Comments on: Oops, Bill Did It Again

By: curtis

curtis — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:33:33 +0000

If obama gets to the convention with the most delegates and popular vote he should represent the democratic party. As a black man i have voted for the democratic party for over 30 years and my father before me for sixty. It is important that i can tell future generations of my family that the democracts put an african american on the ticket in 2008 solidifying its party base which is made up primarily of blacks for the next 50 years.If Mcain beats Obama I can live with that because i have exsisted with worse presidents and that includes both democrats and republicans.If obama is not the nominee my immeadiate family of seven eligible voters and extended family of 31 have agreed to stay at home this election. Faced with four dollar per gallon gas, mortgage failures all over america, a war going bad in iraq my family like many others hurt but, as always we shall endure regardless of who is president.

By: R U Kiddinme

R U Kiddinme — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:52:12 +0000

Once more I am deeply impressed by the American public’s complete willingness to allow a mere few words, intentionally taken far out of context by the most hostile media outlets, to stand as a reasonable characterization of a man and a community. Rev. Wright’s prophetic calls to see a connection between the behavior of the nation and the consequences of that behavior, or to suggest that there are likely and predictable outcomes to the blind and endemic xenophobia of this country are part of a preaching tradition shared by millions of Christians, at least the ones with some guts. When angry phrases are preached against Muslims, or homosexuals, or family planning clinics America just nods and says, “well golly, that seems fair.” But criticize the nation, even in less scandalous language, and suddenly you are a pariah. It is reflexive, pathetic, and does nothing to advance the notion of us as a
thinking people.

Of course Bill Clinton both says and implies mean and damaging things about Barak Obama, ITS A POLITICAL CAMPAIGN,the leveling of the specious accusation is a time honored tactic and the Clintons are both gifted campaigners. Even people who like Bill Clinton know he isn’t above a little surgical mud slinging. But then, look at just this little run of comments as an example, we as a people seem to thrive on character assassination, gross over simplifications, and unwarranted generalization. Its how we pass gas in our contentious unsophisticated little Republic.

By: Angry African

Angry African — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:33:46 +0000

How did this turn to Obama and Wright? Come on people. Stop drinking the Kool-Aid. HillBillary is playing you like puppets and you don’t see how she is enjoying this. To HillBillary (and Mac the Knife) “Don’t look back in anger”. http://angryafrican.net/2008/03/06/dont-look-back-in-anger-a-cover-by-the-mac-and-hillary-show/

By: tanstaafl

tanstaafl — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 16:51:56 +0000

Around the time Barack Obama was elected to the US Senate, Michelle Obama’s salary as hospital (community outreach) whatever more than doubled to over $ 300,000/year.

Yet in her speeches, she counsels her listeners to avoid “corporate” America and seek service jobs as counselors and social workers and so forth.

Her daughters attend private school and their lessons for personal enrichment (shall we say…piano lessons ? ballet ?) costs $ thousands/per year.

Barack got a terrific deal when that not so sterling Chicago personality, Tony Rezko (currently being tried for illegal monetary machinations, among other things) bought a property adjacent to the Obamas and sold them an easement (something like that) for very little money.

But yall stay poor and commit yourself to “service” jobs as America just won’t be so damn Beautiful unless you (not the Obamas) do.

Capiche ?

By: tanstaafl

tanstaafl — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 16:22:26 +0000

There is no excuse except for Obama. He goes along as does his wife, friends and associates with this filth because, in the end, they also want power and wealth.

You think the Reverend Wright wants “power” and that he has gotten off on manipulating his congregation through bombast and his own self-serving egomaniacal lies ?

Or that the Reverend Wright wants “wealth”, currently building himself a 10,000 square’ house in Henley Park IL in a “gated golf community” which involves some arcane financing and a $10 million dollar line of credit for his church” ??

It can’t be, can it ??

By: Sue

Sue — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 15:37:21 +0000

Ruben, McCarthy is not remembered fondly, but much of what he said turned out to be true. His methodology was bad, hurtful and mean, but, the truth is the truth.
As to Obama: for the past twenty years or so I have often wondered why the African Americans I met, came across, saw on the media in a variety of subjects get meaner and more rude as time went on. I was happy Obama came along, he looked and sounded sincere and not at all the racist I had seen the African American community become. I now realize that many became mean, rude and felt entitled because of the lies and hatred not only spewed, but hammered on by evil people like this Rev. Wright. That opened my eyes to Obama: I would have quit almost 20 years ago. There is no excuse except for Obama. He goes along as does his wife, friends and associates with this filth because, in the end, they also want power and wealth. The scary part is: what will they do with it to the white people in this country?

By: tanstaafl

tanstaafl — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 02:30:38 +0000

pseudologia fantastica

It’s a mouthful, but if the shoe fits…

(1) the stories are not entirely improbable and often have some element of truth; (yes, she did fly into Tuzla in 1996)

(2) the stories are long lasting; (she talked about it in her book and also told the “fantastica” version 3X in the past month or so)

(3) the stories are told for internal psychological reasons rather than external gain, and tend towards presenting the person in a good light (for example, as being fantastically brave, knowing or being related to many famous people); and

(4) they are not delusional (that is, upon confrontation, the person can acknowledge them to be untrue).

By: tanstaafl

tanstaafl — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 02:07:05 +0000

First of all folks– there is no such thing as “Black racism”.

Yes, there is, Emily.

And Pastor Jeremiah Wright and those who share his view of the world (see esp. James Cone & Louis Farrakhan) who subscribe to Black Liberation Theology believe that persons of pallor (aka “whites”) are lower than a snake bellied salamander.

What’s far more interesting about the Reverend Wright (besides him being Barack’s substitute father figure) is the revelation of the underpinning of the “thinking” of those in America’s radical black churches.

And the propinquity of those teachings to Nation of Islam and the Muslim Brotherhood.

“racism” per merriam webster

By: The Red Pill

The Red Pill — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 01:19:22 +0000

Looks like some people here need a dictionary:

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/racism

rac·ism
1. a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one’s own race is superior and has the right to rule others.
2. a policy, system of government, etc., based upon or fostering such a doctrine; discrimination.
3. hatred or intolerance of another race or other races.

By: Reza Sadreddini

Reza Sadreddini — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:33:34 +0000

I don’t beleive Bill Clinton could be a good
advertiser for his wife.We all know he wasn’t
a good mate of hers.We all remmember the sky
rocket high rising price of real estates
while he was in the office.And so on….