President Obama Makes Heartfelt, Powerful Comments on Racism, Right Wing Goes Batshit

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An extraordinary moment today at the White House press briefing, as President Obama showed up unannounced to make some of his most powerful, heartfelt statements on racism in America and the Zimmerman murder trial.

The right wing instantly went insane, of course. For example:

breitbart.com’s race-baiter-in-chief Ben Shapiro quickly pounded out an insta-hate piece: OBAMA: ‘TRAYVON COULD HAVE BEEN ME’.

And there are already more than 1600 incredibly ugly, overtly racist comments, as Breitbart readers respond like Pavlov’s dogs to Shapiro’s article.

It is believable that obamma would make a statement like this — obamma hates white people.

[…]

Obama hates whites, just as he hates the America that Whites built.

[…]

You need to come and hang around my neighborhood with your hoody on, boy.

[…]

Obama has pure and utter contempt for this country. Everything he does is an attempt to strike at the heart of America. What a monster…

Also see
President Obama’s Remarks on Trayvon Martin (Full Transcript) Obama: ‘Trayvon Martin Could Have Been Me’

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115 comments
1 Kragar  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:37:21am

The sooner these assholes Rapture, the better.
/

2 Mateo Scourge  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:38:07am

re: #1 Kragar

The sooner these assholes Rapture, the better.
/

Although it seems to me that they’d more likely be sucked DOWN, rather than UP.

3 Vicious Babushka  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:38:38am

#lnyhbt is full of racist derpshit today, I neglected them while reading the #NewDetroitCityMottos derpshit.

4 Charles Johnson  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:39:09am
5 lawhawk  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:39:18am

re: #1 Kragar

Or, let them think that it happened without them.

6 Kragar  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:39:20am

re: #2 GeneJockey

Although it seems to me that they’d more likely be sucked DOWN, rather than UP.

They don’t have to go home, but they can’t stay here.

7 Lidane  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:39:22am
8 Vicious Babushka  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:39:28am

And what would we do on Teh Twitters without Teh Fake Quotes?

9 erik_t  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:39:33am

It’s illustrating that Jim-Bob there thinks that blacks being treated the same way as whites “strikes at the heart of America”.

It probably does strike at the heart of his America. Not mine.

10 jaunte  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:39:46am


11 Kragar  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:40:36am

re: #3 Vicious Babushka

#lnyhbt is full of racist derpshit today, I neglected them while reading the #NewDetroitCityMottos derpshit.

LNYHBT = Listen Now You Hill-Billy Twits

12 Vicious Babushka  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:41:01am
13 Mateo Scourge  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:41:09am

Apparently, for the right, racism is like farts - whoever smelt it, dealt it.

They believe racism lies in point out racism, not in racism itself, so by pointing to the different experience of blacks, Obama’s the racist, not the people who ‘provide’ that different experience. You’re the racist for mentioning that you get followed in department stores, not the guy who followed you because you were black.

Sheesh.

14 Kragar  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:41:59am

re: #8 Vicious Babushka

And what would we do on Teh Twitters without Teh Fake Quotes?

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So I take it they’re against the Texas abortion regulations and restrictions against same sex marriage?

15 Vicious Babushka  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:42:23am

Ben Shapiro retweeted:

16 Mateo Scourge  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:42:46am

re: #8 Vicious Babushka

And what would we do on Teh Twitters without Teh Fake Quotes?

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“The problems with quotes on the internet is that they’re rarely verified” - Abraham Lincoln.

17 jaunte  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:42:48am
18 darthstar  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:42:57am
19 Vicious Babushka  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:43:08am
20 erik_t  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:43:41am

re: #19 Vicious Babushka

World of Fear. At least Marge is honest about her mindset.

21 Vicious Babushka  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:44:05am
22 erik_t  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:44:34am

Has Obama hit Peak Fuck?

23 Vicious Babushka  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:44:38am
24 Bulworth  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:45:04am

re: #15 Vicious Babushka

Wingnuts going hard on the rebranding stuff today.

