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Posted on 07/15/2011 1:15:18 PM PDT by jazusamo
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) on Friday strongly suggested that members of Congress are making it difficult for President Obama to raise the debt ceiling because of his race.
"I do not understand what I think is the maligning and maliciousness [toward] this president,” said Jackson Lee, a member of the Congressional Black Caucus. “Why is he different? And in my community, that is the question that we raise. In the minority community that is question that is being raised. Why is this president being treated so disrespectfully? Why has the debt limit been raised 60 times? Why did the leader of the Senate continually talk about his job is to bring the president down to make sure he is unelected?”
Earlier in her speech, Jackson Lee said Obama has been targeted unlike any other president.
"I am particularly sensitive to the fact that only this president — only this one, only this one — has received the kind of attacks and disagreement and inability to work, only this one," said Jackson Lee from the House floor.
"Read between the lines," she continued. "What is different about this president that should put him in a position that he should not receive the same kind of respectful treatment of when it is necessary to raise the debt limit in order to pay our bills, something required by both statute and the 14th amendment?"
Jackson Lee concluded by saying that she hoped someone would step up and say that what appears obvious to her is not in fact true.
"I hope someone will say that what it appears to be is not in fact accurate," said Lee. "But historically it seems to be nothing more."
One very gerrymandered, convoluted district that is shaped so as to ensure a “black” seat in congress.
This kind of crap has to end as well.
Districts should be required to be rectangular (barring natural barriers or state boundaries.
I’m not much on ebonics either and I’ll go for “prosecuted” instead of “unelected” along with you. LOL!
The only two colors that matter here are green (as in money) and red (as in the lack thereof).
I really hate it when the race card is played in EVERY situation.
It just never frickin ends.
A box of rocks, a bar of soap or a bag of hammers can all have useful purpose and are less offensive to the eye.
No one regardless of skin color could get anywhere trying to reason with that skank.
She and all the rest like her operate on pure emotion which includes limitless prejudice and hate.
She has gone a pretty long way like that, so why change?
I forget who said it, but it went this way. “I don’t have a problem with the Black half. It’s the White, European Socialist I have the problem with.”
Hurricane Sheila strikes again.
That's because he IS different.
There are many smart black people. Unfortunately for Obama, he's not one of them. And neither is Jackson-Lee. Which is why they get along so great.
Easy, she lives in a gerrymandered majority-minority district, whites purposely kicked over to another district using a very strange line.
I’m sorry Ms.Lee, your race card has expired.
Every time this dim bulb opens her mouth, stupid falls out.
Look at Texas House District: 18
Thank you jazusamo!!!
I thought that was in the Dallas Ft Worth area.
Difference? Yeah. All three objects are smarter.
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