On Monday’s Countdown show, MSNBC host Keith Olbermann attacked Sean Hannity for his recent declaration on FNC's Hannity's America that Obama "can’t point to a single instance in which President Bush or McCain or Karl Rove or Sean Hannity or talk radio or any other major Republican has made an issue of Obama’s race." Missing Hannity’s point that conservatives are not attacking Obama for being black or suggesting voters should be afraid to vote for him because he is black, Olbermann cited quotes from Hannity and Rush Limbaugh which, in the MSNBC host’s mind, proved Hannity wrong, and that "short-term memory is often the first thing to go right after ethics." Olbermann mocked Hannity and Limbaugh by concluding that, "What Hannity means when he says nobody has made an issue of Obama’s race is: He and Limbaugh haven’t called him the ‘N’ word." After a brief pause, Olbermann added: "Yet." Olbermann, who has a history of distorting the words of conservatives, read quotes from Hannity from the past about Obama and the race issue without conveying the context that Hannity was referring to Obama’s links to the Reverend Jeremiah Wright and Louis Farrakhan, who are known for espousing racist views. (Transcripts follow)
Presumably picking up on an article from the liberal Media Matters for America, Olbermann went after Hannity and Limbaugh during his Countdown show’s regular "Worst Person in the World" segment, dishonoring Hannity with the third place "bronze" distinction. Imitating the FNC host’s voice, Olbermann read Hannity’s recent contention that Obama "can’t point to a single instance in which President Bush or McCain or Karl Rove or Sean Hannity or talk radio or any other major Republican has made an issue of Obama’s race."
After suggesting that Hannity was lacking "short-term memory" and "ethics," Olbermann read portions of quotes from the FNC host, which can be found in the Media Matters article, without conveying to viewers that Hannity was talking about Obama’s links to Wright and Farrakhan. Olbermann: "March 2nd of this year, Hannity said: ‘It seems that the change candidate has all the same problems with race as those before him.’ And then he said, ‘It’s only fair to ask do the Obama’s have a race problem of their own?’"
Olbermann did not read the below comments, from the March 2 Hannity's America on FNC, that would have clarified Hannity’s meaning:
SEAN HANNITY: For both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, this has been one of the ugliest primary seasons in recent memory. Both sides have been accused of using the race card, turning what could have been a season of coming together for the Democrats into a nasty free-for-all. And while much of the attention for racial politics has been focused on the Clinton campaign, Barack Obama has waded into his own problems.
As more is learned about Barack Obama's positions, his past, and his affiliations, it seems that the "change" candidate has all the same problems with race as those before him. Let's start off with the recent endorsement given to Barack Obama by the Nation of Islam's head, Louis Farrakhan. Now, while Obama has refused Farrakhan's support and has condemned his past anti-Semitic statements, it wasn't until Tuesday night's debate that he went as far as some would have liked in distancing himself from the man who once referred to Judaism as a gutter religion.
BARACK OBAMA: I have been very clear in my denunciation of Minister Farrakhan's anti-Semitic comments. I think that they are unacceptable and reprehensible. I did not solicit this support.
HANNITY: And, of course, we can't forget the connection that Farrakhan has to Obama's own Trinity United Church of Christ. Their minister and Obama's spiritual adviser, the Reverend Jeremiah Wright, honored Farrakhan for lifetime achievement saying, quote, "He truly epitomized greatness." Now, that's in reference to the same Louis Farrakhan who once referred to the white man as the skunk of the planet Earth. So how can someone who has verbally expressed such hate for others receive such an honor? Now, this wasn't a problem created by a nasty campaign ad. Barack Obama did this to himself."
After reading a few short quotes from Limbaugh, Olbermann concluded: "What Hannity means when he says nobody has made an issue of Obama’s race is: He and Limbaugh haven’t called him the ‘N’ word – yet."
