Hmmm. I predict that the "Typical White Person" remark, made about his Grandma, no less, will be ignored by the liberal media.  They probably figure that he has enough trouble right now. 

Wait a minute, Senator: you said she had a fear of "black" men, not "strange" men.
So now, it wasn't because it was a black man, it was because it was someone she didn't know?

Well, Mr. Obama, was she afraid of white men that she didn't know?

Only a "typical white person" is afraid of someone on the street that they don't know?

A "typical black person" (let's say a woman) isn't afraid of someone she doesn't know on the street?

Curoiser and curioser.....

The fact is that if you see on black person on the street there is usually no danger. If you see three or more black people (it used to be only male blacks) you had better give them a wide berth. The media has to 'sometimes" back this up when unwarrented attacks occur. Most 'non-blacks' have learned to avoid a lot of areas in major cities or they die.

Old, Retired and glad of it.

OBAMA never said GOD BLESS AMERICA!  Never in that so-called SPEECH OF OUR LIFETIME!  But now he's retacting statements, redefining statements, GUESS he was just VENTING, or we took him out of CONTEXT! 

No where is there a GOD BLESS AMERICA in his SPEECH of a LIFETIME!  What did his speech explain, other than "I'm a politician and want to be powerful and President, so I'm going to appease everyone in a short speech!"  Overlooked in the whole thing is he did not say GOD BLESS AMERICA!  Here's more on my take:  BHO's speech did more to set back race than anything in the last 14 years-only OJ did close to the same.  We now know that churches are spewing hatred of America, hatred of the white man, hatred of corp America, etc.  The candidate of UNITY has now shattered the fragile layer of race relations by never totally distancing himself from words of pure hatred.  His statement of not agreeing is too simple.  If you stay in a room full of fleas, you are not able to keep all the fleas off!  When you continue in an environment that does not change, it changes you, you do not change it.  Really what he said just reiterates some of what Repubs have said for years-programs to make things better do not work.  We the people believe it is people that make things work, not government!  He spouts about how the blacks and lower class whites have been put down by the rich-this is hatred speech.  Some blacks and whites have rose to monetary status because they did not believe they were to be kept by the government, but that they could, with the will of GOD and their own hard work, succeed!  He talked of lines in the emergency rooms of hospitals of people without insurance.  They don't have it because they won't pay for it!  Not because it isn't available!  He brings up Dr King, well, to borrow from someone else, BHO you are no MLK!  And what did the ASHLEY story have to do with anything.  14 years ago, let's see, Bill Clinton in WH.  Poor Ashley's mother had cancer[I'm sorry for her and her family], and he says she lost her job because she missed work and lost her health care.  Well if she had health care, it would continue under Cobra for a certain period of time.  Ashley ate relish and mustard sandwiches.  Did not any church know of Ashley and her mom's fate.  My church helps those in need.  It's supposed to be a story to inspire, but I read a sign recently that said, "Aspire to inspire before you expire!".  Good words to go by.  The Ashley story has too many missing components.  I've love to know more, know why no one helped in her neighborhood, church, etc.  To finish his story he says the elderly black man says only "I'm here because of Ashley", but never really explains it-was it because she went to his home and said come out, or was it because she related the story to him, or just what?  The speech was void of any real substance.  Lost in it all was his use of the church to talk politics-thought DIMs wanted no "church and state"!  He constantly threw in GIVEAWAY programs while saying welfare state has harmed us-total contradiction in own statements.  If Rev Wright's statements weren't so bad, why did the website of the church take off some of their mission statement, etc.-again total contradiction.  He stated all churches get into talk like this-never been to a church in my life that does and if they did I'd leave!  Says he could have just moved on and not addressed this-he knew that was politicial suicide-again total contradiction.  He says stagnant wages-where, didn't we increase minimum wage, because of unions, etc, people get raises every year.  He says jobs shipped overseas, well how about the reason why-UNIONS.  Didn't talk about overseas jobs that come here-take Toyota, & others for example-total contradiction.  He spewed hate talk himself about conservatives and Reagan Coalition, etc.-total contradiction to his supposed message.  Why say "a candidacy as imperfect as my own."  Looking for sympathy vote!  Then again went in bad welfare state then straight into govt giveaway programs-total contradiction.  Said Rev Wright had CONSERVATIVE ideas-wow, where did that come from-TOTAL CONTRADICTION!  When he said "We have a choice in this country", he went into listing OJ trail, Katarina, etc., all statements to inflame, racial statements-total contradiction to his message!  He spoke of shuttered businesses-but failed to note reason they're shuttered is because they did not keep up with technology, not becuase of anything bad-TOTAL CONTRADICTION.  He talked of HOMES taken away-they were taken away because the people tried to live over theimeans!-total contradiction.  His perfecting the USA statement lost the fact that we will not be perfected till we put the past behind us, learn from it and go on-the Old Testament is history, we learn from it-the NEW TESTAMENT gave us JESUS CHRIST and how to live.  He ended on some story that had no beginning and no end-no story.  And never a GOD BLESS AMERICA!    That's one man's opinion!

