Another journalist has gone on-the-record equating conservative concerns about the liberal Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) with racism. In a May 5 blog post on the Chicago Tribune’s “The Swamp” blog, writer Frank James expressed his concern about racist white people. James wondered, “How much of Sen. Barack Obama's supposed patriotism deficit among voters has to do with his being African-American?”
Why does James think that whites view African-Americans as less patriotic? According to James’s post, it’s because there is “an assumption on the part of white Americans that a racial group whose ancestors were slaves and which still complains about racial inequalities and injustice must by definition be less patriotic.”
“For such white Americans,” according to James, former general and Secretary of State Colin Powell is one of “a few” black Americans who could “meet the patriotism test.” This is because of Powell’s military experience which makes him “bullet proof on the patriotism front.”
James ended his post with pessimism regarding the ability of white Americans to see past skin color. James stated, “The question is whether [Obama’s] current argument is compelling enough to overcome not just the suspicions many whites have about his patriotism but that of African-Americans generally. I wouldn't bet on it.”
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Oh, for crying out loud!
May 5, 2008 - 17:58 ET by motherbeltOh, for crying out loud!
MB
May 5, 2008 - 18:08 ET by well99The msm seems to come up with this junk all the time.I really think they are reflecting their own views and trying to pin it on others.Maybe this yutt needs to look deeper into his own soul to see if it isnt his view of Barack.He will probably need a roadmap to find his soul but the trip will do him good.
Do you mean "Projection",
May 6, 2008 - 12:19 ET by Tim the EnchanterDo you mean "Projection", perchance?
Tim
May 6, 2008 - 15:37 ET by well99That will work.Nice name reminds me of the old BG boards.
How does he explain our
May 5, 2008 - 18:09 ET by Chris NormanHow does he explain our opposition to Kerry? - Murtha? - Pelosi? - Boxer? - Kucinich? - Edwards?
Voting against class
May 5, 2008 - 18:13 ET by Defector01Voting against class interests or voting with wedge issue spewing bigots? That just depends on whether this guy has his Marx book or his "what's the matter with kansas?" book.
I have only ever made one prayer to God, a very short one: O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it - Voltaire
Actually the answers
May 5, 2008 - 19:50 ET by Chris NormanActually the answers are:
Murtha - ageism
Pelosi & Boxer - sexism
Kucinich - heightism
Edwards - hairism
and Kerry? He was just an elitist pompous ass.
Uhhh, frankie
May 5, 2008 - 18:24 ET by DEVILDOCMOMI can assure you I have NEVER thought or felt that a black person was less of ANYTHING and certainly not less patriotic and certainly not because, PERHAPS, their ancestors had been slaves. BTW, bho's ancestors were not slaves...were they? Perhaps that racist view is the view of those on the left with whom frankie hangs out.
I do, however, think less of bho because of the people he surrounds himself with...rev wrong, ayres, and others of that ilk.
Once again, those the most
May 5, 2008 - 18:29 ET by sublight68Once again, those the most hung up on race are the ones calling everyone else racists.
The Broad Brush
May 5, 2008 - 18:40 ET by pbthinkerI don't believe we're painting anyone with a broad brush, as far as patriotism is concerned. Of course you might think that way if you view one of Pastor Wright's sermons and see the people standing and cheering, some even rising from seats behind him to pat him on the back, that might cause you to paint with a broad brush those in attendance.
Democrats: Stuck on Stupid since 2000.
Racism
May 5, 2008 - 19:01 ET by ferv888How is that 92% of one group of our citzens can vote one way and not be viewed as racism. If white folks would do that then we would be racist, oh yeah it was not the white folks that did that.
Busted!
May 5, 2008 - 19:10 ET by JWFDang, that James guy, is there a camera in here? Cuz he must be watching me. He nailed it. Dang! ooh. He is so smart. ohh. Snap!
It is not that fact that Obama is a income redistributioning socialist, or that he is clueless when it comes to all things military, or his bizarre foreign policy gaffs, or the flag stuff, or his limousine liberal elitist putdowns of the common folks, or his racist hate mongering conspiratorial minister, or his 60's terrorist buddies, or his Syrian visiting Chicago buddies, or his downright bitter elitist wife, or his complete lack of experience except for running for the next higher office, or his annoying stammering every time the teleprompter goes on the blink.