Below is a complete transcript of Olbermann’s comments from the Monday, August 11, Countdown on MSNBC:
KEITH OLBERMANN: But first, time for Countdown’s number two story, tonight’s "Worst Persons in the World." The bronze, to radio’s Sean Hannity. Says Barack Obama, quote, "can’t point to a single instance in which President Bush or McCain or Karl Rove or Sean Hannity or talk radio or any other major Republican has made an issue of Obama’s race."
Short-term memory is often the first thing to go right after the ethics. March 2nd of this year, Hannity said: "It seems that the change candidate has all the same problems with race as those before him." And then he said, "It’s only fair to ask do the Obama’s have a race problem of their own?"
And this skips comedian Rush Limbaugh’s June description of Obama, quote, "His only chance of winning is that he’s black." His May description began, "If he were Caucasian-" And a year ago in January, started calling him a "Halfrican-American."
What Hannity means when he says nobody has made an issue of Obama’s race is: He and Limbaugh haven’t called him the ‘N’ word – yet.














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I forgot that race baiting
August 12, 2008 - 01:33 ET by wiwfI forgot that race baiting is still part of the New Hussein Politics.
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Keithamphetimine....
August 12, 2008 - 02:05 ET by AgentAmericanNeeds to be careful what he wishes for...
Olberdork is a single plankton compared to the Big Fish that is the commander of Operation Chaos!
Drill ANWAR
Can someone raised by whites be a N******?
August 12, 2008 - 02:35 ET by Daniel BakerJohn McCain 2008 Protect Traditional Marriage
Traditional Marriage is not "Divisive" Obama.
→ Baker
August 12, 2008 - 03:47 ET by Cool ArrowI submit that word as a reference to human beings, in other than a historical sense, exists only among those who seek to perpetuate it.
Olbermann purposely threw that out there to see if he could increase its use in today's America.
Olbermann's likely got personal problems we know little of. The foul spirits infesting his soul, and taunting him as he huddles in his tub, must be legion.
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Keith Olbaiterman
August 12, 2008 - 02:40 ET by Cool ArrowHe's still trying to live down the crimes of his mom and dad, who by the way, were both white also. Word is, most of Olbermann's family is white.
Coincidence? You be the judge.
When is Olberman going to
August 12, 2008 - 04:08 ET by cocodrieWhen is Olberman going to have the scarlet letter tatooed on his forehead and embroidered on his jacket? He is the mistress of the DNC and the favorite in Hussein's concubine isn't he?
BATH-TUB-BOY...
August 12, 2008 - 04:09 ET by danybhoyA couple of things, this might come as a shock to many in Liberal Land, but the Demacrats have a long history in racist politics. From Jim Crow laws , to the fillabusters of the Civil Rights Act by the likes of Robert "KKK" Byrd, Al Gore Sr., & Bill Clinton's mentor J.William Fullbright, to the race/gender problems of the Dems nomination process, the liberal/secular progressive/marxist/communist types on the left who have always been part of the DNC, are now front & center. Everyone can see it, unless you are part of it. There are so many other examples, but there are only so many hours in a day, & I don't type that fast, plus I don't sit at a computer all day, so...
Olbermann is little more then a pimple on the @$$ of a flea compaired to Hannity or El-Rushbo, & I'll also add Beck, & since BathTubBoy hates him with all of his might, Bill O'Reilly. It really must tear him up knowing his little cable news operation gets throttled every day, every week, every month, every quarter, & every year in the ratings by FoxNews...oppsFoxNoise.
As for blacks in the political arena, I think it's speaks volumes that when you see the left or liberal blacks call conservative blacks like Justice Thomas, Micheal Steele, JC Watts, Walter Williams, Condi Rice, General C.PowellJesse Lee Peterson, Thomas Sowell, Larry Elder, & Angela McGlowan, just name a few, as Uncle Tom, Race Traitor, Oreo(black outside-white inside), House N****r, & the term slavemaster gets thrown around as well. Never mind that these people are respected by conservatives on their merits, rather then given special consideration for being black. Can you say affirmative action anyone? Quotas, setasides, you know, the usual stuff.
