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It's more comfortable as well as far more realistic to think Obama plays the card as a tool and a strategic move in what he's trying to accomplish. Whatever that may be at a given time. As a professional politician and at the very top of that game? I'd call that not only likely, but almost certain to be the answer out of those two possible outcomes.
African-Americans feel the context of the Martin killing is little known or denied, "and that all contributes, I think, to a sense that if a white male teen was involved in the same kind of scenario that, from top to bottom, both the outcome and the aftermath might have been different," Obama said.
Does one half of Obama hate the other half,
Originally posted by Dreine
I think it's deeper and more complex than that.
Look at the majority of the news this year... racial issues. Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman. Oprah Winfrey and the $38,000 handbag debacle. Paula Deen.
People... we are purposely being pushed toward an outright racial war. Look all around you... tensions in this country have never been higher, and the MSM propaganda machine is fueling every last bit of it. To what end? Other than a terrorist attack, name another incident that would give the government the 'authority' to declare martial law? Massive racially-fueled violence.
Don't fall for it! Let's treat each other like human beings for once and stop falling for these tricks. There are bad people of every race, creed, and religion, we all know that. Ask yourself why you see the news the MSM sees fit to put in front of you... it is all for a purpose, take a step back and look at the big picture.
TLDR: Don't fall for race baiting, the government hates ALL of us equally.
Originally posted by FlyersFan
He may be mulato, but he identifies with being black. He has verbally separated himself from his white roots on many occassions ... either purposely or it just slipped out. "that's how white folks will do you" ... granny was a 'typical white person" ... and he went to that black liberation theology cult in chicago (blame white people for everything wrong in the world) for 20 years. It wouldn't surprise me if he had 'abandoned by rolling stone black daddy' issues ... I can see Obama trying to act 'black enough' to show his absentee daddy that he's good enough.... but of course only a shrink on a one-on-one setting could say that for sure. But it wouldn't surprise me if that was the case .... of course, we'll never know for sure.
Originally posted by Jahari
reply to post by Unity_99
He wouldnt have gotten or still be in the position he's in if powerful "white men" didn't want him to be.
Originally posted by Drala
We can look back on history and debate this another time in the future...but I am going to "go there"...
How did Hitler feel about his Jewish mother?
Do not rush to assume Barry O' Bombers opinion, based on your own experiences...I suspect his existence is much more complicated than most people could imagine...
Originally posted by MarioOnTheFly
reply to post by Wrabbit2000
It's more comfortable as well as far more realistic to think Obama plays the card as a tool and a strategic move in what he's trying to accomplish. Whatever that may be at a given time. As a professional politician and at the very top of that game? I'd call that not only likely, but almost certain to be the answer out of those two possible outcomes.
You might be right on that one...however...how do you comment his fervor in the Zimmerman case. Maybe it's just me...but somehow I got the impression that ruling for Zimmerman was...as just as it can be (from an objective unbiased position)...considering the circumstances.
I was rather shocked by his position. With mixed words...he practically endorsed Martin as a poor little victim...
Whatever your or his private feeling is...that case should have been about the deed committed. Yet he addressed the case from a "everybody is against the black people" stance...
So is that a political tool...or his private passion ? I doubt his adviser would advise him to do what he did...
edit:
here is a quote from Obama...
African-Americans feel the context of the Martin killing is little known or denied, "and that all contributes, I think, to a sense that if a white male teen was involved in the same kind of scenario that, from top to bottom, both the outcome and the aftermath might have been different," Obama said.
So he actually claims that the ruling was racially prejudiced. I don't know man...I try to stay unbiased in cases like these...but from what I red...I think the "boy" was far from innocent...and as such...the case can not be viewed solely from the racial point of view. ...