25 jaunte  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:45:20am
26 Carlos Danger  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:45:39am

re: #10 jaunte

I’m watching some other forums, and there are a number people are saying “racist” without saying why. Looks like Obama’s speech had the desired effect.

27 Bulworth  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:46:04am

re: #26 dragonath

Racist because shut up

28 piratedan  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:46:10am

re: #15 Vicious Babushka

Ben Shapiro retweeted:

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amazing that this take can only come from a white guy, ain’t it? //

29 jaunte  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:46:18am

re: #26 dragonath

He’s “racist” for pointing out reality.

30 Lidane  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:46:30am

re: #15 Vicious Babushka

31 Ian G.  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:47:18am

re: #20 erik_t

World of Fear. At least Marge is honest about her mindset.

Pants-wetting fear of this big, confusing, sometimes dangerous world is the motivation for the vast majority of right-wingers.

32 lawhawk  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:47:24am

NBC News: Preliminary Israel-Palestinian ground rules for direct talks reached, Kerry says.

I’d much prefer to see this go on behind closed doors (back channels) and get a deal hammered out between the parties directly (which is how Sadat went to Jerusalem, which resulted in Camp David and also how Oslo happened), but this is the all too typical playbook in ME politics.

I can hope for their success, but know that Hamas still controls Gaza while the PA/Fatah controls the West Bank. Without figuring out how to reconcile that, this doesn’t have success written all over it unless they’re going to ignore Gaza and go with a 3-state solution.

33 Kragar  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:47:40am

re: #24 Bulworth

Wingnuts going hard on the rebranding stuff today.

Lets go to the Reince-cam!

34 jaunte  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:47:56am
35 geoffm33  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:48:02am

re: #15 Vicious Babushka

36 Lidane  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:48:18am
37 Mateo Scourge  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:50:03am

Someone told them once that they could call anyone who points to racism a racist, and they took to it like ducks to water.

The desire of racists not to be called racist, and not to have racism and racist institutions identified as such is deep and abiding in these folks.
Hell, I’ve had a guy tell me that Slavery wasn’t racist because there were a few black slaveowners. (I said, “Yeah, but were there any white slaves?”)

38 Vicious Babushka  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:50:06am

re: #28 piratedan

amazing that this take can only come from a white guy, ain’t it? //

DR. BEN CASEY CARSON SAYS ONLY LIBRULS CAN BE RACISTS SO TAHT PRUVZ I’M NOT TEH RACIST!!!11!!!!

39 jaunte  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:50:13am

Well, that’s helpful.

40 Lidane  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:51:21am
41 Charles Johnson  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:51:33am

Just got retweeted by Wil Wheaton…

42 Vicious Babushka  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:51:38am

Looks like Detroit may not be declaring bankruptcy after all.

(Where are all the wingnuts who are always to be found with their cries of ILLEGAL and UNCONSTITUTIONAL?)

43 Kragar  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:52:03am

Someone is about the shit backlashed out of him:

Robert Zimmerman Reacts To Obama: Let’s Encourage ‘Youth Of All Colors’

In response to Obama’s call to train law enforcement to handle potential racial bias, Zimmerman added that for at-risk youth “sometimes the right encouragement and the right role models and sort of the right shoulder to lean on in very difficult times in life can prevent any kind of engagement with law enforcement or the criminal justice s system whatsoever.”

Zimmerman was measured in his response, praising Obama for speaking “off-the-cuff” and being “very sincere in his remarks.”

44 Charles Johnson  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:53:30am

Whoa, look at that Twitter counter go.

45 lawhawk  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:54:10am

re: #41 Charles Johnson

He’s no Sheldon Cooper. /

46 Vicious Babushka  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:54:50am
47 Lidane  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:56:45am
48 jaunte  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:57:04am

re: #46 Vicious Babushka

Fox, Bloggers Respond To Obama’s Speech On Trayvon Martin With Dismay That President Is Black

And what of Fox?

Well, they quickly rounded up George Zimmerman’s angelic brother, Robert, probably to wonder if Trayvon was on his way to cook meth and rape some white ladies, and also to rebut the president, since the two are of equal stature. So sad that our teevee is out and we won’t be able to watch it with forks in our eyes, oh well.