I remember when Olbermann bragged about the fact that he had a black woman(Allison Stewert)as a substitute host to someone dumb enough to go his show. I know Rush has has Walter Williams as a guest host, he never bragged about it. How often has Rush talked about something Thomas Sowell wrote, almost weekly, & Rush does not promote the race, he promotes the idea.
The only thing Olbermann knows about race is that in the ratings race, he loses. He will only get worse as election day draws closer, & with a world that is exploding every day, like Putin invading Georgia, & Iran to be bombed at a date to be named soon, it will help focus Americans about the fact that you can not elect someone with no clue to The White House.
"...it's still We The People, Right?" Megadeth
Olbermutt
August 12, 2008 - 05:15 ET by TruestarHere, here dany! Well encapsulated.
Olbermutt is as shallow and substantless as....well, Mr. Obama. However, I don't think Olbermutt has much excuse. He's supposed to be a commentator/journalist, which might preclude some intelligent commentary. Of which he's proudly incapable of doing. That's while Obama is a politician who has perfected the art of being substantless.
Danny, ALL GOOD
August 12, 2008 - 05:13 ET by USA4freedomDanny,
ALL GOOD POINTS..
Ronald Reagan, 1962: I did not leave the Democratic party, the party left me.
Insert: your name, 2008, and the Republican party.
dany, you can't diss the
August 12, 2008 - 05:54 ET by motherbeltdany, you can't diss the Olbermeister...he's a legend in his own mind.
You know, I don't think even he believes half the B as in B, S as in S, that he spews. I guess he thinks he thinks he is giving his audience what they want, as he spouts his drivel and slander in that fake somber tone of his. But what it proves is that he has no ethical standards at all, if he will fling slanders because he thinks that's what his audience wants.
And he says what he does is "really journalism"?????
If he had a job as a "real" journalist, where he was held accountable for what he broadcasts and writes, he would have been fired long ago. That MSNBC keeps him on the air, and even kowtows to him, is a disgrace.
MOTHERBELT...
August 12, 2008 - 13:56 ET by danybhoyOh, but I will diss the Olbermeister, but you are right, he is a legend in his own mind. I will mention a theory I have been working on. We always wonder how GE/NBC/Vivendi/Universal can keep the likes of Meltdown with BathTubBoy, Slimeball with Mathews, Abrams with his rug, & Mika & her boots on the air with crappy ratings, & losing money like it's going out of style. The NBC network news does'nt do that well, it's ok, & they just bought The Weather Channel. I tell you what I think is going on.
GE/NBC is not even trying to hide their political colors, it's very clear that they want the left to win. I think they will accept MSNBC losing money to push the DNC agenda if they can make money on the backside with federally mandated "green" products, like CFL bulbs. GE/NBC knows who will force the people to change the way things are by the force of law. GE is targeting the "green"energy sector, & if it takes the dishonest use of a "news"media operation that they own, in concert with other MSM types, they will.
I know what I want, & say what I want, & no one will take that away. Despite the best efforts of the MSNBC & the MSM, get used to it.
"...it's still We The People, Right?" Megadeth
BathTub boy
August 12, 2008 - 07:15 ET by DontFeedTheTrollsHmmmm, BathTub Boy. Good one
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Olbermutt
August 12, 2008 - 04:34 ET by TruestarIt's been said over and over again here and elsewhere that Olbermutt is a fraud. This is simply more evidence of such. He is essentially the video portion of Airhead America---with Rachel Maddow consistently and ever agreeably in tow. How in the world does his program benefit MSLSD? I cannot fathom how MSLSD can justify his existence, let alone his abysmal ratings.
That said, the racial issue he has so uneloquently and stupidly referred to, is an issue fevering his own limited mind, and those of his few mentally stunted regular viewers.
I suppose I could easily take this latest crap from a complete fraud like Olbermutt as a personal insult, because I indeed actually listen to Hannity and Limbaugh as an educated and rational human being. But I don't. In fact I've never in my life witnessed such a fraud who is so "widely" watched, or been so lauded by a major news organization. It's just become fascinating to me.
