HuffPo: Samuel L. Jackson's 'I Voted for Barack Because He Was Black' a 'Surprising Confession'
For more than 24 hours, the internet has been abuzz with the New York Post's revelation that actor Samuel L. Jackson told Ebony magazine he only voted for Barack Obama in 2008 "because he was black."
For some reason, the folks at the Huffington Post thought this was a "surprising confession" (photo courtesy Getty):
Samuel L. Jackson made a surprising confession in the March issue of Ebony.
"I voted for Barack because he was black. Cause that’s why other folks vote for other people — because they look like them," Jackson said, according to the New York Post.
He contended that Obama's message wasn't important, since he believes most politicians will say anything to get elected.
Did author Alana Horowitz find it surprising that a black person would vote for Obama just because of the color of his skin or that someone would actually admit it?
The following sentence suggests the former: "However, not everyone in the community thinks race is enough of a reason to vote for Obama."
Not everyone in the community thinks race is enough of a reason to vote for Obama.
Interesting comment given how liberal media outlets like the Huffington Post have been telling people for over three years that any white person that didn't vote for Obama in 2008 was racist.
Doesn't that therefore make Jackson a racist?
Not surprisingly, folks on the left including the Huffington Post are uncomfortable voicing such an obvious conclusion.
*****Update: Please also see "Samuel L. Jackson's New Ad: 'Wake the F--k Up, Vote for Obama.'"
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At least hes honest!
Submitted by NJRightWinger12 on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 7:48pm.
Why else would a Black, or ANYONE, vote for this yutz in the first place?
Why Else?
Submitted by Tugboat Phil on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 8:33pm.
Because they're stoooopid?
I loved the black guy that answered Howard Stern's exit poll
Submitted by nonncom on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 11:47am.
when asked if he supported obama's running mate, Sara Palin......his answer, of course, was yes....LOL....another loved obama's pro life stance....oh yeah, but the most important part was that he was half black....that was what the entire black community voted for....the 50% that wasn't white.....gotta' love it.....
but probably
Submitted by MidAmerica on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 7:49pm.
Are we supposed to believe this guy has a history of possibly voting Republican? Maybe in the primary he voted his racist choice against Hillary but you and I know he would never consider anything but looking for the 'D' on the general election ballot.
If his message wasn't important then,
Submitted by UpNorth on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 7:54pm.
have his actions been important since then, Samuel? You know, like putting more people on food stamps, increasing poverty in the country? Walking guns to Mexico? Nursing the Muslim Brotherhood along?
Samuel L. Jackson's 'I Voted for Barack Because....
Submitted by Constantine2112 on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 7:55pm.
I would view Mr. Jackson's comment and point of view as racism or at the very least, bigotry.
Please correct me if I am wrong.
And to correct Mr. Jackson, Mr. Obama is only half black.
agreed but....
Submitted by jon_torlin on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 8:03pm.
He's not half black. He's half white, 44% Arabian African, and 6% African black. Just one more way he fakes people out.
And as to SLJ's confession, that means I won't watch movies where he's a hero(star wars two doesn't count, he's a supporting character, same with Iron Man etc) unless his character gets killed to which I will cheer.
Wish I was surprised. And to answer Noel's question, yes, that makes Jackson a racist.
-Jon
Samuel L. Jackson's 'I Voted for Barack Because....
Submitted by Constantine2112 on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 11:06pm.
Well Said. Point taken.
since there is no
Submitted by texasborngranny on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 2:25pm.
since there is no "LIKE" button.... DITTO!!!
I would really like a couple of buttons:
"Agree"
"Strongly Agree"
"Disagree"
"Strongly Disagree"
"Troll Alert"
"Troglodyte Troll Alert"
^^Like!!^^
Submitted by UpNorth on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 3:19pm.
Because, as granny said, there isn't a "Like" button.
And, I like all of her suggestions for buttons for the posts here.
Jon-E-Boy, you've got the
Submitted by killa37 on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 1:10am.
Jon-E-Boy, you've got the same mindset as I do on this 'historic black' bullsh*t..................Boy Barry is about as 'black' as most of these psuedo-Hawaiians over here who have about 5 drops of legitimate blood running through their veins. And, as I've stated on numerous occasions - Barry has virtually NO history in the 'American black' experience.............and he not only does NOT descend from slaves, but he descends from SLAVE TRADERS!!!!! You can't get much more convoluted than that!!!
So.......Sammy Boy..............you voted for him 'because he's black'??? Well, stooooooooooopid, welcome to the idiot club!! A LOT of people voted for this steaming pile of Kenyan Kow Krap because he was 'black'.............and look where it got them???
