Comments on: Under Pressure, Obama Prepares for Race and Unity Speech http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/03/17/under-pressure-obama-prepares-for-race-and-unity-speech/ America's Election HQ Mon, 12 May 2008 19:54:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: exemployee http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/03/17/under-pressure-obama-prepares-for-race-and-unity-speech/#comment-239818 exemployee Sat, 22 Mar 2008 20:33:56 +0000 http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/03/17/under-pressure-obama-prepares-for-race-and-unity-speech/#comment-239818 I found Obama's speech on March 18, 2008 insulting to my intelligence, and personally insulting to me as a white American. I have never done anything wrong to the black community. I am proud that we have come to the point where a black man, or woman, can do what only white men could have done less than fifty years ago. I don’t owe the black community an apology for anything. In fact, the black community owes my family, and a great many other families, a great debt, not the other way around. My great, great, great uncle died in the Civil War so the black population could be free. Think about that one. It’s not all about what the black community thinks we, as white people, owe them. For instance, how would the black community feel if there was an all White Entertainment Television? They would scream we were being racist and segregating the white and black population. NEWSFLASH: What is BET? Oh, yes, Black Entertainment Television. Yes, they have that. But whites aren’t allowed to scream racism over that, are we? And another example: http://www.nabse.org/about.htm This organization’s primary purpose is to educate “black children” and promote “black educators”, etc. Notice a pattern there? I wonder how they would feel if we had an organization primarily established for the education of white children and the purpose of promoting white educators. And in a rather interesting article found at: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE7DE1531F93AA15756C0A967958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all I found this interesting little piece. “Since the Federal order was issued in 1984, (to make the almost all black college at least 50% white) the percentage of white students at Tennessee State has fluctuated, finally growing to 34.5 percent last fall, from 31.2 percent in 1985. The effort has not always gone smoothly. Dawn Vaden, an 18-year-old nursing major who is white, said repeated slurs by blacks have made her feel unwelcome. Her father gave her a canister of Mace after she decided to attend the university. She lives in an off-campus apartment, and her parents have forbidden her to take evening courses that would cause her to be on campus at night. “I don’t think it will ever be 50-50,” Miss Vaden said. “This is their school. I don’t think they are going to give it up.’ “ WHAT IS THAT ALL ABOUT? Black racism against whites? MR.OBAMA, PLEASE EXPLAIN TO YOUR BLACK POPULATION THAT THEY CANNOT HAVE IT BOTH WAYS! There that’s off my chest. I found Obama’s speech on March 18, 2008 insulting to my intelligence, and personally insulting to me as a white American. I have never done anything wrong to the black community. I am proud that we have come to the point where a black man, or woman, can do what only white men could have done less than fifty years ago. I don’t owe the black community an apology for anything. In fact, the black community owes my family, and a great many other families, a great debt, not the other way around. My great, great, great uncle died in the Civil War so the black population could be free. Think about that one. It’s not all about what the black community thinks we, as white people, owe them.

For instance, how would the black community feel if there was an all White Entertainment Television? They would scream we were being racist and segregating the white and black population. NEWSFLASH: What is BET? Oh, yes, Black Entertainment Television. Yes, they have that. But whites aren’t allowed to scream racism over that, are we? And another example: http://www.nabse.org/about.htm This organization’s primary purpose is to educate “black children” and promote “black educators”, etc. Notice a pattern there? I wonder how they would feel if we had an organization primarily established for the education of white children and the purpose of promoting white educators.

And in a rather interesting article found at:

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE7DE1531F93AA15756C0A967958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all

I found this interesting little piece.