As I stated above, Olbermutt is simply Airhead America via MSLSD. And race isn't the issue at all....it's political ideaology and the entrenched stupidity that continues to enable the likes of the "journalist", Olbermutt.
Hey, as long as Olbermutt remains the ratings dreg that he's always been, I can't get too worked up. It's just that he's allowed to continue on with his idiocy. That is worrisome.
But I've called you a
August 12, 2008 - 06:50 ET by bretzysdudeBut I've called you a sh!thead, Keith... many times.
Dear NB...Again I Plead
August 12, 2008 - 07:10 ET by AmericanEnergistHave a tab for KO's crazy accusations...he's the source for an endless stream of content!!
www.ArmchairEnergist...
TRUTH? What's That?
August 12, 2008 - 07:11 ET by ChasvsTruth has never been KO's strong point now has it?
Jealous Much?
August 12, 2008 - 07:16 ET by TexndocDidin't RUSH just sign a contract for 400 million and HANNITY sign a contract for 100 million? This insignificant douche Olbermann did what he meant to do - got : "Rush" "Hannity" "n-word" in the same sentence. A little liberal seed has been planted. Those internal polling numbers for the Messiah must be BAD. I would have expected this in October.
Absolutely agree with
August 12, 2008 - 08:17 ET by mrbucketAbsolutely agree with that. Rush even complained that his new contract wasn't as high as he expected... I wish I had that problem!
Only reason that dope on MSLSD says anything is to try and get attention, to get we merry few to talk about him. Then he can use it as even more fodder in his arsenal of stupidity.
As for the polling numbers, once Hillary backed down and the cloud of confusion over the Democrat nominee faded, everyone got to see just what Obama really is... Carter 2.0.
i wish
August 12, 2008 - 08:35 ET by mbuelIf elected he'd make us long for Carter.
Every day it becomes more
August 12, 2008 - 07:50 ET by Free ThinkerEvery day it becomes more evident who the real racists are - the left, Olbermann, the Obama campaign. This is central to Obama's campaign strategy that any criticism of Obama can be deflected as racism. The only problem is the McCain camp and Americans aren't buying into it. Just another example of Olbermann's lack of intellect, instead of being able to articulate a position and debate all he can do is make a childish comment that attempts to smear people who are smarter than he is. Could you imagine if he actually had to debate the merits of his failed ideology with Rush Limbaugh?
→ Speaking of Limbaugh
August 12, 2008 - 07:53 ET by Cool ArrowDoes anyone here subscribe to Rush 24/7 ?
I'm considering it and am looking for opinions.
I ♣ my seal
I've been a subscriber for
August 12, 2008 - 08:19 ET by mrbucketI've been a subscriber for a few years now. Actually joined up because a Liberal relative went off on a rant and I needed help from the 24/7 "Stack of Stuff." I knew they were wrong, but I didn't have the facts to back up my opinion until I joined up.
Worth every penny. Not to mention, I can't pick up AM radio in my office, so the live streaming audio alone, as well as the archive is outstanding.
with the streaming audio
August 12, 2008 - 08:22 ET by sarcasmoIs it possible to fast-forward through all those commercials? Now that I've got Sirius, I find "normal" radio largely unlistenable because I'm spoiled.
JMR
The tax & spend drug war looks racist in the real world.
Usually he doesn't have
August 12, 2008 - 08:25 ET by mrbucketUsually he doesn't have commercials in the Internet feed, either dead air or spoof songs, etc... You can always listen to the podcasts after the fact and they do not have any breaks whatsoever.
I think being able to hear an advertisement for Spatula City every day makes it worthwhile though... :)
→ Thanks, Guys
August 12, 2008 - 08:28 ET by Cool ArrowI'm signing up. I'm usually sleeping in the daytime.
