Obama is now sinking to new lows and once again trying to pander to the "minorities" with more handouts.
This statement above is made by a member of the so called minority and I am deeply offended by these racist comments made by Obama.
CHICAGO ยป Sen. Barack Obama, speaking to a gathering of minority journalists yesterday, stopped short of endorsing an official U.S. apology to American Indians but said the country should acknowledge its history of poor treatment of certain ethnic groups.
"There's no doubt that when it comes to our treatment of Native Americans as well as other persons of color in this country, we've got some very sad and difficult things to account for," Obama told hundreds of attendees of UNITY '08, a convention of four minority journalism associations.
The Hawaii-born senator, who has told local reporters that he supports the federal recognition bill for native Hawaiians drafted by U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka, noted other ethnic groups but did not mention native Hawaiians when answering a question about his thoughts on a formal U.S. apology to American Indians.
"I personally would want to see our tragic history, or the tragic elements of our history, acknowledged," the Democratic presidential hopeful said.
"I consistently believe that when it comes to whether it's Native Americans or African-American issues or reparations, the most important thing for the U.S. government to do is not just offer words, but offer deeds."
http://starbulletin.com/2008/07/28/news/story05.html
This US Govt HAS done more the "offer words" and apparently Obama is either too stupid or ignorant to understand the realities.
As a Native American, I have certain "advantages" no one else in this country has. I have used some to better myself and I no longer need Govt to help me. The same can be said for "African Americans" who have certain advantages that no one else has in this country.
The problem is many "minorities" fail to use these advantages to better themselves and still look for handouts from "Big Brother" in Govt.
Obama is looking more and more like a smooth talking chump and many of my fellow Natives have begun to realize this.
