Phoenix32890 wrote:Quote:Not until Monday evening, five days after Imus's comments were uttered and hours after CBS Radio and MSNBC announced a two-week suspension for the radio host, did Obama weigh in, saying in a statement: "The comments of Don Imus were divisive, hurtful, and offensive to Americans of all backgrounds." Obama did not address whether he thought Imus should be taken off the air.
I think that Obama is being politically savvy, and completely appropriate. I think that the reason for his popularity is that he is perceived as an excellent candidate who happens to have a mixed racial background. He is very careful to maintain an attitude that he is a candidate for all the people.
Had he been more aggressive in his stance, the perception might have been that he is a black candidate. I think that although he might have gotten more "points" from militant black voters, an aggressive stance might have given mainstream voters second thoughts about considering him.
Obama's "handlers" haven't decided whether he should be white or black, when it comes to current events concerned with race.
Being 50% white and 50% black, Obama can swing from one view point to the other and in the end he'll end up with Clinton being the victor in the current political race.
You should hunt up the member Michael1 . . . he hates black folks, too . . . maybe you could PM him and arrange a date . . .
McGentrix wrote:snood wrote:You know jack **** about Obama - because you don't wanna know anything positive. So you concoct ideas like this latest harebrained idea of yours that he is some kind of puppet. You ever see a black democrat you liked?
Do they carry signs saying they are democrats? I have a hard time seeing ones political affiliation
Isn't Jesse Jackson a democrat?
Du-h-h, yeah George. so's Sharpton. Game, set, match for you, huh?
au1929 wrote:Snood
BS.
I listen to many of the sports programs on WFAN. That is the station that Imus is on in the AM. The sports broadcasters I listened to agreed he made a stupid remark but were solidly in his corner.
Let's not kid ourselves. It's all about money.
Of course it's all about money. Too bad for the millions of $$ the charities will now lose, due to the cancellation of the Imus show.
Cancer research could use that money.
It's some about money. It's some about a whole culture looking at itself and some about the indecency of the words, and the decency of the Rutgers women. but if it keeps you in your comfort zone to think its all about money, by all means continue marinating.
KAK, someone will take Imus time slot and they can use the platform to raise money for charity. John D. Rockefeller raised money for charity even as he funded Mengele in the 30s and built Auschwitz as controlling partner of IG Farben. Life is funny that way.
Subject: Snow White Apology
Tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. Disney will hold a press conference to apologize for
the Seven Dwarfs singing "Hi Ho, Hi Ho" in the story, "Snow White and the
Seven Dwarfs".
Current plans are to remove from sale all items associated with this
racist epic including books, dolls, apparel and movies.
Later in the week, the Seven Dwarfs will appear on the Al Sharpton radio
show to make individual apologies and undergo several hours of groveling.
Jesse Jackson has not been contacted for comment. His office stated that he
and his personal secretary were attending a meeting in the Bahamas.
His people at PUSH hinted that a large protest is being scheduled at
Disney World.
Snow White couldn't be reached for comment, but later, she and Jesse are
meeting privately, to discuss the matter.
Earlier in the week, Blackbeard was fired and escorted off the premises for
uttering his trademark, "Ho, ho, ho and a bottle of rum."
Cute. Trite and shallow, but cute.
snood wrote:Cute. Trite and shallow, but cute.
A snippet from a mass email, no doubt.
edgarblythe wrote:snood wrote:Cute. Trite and shallow, but cute.
A snippet from a mass email, no doubt.
Wrong just political satire.
This is so beyond ridiculous that I almost don't want to comment.
The African-American community needs to stop claiming Obama as one of them when he doesn't act "black" enough (whatever that means), and then simultaneously brush him off as not being black enough to be considered the first African-American presidential candidate.
These leaders need to make up their minds and stick with it.
stlstrike3 wrote:This is so beyond ridiculous that I almost don't want to comment.
The African-American community needs to stop claiming Obama as one of them when he doesn't act "black" enough (whatever that means), and then simultaneously brush him off as not being black enough to be considered the first African-American presidential candidate.
These leaders need to make up their minds and stick with it.
Nonsence.There is no question that Obama black. And therefore because of that he will get IMO the majority of black vote. My guess is in the high 80's %. Were Obama not in the race that vote would have gone to Clinton.
Don't tell me that his race is not a factor.
Who the f*ck here said his race is not a factor?
snood wrote:Who the f*ck here said his race is not a factor?
When I brought that up on one of the threads it was disputed.
However, I would pose this question. If the whites do not vote for Obama simply because he is black it would be deemed a racist act. However, it blacks vote for him because of his skin color would that too not be a racist act?
By "it was disputed" do you mean me, au?
I never said race wouldn't be A factor.
I don't think it's the be-all and end-all you make it out to be though, and cited numbers showing that less black people supported Obama at the very beginning (when many people didn't know much more than the color of his skin) than later on (as people learn more substance about him). If it was JUST about race, the numbers would have started high and stayed high.