I ♣ my seal
If anyone could get Obama
August 12, 2008 - 08:23 ET by mrbucketIf anyone could get Obama to sweat, it'd be Limbaugh.
Pretty good for a "Comedian"... no? :)
the N word
August 12, 2008 - 08:26 ET by charlietexasI'm going to call Queef the N word!!!
Queef, you're a NUT case!!
mom
→ Go ahead
August 12, 2008 - 08:34 ET by Cool ArrowThat's exactly the trap he wants you to jump into.
That word was no more acceptable when Robert Byrd used it to describe white people than when he was in his full Klan regalia railing against integrating the military.
Keith Olbermann doesn't control us, but this is an obvious attempt at it.
He'd love to point to a search of postings at NB as proof it's rampant.
I ♣ my seal
Poor Goobermann...
August 12, 2008 - 08:26 ET by Guy Arthur ThomasPoor Goobermann, all by himself with nothing to do but shadow box. Remember Goobie, when you fall from self-destruction, it's your own that will be eating you.
The answer to terrorism IS war. Next Please!
This post certainly has
August 12, 2008 - 08:31 ET by sarcasmoBrought out the trolls...
JMR
The tax & spend drug war looks racist in the real world.
→ No kidding sarc
August 12, 2008 - 08:36 ET by Cool ArrowI'm not ashamed to say I reported one of them much earlier this morning.
I ♣ my seal
Inventing outrages when there aren't any
August 12, 2008 - 08:48 ET by KC MulvilleThis has been the consistent tactic of the idiot Olbermanns of the Left -- when the GOP doesn't invent a racial outrage, "anticipate" one.
The media happily goes along with the tactic, asking each other what the GOP attack machine is preparing to do. Olbermann has his own tactic: he uses the "almost as if" technique. No matter what a conservative says, Olbermann stretches it by saying, "that's almost as if he said ... " and then Olbermann supplies the racist outrage himself. He also uses variations of it: sounds to me like, one could almost say, dangerously close to saying, etc.
Funny, though ... Olbermann always has the most racist interpretation close by. It never takes him long to find the most racist angle. Why are those interpretations always hovering so close to his mind?
The last two major figures that I heard use the N word...
August 12, 2008 - 08:56 ET by Prester John...were Robert Byrd, Democrat senator from West Virigina and Jesse Jackson, well known Democrat racebaiter from Chicago.
→ And Michael Richards
August 12, 2008 - 09:04 ET by Cool ArrowI think that's his name "Seinfeld" fame. Another bleedin heart liberal.
I ♣ my seal
yes that is his name
August 12, 2008 - 11:16 ET by mbuelAnd just proves my point.
Any racism is on the left.
Good Point PJ
August 12, 2008 - 09:26 ET by NayThat "word" is not in my vocabulary or my family's. And it never will be. However, having heard Jesse Jackson's use and also reading the comments of Sherry (sorry don't remember last name) of "The View" I no longer have the same perception of this word. It seems to me to be a tool to strike fear. While being used freely in rap and conversation but only allowed if you happen to be of an acceptable ethnic persuasion.
The fact is Olby does
August 12, 2008 - 09:06 ET by ConservativeRexThe fact is Olby does speak the words the left wants to hear. They are their sentiments, in every case. These are the folks who literally have spittle flying when you point out obvious facts to them.
I take a fair amount of joy getting them screaming so much their veins pop out on their forehead and they're screaming like banshees. It doesn't take much.
The thing is, we need to get Olbys words out in public to where a larger, saner audience can hear how the left uses the absolute nuttiest rhetoric they've ever heard. One listen to this kind of ranting and they'd never vote for someone on the left.
Conservatives must always be on the offensive.
KO is insignificant
August 12, 2008 - 09:10 ET by Iowa BoyMore people live in Jacksonville, Florida than watch Countdown nationwide. Why do we even care about his bias? He influences no one would isn't already of his stripe.
Let this liar continue to lie. Eventually he'll be sued for libel and slip into obscurity where he belongs.
"Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain." Official Motto of the State of Iowa
Olberman
August 12, 2008 - 10:35 ET by Skypilot4808This isn't atypical of liberal strategy. If you can't win on the issues, portray your candidate as a sympathetic figure...a victim of conservative prejudice. It happens every time the libs begin to feel desperate.
You'ld think...in the marketplace of ideas...that they would get a few new ideas. Their stock would rise and they wouldn't embarrass themselves. Yet...they keep doing the same thing and hope for a different result.
They are so endoctrinated to their way of thinking that they are content to let a guy like Olberman dribble all over himself. He's so intellectually challenged that he cannot even recognize the profound hypocracy of redacting Hannity's quote...for the purpose of misrepresenting him...in the same paragraph he refers to "ethics."
Olberman is a charicature. He isn't meant to be taken seriously. He is simply a metaphor for how far we can fall if we sell our self-respect to the highest bidder.
Chaplain Lee M. Thompson
Remember Rush's hilarious
August 12, 2008 - 12:38 ET by flashkingRemember Rush's hilarious song "Barack the magic negro"? That was really funny and had absolutely nothing to do with race. It was a joke. People need to lighten up.
I hadn't laughed that hard since earlier this year when I saw some of the cartoons Chuck Rosenthal was e-mailing everyone using his government account. You might remember good old Chuck, widely considered Texas' most powerful DA until his resignation in Feb., was also a staunch Christian Conservative, telling his constituents that he believed George Bush was doing God's work.
Well then one day someone, some super sensitive lefty, started complaining and what do you know? It turns out this Christian Conservative was circulating a bunch of racist material via his government e-mail account, including the most hilarious cartoon of the bunch. This one shows an African-American suffering from a fatal overdose of watermelon and fried chicken. Genius!
Doesn't get much funnier. Except when Rush says "Half-rican American, instead of African American when referring to a Senator of the United States of America.
it wasn't Rush's song -
August 12, 2008 - 14:04 ET by TruthMongerit wasn't Rush's song - it's Paul Shanklin's - who's quoting a Democrat who coined the phrase "Barack the magic Negro"
Journalism is the opium of the liberals
Stop
August 12, 2008 - 14:11 ET by contraryStop that!
You're debunking his generalizations of Christians and conservatives, and interferring with his smears.
You should be flogged by Atheist Liberals.
"I don't have time for this. You all can continue your co-dependency posts and make yourselves feel all chummy... Frankly, you all don't represent where America is going and you might as well get used to it."
--The Dooper
"Interfering with his smear"
August 12, 2008 - 14:29 ET by flashkingIf it just happens to be factual is it still a smear?
uh no - if it has no
August 12, 2008 - 14:31 ET by TruthMongeruh no - if it has no factual basis - as in your case here, then it is a smear
Journalism is the opium of the liberals
For heaven's sake! Is it a
August 12, 2008 - 14:39 ET by flashkingFor heaven's sake! Is it a fact that the most powerful prosecutor in Texas, a dyed-in-the-wool Christian Conservative, was just this February sending around jokes about black people overdosing on watermelon and fried chicken?
It's a fact. Not a smear.
Whats that got to do with
August 12, 2008 - 14:42 ET by bassndudeWhats that got to do with Rush? No wonder you call yourself flashking...you can flip in a flash! and your king of flopping...
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
place your bets
August 12, 2008 - 14:58 ET by TruthMongerI will see his average joe citizen and raise him several major MSM publications
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1282295/posts
http://newsbusters.org/polls/have-you-ever-seen-condi-rice-parrot-cartoon-22635
Journalism is the opium of the liberals
Oh, dang dog! You had me
August 12, 2008 - 14:45 ET by flashkingOh, dang dog! You had me goin' there for a second.
I thought you were all serious or somethin'.
Sorry, that's not an
August 12, 2008 - 14:23 ET by flashkingSorry, that's not an alibi.
