Jamie Foxx Soul Train Awards VIDEO: ‘Our Lord and Savior, Barack Obama!’
Hat tip: JW
*Updated: Video has apparently been pulled, when a new one can be found it will be replaced, in the mean time, a link to the story:
via Jamie Foxx calls Barack Obama ‘our lord and savior’ – Spokane Conservative | Examiner.com.
Appearing on Sunday night’s Soul Train awards in Las Vegas, Oscar-winning actor Jamie Foxx called Barack Obama “our lord and savior.”
“It’s like church over here. It’s like church in here. First of all, give an honor to God and our lord and savior Barack Obama. Barack Obama,” he said.
Since the 2008 election, several have attempted to deify Barack Obama.
ABC’s Jake Tapper noticed the messianic tone of Obama’s first presidential campaign and wrote: “It’s as if Tom Daschle descended from on high saying, ‘Be not afraid; for behold I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all the people: for there is born to you this day in the city of Chicago a Savior, who is Barack the Democrat.’”
Updated: Another embed of the clip found and updated.
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When Christianity started it played on the fact it’s adherents were institutionally second class and often oppressed second-class citizens. They awaited a Messiah.
Black Americans have a similar mythology built around such a story. But there is a difference between oppression and failure. Foxx typifies the idea that among too many black Americans, the simple Messiah they wait and hope for are themselves.
There are no qualities attached to this idea, not really – just skin. Quality and character is in a sense irrelevant. It is a type of racial supremacy being embraced, as opposed to a character and quality-laden cultural supremacy. There is a world of difference between the two.
One is a lie, the other reality.
While Christianity appealed to the oppressed lower classes (especially Jews and slaves), it was never about them. It was always about God, and the fact that the differences humans see don’t matter to Him. Rich, poor, man, woman, Jew, Gentile, slave, free, doesn’t matter; all are equal before God. For the same reason, there were also a large number of Roman soldiers and some people who were quite rich who became Christians. They were neither praised nor condemned for their wealth and power, but rather abjured to honesty and obedience in all things, as well as charity according to their means. The poor were likewise abjured to honesty and obedience in all things, and to work according to their ability, taking charity only as a last resort.
I think you mean “adjured” rather than “abjured.”
With that out of the way: For the Love of Life Orchestra! Jamie Foxx is an idolatrous knucklehead.
Yes, I stand corrected.
Appalling! Guess I ‘ll be skipping Django.