And, unfortuantly Sammy, and the rest of you ignorant pukes..................the REST of us productive, reliable, responsible, ethical, and dependable people are being savaged, ravaged, and damaged because of the deliterious repurcussions of your stupid and uneducated choice!!!
Of course...............given the fact that we had the McCain Mutiny as an alternative choice - I might be able to understand a portion of your ignorant thought process............but, at this point, I'll say that even if McCain had won, we wouldn't be in the quagmire that we're in today...........with the future looking even bleaker if Boy Barry wins again!!!
As CNN's Bill Schneider was quick to point out in 08
Submitted by krendler on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 10:39pm.
As CNN's Bill Schneider was quick to point out in 08 while reporting on the overwhelming (and embarrassing to watch) support by blacks of Barack Obama over Hillary (85+ percent), it was "not because of prejudice, but, rather, *pride*!"
On the other hand, God forbid that Obama's numbers among whites, Asians, etc should drop below 49%. The entire nation will be branded "racist" by our on-air Shamers at CNN, CBS, and MS-NBC.
I say this with "PRIDE"....
Submitted by almostacowboy on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 1:05pm.
this election, I'm voting for the white guy!
Allow me to correct you
Submitted by CobraMan on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 12:21pm.
"I would view Mr. Jackson's comment and point of view as racism or at the very least, bigotry."
How is it racism? One would expect a person to vote for someone who's best able to represent them. Who's the best person to represent you? The person who is more similar to you than the other candidates. So, a black man votes for another black man, because his IS black? That's not racism, that's common sense.
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
or, said another way...
Submitted by texasborngranny on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 2:29pm.
a white person votes for another white person, because he/she IS white?
That's not racism, that's common sense.
It either works both ways, or it's a lie.
⇒ Yellow stain in the snow
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 8:09pm.
Dribbled right down from some silly inscription about "content of their character". Samuel Jackson zipped as he walked away.
OK, we knew all about this, how Obama's race even impacted colon Powell to come out of the closet.
Soft bigotry of low expectations. Even from themselves. We are the 90%, right?
Did they just fall off a turnip truck?
Submitted by drsamherman on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 8:14pm.
Just when you think no one could be that naive or admit it...
I can't believe that in 2008, 98%
Submitted by dr-go on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 8:30pm.
of black voters did the same thing!
Looks, smells, and sounds like RACISM
Submitted by Bodini on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 8:35pm.
Looks, smells, and sounds like RACISM to me, but the intellectuals tell me that minorities can't be racists! If that is true, does it mean that 98% of the blacks in this country are ignorant Marxists? Go figure.
But but but but but but but
Submitted by Ashrak on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 8:16pm.
Old Media has been telling for years now how racist the TEA Partiers are......
How long must the mindless idiocy of projection from the leftist progressives be endured before the people of this nation stand tall to fight back against it?
Oh he's like Clinton, black when he needs to be and sounds
Submitted by gmaniac1 on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 8:46pm.
like a horse's patootie when doing it... a nerdy black guy who has lived the life of white guy, presumably, acting all ghetto... yeah, keepin it real huh Samuel... just like you, when your elitist Hollyweird friends are around there house boy.
And people call me an Uncle Tom! Who's the friggin slave... it's blacks like these that are the slave to liberalism to paraphrase from the great Rush Limbaugh!
Rush understands most black people better than they do themselves, sad reality.
I really am part of the 1%... the 1% of black people that have a clue about where we came from and which party was responsible for past and present persecutions against minorities and all races, to include the white conservative population.
Sam Jackson's baseless
Submitted by poseA on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 9:13pm.
Sam Jackson's baseless criticism of the Tea Party was all the evidence I needed to convince me he is a racist. This just reaffirms my analysis.
Two Comments
Submitted by TruthMatters on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 9:17pm.
1. If you don't vote for someone because of their race, then you're a racist. If you vote FOR someone because of their race, then you're not a racist??
2. "If you voted for Obama in 2008 to prove you're not a racist, please vote for someone else in 2012 to prove you're not an idiot" - unknown.
Sam I Am
Submitted by lilium479 on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 10:12pm.
Sam finally admits he is a RACIST.
It's not really that big a revelation
Submitted by bkeyser on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 10:19pm.
Had he voted for a black Republican -that would've been a revelation. Let's get this straight right now: Jackson would have voted for Hillary Clinton over Herman Cain six days a week and twice on Sunday (which as we know is the minimum for democrats.)
