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Topic: Obama utters racist remark; Media turns blind eye

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Latin1 Posted – 3/22/2008 2:34:18 AM | show profile
While campaigning in Pennsylvania, Barack Obama was interviewed on Philadelphia radio station WIP (610-AM) hosted by Angelo Cataldi. On his show Barack tried to explain his twenty years association with his mentor, spiritual adviser and personal pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Jr.?s, Anti-American, anti-Israeli, and anti-white sermons.

He uttered this:

"The point I was making was not that my grandmother harbors any racial animosity. She doesn't. But she is a typical white person who, if she sees somebody on the street that she doesn't know, there's a reaction that's been bred into our experiences that don't go away, and that sometimes come out in the wrong way, and that's just the nature of race in our society."

What? What is a 'typical white person'?

So I checked for the defination of 'typical' just to make sure I caught what Obama meant, and here are just some of the definations of 'typical';


1) exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category.

2) Of or relating to a representative specimen; characteristic or distinctive.

3) Of the nature of, constituting, or serving as a type; emblematic.

4) Combining or exhibiting the essential characteristics of a group; as, a typical genus.


In other words Barack Obama made a sweeping generalization of one racial group.

uh, isn't that racist?

Many of the Obama supporters, including those in the mainstream media and on cable news have suddenly gone quiet. After he gave his speech on race, for being 'caught' having a twenty year relationship with a pastor who's sermons are hate speech, Barack did this speech to save his own 'political' skin. The Mainstream media on cable news ranted and raved that Obama's speech was one of the most momentous speechs in the history of the United States.

Then the next day Barack Obama threw that all away when he uttered this generalization of white people.

This remark is actually worse then Rev. Wright?s anti-white rants, because this wasn?t Wright who uttered this, but Obama himself.

Barack Obama meant in his radio interview that all whites are 'typically' racist. That is correct, not just conservative whites, but ALL whites. Obama should have said ?some? or ?a few?, but instead he grouped a whole group of people as ?typical?.

Now imagine if a white person had said of black people, that is ?typical? of black people? That would seen be, rightly so, as RACIST. Because you can?t group all people in one racial category based on the actions of a few, without knowing everyone of that a particular group. That is the definition of being racist.

So why hasn?t Chris Matthews and all the other ?talking heads? of cable news addressed this with same fervor that they did the Rev. Wright debacle? This wasn?t a slip up by an associate or by a person endorsing a candidate, but this came straight from the mouth of a candidate running as a ?unifier? and as Matthews of MSNBC referred as the new Lincoln or least on the same level.

So Cable news and print news how are you going to cover up this HUGE horrendous gaff made by your favorite presidential candidate, Barack Obama?

Well you can always blame Fox news. That is the usual standard fare.
Nikongirl Posted – 3/22/2008 5:36:06 AM | show profile
So - YOU alert the media then. Make sure you tell them, why not send your above post too and show them your proof? Stop complaining and DO something about it rather than blather on and on every day on the MB board, your outrage about everything Obama is palpable. Just go out there and DO something to let the world know what you know about Obama. Why I bet once the world finds out, once you explain what a bad, bad man Obama is, he will be instantly removed form the ballot.
Latin1 Posted – 3/22/2008 7:46:35 AM | show profile
well Nikongirl
Writing a blog IS addressing this. Remember this part of the mediabistro forum is about TV News and that is why I am asking these questions.
jtjt225m Posted – 3/22/2008 10:39:09 AM | show profile
Ummmm.....
Let's see, I think Fox and Friends did there entire show about the comment yesterday morning. I think Morning Joe did there entire show on it yesterday. Race for the White House with David Gregory, the comment was introduced there. I'm sure FNC talked about it a lot yesterday, which I know is hard to believe, but they are a part of the MSM. You know I wish you stop wanting ALL media outlets to call him a nigger and a racist, and treat him like we are in the 1960s. What's next do you want the KKK to burn a flag in his front yard? Do you want him to be lynched for having an opinion?

Lastly, I am african american, I lived in Nebraska for two years. I received countless looks by white people when I would pass them on the street. One time at a gig, I had an older white women say to me how happy she was to see a colored person there. COLORED! This wasn't 1960, 1970, this was last year in year 2007. I wasn't offended, I just understood because she was older, that is how her generation saw certain things. Obama was talking about his grandmothers generation. The generation that same older white woman that made that comment to me was from.

