Obama is a racist radical. People who voted for him thinking that it would "solve" the racism problem in this country were hood winked.
If he had acted like the "President of the United States" and refrained from commenting on the Gates issue at the news conference, this would not be the big deal it has turned out to be. Instead he acted like the "community organizer" that he is in his heart and mind.
You can take the community organizer out of Rev. Wright's church, but you can't take Rev. Wright's church the out of the community organizer.
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This clip is the perfect example of why many people (me included) think that the Fox News Channel slogan "fair and balanced" is a joke. Instead of having at least one panelist provide an opposing viewpoint, we have 3 pundits telling the Fox News Channel's core audience exactly what they want to hear... President Obama was wrong!
ReplyDeleteI can understand why President Obama is surprised about the controversy over his comments. In no way did he say that race played a factor in Professor Gates' incident with the police. If the Obama detractors had listened to his comments instead of flying off the handle, this wouldn't have been a big deal.
It would be interesting to see what the reaction would be if nearly the exact same thing happened, with the only difference being that a white president made the comments instead of Obama.
Malcolm:
ReplyDeleteI think you are falling into the same trap President Obama did...commenting on something you don't have all of the facts about...at least on the subject of Fox News.
Your comment about Fox News not being fair and balanced and that the 3 pundits in the video said exactly what the core audience wanted to hear ("President Obama was wrong"), proves to me that you don't watch Fox News on a regular basis. If you did you would know that Juan Williams, who is a news analyst for NPR, is a liberal-to-moderate commentator and an advocate for President Obama in most cases. It just so happens that Mr. Williams is an honest person and gave his honest opinion about President Obama's actions regarding Prof. Gates. A news commentator who would condone a person commenting on a subject during a press conference on national television without having the facts, while insinuating a provocative subject like racial profiling, would either be a total ideologue or a fool.
In your comment you stated that in no way did President Obama say that race played a factor in the Gates incident with the police. This leads me to believe that you have not "listened" objectively to the entire response from President Obama, or else you would not have made that comment.
I read the post in your blog and do not dispute that President Obama claimed the police "acted stupidly" because they arrested someone after proving he was in his own home. He did say that. But he also made reference to racial profiling as an underlying possibility.
Please watch the video and pay attention to the third reason listed by President Obama. He clearly brings racial profiling into the mix and by doing so, insinuates that this may have been what the Cambridge Police were up to when dealing with Prof. Gates. He didn't have to say it outright, the insinuation was enough to make his point.
President Obama admitted he knew nothing about the case (other than knowing Prof. Gates) and then proceeded to make comment on it, while adding racial profiling as a possible reason. As President of the United States, why would he ever do something like that without knowing any facts?
With regard to a white president making the same comments as President Obama...the same thing goes...it would be wrong to comment on something he/she admittedly knew nothing about. And the racial profiling comment would be just as inappropriate.
I understand that we are looking at this through different eyes and I do know that there is a history of racial profiling. But when the President of the United States makes comments to the nation and implies (with no facts or proof) the possibility of a policeman, while responding to a call, may have used racial profiling, he has to know he will cause some controversy.
I really appreciate that you took the time to check out my blog and make a comment on a post. I enjoy receiving the comments and welcome opposing views and opinions.
Well spoken TCL! Yours is a considered response to Malcolm's knee jerk feelings about Fox News.
ReplyDeleteThank you Euripedes.
ReplyDeleteI second Euripide's motion. Nicely argued.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the POTUS needs to take a class on how to be more presidential.
Opus#6:
ReplyDeleteIt seems he just can't keep that community organizer guy under wraps.
Hi TCL:
ReplyDeleteGreat post, and 150% true. He is the most RACIST radical nightmare ever. Why didn't people see thru him, I can't figure it out. 20 yrs with that Hater "Rev Wright" oh dear, it's just sickening.
And in case anyone doesn't know. That "lady" reporter who asked the question about race is non other than Lynne Sweet of the CHICAGO SunTimes, she was a plant by obummer hit man david axelrod.
On twitter, I wrote @Suntimes and called them out on this yesterday, check my stream, something to the effect of SHAME on you for having that race baiting lynne sweet stir up racial hatred during a Health care presser....well well,
they DM'd me back....too chicken to make it public, and put" Oh no, she is not racist and not a plant, she is very fair....blah blah...Yeah like I believe that.
Dirty business w/ this bunch and worse every day. I hope the officer doesn't fall for the trap of having a "beer" with these two pigs.
Amusing Bunni:
ReplyDeleteI hope the officer doesn't go either. I think most of the questions he gets at these news conferences are set up...didn't they catch him on a question from the HuffPo about the Iran riots not too long ago. The state run media is in his pocket.
Thanks for responding. It's ironic because you've fallen into a similar trap that you feel Obama fell into. You commented on my viewing habits of the Fox News Channel and you couldn't be more wrong. Just so you know, I watch The Fox News Channel almost everyday. Even though I disagree with much of what they say, I feel it's important to get differing points of view. That is why (in addition to getting my news from other sources) I watch them regularly. My comments about the 3 pundits were in regards to their appearances on that segment. I am well aware that Juan Williams has defended President Obama on a consistent basis during his appearances on The Fox News Channel (he probably has the scars to prove it, lol). I'm not saying that he should have defended the President on that segment just for the sake of argument, but the piece would have played better if there was at least one panelist with an opposing viewpoint. Since I don't want to get off topic, I won't go into the reasons why I feel that Fox isn't fair and balanced. :-)
ReplyDeleteOver the past week, I have listened to Obama's comments at the end of the press conference repeatedly. After reading your response to my comments, I listened to them once again. I can honestly say that I am being objective. I have to question what you and the others slamming Obama are hearing. The President clearly said that he didn't know what role race played in the incident. In his 3rd point, he stated that separate and apart from the Gates incident that racial profiling does exist in this country. If people want to take Obama to the woodshed and say that he insinuated that racial profiling was the motive behind Gates' arrest, I think they are reaching. I'm assuming you've listened to his comments more than once. Although we may have to agree to disagree, give it one more listen.
Again, thanks for responding. Even though I may be outnumbered, I plan on checking your blog out again and sharing my views. By the way, you mentioned visiting my blog. Because I encourage people with opposing viewpoints to share their thoughts, I hope you are able to join in on the discussions at Diversity Ink. As a heads up, my latest post is about Glenn Beck's comments about President Obama on Fox and Friends.
Malcolm:
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you came back to read the response. I think we will have to agree to disagree. I still don't think he should have commented on the situation on national TV without knowing the facts and to bring up racial profiling was not appropriate. Why else would he bring it up if not for questioning Officer Crowley's motives? Oh well, I think the only way we can settle this is over a beer, ha, ha. Seriously, thanks for checking back and I will go over to your place to check out the post on Glenn Beck.
Since I'm not sure if your question about President Obama bringing up the subject of racial profiling is rhetorical or not, I will go ahead and answer it. I think the reason he brought it up is because he saw it as an opportunity to shed light on an issue that many don't think about and some don't even feel exists.
ReplyDeleteMalcolm:
ReplyDeletePresident Obama said he didn't know the facts. Then he said the police acted stupidly. Then he brought up racial profiling...of course this is going to make people think he believes that could have been a motive. Nobody said racial profiling until he brought it up. And if he decided to make this a "teaching moment", it was an inappropriate moment to do so. He should have waited to see if racial profiling applied to the situation and then had his little talk to the nation about it if he was so inclined.
We're going in circles. Please let it go.