Everyone is missing the point on Obama's "Mongrel" comment

[A chemist]

There are hndreds of comments on the president's quote from his interview on "The View":

When asked about his background, which includes a black father and white mother, Obama said of African-Americans: "We are sort of a mongrel people."

"I mean we're all kinds of mixed up," Obama said. "That's actually true of white people as well, but we just know more about it."

And people quickly point out the obvious poit - imagine if (Fill in conservative / Republican name here) had said "Blacks are sort of a mongrel race". The roar from the media would be deafening. There could be a second BP spill and you wouldn't know it because all you would see and hear would be the above comment for weeks and weeks. The offender would be driven from public life and made a laughingstock of for the rest of their lives.

Yeah, yeah. We know buddy - the media is biased. Get over it. If you had any doubt about it, just look at the Journo List controversy and those leaked emails. Life isn't fair. Stop complaining.

That's not the point.

Read the above quote again: "WE are sort of a mongrel race. WE'RE all sorts of mixed up. That's actually true of WHITE PEOPLE as well, but WE just know more about it."

Never in my life have I seen a president of the United States declare such an US vs THEM attitude based on race. Sure, you'll see it based on ideologies and political philosophies, but never, and I mean never, have I seen a president of the whole country espouse such a racist attitude.

I am shocked. I fear for our country under this man.

And yeah, I'll say it - "And the media said nothing."

[freethinker_for_freedom]

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Thanks for the link. Enjoyed the article very much.

[Popman]

I didn't miss the point at all. Actually in a way, you are missing the context of what he said. Obama was actually letting the cat out of the bag in a way about black racism with the black community Posted a comment about it in the link below

"I mean we're all kinds of mixed up," Obama said. "That's actually true of white people as well, but we just know more about it." ,

This statement is far and away more telling than what he said about mongrels.

So blacks are more aware of their mixed backgrounds???

Sounds like he is really exposing the racism within the black community about who is "bright" or who is "black"

link

[carmody]

This also proves Obama is not spiritual. We are all children of God. He does not consider himself in the family of God. If he did, he would not focus on the physical differences between people. He is a pure physical, political animal.

[carmody]

...And good point by the way!

[Rome2000]

Ize gotz plenty o white friends.