Barack Obama Is President Because He is Black

Political Realities ^ | 01/13/14 | LD Jackson

[LD Jackson]

The title of this post is no great revelation. Anyone who follows politics, even halfheartedly, knows how much truth is in that statement. Barack Obama is President, not because of his qualifications, of which he has very few, but because of the color of his skin. Many of us have made that statement before, but we now have proof of that fact.

There is a new book coming out that is being previewed by several media outlets. It's title is HRC: State Secrets and the Rebirth of Hillary Clinton. The excerpt that is being used is called Hillary's Hit List and it tells of a list that was kept of the friends and enemies of the Clintons. It is especially specific when it comes to how Bill and Hillary Clinton felt betrayed by some of the people who failed to endorse her 2008 candidacy for President. Some of these people were supposed to be good friends of the Clintons, but history and circumstances got in the way.

As I was reading through the preview, I was not shocked to find evidence of how Barack Obama managed to win so many of the endorsements that should have gone to Hillary Clinton. What did surprise me was the openness with which the sentiment was displayed. The following quote is about Jim Moran, D-VA and Kris Balderston, one of Hillary Clinton's top aides. Part of the quote has been removed because of language concerns

Politico - For several months, Balderston and Elrod had kept close tabs on an even smaller subset of targeted members of Congress, who were still undecided after Super Tuesday. Because Hillary and her team made such an intense effort to swing these particular lawmakers in the final months of the campaign, they are the first names that spring to mind when Hillary’s aides today talk about who stuck a knife in her back and twisted it. For Balderston, the betrayal of Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.) was perhaps the most personal. The two men were social friends in the Del Ray neighborhood of Alexandria, about six miles from campaign headquarters. They were even in the same book club. For months Balderston had casually pressed Moran about his endorsement. Moran played coy. He praised Hillary but came up short of promising an endorsement. Then, in January 2008, Moran left a voice message for Balderston: I’m all in for Hillary, he said.

Naturally, Balderston was excited. The courtship of delegates hadn’t been going well, and adding a new name to Hillary’s column was welcome news. But Balderston’s joy was short-lived. “What the ****?” he exclaimed a couple of weeks later as he read the news that Moran was set to endorse Obama. He called the congressman. “Do not ever call me again!” Balderston said. He stopped going to the book club. (“It’s an accurate account. But we’re friends again, and I plan on making it up to him in the 2016 campaign since I’ve always been in love with Hillary,” Moran said. “I simply thought that given the opportunity, it was too important that this country elect an inspiring black president.”)

I am no fan of Hillary Clinton and I am certain she would have been no better for the country, had she defeated Barack Obama and went on to become President in 2008. I can, however, see why she would have so disappointed. Many of the people she counted on to endorse her candidacy turned their backs on her and endorsed Barack Obama. The overriding factor in those endorsements was the color of his skin.

Stop and think about that for a moment. It was a potent combination. Barack Obama is good at reading speeches from a teleprompter. He is excellent at stirring up crowds and their fever pitch. He is a master at shedding blame and on top of that, he is black. According to the book, he was ratcheting up pressure on lawmakers, telling them they needed to get on the "right side of history". He can claim all he wants that is black skin had nothing to do with his winning two elections, but that's nothing but a lie and denial. He actively pursued that tact.

The results are plain to see. We now have had a community organizer as President for five years, based on the fact that he is black. Is it any wonder America is in the shape it is in?

[Mark17]

Exactly! It will be a repeat of Obama. All the lemmings wanting to be ‘part of history’ will vote for her because ‘its time’ for a woman president. Just like it was ‘time’ for a black one.

See post 18.

[siamesecats]

Obama’s “election” has forever altered my opinion of blacks. And, it’s not a positive opinion. Obama has created more race problems than I can ever recall. Seems to have set our country backwards of more than 50 years with regard to race.

[Revolting cat!]

You are right but you don’t actually prove your point. Because the secret is not some Morans (!) in Congress but the voters and theentire country where it is an everyday stigma to admit to disliking a colored person. That stigma, and the unwillingness of those hurt by his policies to go to the polls because of the fear of facing it, is how we got him back in 2012.

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Many of the people she counted on to endorse her candidacy turned their backs on her and endorsed Barack Obama. The overriding factor in those endorsements was the color of his skin.

Causation's a tricky thing. Obviously, Obama wouldn't have been a successful candidate if he were White. He didn't have the record to run on. So race is always in the background and you can't get away from it.

But hard-headed Democratic politicians didn't pick Obama just because of race. Being a fresh face -- not being a Bush or a Clinton or a McCain -- had a lot to do with Obama's getting elected as well.

[right way right]

I truly . He has All the power. WHERE DOES HE NOT?
HE HAS BEEN ANNOINTED KING! Where has he been defeated?
GUN Control?
We are being baited into an awful conflict.
Obama would relish this. HIS FINAL SOLUTION COULD THEN BE IMPLEMENTED.
The next two elections will clarify what has to happen.

[right way right]

Dammit.
I get so damn shrill.