Sometimes, a line just jumps out of a transcript. To me, this is just a Line of the Week. On Thursday's GMA, George Stephanopoulos was assessing the fallout from Sen. Joe Biden describing Barack Obama as "clean" and "articulate." In trying to explain how it helped Obama, George declared: "He was doing poorly among the African American community because a lot of them didn't know he was black."
Here's the line with more context around it:
Roberts: "But who's counting?" But with a woman, a Hispanic, an African American in the race, is this just the beginning of a really charged race?"
Stephanopoulos: "Oh, no question about it, Robin. Everybody is going to be on the lookout for double meanings, for coded messages. You know, in an ironic way though, this may have helped Barack Obama. One of the big problems his advisors noted is that a lot of-- He was doing poorly among the African American community because a lot of them didn't know he was black. And this has given a lot of attention to that in these first opening days and it could be a silver lining for him."
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So Stephanopoulos, a democrat
February 2, 2007 - 14:43 ET by Mica the MagnificentSo Stephanopoulos, a democrat and a former member of the Clinton administration, believes African-Americans are so stupid they can't recognize another black unless a white democrat points it out to them?
The plantation mind-set is alive and well in lib-land.
It's worse than that Mica
February 2, 2007 - 17:54 ET by SportPoliticsIt's worse than that Mica. Stephyflopalass is trying to squeeze some gold out of Biden's crackered egg remark, and in so doing he's told us he believes blacks should vote for Obama on the basis of a racist skin color decision. So here we have an open endorsement of racism by that demobigot.
I don't understand how they get away with it, really.
So, we're supposed to judge
February 2, 2007 - 14:49 ET by motherbeltSo, we're supposed to judge him on his accomplishments, not skin color. But it's OK for African-Americans who wouldn't have voted for him before to change their minds now, just be cause he's black????????
The oh-so-sensitive Liberals are always the first to point out whether someone is black, or Hispanic, or whatever. That's why the NY Times wasn't content to call Michelle Malkin just a firecracker, but had to make it the "Filipina firecracker." Skin color or ethinicity is always the FIRST thing they notice and comment on.
HE'S BLACK!!!!???? (holy cr
February 2, 2007 - 15:02 ET by RackieHE'S BLACK!!!!???? (holy crap Batman)
You've just pointed out the p
February 2, 2007 - 15:05 ET by Republic1You've just pointed out the paradox of which virtually no liberal in America dares speak. Many liberals are positively obsessed with race, gender, ethnicity, national origin and religious affiliation. But ask one if any of these matter to them, and they will absolutely deny it. On another note, it's nice to see the press not giving a pass to wealthy liberal elitist Joe Biden. Then again, he's not Obama, so he's running against the MSM's choice for the next President.
"Whoever changed his Islamic religion, then kill him." -Muhammad
Yeah, doing poorly Stephyflopalass
February 2, 2007 - 18:16 ET by SportPoliticsYep. Stephyflopalass declared he was doing poorly in the black community because they didn't know he was black,uhh.... because Stephy has a handy poll, where he asked the black community about Obama's (racist polling for dem racist plotting) race....
So, now the msm needs a lot of racists in the "black community" ,so we can expect a lot of anti-oreo/uncletom hatred, unless of course bigotboy is wrong, and his racist analysis has it exactly wrong, and Obama is the uncle tom.
ps - There isn't a chance in HE double toothpicks the msm newsheads left the black Obama trumpetting out of any report,so there of course isn't a single black person in the USA that has heard "Obama" and "doesn't know he's black".
I remember when I was a teena
February 2, 2007 - 15:26 ET by Ruths husband BenI remember when I was a teenager watching Ali fight some white English guy. Fortunately there was an announcer to tell us that Ali was in the white trunks, otherwise I would have never known who was who.
Now we know that Obama is black, has anyone thought to tell him? I mean his life experience does not really align with 99.999% of the American Black culture.
Obama is black?