Listen to the end of the interview, too. The radio personality exclaims Obama "exudes charisma...."

Any man who is under 30, and is not a liberal, has not heart; and any
man who is over 30, and is not a conservative, has no brains.

-Unknown

Noel, I really resent being refered to as a "typical white person". I an not typical by any defination. Ask my wife. She is constantly reminding me of what typical white people do. Or is it just husbands?

Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!

But she is a typical white person.

I wonder what the reaction would be if John McCain had called up this very same show and used the term typical black person?

I'm guessing the lefties would be pitching a fit right about now.

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Given the biraciality of BHO, and ever since I heard about his granny story, I cannot help but wonder...

When he is standing on a Chicago street corner and sees three black gang-bangers approaching, does only the white half of him become apprehensive?

What about when three white gang-bangers come near him, does his black half then get nervous?

Is he somehow suggesting that either of the above reactions is wrong? Or only the former reaction?

I'd love for some reporter to ask him about this.

Theme for Election '08: I want my mommy!

 But she is a typical white person. If she sees somebody on the street that she doesn't know. . .there's a reaction in her that doesn't go away and it comes out in the wrong way.

   I'm no psychologist and I've never played one on TV but this statement sounds like a case of projection.  He is projecting his self doubts onto 'white strangers' whom he imagines are looking down on him because of his blackness.  This could come from being separated from his Kenyan father and raised by the 'white' side of his family.  A group of people that he could never really be fully one of them.

There you have it, friends.

Typical white person = xenophobe

Liberalism 101

I am the exotic Queen Mum, and I approved this message.

"...or be ignored by media looking desperately to get off this topic?"

I think they'll behave as the "typical" media. They'll ignore it and hope it all goes away.

As you age, you become more wary of anyone who might present a threat, real or perceived. You realize your limitations, that you can't run as fast to get away, you no longer have the strength needed to successfully fight off an attack. How does this translate to racism? It is just being smart and cautious and knowing your own abilities.

Obviously racism is a one-way street.

 Just a little off thread, but it still rankles me:

Lynn Sweet--Chicago Sun Times

"Obama's physique is old news to Chicago Sun-Times readers. I've worked out several times next to Obama at the East Bank Club, but alas, could not follow him into the locker room."

This has made me doubly angry-- to think that someone who reports the news (I just made that up--I think I will call it Journalism) is pathetically demonstrating what us ignorant men have been accused of all these years, (justifiably) of having our brains down in our pants.

Secondly--This is professional journalism????  RIGGGHHHTT!

 I am sitting here at my computer and told my wife(lib) what he just said. This next thing really irks me and makes me wonder how I ever get along with my wife....she actually goes "So...he's right. That's what I think." So I say "You don't think people of any race, think that of any scary stranger?" She replied "No".

 So as we can see.....this will not get anywhere. I truly believe most people have so much "white guilt" that they truly believe this rabble.

It scares me, that so many people out there will think like my wife. It scares me that they accept this BS. I asked her if GW said "Well the typical black person.....fill in the blank"................you know what she said "He can't say crap like that he's the President and that would be completely racist!"

 AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH,  I must be in hell.

“Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter”  - Thomas Jefferson

"A group of people that he could never really be fully one of them."

You make insightful points. My thought is, having shuffled myself between the "white" world out there (not accurate; we're such a mix nowadays) and the one I grew up in, is that to belong one must choose to belong wherever they are (which might mean deciding to belong to more than one group) or the color of one's skin will forever be the most important life-criterion for accepting oneself.

I grew up in Christian churches where all were welcome. I think it's sad that Obama seems to have never felt he belonged then chose a church where racial identity is so much in the forefront rather than the color-blending teachings of Christ. The ironic thing is Obama is half white. Pity that way back when he did not create a new, original human being of himself which could rise above color identity yet still allow him to feel he was preserving his heritages.

It's like he's not comfortable with himself.

Pastor Wright--mentor, preacher, screecher--was not the best thing that ever happened to Obama and could be the very person who has kept him from becoming the unique, independently-thinking individual he would need to be as President of the United States.

I believe it was Dennis Miller that put forward this idea and I completely agree.

The Democrats lost the election this past week. Why? 1) They have to give Obama the nomination because he won the popular vote. If they don't there will be a BIG split in the party. and 2) Many folks will remember Obama/Wright and "typical white person" remarks. As a white person we can't talk about race because we would be branded as racist. And folks like Wright and dumb comments such as 'typical white person' really slaps "whitey" around. Unfortunately, "whitey" votes.

If John McCain were to issue a statement using the term "typical black person" he would be forced to drop out of the presidential race.

Sean Hannity just played the "typical white person" comment!!!!!

OK, now Mr. Obama has surely jumped the shark. He's resorted to just flapping his gums without any pretext of knowing what he's saying.

I'm pulling for the press to get on top of this one, but I'm also very skeptical at the same time.

He wants us to forgive and understand rev Wright for making racist and bigoted comments but he called for Senator Lott's resignation for simply embracing Strom Thurmond on his 100th birthday and telling him that maybe the country would have been better off if we had listened more to him.

Obama it seems, wants to be treated differently than he treats others in similar situations. He obviously thinks that all white people are afraid of black people they don't know. That itself is a stereotypical statement that a racist would make.

This country can do much much better than either Obama or Hillary. And better than John McCain too.

The day that "politician" became a career choice is the day we started losing the Republic. Let's get it back! Alan Keyes '08.

It would appear that Obama’s hypocrisy has no bounds.  

From HYPOCRISY.com

 Jesse Jackson agrees with Obama's grandmother

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The hypocrisy of Barack Obama knows no limits.As you may remember, Obama yesterday chastised his own grandmother for being afraid of blacks:I can no more disown him than I can my white grandmother – a woman who helped raise me, a woman who sacrificed again and again for me, a woman who loves me as much as she loves anything in this world, but a woman who once confessed her fear of black men who passed by her on the street, and who on more than one occasion has uttered racial or ethnic stereotypes that made me cringe.

Guess what. I have found a 1993 article in the New York Times where Jesse Jackson expressed comments identical to those of Obama's grandmother. Jackson, ladies and gentlemen, was afraid of blacks and relieved when a white person walked by:Bob Herbert, 12-12-1993:Jesse Jackson is traveling the country with a tough anti-crime message that he is delivering to inner-city youngsters.

In Chicago he said, "There is nothing more painful to me at this stage in my life than to walk down the street and hear footsteps and start thinking about robbery -- then look around and see somebody white and feel relieved.Yet Obama chose to blame his own defenseless grandmother rather than taking the bold step of taking Jackson to task, even though the latter is an influential figure in the nation, unlike Barry's granny.

Barack Obama's hypocrisy has been in display for a while now. This one is but one more example.

(end of article)

If more women felt that way, in general, perhaps we'd have less abductions and rapes; "If she sees somebody on the street that she doesn't know..."

This is a basic instinct! That and .... packing a piece to ward off thugs. 

I am deeply offended.  What exactly is a typical white person? Well, Hillary Inc. should be very happy right about now. Can someone be "in the tank" for Obama while he is tanking?

