What I feel it really boils down to, is a fear of big government. "OMG MY TAXES!" "OMG HEALTHCARE!" "OMG GUN CONTROL!"
So, quick question for you - have you ever been to the South? And I don't mean the Atlanta airport....
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8260109.stm So let's see - now Obama comes out in defiance of Carter and says it wasn't race. Hrm..let's see where the right can take this - was it that Obama didn't say it fast enough? or loud enough? Or that he didn't arrest Carter? I think a few of you need to suck it up and give Obama some credit.
Yes, I have. I was stationed in Kentucky for almost three years, and I traveled around within about a 200 mile radius quite a bit both on and off duty. I've been to Florida on vacation a couple of times, and Texas on business a couple of times. Why do you ask?
Suck what up? I don't get it. Carter said some opposition to Obama is because of race, and Obama made a statement to the contrary. Are you saying that people on the right claimed that Obama thought that Wilson's outburst was race related?
Just curious whether you've seen racism in its most blatant form. Because you seem hypersensitive to charges of racism. I don't think criticism of Obama is inherently racist and it's wrong to jump on that bandwagon, but I think it would be equally as silly to presume that some of the complaints, and some of the protesters aren't out there explicitly because of racism.
Because the whole start of the thread was about rising tensions and then there were comments by some...*cough*...who seemed to suggest Obama was responsible for it..or at least for not stopping it. And yet again he's tried to defuse the calls of racism.
I have, as a matter of fact. Violent examples, in both directions. I am hypersensitive to being accused of racism because my political world view is different from that of the President. I agree completely. And the people who claim that all or most or even a large minority of the protesters are out there explicitly because of racism are the bigots, projecting their racism onto non-racists.
My "Great Untier" comment was meant tongue-in-cheek. Get it? Uniter? Untier? We need a smiley for that, lol. As for the President, I find it mildly troubling that his seemingly instinctive reaction to the Cambridge Police incident was to immediately side with the black guy against the white cop. I'm not saying he's a racist, but that definitely looked to me like a sign of a distinct bias. He is indeed taking steps towards trying to ease the tensions, but those steps seem to always be backpedaling instead of striding forward.
Get working on it graphics master.. Yes, but as I've said before I think that not everybody is perfect and what's important is that he realized it came across as disparaging and potentially racist and tried to make it into an important learning oppt. for the country by bringing the two together. Something, might I add, that has never been done before. Now some may still hold onto their sinister notions of the incident, I don't know. I think other than that - which really is a matter of opinion whether it was racist or not - he's very much come out publicly, multiple times, stating that actions against him are not because of racism. I'm just not certain what people expect him to do that will suddenly flash that light bulb above their head that indicates Obama is helping to try and dispel the calls of racism. And that's what I'm trying to understand. So I appreciate your honest comments.
is this another one of your "jokes?" Like the other one it's not funny and there is no smiley tipoff, but it's such a preposterous question you're asking I'm not sure. STOMP
you can tell he's being serious by all of his awkward tells. ya'know (brush my mustache) ya'know I think he's just an idiot that got a swollen head.
I would watch this video but every time I have to be reminded that the gay fish exists it hurts my soul.
And I appreciate yours. My point isn't that I think Obama is racist, it's that many of the comments that all who oppose the President's policies are racists come from people who are projecting their own racism.
Not a joke. I don't happen to think it very likely that the incident was staged as a publicity stunt, the question was raised by someone on a British news site, and their point was that the timing could be a bit suspicious. I can't link the site because I'm on my Crackberry, and I was just curious if you or anyone else involved in this conversation held an opinion on it. Personally, I don't think Leno is that devious, and I don't think West is that smart.
Apparently what started the attack on the bus was the kid that was beat up was looking for a place to sit. There was a spot open next to the black kid that beat him up but the black kids back pack was in the way. The white kid asked the kid to move his bag and the black kid said no. The white kid picked the bag up and moved it into the aisle so he could sit down. The black kid then attacked him. Change any of views on this situation?
Nope. Granted, easier said when older, but the rest of the kids should've intervened. Other than laughing and clapping...I'd suspend all of them (that were clapping) for a year.