How sad
Submitted by griv on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 1:03am.
as I enjoyed his acting. I guess I will no longer expect much from him and will never send a nickel his way again. Way to piss off you audience, just like Danny Glover. Sad, just sad.
Would the world be a better place?
Submitted by DontFeedTheTrolls on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 7:44am.
If only white Americans would follow Jackson's example and vote solely based on race in November.
Now, if he'd only take the next step and admit that
Submitted by johnsonl on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 8:15am.
he voted for Obama because he hates white people. Non whites are far more racist than whites. A black president proves it.
This Must be A Racist Question, So Please Jail Me in Advance
Submitted by Motormouth KOS on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 10:19am.
so, Barry Obamination gets 96% of the black vote in 2008.
But it's apparently a racist question to ask how many of those people voted for him "just because he's black".
At the same time, if you are NOT black, any criticism of Barry by you makes you a racist?
I'm so confused.
I'm going to email Al Sharpie and ask him to 'splain it to me...
The Obamination... A crisis leading to a catastrophe..(please donate to MRC)
Now he tells us
Submitted by greydawg on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 11:39am.
Only after whites poured multi millions into Jackson's bank account by paying to see his movies, he lets us know what he thinks of them and that he votes on the basis of his own skin color. If everyone in the country used that same criteria, no black would ever be elected to national or even statewide office. Good idea?
Why is anyone suprised?
Submitted by CobraMan on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 12:34pm.
Why is anyone surprised that black people would prefer a black candidate? I don't see any inherent bigotry in that. I see it as common sense, choosing a candidate that more similar to you. I use the same similarity criteria when I choose a candidate, because I want a candidate that would be the best choice to represent me in public office.
For me the preferred choice is invariably a candidate who is a white, male, conservative, and, hopefully, one that served in the military. Why this choice? Because I'm a white male conservative who served in the military. I choose someone who is similar to me as my representative in office.
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
Cobra,
Submitted by Agnostic on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 12:48pm.
I understand your point but Obama has as much in common with the 'average black man' as I have in common with Newt, Mitt or Rick - which is not much when it concerns my daily life.
Choice for leadership comes from the recognition of traits that are esteemed in the individuals opinion as those qualities which will best allow the perspective leader to make the choices and grind out the day-to-day work that will represent the individual's opinions. This is a person that may or may not be like you but has a vision and a working game plan that is similar to yours while proving they have the ability to accomplish that plan.
Personally I don't want a President like me (for one he would be too easily distracted and have a tendency to ramble) but someone that understands our vision as a nation and can work it into a workable initiative that guides the nation. Color, religion, choice of college and many other factors only matter to the slightest degree compared to the person and their ability to lead with the right vision.
However, people do have a comfort level and when the characteristics of leadership are not part of the decision process because they are either shared or nonexistent than the more superficial traits take higher levels of importance.
See?
Submitted by misterbee241 on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 12:48pm.
this is why actors and other stupid people should not be allowed within a mile of a polling place. They and their ignorance control the destiny of intelligent people.
No brains, no consideration
Submitted by ruby2ssday on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 3:31pm.
Based on what I have read, Jackson admits that when he entered the voting booth, he did not consider Republican vs. Democrat, he did not consider "content of the heart" vs. color of the skin, he only saw black man vs. white man. Based on my knowledge of the teachings of Dr. M. L. King, Jackson is a racist of the worst sort. He voted to be a black slave of the black master.
IMHO
Submitted by amyshulk on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 6:17pm.
Racism is when you believe your race is better than ALL other races, by virtue of shared traits. The left has twisted it to mean the opposite - that if you attribute the *negative* traits {ie, stereotypes} of any group to any person/group that shares those traits, then you are racist.
Now that I think about it a bit - you can't bring up the positive traits either.
If there were consequences instead of excuses for the negatives, I'd think the left was striving for MLK's colorblind ideal.
People will naturally gravitate towards {work with/live near/marry} those that they feel a "kinship" with, so all Jackson did was confirm that the D's have been wrong all these years in trying to force us into interacting with those that don't have shared traits.
Used to be, if you had shared traits and some were creating negative stereotypes by their actions, you'd {at minimum} loudly denounce and distance yourself from them. Now, you get branded a racist if you dare to speak up against those that taint you/your group.
This is where {IMHO} the left got it's idea that minorities were incapable of racism, as long as they went along with the leftist groupthink. People who buck PC and point out the obvious {Mayor Nutter, Rep West, etc} are called out, but the left stops short of actually hanging the RACIST!!! moniker about their necks.
MLK had it right - judge and be judged by YOUR actions. All else is just PC noise that undercuts its' own position and efficacy.