“Since the Federal order was issued in 1984, (to make the almost all black college at least 50% white) the percentage of white students at Tennessee State has fluctuated, finally growing to 34.5 percent last fall, from 31.2 percent in 1985. The effort has not always gone smoothly. Dawn Vaden, an 18-year-old nursing major who is white, said repeated slurs by blacks have made her feel unwelcome. Her father gave her a canister of Mace after she decided to attend the university. She lives in an off-campus apartment, and her parents have forbidden her to take evening courses that would cause her to be on campus at night. “I don’t think it will ever be 50-50,” Miss Vaden said. “This is their school. I don’t think they are going to give it up.’ “

WHAT IS THAT ALL ABOUT? Black racism against whites? MR.OBAMA, PLEASE EXPLAIN TO YOUR BLACK POPULATION THAT THEY CANNOT HAVE IT BOTH WAYS!

There that’s off my chest.

]]> By: OK http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/03/17/under-pressure-obama-prepares-for-race-and-unity-speech/#comment-238720 OK Sat, 22 Mar 2008 08:13:24 +0000 http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/03/17/under-pressure-obama-prepares-for-race-and-unity-speech/#comment-238720 We are waiting for Ceaser. We are waiting for Ceaser.

]]> By: John http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/03/17/under-pressure-obama-prepares-for-race-and-unity-speech/#comment-233532 John Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:44:21 +0000 http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/03/17/under-pressure-obama-prepares-for-race-and-unity-speech/#comment-233532 Joe...you may want to do a bit of research before posting like this...Sean through the guy off his program over 10 years ago and has not spoken to him since...if Obama had done that it would not be an issue now. Joe…you may want to do a bit of research before posting like this…Sean through the guy off his program over 10 years ago and has not spoken to him since…if Obama had done that it would not be an issue now.

]]> By: Joe http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/03/17/under-pressure-obama-prepares-for-race-and-unity-speech/#comment-232792 Joe Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:10:46 +0000 http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/03/17/under-pressure-obama-prepares-for-race-and-unity-speech/#comment-232792 Why is Sean Hannity asking Obama to cenounce his pastor when he himself has been a tutored by a very famouse white supremisist? Why is Sean Hannity asking Obama to cenounce his pastor when he himself has been a tutored by a very famouse white supremisist?

]]> By: Nina http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/03/17/under-pressure-obama-prepares-for-race-and-unity-speech/#comment-229529 Nina Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:59:08 +0000 http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/03/17/under-pressure-obama-prepares-for-race-and-unity-speech/#comment-229529 I have personally been warming up to Obama as a candidate over the last couple of weeks. However, having heard some of the things said by his spiritual guide has changed my mind. While it is unfair to hold someone accountable for what someone else has asaid, being closely associated with a man that said we deserved the 9/11 tragedy the Sunday after it happened and talking about the "spoon-fed" white people, is not something I would want my president to be. There is a good possibility that all those quotes and parts of Wright's speeches were taken out of context, or it wasn't supposed to be taken that literally, or that it is a valid point of view that American foreign policy of butting-in and making everything that is going on overseas (as long as it can potentially benefit us, of course) our business, was bound to have some sort of an effect on the people, but it seems that in trying to be inspirational, Wright only made the sermon controversial and potentially very harmful for Omaba's campaign, for there were better ways to explain his point of view, ways that would come across as less racist and anti-American. After decades and centuries of explicit racism, we are now at the point where in order to prevent racism and any sort of inequality towards black people, we have a double standard of what people of the race can and cannot say - any white presidential candidate associated with potentially racist remarks would never even be given an opportunity to make a speech to say whether he actually agrees or not with said remarks and try to explain what the other person might have meant to that. So, although it is important to try to understand what was really meant by the Wright's contravercial sermons, it is also equally important to hold someone accountable for their words and not blame "the U.S. of KKK-A" for their own prejudices against the people of the other race. I have personally been warming up to Obama as a candidate over the last couple of weeks. However, having heard some of the things said by his spiritual guide has changed my mind. While it is unfair to hold someone accountable for what someone else has asaid, being closely associated with a man that said we deserved the 9/11 tragedy the Sunday after it happened and talking about the “spoon-fed” white people, is not something I would want my president to be. There is a good possibility that all those quotes and parts of Wright’s speeches were taken out of context, or it wasn’t supposed to be taken that literally, or that it is a valid point of view that American foreign policy of butting-in and making everything that is going on overseas (as long as it can potentially benefit us, of course) our business, was bound to have some sort of an effect on the people, but it seems that in trying to be inspirational, Wright only made the sermon controversial and potentially very harmful for Omaba’s campaign, for there were better ways to explain his point of view, ways that would come across as less racist and anti-American.

