Thursday, November 29th, 2007
Quote of The Day
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Time Magazine asked Barack Obama some questions yesterday:
How do you deal with the idea that some people might not vote for you because of your race?
“Racism is a function of our society. There are some people who aren’t going to vote for me because I’ve got big ears. Part of my optimism about Americans is that I don’t think they expect me to be deracialized in order to represent them.”
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first lol that 4 in a row
damn u xman
lol. . . Word up Rico?
Well, Obama, that is a nice compliment of Americans, but we have a long way to go to get where we are not deracialized.
I agree Sun Goddess.
Yeah American people have a long way to go.Its funny thou how we have our first strong black runner up for pres and everyone is on Hilarys *****…my people(SMH)
American=White people
better hearing this than listenting to Jessie and Sharpton’s 40-year rhetoric.
I like Obama, but the fact remains ain’t no way in hell he’s gonna be the next Pres. and it’s sad he might actually do some good in office
OBAMA ‘08
WUS UP BMAMA RUN OBAMA RUN
Hey!!! Roey, long time no see-y!!!
finally a topic and person worth discussing!!! my bf and i were just talking about obama.i really hope people can look past his color and hear the man.
Who is going to believe that lie Obama? I don’t they hung Blk people for having big ears. This whole race doesn’t matter is bogus.
to bahama mama and anyone else who thinks he can’t make it as president: if you support him and think he could rock the office, make sure your voice is heard. don’t be discouraged by what may seem like other’s ignorance. do your thing and encourage/insist others around you do the same.
it worries me when i hear our people say that just b/c it makes me wonder if they will still vote if the believe his defeat is inevitable. i’m not saying that you are one of these people bm but your statement reminded me of some who think that way.
haha, i’m glad he acknowledged his big ***** ears, lolol!
Won’t vote for you because you have ‘big ears’ ? What a *****ing moron – he is giving the fools who won’t vote for him too much credit and even trying to rationalize this stupidity. He should be ashamed of saying such nonesense. As a black man, i’m ashamed for him.
Even if Obama loses out to Hillary, don’t you think voting for him will put AMERICA on notice????… I have heard people say they will not vote for Obama because they know he won’t win. Black America, please wake-up!!!…
Don’t make decisions based off of the media…DO YOUR RESEARCH… Obama is a great candidate…
Yall are some idiots. By comparing people who won’t vote for him because of his race to people who won’t vote for him cause he has big ears, he exposes them as the trivial fools they are. The point is, he doesn’t take racists seriously, just like he doesn’t take people who hate his big ears seriously. he’s saying they have no power over him. In other words, he don’t give a ***** about whether or not some racist cracker is gonna vote for him, he’s reaching out to fair minded people and getting them to the polls is the key to his winning. And it looks like it’s working in Iowa, the state that must be won in order to win the nomination. Because just last week, he overtook Hillary in Iowa and is now leading.
This is what I like about Obama. Unlike Jesse and Al and the majority of African Americans who think the white man is god, he ain’t spending his days worrying about some racist white folks. Who cares?! He doesn’t need their votes to win. All he has to do is turn out decent white folks and enough intelligent free thinking black people, and he’s got it on lock.
Ok let me be the first and only to say and be real..I am voting for obama mainly because he is black dammit. I think we have had white men run this country and its still all *****ed up and we need a damn change…open your eyes black people!
OBAMA IS THA BEST CANIDATE
BUT IF BUSH WAS OUR LAST PRESIDENT
DER NO HOPE HE COULD GET THA MOST VOTES N STILL
LOSE I HATE POLITICS
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@ TS
Yall are some idiots. By comparing people who won’t vote for him because of his race to people who won’t vote for him cause he has big ears, he exposes them as the trivial fools they are. The point is, he doesn’t take racists seriously, just like he doesn’t take people who hate his big ears seriously. he’s saying they have no power over him. In other words, he don’t give a ***** about whether or not some racist cracker is gonna vote for him, he’s reaching out to fair minded people and getting them to the polls is the key to his winning.
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Co-sign!
I think people are missing the point of what he said. They just saw that he didn’t go Dave Chappelle on ‘em and say ‘F@ck ‘em then!’ so they missed it. He didn’t say that Americans were deracialized – in fact, the very first line says the exact opposite – racism is a function of our society. Give Obama a break!
frank
Won’t vote for you because you have ‘big ears’ ?
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except it’s true. just as there are folks out there right now who swear up and down they’d never vote for him strictly because his middle name is ‘hussein’. people have weird reasons not to vote for someone. better to make fun of his ears than state the real reason, you know what i mean?
cutie pie
Ok let me be the first and only to say and be real..I am voting for obama mainly because he is black dammit.