49 Lidane  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 11:59:25am
51 wrenchwench  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:02:52pm

re: #49 Lidane

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And on the other hand:

52 Ace-o-aces  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:02:59pm

re: #23 Vicious Babushka

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What does that even mean? Can I get a wingnut to English translation here?

53 geoffm33  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:03:10pm

re: #45 lawhawk

He’s no Sheldon Cooper. /

But they both love their meemaw

54 Mateo Scourge  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:03:31pm
Barack Obama saying perfectly reasonable things about race turns out to be an excellent asshole detector.
— @jamisonfoser
55 blueraven  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:04:29pm

Does anyone seriously believe if it had been a Justin Beiber look-a-like from a wealthy family that Zimmerman saw that night, that any of this would have happened? And even if so, would the investigation, trial results be the same?

56 piratedan  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:05:37pm

hummed to the Howdy Doody melody…….

It’s Wingnut freakout time!
It’s Wingnut freakout time!
or it’s Fox News, all the time
It’s Wingnut freakout time….

57 Carlos Danger  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:05:57pm
The judge conducted the trial in a professional manner. The prosecution and the defense made their arguments. The juries were properly instructed that in a — in a case such as this, reasonable doubt was relevant, and they rendered a verdict. And once the jury’s spoken, that’s how our system works.

racist

58 lawhawk  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:06:26pm

Oh, this is going to smart.

The Detroit bankruptcy filing is unconstitutional. A judge ruled that the filing violates the state constitution, which prohibits any action that threatens to cut the pension benefits of public employees.

The State AG and Gov. Synder are already filing an appeal against the ruling.

They’re going to hope that the appellate courts all ignore the state constitutional protections for pension benefits. If that fails, watch the Gov and GOP move to expunge that protection from the constitution.

I’m paging this in greater detail…

59 Mateo Scourge  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:07:09pm

re: #55 blueraven

Does anyone seriously believe if it had been a Justin Beiber look-a-like from a wealthy family that Zimmerman saw that night, that any of this would have happened? And even if so, would the investigation, trial results be the same?

No, then Zimmerman would have been the bad guy to the Right, who’d have been after his hide.

The question the President posed that really goes to the heart of the matter, though, is whether, if Trayvon had been of age and armed, would HE have been justified shooting a guy who’d been following him in a car and then on foot, because he feared for his life (which, as it happens, he should have)?

60 Kragar  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:07:18pm

Fox News Todd Starnes:

President Obama is now our Race-Baiter in Chief. His remarks today on the Trayvon Martin tragedy are beyond reprehensible.

61 Bulworth  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:07:56pm

re: #60 Kragar

Why were they reprehensible, Todd?

62 Charles Johnson  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:08:24pm
63 Carlos Danger  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:08:25pm

Hey look, Ari Fleischer is on CNN saying that Obama isn’t representing “all the people”.

64 Kragar  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:09:04pm

re: #61 Bulworth

Why were they reprehensible, Todd?

Apparently the President must never question the judicial system.

65 erik_t  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:09:11pm

re: #60 Kragar

Fox News Todd Starnes:

I’m actually reading them from that WaPo link now, and I’m almost alarmed at how calm and reserved they are. So very much “contributes to a sense that” and “might be interpreted by some as” and the like. Lawyer-talk.

Reprehensible my foot.

66 engineer cat  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:09:57pm

Obama has pure and utter

they’re still in incoherent sputtering mode, since the professional adolescent snark creators have yet to get to work

67 blueraven  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:10:18pm

Chris Wallace is on Fox now and pushing back as well on the anchors there saying Pres is stoking racial tensions. They are having a bad day.

68 Mateo Scourge  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:10:31pm

re: #60 Kragar

Fox News Todd Starnes:

President Obama is now our Race-Baiter in Chief. His remarks today on the Trayvon Martin tragedy are beyond reprehensible.

WTF? Seriously?

It’s like he’s listening to a whole ‘nother speech. It reminds me of the scene in ‘Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo’, where Kumar smiles and waves at a little old white lady, who sees him as this bearded, beturbaned terrorist miming crashing the plane.