After decades and centuries of explicit racism, we are now at the point where in order to prevent racism and any sort of inequality towards black people, we have a double standard of what people of the race can and cannot say - any white presidential candidate associated with potentially racist remarks would never even be given an opportunity to make a speech to say whether he actually agrees or not with said remarks and try to explain what the other person might have meant to that. So, although it is important to try to understand what was really meant by the Wright’s contravercial sermons, it is also equally important to hold someone accountable for their words and not blame “the U.S. of KKK-A” for their own prejudices against the people of the other race.

]]> By: Linda Jones http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/03/17/under-pressure-obama-prepares-for-race-and-unity-speech/#comment-227263 Linda Jones Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:30:09 +0000 http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/03/17/under-pressure-obama-prepares-for-race-and-unity-speech/#comment-227263 As Obama speaks of Change in Washington, how do we know that the change he plans to make is not making Washington the new headquarters for this civil rights committee and the NAACP. We have had the wool pulled over our eyes by black people it seems. Over the years we the white people have be convinced as we should be to treat everyone by their actions and not by their color. But as we see now, the black people have not been doing this. As we see by Wrights sermen,blacks,Still teach their people to be anti-white and anti-American. And that came through as Michelle Obama stated that she has not been proud to be American until now. And Obama has been taking his children to Wrights church where anti-white and anti-American sermens are given. So this continues this radical racial behavior that we see in black people. And as Obama and so many other black people who have been interviewed about the Wright sermen, this is common in black churches. I am outraged as a white person, that these black people are doing the exact opposite that they want us to do. As Obama speaks of Change in Washington, how do we know that the change he plans to make is not making Washington the new headquarters for this civil rights committee and the NAACP. We have had the wool pulled over our eyes by black people it seems. Over the years we the white people have be convinced as we should be to treat everyone by their actions and not by their color. But as we see now, the black people have not been doing this. As we see by Wrights sermen,blacks,Still teach their people to be anti-white and anti-American. And that came through as Michelle Obama stated that she has not been proud to be American until now. And Obama has been taking his children to Wrights church where anti-white and anti-American sermens are given. So this continues this radical racial behavior that we see in black people. And as Obama and so many other black people who have been interviewed about the Wright sermen, this is common in black churches. I am outraged as a white person, that these black people are doing the exact opposite that they want us to do.

]]> By: rick cassar http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/03/17/under-pressure-obama-prepares-for-race-and-unity-speech/#comment-227243 rick cassar Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:22:48 +0000 http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/03/17/under-pressure-obama-prepares-for-race-and-unity-speech/#comment-227243 Why didn't you stream the full video? When you don't, you allow the editing and propagandizing that is so typical of this foreign run network. As your mentor has stated: "Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger." -- Herman Goering at the Nuremberg trials Why didn’t you stream the full video? When you don’t, you allow the editing and propagandizing
that is so typical of this foreign run network.

As your mentor has stated:

“Of course the people don’t want war. But after all, it’s the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it’s always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it’s a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger.”

