Don't leave Kenya with out it...
Posted on 09/20/2009 8:35:03 AM PDT by AmericaTalks
Barack Obama sold himself during the presidential campaign of 2008 as a uniter. He was going to bridge the racial divide in the United States, healing wounds of the past and putting this country on the road to a point where skin color and ethnicity would no longer be an issue polarizing its citizens.
Didn't happen.
Despite his smooth talk and his appealing personality, it soon became apparent that the people with whom Obama surrounded himself were anything but racial healers. Reverend Jeremiah Wright surfaced first with his rants about the evils of the white race, with ludicrous charges of AIDS being a creation of those wishing to exterminate the black race. Obama claimed to high heaven that he never sat in that church in Chicago where Wright preached his message of hate, yet he was a member of that congregation over 20 years, was married there and had his children baptized there.
There were some who questioned whether the influence of such as pastor would leave an indelible mark on Obama, one that would later raise the ugly specter that any criticism of this future president might lead to accusations of racism.
This has now come to pass.
Many times since this president has taken office, those who have questioned Obama's policies have been met with charges that any disapproval is racially motivated. Janeane Garafolo, in an appearance at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 21, ripped into tea party protesters, or what some of of the left have deemed “tea baggers” calling them “functionally retarded adults” and “racists.”
“Do you remember tea baggers?” Garofalo said. “It was just so much easier when we could just call them racists. I just don’t know why we can’t call them racists, or functionally retarded adults.” The flap over Rep. Joe Wilson's outburst at Obama's address to the joint session of Congress took an unexpected turn when several prominent people, from HBO's Bill Maher, to former president Jimmy Carter blamed racism as his motivation. Many Democrat politicians, including Hank Johnson of Georgia, chimed in and echoed these sentiments, leading to Wilson's rebuke on the floor of the House of Representatives.
There has been a deafening silence from the White House with regard to these charges of racism.
Barack Obama has had several opportunities to address these charges and lay the issue to rest. To his credit, he did tell CNN that he believed criticism of his health care agenda was not motivated by race. But because he took so long to come out and say something, his words rang hollow. He could have given a speech to the nation, admonishing those who would throw up the race card every time he is criticized to "knock it off", as these charges are idiotic, and do nothing to advance the debate on health care and other issues.
He did not. And by not being forceful on this issue, Obama is, in effect, giving a wink and a nod to those who use race baiting as a method to stave off challenges to his agenda.
This will only serve to further divide the nation. And it might work to the detriment of the African-American community with regard to political aspirations. If a black president cannot be criticized on policy without race being thrown out as the motivation behind it, one has to wonder if the nation is really ready for a black president.
It is a shame that this question needs to be asked.
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Don't leave Kenya with out it...
This administration does not care about conservative, middle class people like us and do not share our values. (actually they disdain people like us) They are obsessed with power, re-distribution of wealth and racial retribution. They want to transform this country by making us all subservient to the elite few that think they know what’s best for our country and the world. These people are very dangerous to our view of the world and our values. Listen closely to their words and watch how they act. They are blatantly deceiving all the citizens of the U.S. They believe America deserved 9/11 and do not feel another attack would be a bad thing. Chaos and crisis are what they want. Just listen to the preaching by Reverend Jeremiah Wright, and you will know who they are.
Support the political candidates that will thwart their agenda. Get active in the political process, because elections do have consequences. Write to your congressman and senators. Contribute to the candidates and organizations you believe in. Don’t sit still and later wonder how we lost our freedom. Make sure you know what they are teaching your kids and what social agenda’s they are feeding them. The media is owned by them and they don’t care about telling you the truth either. The leadership in America is corrupt and only “the people” can take it back. Most importantly, don’t risk your children’s future!
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I guess this white boy will have to divorce his non white wife. Since according to Janeane Garafolo I am a racist. in an appearance at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 21, ripped into tea party protesters, or what some of of the left have deemed “tea baggers” calling them “functionally retarded adults” and “racists.” I guess they made a mistake when they measured my IQ at 130.
Yes, there are a few (damn few) racists on the right. The vast majority of racists are on the left. In the really blue states the racism is "soto voce." You will find it expressed in their private clubs. You will find it in their gated and guarded homes. You will find it in their private schools. You will find it in the groups they associate with if it does not involve business or politics. Yes, racism is alive and well on the left.
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