69 Sionainn  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:11:40pm

re: #63 dragonath

Hey look, Ari Fleischer is on CNN saying that Obama isn’t representing “all the people”.

He’s representing me and I’m white.

70 Bulworth  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:11:55pm

re: #64 Kragar

Although he seemed to validate the court process, reasonable doubt was reasonable, etc. But I guess that’s not enough….

71 erik_t  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:12:22pm

Quoting for truth and for happy feelings.

I don’t want us to lose sight that things are getting better. Each successive generation seems to be making progress in changing attitudes when it comes to race. I doesn’t mean that we’re in a postracial society. It doesn’t mean that racism is eliminated. But you know, when I talk to Malia and Sasha and I listen to their friends and I see them interact, they’re better than we are. They’re better than we were on these issues. And that’s true in every community that I’ve visited all across the country.

Fuckin’ A.

72 Lidane  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:12:34pm

re: #63 dragonath

Hey look, Ari Fleischer is on CNN saying that Obama isn’t representing “all the people”.

Ari Fleischer can STFU. He derped about the POTUS and his food choices:

73 alpuz  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:12:44pm

re: #68 GeneJockey

Did you read any of the comments? Yikes.

74 Ian G.  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:13:11pm

re: #43 Kragar

Someone is about the shit backlashed out of him:

Robert Zimmerman Reacts To Obama: Let’s Encourage ‘Youth Of All Colors’

Truth. He’s about to be Christie’d by the wingnut noise machine. It’s like the end of the first “Godfather”, after Fredo scolds Michael for his treatment of Moe Green.

“Robert, we love you, you’re one of us, but don’t ever take the Marxist Muslim Kenyan usurper’s side against Real ‘Murka again. Ever.”

75 Raw Satanic Sewage Recipes  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:13:48pm

re: #46 Vicious Babushka

I would have slapped the shit out of Zimmerman if it was me.

76 Mateo Scourge  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:14:17pm

re: #50 Charles Johnson

President Obama’s Remarks on Trayvon Martin (Full Transcript)

I read those, and I thought, “Oh my god, did we elect the right guy.”

So, I’m an Obot. Sue me.

77 Carlos Danger  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:14:19pm

re: #71 erik_t

In the end, I think we’ll come of this discussion OK. A lot of people are showing their asses today.

78 Lidane  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:15:29pm
79 Bulworth  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:15:31pm

re: #71 erik_t

Reprehensible!!!

80 piratedan  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:16:05pm

re: #76 GeneJockey

I still wonder what might have been accomplished if the GOP had any sense of shame or interest in actually making policy for the benefit of all Americans instead of just carrying water for the deep pocketed fucks who own them.

81 Justanotherhuman  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:17:37pm

President Obama was absolutely magnificent.

Of course, the RW’s response is a lesson in banality.

82 blueraven  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:17:56pm

re: #68 GeneJockey

President Obama is now our Race-Baiter in Chief. His remarks today on the Trayvon Martin tragedy are beyond reprehensible.

WTF? Seriously?

It’s like he’s listening to a whole ‘nother speech. It reminds me of the scene in ‘Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo’, where Kumar smiles and waves at a little old white lady, who sees him as this bearded, beturbaned terrorist miming crashing the plane.

Rashomon

This whole Martin/Zimmerman case reminds me of this movie. Love Kurosawa though, so maybe its just me.

83 Charles Johnson  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:19:34pm

I’ve updated the post with the full video from the Washington Post, by the way. It really is a remarkable moment.

84 Mateo Scourge  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:20:38pm

re: #82 blueraven

Rashomon

This whole Martin/Zimmerman case reminds me of this movie. Love Kurosawa though, so maybe its just me.

There was an episode of “The Angry Beavers” where they did a ‘Rashomon’ thing, but they also did each character’s story in a different cartoon style. It was a scream, especially the Anime one!

85 blueraven  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:22:09pm

re: #83 Charles Johnson

I’ve updated the post with the full video from the Washington Post, by the way. It really is a remarkable moment.