— Herman Goering at the Nuremberg trials

]]> By: NONAB http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/03/17/under-pressure-obama-prepares-for-race-and-unity-speech/#comment-220736 NONAB Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:46:38 +0000 http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/03/17/under-pressure-obama-prepares-for-race-and-unity-speech/#comment-220736 FIRST OF ALL...I DON'T THINK FOR ONE MINUTE THAT OBAMA HAS NEVER HEARD WRIGHT'S HATE AMERICA SPEACHES OR THAT HE HAS NOT AGREED WITH HIM ON SOME.... SECOND OF ALL....IF OBAMA GOES TO THE OVAL OFFICE, YOU CAN BE SURE HIS MENTOR, AND ADOPTED UNCLE...WRIGHT....WILL BE AT HIS RIGHT HAND....AND THAT BRINGS ALONG WITH IT ALL OF WRIGHT'S RACIAL AND HATE AMERICA VIEWS....HIS BUDDY FARRAKHAN, OBAMA'S FRIEND FROM THE WEATHERMAN GROUP WILL BE THERE TOO...AND SOME COZY TRIPS TO LIBIA THAT WRIGHT CAN CHARGE TO OUR COUNTRY....WHEW I HAVE THAT SICK FEELING LIKE I DID WHEN I HEARD WE WERE UNDER ATTACK ON SEPTEMBER 11,2001 AFTER THINKING OF ALL OF THE ABOVE....IT SEEMS TRIVIAL THAT OBAMA SPOUTED ABOUT HILLARY BRING BILL TO THE WHITE HOUSE... I WOULD NEVER DOUBT THAT THEY LOVE OUR COUNTRY AND WISH GOD'S BLESSING ON US ALL, NO MATTER RACE OR REGEGION. PEOPLE WORRIED ABOUT MITT AND BRINGING HIS MORMON REGEGION TO THE WHITE HOUSE.....THEY ARE AFRAID OF DONNIE AND MARIE'S RELEGION, BUT NOT FARRAKHAN?!! AND AS FOR PEOPLE WHO WORRY ABOUT ROMNEY...I KNOW A LITTLE ABOUT THE MORMON RELEGION OF TODAY AND THEY TRULY HAVE GOOD MORALS AND VALUES AND HONOR THE JEWISH PEOPLE AND THE TEACHINGS OF CHRIST.......I WOULD NOT WORRY FOR ONE MINUTE IF ROMNEY WAS HELPING TO LEAD OUR COUNTRY OR WHO HE WOULD BRING TO THE WHITE HOUSE... FIRST OF ALL…I DON’T THINK FOR ONE MINUTE THAT OBAMA HAS NEVER HEARD WRIGHT’S HATE AMERICA SPEACHES OR THAT HE HAS NOT AGREED WITH HIM ON SOME…. SECOND OF ALL….IF OBAMA GOES TO THE OVAL OFFICE, YOU CAN BE SURE HIS MENTOR, AND ADOPTED UNCLE…WRIGHT….WILL BE AT HIS RIGHT HAND….AND THAT BRINGS ALONG WITH IT ALL OF WRIGHT’S RACIAL AND HATE AMERICA VIEWS….HIS BUDDY FARRAKHAN, OBAMA’S FRIEND FROM THE WEATHERMAN GROUP WILL BE THERE TOO…AND SOME COZY TRIPS TO LIBIA THAT WRIGHT CAN CHARGE TO OUR COUNTRY….WHEW I HAVE THAT SICK FEELING LIKE I DID WHEN I HEARD WE WERE UNDER ATTACK ON SEPTEMBER 11,2001

AFTER THINKING OF ALL OF THE ABOVE….IT SEEMS TRIVIAL THAT OBAMA SPOUTED ABOUT HILLARY BRING BILL TO THE WHITE HOUSE…
I WOULD NEVER DOUBT THAT THEY LOVE OUR COUNTRY AND WISH GOD’S BLESSING ON US ALL, NO MATTER RACE OR REGEGION.

PEOPLE WORRIED ABOUT MITT AND BRINGING HIS MORMON REGEGION TO THE WHITE HOUSE…..THEY ARE AFRAID OF DONNIE AND MARIE’S RELEGION, BUT NOT FARRAKHAN?!!

