Comments on: PRESIDENT OBAMA DELIVERS SCHOOL SPEECH TO KIDS

By: Khrish

Khrish — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:20:46 +0000

BLACKREPUBLICAN: If you really are BLACK. I don’t have to look negatively to confront racism in this country. Know my history? I have lived a lot of this history. The angry faces that I see in those crowds today were the same angry faces that I saw in the 50s and 60s; people who will deny themselves rather that allow anything better for anyone else. I do remember Republicans moving away when Civil Rights came into play as something more than verbage. I remember Dick Nixon who started to undo many changes, Ronald Reagan, King of Greed and the rest of your beloved Republicans who continue to work so hard to make this country a selfish division of the haves and have nots. How wonderful they make you so proud. I do remember dogs being let loose on people, Whites who were working to change things as well as Blacks. As our election showed, there are less whites who still concern themselves with the divide in this country because they are astute enough and progressive enough to know that this country must come together to achive a better nation for all. I don’t care how many people of color Bush had, it’s not quantity, it’s quality and from what I have see carrying the flag for Blacks from the Republican Party are the people who didn’t pull themseles up by their boot straps but who gained the positions they held by climbing from the backs of the people who wanted better for the nation, white and Blacks. And these people want to deny that same opportunity to others. How can you be content when basic human rights are denied others. Contrary to popular belief, all Black people don’t think alike, nor react to the same things; but how people who are the recipients of the struggle of many can today join with people who are so desparate to take this country backwards is absolutely deplorable. You need to refresh my memory of when the Black Panthers showed up where a sitting President was speaking armed with guns? And please don’t include the 2000 protest There was no sitting president speaking. If you note, I posted on those who have turned up to these events only to protest the President simply because they dislike him. I never said white people as I did notice and watched the report on the Black male who was interviewed with his gun. My emphasis was not color but motive. Would you suggest that I am ignorant enough to think that Mr. Obama would be president if there were no white votes included. Stick with me here and remember people in question are those who are unhappy with Mr. Obama as President and if you are, indeed, a BlackRepublican, who’s obviously anti the Obama presidency, then you must be included in that bunch. If you have such a problem with socialism then I suppose that you will refuse your SS check as well as your medicare when and if you reach age 65?
Of course I am aware that all Blacks don’t rally around President Obama, well there’s you and many that I watch everyday on MSNBC and CNN. My quandry is their support for Birthers, and all the other wingnuts of which these Blacks consider themselves a part. I don’t apologize for my pride in President Obama. I don’t appoligize for my pride of people, old and young, Black and white who have educated themselves, academically and socially to work towards a better United States of America. I see them as the positive result of all the struggle for a more perfect union, A BETTER AMERICA.

Number 2, a whole other subject: I didn’t laud Mr.Simpson, but I do have a love for the law. And the law said that in a verdict for a trial of a murder, you must prove “BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT” that the defendant is guilty. I do applaude Mr. Cochran as a superb attorney because he held the courts to that standard. You nor I know whether Simpson killed his wife and her friend or not and we never will hence renders your accusal assumptive.

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By: BlackRepublican

BlackRepublican — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:56:00 +0000

Racism is in your face every day? Don’t you think that’s an exaggeration? When you are looking for something, it appears everywhere you look. Negative people see negative, positive people see positive. If as many white folks were racist as you claim, don’t you think we would still be slaves? Especially when black folks ONLY make up 14% of the population in America. It wouldn’t take much for white folks to enslave black folks again. Especially when the majority of black folks are enslaved to the government as it is.
If you really knew your history you would know that the Republican party has always been the party that fought against slavery and fought for civil rights. The first president to have the most amount of black folks in office was George W. Bush.
You don’t have to look hard to see the last time people showed up with guns was at a rally with our former president. Have you forgotten the Black Panther Party?
As much as you want to deny it, Obama is taken this country towards a socialist state. When the government takes over healthcare…that socialism, when the government rescues big business and takes over those companies…that socialism.
Black folks can scream racism when white folks oppose Obama, but what can they say when they meet other black folks that oppose Obama? The race card doesn’t work then.
Most black folks would support Obama even if he killed his wife…just like O.J.

