Re: Inspired by Chomper X. Obama worries about race more than white Presidents have?
Originally posted by Breast Feeder
Does Obama have an anti-white bias? He seems to like labelling people racist.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32092715/ns/us_news-race_and_ethnicity/?GT1=43001
I don't know, I wouldn't be surprised though.
The guy has been sitting down and listening to someone like Reverand Wright preach for years..of course some of his racism might have rubbed off.
Re: Re: Inspired by Chomper X. Obama worries about race more than white Presidents have?
Originally posted by KidRock
The guy has been sitting down and listening to someone like Reverand Wright preach for years..of course some of his racism might have rubbed off.
Just out of curiosity, how many full sermons or interviews of Reverend Wright have you seen?
Obama did show bias. I don't think its racial, but a friend bias. Gates is friend of Obama, hence his remarks should have been diplomatic, and neutral - instead they were not.
I would come in defence to my friend ASAP, but he is a president of United States and he should have been more careful in the way he expressed himself.
He apologized, so one should give him credit for that.
Originally posted by BackFireif you watch the video he accused the officer of racism for arresting a black guy in the whitehouse. obama is one of those that thinks anything that happens to a black person is racist.
Obama didn't label anyone a racist. That's just a stupid thing to say. He said the police acted stupidly in arresting someone after he had provided proof that he lived in the house. That is all he said, and he's right.There is no law that states you have to be nice to police officers. And in Mass. there is specific criteria that must be met before you can arrest someone for disorderly conduct, and from what I've heard the professor did not meet said criteria. So yes, it was a stupid thing to do. Probably the cops wanting to 'teach the guy a lesson' or something, but of course that's not their job. They should have simply walked away after the guy showed them his ID, regardless of his shitty attitude.
Of course it's never actually smart to pop an attitude with a cop, however that doesn't excuse a cop abusing his power.
Originally posted by jaden101One too many apostrophes 😛
One too many before's.
On topic though the whole thing seems out of hand really, of course there was some racism involved and the police can't really claim that it doesn't target minorities at times, but whether it had to blow out of proportion like that, and especially whether Obama needed to comment at all, I don't think so.
Originally posted by Bardock42
One too many apostrophes 😛On topic though the whole thing seems out of hand really, of course there was some racism involved and the police can't really claim that it doesn't target minorities at times, but whether it had to blow out of proportion like that, and especially whether Obama needed to comment at all, I don't think so.
Since he was a friend of Obama's and it was a big deal, by the media, and it occurred somewhat hear DC, Obama was almost obliged to comment.
How silly and stupid of me to think this whole business of racial discrimination in America would be finally put to rest. Once a black President was sworn into office..
Chimp cartoons, Wise Latina, Harvard Professors, Ambulance driver arrested....oh shit..whatever happen to the "change"? I want my money back.
Originally posted by dadudemon
Since he was a friend of Obama's and it was a big deal, by the media, and it occurred somewhat hear DC, Obama was almost obliged to comment.
Do you mean near?
And I don't consider DC near Boston, personally...though perhaps that's cause it is about one German away from each other.
The only thing you said which may give a reason for him to comment is that it was a friend of his, but even then, I don't consider it the duty of the president to comment on single instances of arrests.
Originally posted by Bardock42
Do you mean near?And I don't consider DC near Boston, personally...though perhaps that's cause it is about one German away from each other.
Yup. Regional news, brotha.
Things that happen in Kansas, are heard about here on OKC news...if they are significant. I would assume that people in DC would have heard about it on their local news. Case in point, how did Obama know about it? Did his friend call his blackberry? If not...Obama got it from the news.
Something like this would be all over the North Eastern part of the United States.
Hell, I hear about news from colleges who are in the Big Twelve, simply because NCAA Football is so big in Oklahoma.
Originally posted by Bardock42
The only thing you said which may give a reason for him to comment is that it was a friend of his, but even then, I don't consider it the duty of the president to comment on single instances of arrests.
When the arrest touches on something that was a big deal for ages, then the president should make a comment on it, especially if the president wants to use his position of power and influence as a way to make the point known.
Originally posted by BackFireYeah, I wasn't so much blaming Obama, more that it is not really a question I think he should be asked. But you are right, since he was asked he had to say something Could have been handled more tactfully though, or perhaps with a charming no comment.
I do agree that it wasn't the most tactful or really smartest thing for the president to comment on. But be fair, he was asked about it.
Originally posted by inimalist
So, considering how endemic some racial issues are in America, and how little they are addressed, wouldn't it be a good thing for Obama to worry about race more than other presidents?
In this case "worry about race" means "socialism" because they think he's biased against white people.