Another Obama Mistake - "Remember, I'm Black."

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  • DOSW
    DOSW Posts: 2,014
    long red wrote:
    why dont u go ahead and put more words in my mouth.


    jackass.

    Okay, how about this...
    long red wrote:
    racism is only alive and well because i'm constantly being reprimanded by the likes of Al Sharpeton and Jesse Jackson because i've oppressed an entire race of people somehow, someway.

    Oh wait. You said that, not me.
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  • orig_long red
    orig_long red Posts: 2,029
    DOSW wrote:
    Okay, how about this...



    Oh wait. You said that, not me.

    okay. did i say that its all black people's fault? NO. obviously, this country has a history of poor race relations. BUT, certain people keep the divide alive because it's good for their bank accounts.
    Jam out with your clam out.
  • inmytree
    inmytree Posts: 4,741
    long red wrote:
    Watching the DNC right now ... Obama's speech tonight will fall on the 45th anniversary of MLK Jr's "I have a dream ..." speech. Right now, they're showing an MLK tribute video ...

    Oh Barack, you slipped up.

    Why can't he understand that this country is overflowing with white people who are scared to DEATH of having a BLACK leader in the WHITE House?

    All this "Freedom Rings" and "Free at Last" stuff is terrifying the Silent Majority.

    And by the way, institutionalized racism is DEAD, but if African-Americans keep using it as a crutch, America as a whole will always hold a little racism in its heart.

    yeah, what a dumbass....he should paint his face white...and wear a top hat...
  • fuck
    fuck Posts: 4,069
    inmytree wrote:
    yeah, what a dumbass....he should paint his face white...and wear a top hat...
    he also get a monopoly man mustache and a cane
  • inmytree
    inmytree Posts: 4,741
    _outlaw wrote:
    he also get a monopoly man mustache and a cane

    exactly....!!!

    :D

    yes we can pass go...!
  • Dirtie_Frank
    Dirtie_Frank Posts: 1,348
    long red wrote:
    racism is only alive and well because i'm constantly being reprimanded by the likes of Al Sharpeton and Jesse Jackson because i've oppressed an entire race of people somehow, someway.

    You are sooo right. When Imus called the Rutgers womens team Nappy headed hoes, they were the first ones to rush and protest this man being fired. I ddi not see anyone up in arms when good old Jesse called Obama some choice words.

    Not to go totally off topic but if America wants equality they need to stop affirmitve action and just go by merit. Yeah I know a pipe dream but if you keep giving undeserving people jobs, even spot in school they will never learn the true meaning of hard work.
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  • DixieN
    DixieN Posts: 351
    know1 wrote:
    Should white people be offended that he chooses to ignore his white heritage and incorrectly label himself as black?

    Yeah. It really sucks. He ignores his white mom...we never see anything about her--except every 5 seconds. He's obviously trying to hide he's half white.

    He has not incorrectly labeled himself as white, any more than I have. I'm adopted with no idea what my background is. I look at myself...my general features...and I call myself white. How horrid it is that I'm possibly labeling myself as white, when I could be black! Or who knows what! I could be offending my Cherokee ancestors or even the Dutch with 1/32 southern Welsh! How dare Obama look at himself, look at his general features and label himself as Black! No greater crime has ever been committed.

    He has also not mentioned that he is part native Hawaiian very much. What insult to Hawaiian natives the world over. They should be even more offended than the white people since they have been even more slighted by Obama. Where's the video of Hawaiians every 5 seconds? Nowhere.

    If all of this is not enough to make you vote for John McCain, then I guess maybe the newspapers are right...it IS 2008!
  • Echo27
    Echo27 Posts: 57
    It isn't too long ago in this country that people were labeled black for having even "a drop" of black blood. This kept them from being able to live life with the same privileges as a fully white person. In light of that, isn't Obama entitled to identify himself as a black man as he chooses(considering that not too long ago he would have been told what to call himself)? I'm certain he's perceived as black most of the time.

    I have a friend from the Dominican Republic who considers himself a black man. So what? I think it's his right to decide his own identity.

    The bottom line is, whether Obama's half-black or all black it's still an historic occasion in this country.
    "I am disrespectful to dirt! Can you see that I am serious?"
  • KosmicJelli
    KosmicJelli Posts: 1,855
    Perpetuation of Obama being black is a perpetuation of racism... I thought his mother was "white" by the way... but to me he is human... and hopefully human enough to help other humans want to perpetuate change...
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    and hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation

    were all the same people, at your(if you believe) Gods making, so get over it. :)
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  • harrymanback
    harrymanback Posts: 435
    he is half black
    I don't want to be hostile. I don't want to be dismal. But I don't want to rot in an apathetic existance either.
  • orig_long red
    orig_long red Posts: 2,029
    catefrances wrote:
    and hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation

    were all the same people, at your(if you believe) Gods making, so get over it. :)

    and on the third day, God ate pancakes ... and they were good.
    Jam out with your clam out.
  • cornnifer
    cornnifer Posts: 2,130
    long red wrote:

    All this "Freedom Rings" and "Free at Last" stuff is terrifying the Silent Majority.

    .



    By "silent majority", do you mean you?
    "When all your friends and sedatives mean well but make it worse... better find yourself a place to level out."
  • freindlyfired
    freindlyfired Posts: 297
    my take: not enough politicians have brain cancer. i wish it was contagious.
  • MrBrian
    MrBrian Posts: 2,672
    freindlyfired wrote:
    my take: not enough politicians have brain cancer. i wish it was contagious.

    That's just stupid,
  • orig_long red
    orig_long red Posts: 2,029
    cornnifer wrote:
    By "silent majority", do you mean you?

    no. i'm a democrat and anti-war pusher ... the silent majority are those middle americans who helped nixon get into office in '68.
    Jam out with your clam out.
  • heartdesire
    heartdesire Posts: 430
    long red wrote:
    and on the third day, God ate pancakes ... and they were good.

    Levity is good ... on the fourth day, God ate crepes and they were even better ... : >

    Politics makes my head spin, always has, because of the multitude of underlying interests and motivations. It seems Washington has become a "machine". Has anyone seen the movie "Thank you for smoking"? Satirical yes, though seems close to portraying the truth.

    There are many arguments and pov's. I am standing for Obama. Yes, he has made big promises, ones that might not be easily kept. I would rather support someone who genuinely seems to have passion and persistence for change, someone who cares about the individual rather than a group that is readily wearing down our rights and creating great fear.

    Hopefully, in time, balance will be created again. Bush and folk have created havoc. I assess it is time to take a risk and aim for some earnest positive change. It is worth a try.
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  • acoustic guy
    acoustic guy Posts: 3,770
    BenInTacoma wrote:
    It's generalizations like this that are the real problem.
    No, its the truth.
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  • acoustic guy
    acoustic guy Posts: 3,770
    harrymanback wrote:
    he is half black
    Yea but like most half blacks who i am friends with, (actually there are a few) they always seem relate to the black side. Not sure why but its what I have noticed.

    Obama, leave the MLK quotes out of it. Come up with your own.
    Get em a Body Bag Yeeeeeaaaaa!
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  • darthvedder81
    darthvedder81 Posts: 688
    Obama reminds me of a coworker of mine who constantly feels the need to remind everyone he's gay and Spanish. I'm straight and Irish. Who gives a sh*t?
    So this life is sacrifice...
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