I respect your honestly.
people are not going to vote for obama because he isnt saying nothing special. He just want to fill the status quo. i think Edwards it the best person for the job. I think its wrong for you to vote for someone just because they are black as it is wrong for a white to vote for a white because of race. listen to the topics at hand. I have been a Democrate but i like the strenght of the some of the republicans. They take stands against Immigration, Gay marriage, and other bull***** topics. Democrates wont change anything and they know they are going to win by default
I love Barack to death, but he really needs to start making more intelligent comments. Aside from that, he needs to start clarifying where he stands on issues. The whole “run around” thing was fine in the beginning, because everyone does it. I feel like he’s in the grey about almost everything, including race.
Brotha, you’re a brotha and you have to be 10 times better and they still might not vote for your *****. Big ears. SMH. ‘Nuff said.
And the propaganda begins…
Obama ‘08
Andie,
What has Obama not been clear on? What issues is he running around, exactly?
Apparently someone thinks he’s intelligent enough. Look at the money he has raised and the fact that he has a legitimate shot at winning.
His response was very intelligent and apparently went over some of your heads. Racism will always exist. He is not counting on the discriminators to vote for him. He’s counting on those people that are intelligent enough to think for themselves instead of just going with the status quo. Those people are the ones most likely to understand his response.
I agree with TS. It’s sad that when a humorous comment is made viewers on this blog takes it seriously and have not heard what was said. Where is the intelligence? MY GOD. Some of you have a long way to go. He definitely has a strong following now and hopefully as the time gets closer he will have more. Even if he doesn’t win, he has definitely made a mark in history. He is by far one of the most intelligent man I’ve listened to. He makes me proud to be black!
When asked during the CNN debates a couple of weeks back, how to fix Social Security, Clinton attacked Obama’s plan to raise taxes on the upper cl*****.
Hillary Clinton believes that the middle cl***** makes 97,000 a year and is opposed to Obama’s plan to raise taxes for those who make more than that amount.
Obama responded correctly by saying “Understand that only 6 percent of Americans make more than $97,000 so 6 percent is not the middle cl***** — it’s the upper cl*****.”
Why is this important? Well the 2003 median money income for Blacks was about $30,000 which was 62 percent of the median non-Hispanic White households and the Median money income for Hispanic households was about $33,000.
That means that Hillary doesn’t even know the financial cl*****/status of those whose votes she is lobbying for. She cares more about the upper cl***** than the middle cl***** and the poor.
anyone catch him on jon stewart? LOL
he sooo reminded me of “Braxton” from the jamie foxx show
@kdogg
I have to agree with you. I have started really listening and reading up and Obama is on it. I really don’t like what Clinton has to say. Again I’m fresh so what the hell do I know, right?
Dear Bossip,
Can you all “PLEASE” stop running that tired azz pic of two of them. I’m sure that you have access to photos of her with her hair done.
Thanks
Obama’s just another politician. He aint said he’s gonna bring the troops home. He can talk about finance all day, but he does’nt say how he’s gonna revive the damn near dead dollar. Some folk seem to think that just cause he’s black he’s the answer. Fugg that. The US has engaged in what can be called a nuclear war in Iraq and Afganistan due to the use of depleted uranium ammunition. He does’nt even touch on the REAL issues facing the US….let alone the world. He has’nt said point blank that he will STOP illegal immigration. They are all a bunch of lying fake mother fuggers who aint looking out for the people. Ron Paul for President. I agree with Reggie….get a better pic of the man & his wife.
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@AND
As long as you think for yourself and vote in spite of the status quo—not for it, you will be alright in my book. I don’t have a problem with people having a different opinion than my own as long as their opinion is truly theirs and NOT what they have been told or conditioned to think or feel.
Thats why I do not vote “straight party ticket” and I don’t vote for one party. I try my best to vote for the best candidate, even if that means going against the Pastor, radio personality, talkshow host, family members, or co-workers. If everyone voted this way, then the best candidate would always get elected.
As I said before, I am not sold on Obama. I have a problem with his stance on a particular issue. I do respect him for making his position clear on that issue.
I like most of everthing else he has to say, and his family life “seems” to be that of a normal, down-to-earth, non-silver spoon-fed, regular family. I think that could definitely be a plus concerning his charachter.
I do know that Hillary will not get my vote. Neither will Guiliani.
@sitfu
Whats a Real issue to you may be trivial to someone else and vice versa.
Separate but not equal, Segregation, and Jim Crow laws were Real issues to part of the population while another segment pretended there wasnt a problem.