Paul Shanklin and the anonymous democratic phrase maker you talk about aren't the ones holding the golden microphone in their formerly nicotine stained hands. Rush is the one with an audience in the tens of millions. If he hadn't decided to popularize it, it wouldn't be known.
To play it is to promote it. To promote it is to support it.
Rush reports the
August 12, 2008 - 14:30 ET by TruthMongerRush reports the news:)
and thank God he does
your anonymous Democrat:
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-ehrenstein19mar19,0,5335087.story
Journalism is the opium of the liberals
it was the LA Times that
August 12, 2008 - 14:35 ET by Free Thinkerit was the LA Times that dubbed him the magic negro.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-ehrenstein19mar19,0,5335087.story?coll=la-opinion-center
Truth...You need to expand
August 12, 2008 - 18:13 ET by JerTruth...You need to expand your research a little. A Democrat coined the "Magic Negro" phrase? Hardly. David Ehrenstein, a black entertainment columnist with the LAT wrote a thought-provoking article posing the question whether or not Obama might be construed as "the magic Negro"--a literary device and metaphor which had deep and long-standing historical roots.
Limbaugh apparently assumed he was thus given license to peddle his cheap, insulting parody over and over and over ad nauseum.
Was Limbaugh's behavior racist? Maybe not. Probably not. Was it in poor taste? Absolutely.
Jer
actually jer, my link
August 12, 2008 - 19:35 ET by TruthMongeractually jer, my link points to a column referencing wikipedia and SPIKE LEE coining the phrase at some film seminar or something
Spike Lee is the Democrat in question
your welcome btw
Journalism is the opium of the liberals
Truth...Your post to which
August 12, 2008 - 21:54 ET by JerTruth...Your post to which I responded contained no links. Now, if you are referring specifically to the association of Obama with the phrase, I assume it was Ehrenstein [although I haven't checked your links.]
But, if the analysis is limited to the origin of the term "Magic Negro", then, as I noted, its roots go back many decades and is not really a Democrat vs. Republican issue.
Always glad to help. ;-)
Jer
Jer
August 12, 2008 - 19:45 ET by MrShyYou're getting behind more passive aggression by libs...
Whether it was David Ehrenstein, Spike Lee, whatever Democrat, that threw the first stone -- regardless of the context it was used in -- they threw the first stone. Translated, they coined it/started it.
(off-topic.... don't forget to leave a comment at youtube, too, and thx again for the nice words! :))
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Shy...
August 12, 2008 - 21:28 ET by Jerdon't forget to leave a comment at youtube, too, and thx again for the nice words!
I won't forget, and you're welcome.
Jer
hey Jer
August 12, 2008 - 21:41 ET by candanceUpdate from last night: I appreciate you finding that article from the AP regarding you-know-what. I don't want to hijack this thread, but I thought it easier to tell you here instead of going back to find that.
I agree that with all the exposure here, that should have been given some kind of attention.
Back to topic now.
What's your thought about the subject at hand?
Mixed emotions. But, I do
August 13, 2008 - 00:25 ET by JerMixed emotions. But, I do think Olbermann's comment was a cheap shot.
Jer
Do you mean the half white
August 12, 2008 - 14:20 ET by mofosesameDo you mean the half white Senator who calls himself an African-American?
If he's only half-American
August 12, 2008 - 14:25 ET by flashkingIf he's only half-American because of his mixed race, which half is the patriotic half?
The black half or the white half?
flash...neither half of
August 12, 2008 - 14:40 ET by bassndudeflash...neither half of that flip-flopin, europe hoppin dude is patriotic. His only loyalty is to himself.
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
Deflect and deny all you
August 12, 2008 - 14:55 ET by flashkingDeflect and deny all you want. The simple truth is that the term "Half-rican American" insinuates that Obama is not only half black, he's also only half of an American as a consequence.