It really was. I thought when I first saw him in the briefing room he was going to speak about Detroit. I was amazed and very proud of what he said.

86 Lidane  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:23:02pm
87 Bulworth  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:23:36pm

re: #86 Lidane

sigh

88 HappyWarrior  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:23:48pm

re: #82 blueraven

Rashomon

This whole Martin/Zimmerman case reminds me of this movie. Love Kurosawa though, so maybe its just me.

Excellent movie. I remember seeing it in film class.

89 Kragar  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:23:55pm

Ted Cruz Rallies Right-Wing Pastors in Iowa

In a fiery, Bible-quoting first speech during his first time in Iowa, Republican Ted Cruz called on evangelical conservatives to demand their GOP elected officials actually stand for the conservative principles they pretend to believe in.

“Belief, saying I believe in something, is not sitting there quietly doing the golf clap,” Cruz told hundreds of Iowa Christian conservative ministers this morning at a private conclave in Des Moines….

Cruz lectured for 30 minutes, his voice at times rising to a shout. He answered questions for another 20 minutes, then stood at the center of a circle as pastors laid their hands on him and the whole audience - a predominantly white group with about 20 black pastors - bowed heads to pray for him.

To the last I grapple with thee; from hell’s heart I stab at thee…

I will not suffer Ted Cruz.

90 122 Year Old Obama  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:24:25pm

re: #86 Lidane

*headdesk*

91 Shiplord Kirel  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:24:37pm

Back in the 80s, I briefly got interested in looking for an airline job. I joined an organization called “the Future Aviation Professionals of America.” This was actually pretty effective at helping people find those jobs, though I eventually gave up the airline idea when I started wearing glasses and went to graduate school instead.
Among other things, the FAPA advised applicants not to mention, or refer to, any interest in guns or shooting outside the military on their resumes and applications. Don’t boast that you’re an NRA certified pistol instructor or name reloading among your hobbies, for example. The airlines themselves didn’t mention this, of course, but it was apparently a very strict disqualification throughout the industry. I wonder if it still is. It also makes me wonder how many HR managers in other industries are looking out for this as well.

92 AlexRogan  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:24:58pm

re: #86 Lidane

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What. The. Fuck?!?

93 HappyWarrior  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:25:39pm

re: #92 AlexRogan

What. The. Fuck?!?

That one can be debunked so easily but to the racists nuts, all blah people look and act the same.

94 Kragar  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:26:14pm

re: #86 Lidane

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So who was the kid they kept showing in the trial then?
/

95 Lidane  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:26:17pm
96 makeitstop  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:27:17pm

re: #86 Lidane

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Holy crap. That is insane.

For the record: I stand 6’2” tall and weigh 175 pounds. I still get flak about how I’m too skinny. I don’t think any of my friends would call my 175 pounds ‘muscular.’

97 Bulworth  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:27:37pm

re: #86 Lidane

I used to get crap like this. Used to.

98 AlexRogan  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:27:45pm

re: #95 Lidane

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Someone’s about to get called to the carpet at Fox News HQ…

99 Political Atheist  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:28:25pm

I figure the harsher the Brietbartians are the better Obamas speech was. I just read it and it’s actually quite calm and mild. At least as compared to anyone else making the same points.

100 Feline Fearless Leader  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:28:51pm

Hmm, and on the financial fronts there are federal charges against a hedge fund manager for not properly overseeing senior employees who were insider trading.

nbcnews.com

Of course, even if convicted I doubt there will be jail time or serious restitution.

101 Lidane  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:29:27pm
102 blueraven  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:30:05pm

re: #94 Kragar

So who was the kid they kept showing in the trial then?
/

And how did they get rid of all those tattoos? at the crime scene!

103 geoffm33  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:30:22pm

re: #86 Lidane

I could have just looked at the replies to that tweet. Took the long way ‘round and did a tineye reverse image search. He’s a rapper.

rapradar.com

104 ObserverArt  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:33:05pm

re: #61 Bulworth

Why were they reprehensible, Todd?

Maybe he was misquoted.

