Robert De Niro: 'Do You Really Think Our Country Is Ready for a White First Lady?'
Can you imagine the outrage if in 2008 someone asked the crowd at a McCain-Palin campaign event, "Do you really think our country is ready for a black first lady?"
According to Politico, on Monday, with Michelle Obama present at a New York fundraiser for her husband, actor Robert De Niro asked attendees, "Do you really think our country is ready for a white first lady?"
"Callista Gingrich. Karen Santorum. Ann Romney. Now do you really think our country is ready for a white first lady?" De Niro asked a star-studded crowd gathered in the backroom of Locanda Verde, a restaurant he owns on Greenwich Street in TriBeCa.
Someone in the crowd shouted, "No!" as De Niro quickly added, "Too soon, right?"
"Too soon, right?"
Politico's Jennifer Epstein noted that the attendees included Beyonce, her mother Tina Knowles, Star Jones, Whoopi Goldberg, Gayle King, Angela Bassett and Ben Stiller.
They probably also think it's "too soon" for another white first lady.
Of course, the reference here is that they all want Michelle Obama to have four more years in this role therefore mitigating the inherent racism on display.
But just imagine what would have happened in 2008 if this occurred at a McCain-Palin event. Or if someone at a Gingrich-Romney-Santorum fundraiser asked, "Isn't it time for a white first lady again?"
That would have been the end of that candidate's campaign.
But because the joke is directed at white women, it's just fine.
Which leads to a broader question: If the Left and their media minions really want to end racism in America, why are they always making racist jokes about white people?
Will we ever live in a color-blind society as long as any ethnic group - even whites - is allowed to be the target of derision even when intended to be humorous?
Don't these folks realize that such comments further divide our nation along racial lines, and that they are therefore a part of the problem rather than the solution?
Obviously not.
Consider too that since 2008, we've been regularly told that anyone who didn't vote for Obama was racist.
Aren't folks who express - in public, no less - that it's "too soon" for another white first lady therefore also racist?
The open-minded, far more intelligent folks on the Left can't seem to make this logical connection.
I wonder why.
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No Robert*
Submitted by cajun2 on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 11:36am.
We don't want another white first lady. We want Ms Palin to be our first white lady PRESIDENT
I'll
Submitted by bobsmom on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 11:38am.
drink to that! ;~}
"Cheers"! (clinking beer
Submitted by Soldat44 on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 11:54am.
"Cheers"! (clinking beer steins together)
LIKE!!
Submitted by Tugboat Phil on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 11:48am.
+100!
I third, fourth, fifth and
Submitted by Scuba Dude on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 3:37pm.
I third, fourth, fifth and sixth that!!!!!!
President Sarah Palin and Vice-President Allen West or Marco Rubio. :-)
What do you expect?
Submitted by lkotur on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 11:35am.
Just because someone is a successful actor doesn't mean that they are intelligent.
To be a good actor, one must
Submitted by poseA on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 11:52am.
To be a good actor, one must be a good liar.
Some actors can turn off the lie gene when they leave the stage, others like DeNiro and the other Hollywood Communists cannot.
http://politicalticker.blogs.
Submitted by redfish on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 12:13pm.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/20/gingrich-blasts-deniro-f...
Quite sad, actually..
Submitted by liberalsarefunny on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 12:20pm.
It's a shame what has happened to this once really fine actor.
Well
Submitted by proudamerican1990 on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 12:25pm.
It's not that we are, it's not that we aren't.
It's that it shouldn't matter
WTF?
Submitted by CobraMan on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 12:59pm.
"Now do you really think our country is ready for a white first lady?"
I don't know, Robbie. Why don't you as the previous 43 First Ladies if America was "ready" for them?
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.
Ditto on wtf
Submitted by jon_torlin on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 1:56pm.
My reaction was similar, I was like "WTF is he talking about??"
I guess he is as dumb as he looks. I thought that was just a facade on his part as an actor.
Never could take him seriously as an actor anyway, so no big loss on knowing that he's another waste of space and yet another one to add on/confirm as someone not to watch again.
Wow, amazing how fast the list has grown in the last 3-4 years of actors/celebs shilling for Obeyme like this or just being plain dumb.
-Jon
Exactly!
Submitted by panzerakc on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 4:17pm.
My thought was, Bob, we're in a "been there, done that" mode on this question.
Heck, they could ask Hillary!
(Or maybe she wouldn't be the best choice.)
Are you kidding me?!?
Submitted by BosTarus on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 5:38pm.
Yes he's aware of the previous 43 First Ladies! That's what makes it a joke!
LEFTISM AS PSYCHOPATHY
Submitted by HardRightTurn on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 1:03pm.