Ronald Reagan
Black Racism, the N-word, and Samuel L. Jackson
Submitted by berlet98 on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 2:49am.
Black Racism, the N-word, and Samuel L. Jackson
Abraham Lincoln’s recognition that blacks and whites could never co-exist in America is rarely referenced today any more than are his efforts to re-locate former slaves to other nations during the Civil War or his similar post war plans which were thwarted by his assassination.
He envisioned the future, the severely-strained relationship of the two races that exists well into the twenty first century in the United States despite the 2008 election of an African-American as president and despite Barack Hussein Obama’s declarations that the era of racial tensions in the country had come to an end.
If anything, Obama’s election exacerbated those tensions, a reality that comes as no surprise to anyone familiar with his history, background, and associations.
In fact, many suspect that, inspired by his philosopical mentor, the late extremist radical Saul Alinsky, Obama feeds on and encourages divisions of all sorts as demonstrated by his support of the Occupy anarchists in order to solidify his power and to appease his leftist and African-American bases.
One certainty is that Barack Obama has done nothing to heal racial divisiveness as illustrated by the black actor, Samuel L. Jackson.
Jackson’s recent, proud admission in Ebony that he voted for Obama “because he was black” merely reinforced the common perception that most of the 93% of African-Americans who voted Obama in 2008 did so for the same reason.
Contrary to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s hopes that people be judged on the content of their character and not on the color of their skin, Jackson and the 93% voted by skin color, vivid proof of an underlying racism in the black community which would be condemned were the reverse true.
African-Americans have made huge strides over the last fifty years in every area of American life but, apparently, not huge enough to convince Jackson that the USA is not a white racist society. The black actor gained fame and fortune in Hollywood due largely to white fans who constitute the vast majority of moviegoers yet he left no doubt he still harbored bitter feelings toward whites.
Over what, he left very unclear.
Jackson’s Ebony interview was chock full of profanities and frequent use of the N-word, the only word banned from the English language because it carries so much politically incorrect baggage. Like NBA star Charles Barkley, Jackson never said he was a role model but, still, that’s one helluva example to set for black youth.
In Jackson’s interview, he reiterated sentiments already expressed by Barack and Michelle Obama who have also cited “the way we look” for political advantage.
With the vulgarities and the N-word bleeped since this is a family blog and to forestall investigation by the PC police, Jackson honestly and ignorantly said: “I voted for Barack because he was black. ’Cuz that’s why other folks vote for other people–because they look like them. That’s American politics, pure and simple. . . ” (Read more at http://www.genelalor.com/blog1/?p=13053.)
Who exactly do you think is being drawn into your blog?
Submitted by The Vet on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 6:36am.
No one is reading your overly long winded ramblings. Quit double posting them here. You are a loser that thinks quantity wins quality.
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Submitted by texasborngranny on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 3:55pm.
I "Strongly Agree"
with 'The Vet' on the overly long winded ramblings! Which I would designate as
"Troll" postings and wish for a means of issuing a
"Troglodyte Troll Alert"
The Vet
Submitted by amyshulk on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 4:15pm.
Whew, I thought you were talking about my long post - until I saw the blog comment!
Ronald Reagan
;-)
Submitted by texasborngranny on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 11:33am.
:-)
Sorry, TV, but you ain't the winner of today's 'Verbosity Gone Wild' award.
Sammy el Jackson
Submitted by WestTexan on Fri, 09/14/2012 - 10:06pm.
Excellent post.
VOTING FOR SOME BECAUSE THEY ARE BLACK
Submitted by mhonesty on Fri, 09/14/2012 - 11:25am.
Voting for someone just because they are Black is just as racist as voting AGAINST someone just because they are Black.
VOTING FOR SOME BECAUSE THEY ARE BLACK
Submitted by mhonesty on Fri, 09/14/2012 - 11:25am.
Voting for someone just because they are Black is just as racist as voting AGAINST someone just because they are Black.
Voting for that man
Submitted by Yuki on Fri, 09/14/2012 - 2:27pm.
I have one question for Mr. Jackson. How's that working out for you, fool?
Sammy el Jackson
Submitted by WestTexan on Fri, 09/14/2012 - 10:01pm.
I didn't vote for McInsane because he was white...
Moron
Submitted by maxvolt on Sat, 09/15/2012 - 9:01am.
so, let me get this straight Sammy, you voted for him because of his skin color? wow that's incredibly stupid. So an American hating, constitution burning, dictator can get elected by you, so long as he is black. Seriously, get a gun and shoot yourself, you ARE what is wrong with America. Here is a hint: being an asphole politician knows no skin color...you moron.