February 2, 2007 - 17:46 ET by nkviking75If most blacks didn't know Obama was black, it's because until the recent hype-fest, most Americans had no idea who Barack Obama was. Even now, there are probably still a lot of people in this country who wouldn't be able to identify him from his picture. That's because Obama's resume is still very, very thin.
NK, I swear I'm not being a j
February 2, 2007 - 18:34 ET by tracheostomyNK, I swear I'm not being a jerk, but "recent hype fest" is a bit off. The Obama Hollywood hype goes back to Nov_'04 at the very least.
Semi-NSFW audio-clip here.
And kudos to Graham for choosing a more valid target for "lines that jump out of a transcript". This quote is way better than the recent Biden hype.
-PJ
Draft Condi for '08!
Point taken
February 2, 2007 - 18:38 ET by nkviking75You're not a jerk at all, traech, and your point is well taken. But you have to admit, there's been a surge in the hype-fest the last few months.
You're right and it's also fu
February 2, 2007 - 18:43 ET by tracheostomyYou're right and it's also funny that I just remembered there was an episode of Friends that did the exact same thing with Stephanopoulos as well.
-PJ
Draft Condi for '08!
Should I mail Stephy a lapel button nkviking ?
February 2, 2007 - 18:37 ET by SportPoliticsShould I mail Stephy a lapel button nkviking ?
"Obama is Black"
lol ( That has a ring to it - and the dems could use it as a way of "saying" that his greatness has returned and give the impression that his empty record precedes him )
Then Obama could give a speech, whine about the Governator, take his break before the final address and before disengaging, he could say " I'll be Black " . Chrissy Matthews could spittle,tell Obama and his audience he's black, then ask him if he said "Black" or meant to say "back" and it slipped. Then he could giggle and smile and interrupt the answer. John Stewart would pick it up,and the libs would be off to the races.
The "disadvantaged" democrat regions of dem inspired decay could pick it up and rap " Barak be Black, and he's all that " or whatever...
Viking just look for the ears
February 3, 2007 - 02:45 ET by Dan The Man 2Viking just look for the ears as they shade you from the sun.
Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark. -- save my gun, shoot a liberal.
Forgot a detail
February 3, 2007 - 05:53 ET by nkviking75I also meant to add that if you were hearing Obama's name for the first time without seeing a picture, you might be forgiven for jumping to the conclusion that he's Arabic.
PS. I should have read more before typing, as aero makes the same point below.
nk -- if you were hearing O
February 3, 2007 - 06:08 ET by Jack Bauernk -- if you were hearing Obama's name for the first time without seeing a
picture, you might be forgiven for jumping to the conclusion that he's
Arabic.
You'd also be forgiven for thinking he sounds like every other wrong-headed, misguided BIG GOVERNMENT welfare stateist liberal you ever heard.
Stunningly banal, unoriginal mind, mouthing empty cliches and failed nosrums.
The media has dubbed him black, hence the messiah syndrome.
He's exactly the same person called Dave Smith except he's a Smith of pallor, and you've more chance of seeing Elvis than seeing him on TV.
I think we're overlooking an
February 2, 2007 - 20:02 ET by aeroI think we're overlooking an important follow-up question here. If they didn't know he was black, they must never have seen him. Therefore, they were just going off of his name and nothing else. The question is, what ethnicity or race did they think he was? With a name like Barack Hussein Obama, I'm pretty sure people don't immediately jump to the conclusion that he's white, Hispanic, or Asian. That leaves black or Middle Eastern, among less likely choices. The implication therefore is that people in the African American community must have thought he was Middle Eastern. And he wasn't doing well in that community. How racist of them!
Allow me to question one thin
February 2, 2007 - 20:30 ET by Cape ConservativeAllow me to question one thing...how come BHO is considered "black"...if he has a white mother, doesn't that make him 50/50?????
If I'm not mistaken, I believ
February 2, 2007 - 20:32 ET by Cape ConservativeIf I'm not mistaken, I believe that was one of the issues he raised in his book...who was he...where did he fit in etc etc