Before I read “Leftism As Psychopathy” by John Ray (M.A.; Ph.D.), I was merely repulsed by the Left. Now, I am scared to death of them.
http://jonjayray.tripod.com/psycho.html
To more fully comprehend the Left, one must read “Leftism As Psychopathy” by John Ray, M.A., Ph.D. Caution, it might scare you a little bit.
http://jonjayray.tripod.com/psycho.html
De Nerdo
Submitted by mmilesll on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 1:13pm.
He is a great actor. He should stick to acting so people will still think he is a great actor. Comments like this make him look like the a hole he probably is.
Not surprising. De Niro does not like white women.
Submitted by SickofLibs on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 1:28pm.
In fact, he avoids them like the plague.
Wife #1.
Girlfriend.
Wife #2. (in this photo, De Niro is pictured standing on a chair)
Soulman
Submitted by Boudin on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 3:25pm.
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SoL
Submitted by stratman on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 4:33pm.
You missed the , ahem, smoking hot Sharon Reed.
She used to do a TV news segment with local radio personality Mike Trivisanno that was often politically incorrect.
Thats true
Submitted by Boudin on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 5:18pm.
Courage there.
Given the way that our first
Submitted by killa37 on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 1:44pm.
Given the way that our first 'black' First Lady has conducted herself, I'd say that we weren't 'ready' for her either..............but then, she's just 'representin' (Obamaspeak) the Boy Baraka family name, and doin' the same types of things that her historic first 'black' husband is doin'...............which is gettin' all she can, and stickin' it to all of us as much as she can.
And, Bobby.............you're a helluvan 'actor', but you're really capable of makin' some idiotic comments - of course, I realize that your ego and self-infatuation is too large to understand that. Plus, since you are so infatuated with 'black' women - I don't think the Obama 'marraige' is worth the paper it was printed on......................maybe you've got a chance to hook up with the First Mooch.
HAHA!
Submitted by BosTarus on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 2:48pm.
Are you serious?!? Oh man, you need to grow a sense of humor-this was clearly a silly joke, some word pay. Subverting the classic defense line "are we ready for a ____ president/vice president" by twisting it 2 ways; firstly applying it to the first lady-a position that is not even voted on. And second by filling in the ____ with the status quo-the way things have been forever. It is not reverse racism or targeting whites! That's ridiculous! It's supposed to be a nonsense question!
And before you bury this with "claiming its supposed to be a joke doesn't stop it from being racist" nonsense, I also want to point out that you blatantly misunderstood the "too soon" follow up. "too soon?" is a modern comedy classic, used by most comedians at some point in the past 10 years. It would typically follow an off color remark about a recent tragedy, asking the audience if the joke was "too soon" after the event (it became commonplace in the years following 9/11). But in current usage, it's used more ironically to punctuate the absurdity of the joke delivered-often times not even about a trauma or event, but instead a broader more abstract concept. Anyhow, I can assure you that he wasn't asking if it was "too soon" to have a white first lady again.
I'm sorry to have to explain jokes-it certainly wasn't brilliant-but it definitely wasn't racist either.
Employment
Submitted by jimmc1952 on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 3:39pm.
Absolutely fantastic spin.......I've heard some good one's but that was really good. Ever consider putting in an application with Mr. Obama's administration?
Yes!
Submitted by BosTarus on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 3:49pm.
Having a rudimentary understanding of modern comedy techniques makes me a master spin artist! In the land of the unfunny, the man with the knock knock joke is king.
When you go back to The Land
Submitted by Free Stinker on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 5:07pm.
When you go back to The Land of Unfunny where you came from, don't go away angry. Just go away.
/// Sarah Palin Fan since July 11, 2007 /// خال
One too many?
Submitted by Mike009 on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 6:57pm.
Sounds like De Niro had one drink too many. Judging from the photo, maybe several drinks too many.
Bigots
Submitted by Free Stinker on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 5:04pm.
What is it with Liberals and their obsession with race ?
/// Sarah Palin Fan since July 11, 2007 /// خال
CLASS
Submitted by jackl92 on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 5:06pm.
Is the country ready for a washed up has been?
jackl92
The left's answer regarding racist jokes:
Submitted by Phryj1 on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 5:45pm.
'It's not racist when we say it.' Just like it's not sexist when Maher calls Sarah Palin a c*nt, or when Ed Schultz says the exact same thing Rush Limbaugh says. In their minds, it isn't bad when they do it, because these far-left elitist snobs genuinely, actually believe they're better people than we are, so they don't have to follow the same set of rules we do.
That was basically what Stanley Fish said in an opinion piece for the New York Times, as pointed out here:
http://www.redstate.com/streiff/2012/03/17/fairness-is-for-suckers/
That's why they think it's okay to call for conservative media personalities to be taken off the air while applauding when their own make racist, sexist, or otherwise bigoted remarks.
Progressives seem to be completely averse to facts and logic. Apparently, reality has a conservative bias.