Rush doesn't play the West-Texas-Rube like some people. He presents himself as and is described as one of the canniest media guys out there. So you can't claim that he and his large staff are ignorant of the connotations surrounding this term.
interesting, so what does
August 12, 2008 - 15:01 ET by TruthMongerinteresting, so what does neoCON insinuate
Journalism is the opium of the liberals
Thats all he is, half of
August 12, 2008 - 15:03 ET by bassndudeThats all he is, half of anything. Take your pick of what. I have yet seen or heard him take a position, something he belives in, and stand by it. I have heard him dance around alot of things tho. That is the definiation of "half of a..." fill in the blank. What ever you put there, fits.
He is an Obama patiroit. Nothing more, nothing less.
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
Oh Rush! What a card!
August 12, 2008 - 16:25 ET by balboaOh Rush! What a card! Funny...funny guy.
No, that's NOT what it
August 12, 2008 - 15:14 ET by mofosesameNo, that's NOT what it means. The term "Half-rican American" insinuates that Obama, by his own admission, is ONLY African-American. It has nothing to do with patriotism.
"Deflect and deny all you
August 12, 2008 - 15:44 ET by ckc1227"Deflect and deny all you want. The simple truth is that the term
"Half-rican American" insinuates that Obama is not only half black,
he's also only half of an American as a consequence."
I think it also insinuates Obama is gay, likes to eat babies, and kicks dogs on Saturdays for fun. I mean, it's all there clear as day.
would love to have you try
August 12, 2008 - 15:55 ET by TruthMongerwould love to have you try some ink blots some time:)
Journalism is the opium of the liberals
GLASS HALF EMPTY...
August 12, 2008 - 14:45 ET by danybhoyObama has a black father & a white mother, this is what we know.
I think The Empty Suit is black for political reasons. With his track record, if he were white, he would be Chris Dodd. In other words, nobody would take this man seriously. He would be just another marxist. He should go up in flames like the Hindenburg on November 4, he peaked waaaaay to soon.
"...it's still We The People, Right?" Megadeth
When did I say he is
August 12, 2008 - 14:59 ET by mofosesameWhen did I say he is half-American? He's the one who refuses to identify with his white side. That's not my fault, and it's sad.
WHO IS THIS BARRY SARTORO GUY ANYWAY???
August 12, 2008 - 15:23 ET by danybhoyThere are people(like me)who think that Obama might not be constitutionally qualified to be President. He has not provided a proper birth certificate to prove he is who he says he is, & that he was born where he says he was born.
He is reported to have had both a Kenyan passport & an Indonesian passport, & since he cannot prove who he is & where he was born, he might have a problem. I will laugh my @$$ if this happens.
"...it's still We The People, Right?" Megadeth
Nearly every child of black
August 12, 2008 - 16:05 ET by balboaNearly every child of black and white parents identifies himself or herself as a black person, from Haley Berry to Jason Kidd. Whitey's getting ripped off!
Flash,
August 12, 2008 - 18:29 ET by RESTLESS 1Where are you getting "half-American" from? The poster said "half-white". What are you, some kind of racist or somehting? Freudian slip maybe?
"This
liberal would be all about socialize -- uh, uh, would be about
basically taking over and the government running all of your companies."-Maxine Waters 2008
You will find Obama the
August 12, 2008 - 16:22 ET by USA4freedomYou will find Obama the Magic Negro in the LA times, written by a liberal black guy.
Try to get your facts from some other place then Huff PO or the daily Cossacks.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-ehrenstein19mar19,0,5335087.story?coll=la-opinion-center
Ronald Reagan, 1962: I did not leave the Democratic party, the party left me.
Insert: your name, 2008, and the Republican party.
"Remember Rush's hilarious
August 12, 2008 - 16:29 ET by ckc1227"Remember Rush's hilarious song "Barack the magic negro"? That was
really funny and had absolutely nothing to do with race. It was a joke.
People need to lighten up."
Remember that time when the 2008 Democrat presidential candidate sat in a racist, anti-America church of hate for 20 years?
Good times....
Bottom feeder
August 12, 2008 - 13:16 ET by Kevin HalpernOlbermann is an irritating moron and a low-life bottom feeder.