The Catalans? The Russians? The Ukrainians? The Georgians? The Danes? Which “white people” is it exactly who cause all this fuss? Who are all these troublemakers!
The whole “white people” thing is just seriously ridiculous. Completely absurd. MOVE ON.
I’m not prejudice, I hate black liberals as much as white libs.
Colin Powell was always a political opportunist. That is why he worked in every Republican Administration going back as far as NIXON. He more than any other African American posing as a Republican has benefited from Affirmative Action.
Clarence Thomas and Condolessa Rice may have also benefited from Affirmative Action but they also had an acquired talent with firm beliefs which developed over time based on principle and integrity. Powell went along for the ride until the train stopped.
Wrong.
It’s what happens when you elect the most liberal (read: socialist) member of the Senate with little discernible background to the highest office in the land.
However, he played the system for what it's worth. As far as I am concerned, a real man like him should know better. He announced for OBAMA publicly on one of the MSM shows before setting aside some private time to tell John McCain what he was up to. John McCain helped establish Colin Powell's Military and Political Career aspirations like no one else in the U.S. Senate.
A real man does not do that. Only a weasel like Scott MacGregor does.
While I applaude these folks for trying to get the black community more involved with families, remove the beam from your own eye before commenting on the mote in your neighbors.
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