Possibly he meant to say incomprehensible.

You know, I’m not a parent, and I know that corporal punishment is not a good practice.

But damn, America needs a good spanking, sat down in the corner and no dinner tonight young man/lady.

Maybe even a good old fashioned mouth washing with bar soap. Especially that.

105 Lidane  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:34:18pm
106 Lidane  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:34:39pm

OUTRAGE!

107 RadicalModerate  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:39:35pm

re: #101 Lidane

Given the fact that it is a pretty common occurrence to hear quotes from individuals at public events as well as online articles and comments that openly call for violent action taken toward the First Family, liberals, and non-whites and women, it is amazing that there hasn’t been more incidents than have occurred over the past few years.

The far right is desperately wanting a race war, and I fear that it is just a matter of time before one of them attempts a high-profile event.

108 ObserverArt  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:42:19pm

re: #69 Sionainn

He’s representing me and I’m white.

I get the feeling a lot of white folks do not realize how much some of this crap pisses off white folks.

I think that is one of the definitions of having your head up your ass.

109 jvic  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:42:29pm

sigh Yeah, at my former conservative hangout, I used to post stuff like Folks, undecided voters read these comments so let’s ool-kay it on the enom-vay and get serious about having our facts straight. It became clear that my attitude was endangering my access privileges.

110 Ace-o-aces  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 12:56:31pm

re: #105 Lidane

I like how he just randomly shouts out MLKs name in the middle of a sentence. It’s like he realizes “uh, oh. This is sounding a bit TOO racist. Better throw in a black guy’s name.”

111 darthstar  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 1:27:27pm

re: #44 Charles Johnson

Whoa, look at that Twitter counter go.

Nice. Just tweeted it myself. And with an average of 208 followers per twitter user, that’s over 760,000 potential viewers…

112 OhNoZombies!  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 1:54:05pm

re: #47 Lidane

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This.
THIS!!!^^^

113 Ming  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 2:03:32pm

What an incredible video. “Extraordinary” is the word.

Obama realizes that he’s the President of all Americans. He’s giving his very best to the millions of good people in America. And as he often does, towards the end he touched on his optimism for America, how his daughters’ generation is better than his own generation about racial diversity, how we’re always becoming a “more perfect union”.

Of course, he’s fully-aware there are many who will react to his words with hatred. But he refuses to shortchange the millions of good Americans, so he goes ahead and gives us, his audience, everything he’s got.

We’re very lucky to have him as President.

114 FemNaziBitch  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 2:08:32pm

He’s right.

I caught myself locking my car door a long time ago when a black man (in a suit and tie) walked thru the lot —not near my car. It was one of those moments when time seemed surreal. The sound of the lock transported me into the present moment.

I made no conscious decision to lock the car. I had to ask myself, WHY? did I do so —reflexively. There was absolutely nothing in the man’s appearance or behavior that would indicate a threat. Except, of course, that he was black.

This incident started a life-long habit of looking at myself and trying to recognize prejudice and “programmed” behaviors. It is very difficult to undo conditioned behavior.

I’m not sure it is possible for me to totally rid myself of all of it. All I can do is to keep trying, work not to pass it on to the next generation and CALL OTHERS out when I recognize it. Those who know me know I won’t play along—I don’t tolerate “jokes” and such.

It’s about race and it’s not about race. It’s about values. How do you want to be treated? Either we are all human beings are none of us are.

Some Animals are NOT more equal than others.

115 FemNaziBitch  Fri, Jul 19, 2013 2:09:35pm

re: #113 Ming

What an incredible video. “Extraordinary” is the word.

Obama realizes that he’s the President of all Americans. He’s giving his very best to the millions of good people in America. And as he often does, towards the end he touched on his optimism for America, how his daughters’ generation is better than his own generation about racial diversity, how we’re always becoming a “more perfect union”.

Of course, he’s fully-aware there are many who will react to his words with hatred. But he refuses to shortchange the millions of good Americans, so he goes ahead and gives us, his audience, everything he’s got.

We’re very lucky to have him as President.

A different man might worked to exploit the racial divide.


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