Is Obama telling whites the we have an irrational fear of blacks? What about black on white car jackings and home invasions? What should we call them - a visit from Welcome Wagon?

If anyone should fears blacks it is blacks themselves, as black on black crime is manifestly higher than black on white crime.

Today, as a percentage of the population, there are more blacks in the prison population than non-blacks.

The question is, what is causing this?  As for cause-and-effect, blacks need to look to themselves for the reason and, in particular, people like the hate-pastor at Obama’s church.

The decades of blaming 'whitey' just doesn't cut it any longer.

I'll be offended as soon as I stop laughing.Ha!He'll never get unstuck from this mess.Who's chickens are coming home to roost now?

 are failing to put yourselves in the minds of liberals and the MSM. They will ignore this and find something else to attack such as the McCain misspeak. I talked about my wife earlier and how she reacted. She is not even close to being a super lib, just slightly left of moderate and she already has dismissed this BS. We think differently(regardless of our color, religion, and background). Us conservatives see the real issue here. We don't look at people based on color or background. When I see a man on the street acting like a fool, I don't first think "Look another black/asian/white thug or idiot" rather I thinkg "Why do people act so stupid?" Whereas the Lib injects color, sex, or religious adjectives before the word people. The libs/MSM will dance around this and give him a pass because it is owed to him for our ignorance and wrong doings.

Well MSM and those who buy into this.....I wasn't born when the misdeeds happened, my family didn't even come to America until after WW1. They escaped fascism in Germany and came here to work hard and make a good living. Now you expect me to feel quilty and give a pass...go #$%^ yourself...I have had enough.(Sorry sailor mouth).

Oh, another example of the MSM bias....the dollar gained significantly on the Euro today....no mention though. But I bet if it drops just slightly anytime soon it will be big news. But then again if the evil rich whiteman didn't hoard all of his money then the rest of the country would have more to spend :o)

“Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter”  - Thomas Jefferson

Remember how the more H. Clinton talked, the more her poll numbers went down?  Looks like the same thing is happening to B. Obama.  I think his hot-air finally hit the threshold and now is coming back down.  

If Obama will describe a typical white person with me, I'll describe a typical black person with him. Fair enough?

Perhaps many white people have come to be wary of blacks because, about 95% of the time, the local MSM seems to only shows blacks who are criminals. Those blacks who are hard workers and/or high achievers are frequently overlooked in favor of whites with the same story.

I see where O'Reilly is saying that he doesn't think white people will be insulted by Obama's "typical white person" phrase on his show tonight. Typical of O'Reilly to project his own feeling on others. It is insulting to generalize about any group of people. This white person doesn't think she's 'typical' at all [whatever that means]. Or maybe I am, after all, I do make judgements based on character, not pigmentation. Most of the people I know do the same.

Chai

“...Bury me on my face,” said Diogenes; and when he was asked why, he replied, “Because in a little while everything will be turned upside down.”

I have never known a single person regardless of race who feared everyone she doesn't know. What BS. Don't tell me that Obama's own wife hasn't clutched her purse closer to her side or walked a little faster when walking the mean streets of Chicago. I'm cautious of everyone I don't know, but that doesn't mean I'm not friendly to strangers and it certainly doesn't make me a racist.

Jug Ears sure hasn't learned how to apologize with any sincerity. He tends to turn his apologies around and blame the "typical" white honkies. Is he padding Grandma's pension in order to rip her a new one at every press conference? Does the man have any shame?

Keep talking Obama. I'm sure some of the misguided conservatives or undecideds have jumped off the fence they were sitting on.

As a typical white person I am appalled. Very appalled. Highly appalled.

Not only did Barack Obama throw his white grandma under the bus ...

But he returned the next day, found her lying injured in the road, and promptly reversed the bus back over her.

Wow. That's cold.

Worst Grandson in The World. EVER.

Is America ready for a Barack President?

Vote 4 change. Vote 4 anything. See Jack & Mr Shy's first campaign ad for the ONLY viable 3rd party candidate.