I guess it doesn't matter though. Let's just throw him away because he said typical. He's just another radical nigger racist.
Latin1 Posted – 3/23/2008 7:42:55 AM | show profile
jtjt225m wrote:
jtjt225m wrote: "I wish you stop wanting ALL media outlets to call him a nigger and a racist,"

lol, pretty ignorant statment. Why is it that leftist uses the race card all the time to hide behind or to accuse others of it?

But what I would like the Mainstream Media to do IS TOO TREAT ALL CANDIDATES EQUALLY...yes, shocking concept isn't.

If this had been white politician, let's face it, his career would be over if he had said "typical black person".

If people can't see that. Then they are pretty ignorant.
Latin1 Posted – 3/24/2008 9:52:29 PM | show profile
Now Obama's team...
Is attacking Bill Clinton AGAIN.
hloans Posted – 3/25/2008 11:36:09 PM | show profile | email poster
Double Standard
I couldn't agree with you more. There is a double standard that has become the standard in this country and it has GOT to stop. Because he is a black man we can NOT point out that he has made racist remarks. Black people are untouchable in our culture. If, for a moment you could imagine Obama to be a white republican running for office and he hung out for twenty years with someone as racist as the reeeeeeeeverend Wright then Obama would not even get a chance to explain himself. THAT is the outrage. That everyone is sooooo very tired of this whole endangered species aproach when it comes to black people. We can't call them on anything without being labled a racist. When, by the very fact that we can't treat them as we would anyone else has truely become the social norm. And THAT is why many have become so very frustrated. As for the woman in Nebraska saying the word "colored" in your presence let's talk about the National Association for the Advancement of Colored people. Does that offened you as well? How about Black Entertainment Television; offensive? Maybe the Negro college fund....off putting? You see the whole crux of the matter is there is a double standard in this country and THAT should worry everyone.
Obama should be looked at very closely....as if he were white. Well to be fair he should be be discussed as if he were no color at all. What has he really brought to the table? I mean besides telling everyone he wants change? Hell, who doesnt? But we know really nothing about him other than his obvious racist bent do we?
mb_greg Posted – 3/26/2008 12:05:18 PM | show profile | email poster
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I have removed posts by bulletinizer and le tangerine dream for violating our terms of service. Let's stick to the topic at hand and not make any generalizations about racial groups, shall we?

Thanks.

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root Posted – 3/30/2008 10:46:33 PM | show profile | email poster
Obama Racist Comment
Yea I agree that was a pretty predgidice thing to say however I do not think the media has ignored it since I have heard it repeated several times.
http://www.blacknews4us.com/
Bikey Posted – 4/4/2008 11:18:26 PM | show profile
Please
C'mon Layla, you're not even trying. He said it on the radio a week ago. Us liberals have ears, too, right? Haven't you been watching MSNBC? It was on Hardball and Gregory and Countdown and Verdict.

And yes, there is a double standard in this country. Black people get a little leeway that whites don't get. Guess what? We brought 'em over on ships and they get a break because of it. Get over it. And what Obama said, while technically racist, was spoken empathetically. He was referring to a well known fear that most whites have when confronted with certain situations on certain streets. A fear that is still heavily promoted in rap videos. Being the scariest dude on the block is a badge of honor in some communities. I don't think it is denigrating for a black [in this case, half black] man to acknowledge this reality in relation to his white grandmother.
moviemanii Posted – 4/22/2008 10:00:51 AM | show profile
The Truth Will Always Make You Free
This is the truth friends and no one really wants it straight "MOST" and I say "MOST" Blacks DO TAKE Advantage of every opportunity to pull the Race card and this may be in part to the very topic at hand and that is "because the typical white grandma" did act and say alot of things but that was yes 40 yrs ago and all we have heard as a socioty is this is racist that is racist don did say this now he dosent have a show dog chappman did say this and now where is he? At the same time ol brother AL or Jessee or Wright can darn well say anything and it is allowed.I myself believe when you want equality it has to be all the way not your way whatever way that is!I am white and have been passed over a promotion that I WAS DUE because of the action plan but you know what I got over it I believe when this election is over we the people will have spoken by our vote as to what is racist and what is not and we wont be exposed to the media to point a finger and say it wasnt wright what he said or it was racism what she said follow me? by the way I will vote for whom I darn well please and if COLIN POWELL were running he would have my vote but OBAMA does not and it isnt because he is black though sometimes we are led to believe were racist if we dont vote for the Black Candidate at hand -OBAMA-
chucho Posted – 4/22/2008 1:01:21 PM | show profile
>> did act and say alot of things but that was yes 40 yrs ago <<