Nope. It's cuz he is black. We are so busted! Ok, Frank, we give, we will vote for Obama now cuz you nailed us. Dang. You are so smart!
Well, gotta go, gotta go practice some Sousa music with my whitey bandmates. We are so not hip like the black bands.
JWF: But but but . . .
May 5, 2008 - 19:15 ET by Mica the MagnificentBarack is only half black.
I bet he can swim for a short time and jump only 3.5 days a week.
Back in 1968 it was
May 5, 2008 - 19:17 ET by MidAmericaBack in 1968 it was mainly black drill seargents that taught me to be a soldier. They were as spit and polish and professional soldiers as you'd want to be.
That being said, there is a group of blacks I do view their patriotism suspiciously, black liberals (and white liberals and brown liberals.....etc.).
Especially adherents to
May 5, 2008 - 19:21 ET by Chris NormanEspecially adherents to "Black Liberation Theology". "Racism" is a charge one makes when one's intellectual bag is empty.
Spot on, Chris!
May 5, 2008 - 19:25 ET by Mica the Magnificent"Racism" is a charge one makes when one's intellectual bag is empty.
Exactly, Chris.
"Ya mother" was a charge I used to make when my high school intellectual bag was empty.
No difference.
Well, you guys have to
May 5, 2008 - 19:33 ET by motherbeltWell, you guys have to understand that Obama is the perfect one, the one who can fix our souls, heal us, unite us. So anyone who disagrees with that has to be blinded by racism.
<sarc>
I'm trying to understand, Motherbelt
May 5, 2008 - 19:43 ET by Mica the MagnificentWhatever happend to those Obama rallies where women were fainting?
Will they be replaced by the wheelchair bound tossing their chairs and walking again?
I was killed in a train wreck in 1903. But I had to return from the dead just to endorse Barack Obama. My vote counts!! - - - Coming soon in a vote count in November.
Wrong rally
May 5, 2008 - 21:49 ET by pbthinkerI think you were thinking of the Edwards rallies. Edwards is the only politician I ever heard say elect me and Christopher Reeves will walk.
Democrats: Stuck on Stupid since 2000.
Especially adherents to
May 5, 2008 - 19:42 ET by MidAmericaEspecially adherents to "Black Liberation Theology".
And what exactly is 'Black Liberation Theology'? Is that where when you make enough money you move out of the black neighborhood and get a big house in a gated community?
Not exactly...
May 5, 2008 - 22:42 ET by ontheright...it's an idealogy that alienates all things white (mainly caucasian by nature)....if God does not denounce all things white, and pledge to "rid the world, as we believe" of all things white "and,in the name of God, be complicit in the assitance of killing whites" then God is to be shunned and/or rubuked as insignificant and irrelevant, because only blacks, and the "black movement" should be seen, heard and revered by God as "holy and pure"...in the never ending crusade to extinguish the "white man"... paraphrased as best as possible...btw - I'm as racist as MLK, Malcom X and JFK...may not be good compay however.
Chris
May 5, 2008 - 20:42 ET by well99"Racism" is a charge one makes when one's intellectual bag is empty."
I dont necessary agree with that.I think in the case of the msm it is just another tool to advance their cause.The funny thing is people will eventually notice their tactics.Could be why folks are turning to other sources for news.
You're right - it's a tool -
May 5, 2008 - 21:55 ET by Chris NormanYou're right - it's a tool - a large blunt instrument. However, that doesn't preclude the fact that their intellectual tool bag is empty and that's all that's left for them to wield.
Chris
May 6, 2008 - 01:56 ET by well99Was it ever full?
On an almost totally
May 5, 2008 - 19:54 ET by Chris NormanOn an almost totally unrelated note, I just saw a stupid tacky bumpersticker that read, "Democrats are sexy. Have you ever heard of a great piece of elephant"?
Now, I want my own stupid tacky bumpersticker that reads, "Democrats are empty jerks. Have you ever heard of an elephant hole?"
CN, put me down for a
May 5, 2008 - 21:14 ET by JerryCN, put me down for a dozen.