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By: Khrish

Khrish — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:21:25 +0000

Hope everyone heard the presidents speech tonight. It was right on the money.

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By: Raquel

Raquel — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:31 +0000

Okay so can someone please explain to me what was all the hoopla about with these people pulling their children out of school or refusing to allow them to attend the speech……I’m convinced these are a bunch of beet faced hysterical mental cases still pissed that a Black man is president!

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By: King Pin Lock

King Pin Lock — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:17:03 +0000

Thank you Mr. President!

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By: Khrish

Khrish — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 06:22:27 +0000

Living in America, you never have to look very hard or far to find racism for it is ever present. It’s in your face everyday. Even those suffering from Stockholm Syndrome can’t escape it. But don’t worry, I’m certain that the “party of no” will be asking for records on the speech since he has to show expenses for everything each and every time he deigns to leave the White House.

Nothing you say can change the fact that I’ve never heard people on TV networks and radio calling the president dirty names and at liberty to tell all kind of lies about him, with no verifaction required. When was the last time people showed up at a place where the President was speaking with guns strapped to their hips. Whether you agree with his policies or not the office should be respected. Most who show up couldn’t tell you what the policies are anyway unless it’s written down for them to memorize. When you rail against Government healthcare and rant about socialism, then yell to leave your medicare or Social Security along, and my health insurance has 5,000.00 deductible and I want to keep it….that speaks volumns. They are mere parrots willing to say and do anything just to show their dislike for this president. That’s why the speech to the students made them again appear stupid. I rest assured that because they so adamately opposed their children hearing the speech, their children will make it their BUSINESS to hear the speech. Anyone with the least bit of parenting skills should know that. Yet The President rises above all of these demagogues and the ignorant and continues on with his agenda. Reminds me a lot of the old song during the Civil Rights day “AIN’T GON’ LET NOBODY TURN ME ROUND”. Carry on Mr.President as they fall, like flies, by the wayside. For we know that courage trumps fear everytime.

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By: TheAudacityOfWhiteFolks

TheAudacityOfWhiteFolks — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:56:32 +0000

Unfortunately, your dislike for President Obama and the comments posted is doing nothing more than shining a bright light on your negative attitude.

Let’s face it…It burns people up inside to see that there are people of color in positions of power. People are mad as hell & they just don’t know what to do, although I do have a few suggestions LOL….

Eat your heart out! =]

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By: BlackRepublican

BlackRepublican — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:32:10 +0000

Amen!! Some people look for any reason to scream racism.

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By: Tee

Tee — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:08:01 +0000

Go President Obama!
I’m so happy that he didn’t get scared off from doing this speech w/ all the ridiculous negativity surrounding it. We have school district in Texas that have as much 40% dropout rates and that is astounding to me. What happen to getting out of high school? I never felt like i had a choice,but there are so many parents that are overwhelmed w/work and everyday life they aren’t paying attention to what is goin on w/their children. They don’t interact w/their children or their teachers and ask questions and make sure they’re getting what they need from their child as far as behavior is concern. Teachers can only do so much parents have to help them so their children get the bests education possible.

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By: sydneyj

sydneyj — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:50:19 +0000

For those of you who think this president was disrespected, I guess you weren’t around when George Bush (41) made a similar speech to American school children. Democrats denounced the speech and asked the GAO to investigate to see how much taxpayer money was spent; Democrats also held Congressional hearings about the speech and members of the White House staff were forced to go to Congress to testify. The National Education Association criticized Bush for bringing politics to our children; on the other hand, the same NEA commended Obama for his speech. The NY Times praised Obama, criticized Bush.

Unfortunately, Bush was white, so he couldn’t claim his treatment was due to racism. Too bad.

Compared to how Bush was treated, I think the reaction to Obama’s speech was pretty tame. For Obama’s speech, people complained for, what, about a week? With Bush’s speech, with the hearings and investigations, Democrats dragged their outrage out for months. Poor Barack.

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