Thats easy for someone to say. . . unless they had relatives who experienced Jim Crow, or perhaps an uncle who was deprived syphilis treatment (ie Tuskeegee) for medical experimentation.

I'm not saying black people should have reparation or anything but this "aw, forget about it; it's all in the past" think is easier to say when you weren't on the receiving end of the injustice.

I've heard the same line about Ameirca's involvement in the traning of right wing death squad (John Negroponte, anyone?) murder of 10s of thousands of Central Americans during the Reagan years: aw, forget about it; that was over 20 years ago!
Gipper87 Posted – 4/22/2008 1:31:47 PM | show profile
Reagan was the GREATEST PRESIDENT this country has ever had. I'm sick of people bringing up that Central America bullcrap. There were COMMUNISTS there!
thevertman Posted – 4/22/2008 7:24:38 PM | show profile
The so-called Greatest President in American history is Ronny? Laughable. Considering he made millions of illegals American citizens (3 million or so) something that the close border crowd (ME!) believes is wrong. He also sold weapons to Iran.

Now let me hear your rationale on why these were right for him to do. Don't forget to avoid the topic and point out something Clinrton did wrong instead, typical conservative arguments.
thevertman Posted – 4/22/2008 7:29:13 PM | show profile
I apologize for my previous post concerning Ronny and his sale of arms to Iran. I completely forgot that 'he had no knowledge' of that. LMAO.
m70506 Posted – 5/21/2008 6:40:17 PM | show profile
I am sick of this
I am so sick of hearing white people called racist because they dont want to vote for Obama! I was no where around when there were slaves or racism and most of the people doing the bitching werent either! Black or White! The fact is its the things he does and says that make me not want to vote for him. I think it would be the worst mistake in history to vote for this two faced canidate. Mr. Crawfish Obama, always backing away from things he says. Frankly I WILL NOT VOTE Obama and I dont care what color he is
chucho Posted – 5/22/2008 2:17:55 PM | show profile
Nobody says that if you're what and don't vote for Obama then you're racist. This is more more manufactured outrage from the peanut gallery.

Regan sucked, by the way. He generated a huge deficit AND raised taxes. He refused to recognize the AIDS problem (no Republican in 1983 gave a damn about the faggot disease until it started killing innocent babies) and, no, I will of my best to remind Americans that they helped to murder tens of thousands of Central Americans, commies and otherwise (nuns, farmers, children, women, etc., etc.). If you don't like hearing that, then go back to plugging your ears, Gipper. Hopefully, your time is over (as a prevailing ideological sentiment in American discourse) -- supply side economics failed and the rocket-wielding Afghans (with the help of certain Democrats in Congress) had more to do with bringing down the Iron Curtain than speeches Reagan gave about "free-dim".
dribbledrive1 Posted – 5/22/2008 3:23:03 PM | show profile
I didn't hear that particular interview, but I have heard Obama talk about his grandmother and this type of thing, and I had no issue with it. Probably like a lot of people, I am getting tired of people like you who want to pull a 15-second soundbite out of the hundreds and hundreds of interviews these candidates give and make a big issue out of it. Like I said, when I've heard Obama talk about this in context, I have found it interesting and perceptive, not racist.
Eric Cartman Posted – 5/22/2008 4:01:25 PM | show profile
I thought all the name calling went away.Stay classy chucho.
northcoastlife Posted – 5/22/2008 8:59:15 PM | show profile
>>I thought all the name calling went away.Stay classy chucho.<<

Er, no not if you're still around and the OP now calling itself Latin 1 and prevously known ,b>as Friends of Ron Mexico.
Uh-huh.
LOL
Eric Cartman Posted – 5/23/2008 7:52:58 AM | show profile
Do you know this to be fact or is this something your making up?
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