Also never heard of an elephant wipe, nor a stupid jack elephant, nor a pompous elephant, nor an elephant hat, nor a dumb elephant.....
When asked if he went to war with Iraq to derail the impeachment vote: “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).
But, after watching "Dumbo",
May 5, 2008 - 21:57 ET by Chris NormanBut, after watching "Dumbo", I have seen an "elephant fly".:)
I have you down as my first order. Thanks!
Hits the fan
May 5, 2008 - 23:57 ET by CobraManIsn't that what also happens when the the product of the democrat ass hits the fan?
This reminds me of the
May 5, 2008 - 20:28 ET by mostlymoderateThis reminds me of the immature days of junior-high and high-school where the kid that always called everyone a "fag" actually ended up being the one that had all the problems. Same is true with the MSM; they call everybody a "racist" because they are projecting their own beliefs and shortcomings on everyone else.
If anyone is trying to incite racial tensions in this country it is the media. Without the media's one-sided reporting, the likes of Sharpton and Jackson would be out of business.
No, no. . .if James puts
May 5, 2008 - 20:50 ET by seanrobinsNo, no. . .if James puts aside his own paranoia, he will see that what people on the Right respond to is what other say and do: Wright's "G.D. America" - Obama's steadfast support of his "mentor". The Left is where we look for responses based entirely in race.
Colin Powell, Condoleeze Rice, Clarence Thomas, and so on - condemned for being conservatives BECAUSE they are black. The Left is where to look for race-based everything.
sean robins
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Didn't Rev. Wright talk
May 5, 2008 - 22:19 ET by motherbeltDidn't Rev. Wright talk about "Condeskeeza Rice"? And I heard someone on TV say he had referred to "Colin Bowel."
But it's conservatives who are the haters, you know.....
So it's not because he
May 5, 2008 - 21:28 ET by JerrySo it's not because he refuses to wear a flag pin "on principle"? Or that he doesn't put his hand over his heart during the national anthem? Or that his wife has never been proud of America until her husband became a candidate for President? Or that he was mentored for 20 years by an anti-American hate monger? Or that he is buddy buddy with an American hating domestic terrorist? Or that he is the most liberal voting member of Congress? All this time I thought his ACTIONS spelled a lack of patriotism, but now I realize it's because he's BLACK... Gosh, I'm glad someone smarter than me has cleared that up.
When asked if he went to war with Iraq to derail the impeachment vote: “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).
Or that his wife has never been proud of America
May 5, 2008 - 21:35 ET by Free StinkerOr that his wife has never been proud of America until her husband became a candidate for President?
You would think she might be proud of this country every time we send the USNS Mercy or the USNS Comfort out to help people.
Pledge to not support RINOs ever again!
Free, she knows they're
May 5, 2008 - 22:11 ET by JerryFree, she knows they're just spreading Aids to third world countries.
When asked if he went to war with Iraq to derail the impeachment vote: “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).
James wondered, “How much
May 5, 2008 - 21:53 ET by R D HelmJames wondered, “How much of Sen. Barack Obama's supposed patriotism deficit among voters has to do with his being African-American?”
Damned little, I would say.
The bulk of my objection to Barack Obama is that, just like his father, he is a flaming, extreme left-wing Marxist/Leninist, which means he is an enemy of freedom, at least as I define it.
I could not care less about the extent of his skin pigmentation.
Frank James is clearly a supporter of Obama, which, as I see it, makes him an enemy of freedom as well.
What the American people are looking for is somebody who can solve their problems. - Barack Obama, April 27, 2008
I think that all this talk about race is great
May 5, 2008 - 22:31 ET by jefflebowskiAll these accusations are finally creating a conversation of the different standards that white people are held to. We cannot criticize..or even comment...on anyone of another color without being labeled "racist." While other races can say whatever they want about whites with hardly any consequence. Think about it....would a white preacher who said the things Revrum Wright said in reverse have been invited to speak at the Press Club? PBS?
I don't care what liberals call me. They don't pay my bills or give me my paycheck. I base my views on others on 46 years of experience. Only when white people take away the "racist" weapon that the liberals consistently throw in our faces can we begin to have a rational dialogue. Political correctness is ruining our country.
Jeff Lebowski