AND AS FOR PEOPLE WHO WORRY ABOUT ROMNEY…I KNOW A LITTLE ABOUT THE MORMON RELEGION OF TODAY AND THEY TRULY HAVE GOOD MORALS AND VALUES AND HONOR THE JEWISH PEOPLE AND THE TEACHINGS OF CHRIST…….I WOULD NOT WORRY FOR ONE MINUTE IF ROMNEY WAS HELPING TO LEAD OUR COUNTRY OR WHO HE WOULD BRING TO THE WHITE HOUSE…

]]> By: Alan Jackman http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/03/17/under-pressure-obama-prepares-for-race-and-unity-speech/#comment-218293 Alan Jackman Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:34:42 +0000 http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/03/17/under-pressure-obama-prepares-for-race-and-unity-speech/#comment-218293 Do I have a comment? If Obama's speech today is about "race" it's off the mark. What we have been listening to over the last week or so from his pastor goes much farther than just race. And Obama has been a member of that church for 20 years? And he never heard one of these sermons "from the pews"? Maybe not these, but how about others? I have never trusted this man because I don't know him. He has no background from which to form an opinion. With this latest flap over Rev. Wright, I don't think I could ever trust him. From Obama's own lips, it is clear that Rev. Wright is far more than just the man who speaks from the pulpit each Sunday. He is Obama's spiritual guide, his mentor, his pastor, and his friend. I have friends I don't always agree with on every subject. Not agreeing is one thing. This kind of slanderous talk about America is quite another. Frankly, if Rev. Wright thinks it's so awful here why doesn't he go to Africa for an extended stay (like for the rest of his life). Do I have a comment?
If Obama’s speech today is about “race” it’s off the mark. What we have been listening to over the last week or so from his pastor goes much farther than just race. And Obama has been a member of that church for 20 years? And he never heard one of these sermons “from the pews”? Maybe not these, but how about others?
I have never trusted this man because I don’t know him. He has no background from which to form an opinion. With this latest flap over Rev. Wright, I don’t think I could ever trust him. From Obama’s own lips, it is clear that Rev. Wright is far more than just the man who speaks from the pulpit each Sunday. He is Obama’s spiritual guide, his mentor, his pastor, and his friend.
I have friends I don’t always agree with on every subject. Not agreeing is one thing. This kind of slanderous talk about America is quite another. Frankly, if Rev. Wright thinks it’s so awful here why doesn’t he go to Africa for an extended stay (like for the rest of his life).

]]> By: Ralph Carney http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/03/17/under-pressure-obama-prepares-for-race-and-unity-speech/#comment-218292 Ralph Carney Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:34:40 +0000 http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/03/17/under-pressure-obama-prepares-for-race-and-unity-speech/#comment-218292 a speech is a cop out he needs to answer questions at a press conferance a speech is a cop out he needs to answer questions at a press conferance

]]> By: John White http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/03/17/under-pressure-obama-prepares-for-race-and-unity-speech/#comment-218291 John White Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:31:46 +0000 http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/03/17/under-pressure-obama-prepares-for-race-and-unity-speech/#comment-218291 If senator Obama has condoned the pastor's philosphy in any way, shape, or form, his legitimacy as a presidential candidate should be questioned. Divisive issues on race should not be tolerated by a potential presidential candidate. If senator Obama has condoned the pastor’s philosphy in any way, shape, or form, his legitimacy as a presidential candidate should be questioned. Divisive issues on race should not be tolerated by a potential presidential candidate.

]]> By: lw http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/03/17/under-pressure-obama-prepares-for-race-and-unity-speech/#comment-218290 lw Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:31:12 +0000 http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/03/17/under-pressure-obama-prepares-for-race-and-unity-speech/#comment-218290 He will escape all of this - the teflon man continues He will escape all of this - the teflon man continues

]]> By: leigh http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/03/17/under-pressure-obama-prepares-for-race-and-unity-speech/#comment-218289 leigh Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:31:02 +0000 http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/03/17/under-pressure-obama-prepares-for-race-and-unity-speech/#comment-218289 Does anyone know who is paying for his air time? Does anyone know who is paying for his air time?

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