Congressional Black Caucus : Hey, why is Obama ignoring us ?

Hot Air ^ | MARCH 12, 2010 | ED MORRISSEY

[RobinMasters]

In some ways, one can sympathize with the Congressional Black Caucus. When America elected its first African-American President, they assumed that they would have unprecedented access to the White House and more influence on policy than ever before. After fourteen months, though, they’re disgruntled enough to start talking to the Washington Post about being taken for granted:

A year ago, members of the Congressional Black Caucus openly wept at Barack Obama’s inauguration. Slowly, that euphoria has given way to frustration that his administration has not done more for black America. Questions about how to elect him have been replaced by questions about how to prod him.

For many, it is the surprise of a political lifetime that they find themselves wrestling with such quandaries. Alternately puzzled and disgruntled, CBC members say key people in the Obama administration have taken them for granted, in the belief that black members of Congress have no stomach for a fight with the country’s first black president.

[RobinMasters]

Ping

[skeeter]

I cannot believe anyone is that stupid.

[knarf]

zero is not black ....

he is enemy.

[NMEwithin]

[envisio]

Its his white side. Its racist.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

Obama is a little rich kid.

He could care less about the problems of being black in the US.

[AlanD]

His whole health plan Obama Care is a transfer of wealth from Republicans to Democrats, or from middle-income whites to minorities.

[Trajan88]

CBC... what is it you want that you’re not already getting (your “man” in the White House is working on taking from the “haves” and giving it to the have-nots)?

[Candor7]

Congressional Black Caucus : Hey, why is Obama ignoring us ?>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Obama not black. He a Arab.

[Candor7]

Congressional Black Caucus : Hey, why is Obama ignoring us ?>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Obama not black. He a Arab.

[Dr. Ursus]

Gee,Free health care,free student loans and he’s just getting started you dumb f****!

[Niteranger68]

You're just pawns. Next question...

[Cicero]

Actually, Obama has been throwing tons of money to the black community. He just hasn’t been giving the Black Caucus the kind of major pork deals they expected. The bribes aren’t big enough.

Klinton had to prove he was black by bribing them. Obama doesn’t.

[henkster]

The reason democrats take blacks for granted is that they can take them for granted.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

No. Because all the rich Dems will continue to lose money as his plans are carried out.

You think only Republicans hold stocks and bonds?

Bill Gates lost $30 billion all by himself.

[ozzymandus]

Better question: Why should anybody pay any attention to the ravings of the ignorant corrupt racists who make up the BCC??

[dogcaller]

Let’s see...if you have an old beater in the driveway; what do you do with it? You drive it to pick up manure at Home Depot...you drive it until it breaks down...you sure don’t put any money in it because it’s an old beater.

[petercooper]

[La Lydia]

The CBC and people like Maxine Waters & Company are so dumb they didn't realize the guy is -- ta dah -- as white as he is black. No more, no less. He has exactly ONE high level black presidential advisor, Valerie Jarrett, who so far hasn't turned out to be all that effective. The rest are unscrupulous middle-aged white guys like Rahm and Axelrod, Left-wing statists, who could give a flying fig about the CBC's agenda. BO and his guys don't have to do anything the CBC wants, and they know it, because the CBC will always back him, and never do anything more disruptive than whine to the Washington Post. BO misled the black people in this country just as much as he did the true-believer white and Hispanic Lefties who voted for him.

"I'll have another slice of your delicious schadenfreude, please, with extra whipped cream."