If a President could do everything single handedly, why would you need Congress, the legislature, the Judicial branch, or anyone else? So if Ron Paul said, as you said, point blank that he would stop Illegal Immigration…he’s being more than a little presumptuous.
@TS I agree! People need to learn how to read and comprehend. Win or not I think we should support OBAMA. It will get the GOV’s attention. Maybe they will be more concerned about what they can do in our schools and communities.
I refuse to vote for anyone who doesnt disagree with gay marriage in fear of losing votes. not that that it is the most important issue but as a man if you are too scared to speak on values men are taught in fear of losing votes, you are not man enough to be president
kdogg you are right. The President cant do it all alone as you said, but he can set the tone. He can say “If elected, I will stop illegal immigration”. Period dot. He can say “Homosexuals get no special *rights* as a cl***** of people”. Those are solid stances. No confusion. No gettin it twisted. Presumptuous or not…it would be his platform.
“I think its wrong for you to vote for someone just because they are black as it is wrong for a white to vote for a white because of race.”
PLEASE OPEN YOUR EYES, THEY DO IT ALL THE TIME WHICH IS WHY THEY CONTINUE TO RUN THE DAMN COUNTRY!!!
See thats just the damn problem, as black people we are made to go against each other. Why can’t we just stick together damn! Clearly this man is right for the job and for you to even bring up edwards offends the crap out of me. Yall go ahead and put the same ol’ fools back in the white house again. Better yet go ahead and put that white woman in the seat and think she got your back .yall thought bush was bad ha
F*** everybody obama, you got my vote brother!
cutie pie
how does me mentioning Ewards offend you
kdogg you are right. The President cant do it all alone as you said, but he can set the tone. He can say “If elected, I will stop illegal immigration”. Period dot. He can say “Homosexuals get no special *rights* as a cl***** of people”. Those are solid stances. No confusion. No gettin it twisted. Presumptuous or not…it would be his platform.
thats what i am talking about, if obama say these things he will h ave my vote
Can yall listen to what the man is saying. He said he does not think he has to be deracialized in order to run nor win.
Are we that much into self hatered that we can’t fathom the idea that this man could win. I mean why is it that these white people can see all this greatness in this man but we for some reason we can’t.
Could it be that if this man wins there will be no more room for excuses in why you can’t do something anymore or why you haven’t done something already.
Why are we so willing to believe that Hilary really cares and understand black culture better than Barack Obama. Do you realize how intelligent and smart this man is just to be doing what he is doing right now in this moment.
Wake black people.
Obama Bin Laden is black?!?!? I did not know that. I thought he was just a weak, spineless homosexual.
American=White people????
He’s right.The vast majority of Americans simply want you to be who are & articulate a vision for where you want to lead this great nation. Now if he’s looking for my vote…he should :
1)NOT RAISE TAXES
2)CUT TAXES
3)NOT EVEN ATTEMPT TO DESTROY THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM WITH SOCIALIZED MEDICINE.IN FACT HE SHOULD DISMANTLE THIS EXPANSION OF MEDICARE/AID THAT BIG GOVT. REPUBLICAN GEORGE BUSH IMPLEMENTED.
4)STAY IN IRAQ UNTIL EVERY LAST MEMBER OF AL QAEDA
IS SENT OFF TO BE WITH THEIR VIRGINS…AND ISLAM IS FORCED TO LOOK ITSELF IN THE MIRROR AND REFORM.
5)DELETE MOST CORPORATE WELFARE.
Ok everybody take notice, you’re about to see the serious side of 6am,
Obama can’t win, no white people over the age of 65 are gonna vote for a Black man, no less a black man with a name like Obama.
Eventhough he has some brilliant ideas on making America better, he’ll need the support of congress and the senate, both filled with old school white people who aint about to put their careers on the line.
Even if he was elected President, some crazy **********a will try and kill his *****.
He will get blamed for everything, Imagine if it was him in the whitehouse right now making the same decisions as a George Bush, can you see the outrage?
I can never vote for someone that is pro-choice. Black or White period. I’m pro-life all the way.
Its6amHoGetOut
Ok everybody take notice, you’re about to see the serious side of 6am,
Obama can’t win, no white people over the age of 65 are gonna vote for a Black man, no less a black man with a name like Obama.
Eventhough he has some brilliant ideas on making America better, he’ll need the support of congress and the senate, both filled with old school white people who aint about to put their careers on the line.
Even if he was elected President, some crazy **********a will try and kill his *****.
He will get blamed for everything, Imagine if it was him in the whitehouse right now making the same decisions as a George Bush, can you see the outrage?
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Yes, be scared of progress. Don’t vote on for a brilliant black candidate. We need a good white man to look out for everyone.
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I’m only trying to give you what you want
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That poem above was tight.
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