I thought his mother was Caucasian and his father African? Personally, I think he is a human being...I also thought the other guy would be better at the job...but, since he is the President, he deserves some respect. He deserves to be given the chance to be a good leader or a terrible leader, just as all the other presidents.The fact that he is the first colorful president in the US history is old news (almost 2 years old). There is too much focus on race and not enough devoted to the real issues...the economy, the "war on terrorism, health-care, the environment...
We cannot blame the media for what we personally do or say. As an individual I can focus on the issues, and make a difference by NOT allowing the media to influence my actions and speech. Using race to push an agenda is wrong, wrong, wrong...but it works because we all fall for it, every time...unfortunately, in this country race matters. On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 10:05 AM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > > Well, for starters, he is black - at least that what the media has > been ramming down our throats since they fell in love with him quite a > few years back. > > Want to blame someone? Blame the media. How many times do we here in > the news 'So and So is the first African American to do {x}'. You > cannot have your cake and eat it too. You cannot be OK with the media > celebrating that President Obama is the first black president, and > then get all pissy when other people say he is black. > > On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 9:36 AM, trish simon <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Why are we calling the president Black? I thought he was just the > > President? I do not recall other presidents being referenced by color or > > race. Hmm...more evidence that racism has "surfaced", or increased, since > > the new president has been in the ""White" House. > > > > Beeblebrox's daughter has the right idea: > > > > "My daughters refer to their friends as "..the one with blond hair, the > > one with brown skin, the one with tan skin, the one with black hair, > > the one with the green eyes"...as if skin color were nothing more or > > less different that hair color or eye color. They're not Black, > > Asian, Mexican or any of those labels our society uses. > > > > I wish I could be more like that." > > > > Me too... > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 9:12 AM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > >> Did you hear when she said this? > >> > >> I haven't seen such a mean-spirited people as I've seen lately over > >> this issue of health care. [Mumurs of agreement.] Some of the racism > >> we thought was buried [someone in the audience says, "It surfaced!"] > >> Didn't it surface? Now, we endured eight years of the Bushes and we > >> didn't do the stuff these Republicans are doing because you have a > >> black president. [Applause] > >> > >> Yeah, she's a uniter. > >> > >> > >> On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 8:58 AM, Jerry Johnson <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > > >> > I have to admit. I read her remarks (admittedly taken out of context > both > >> > from a content and timeliness standpoint), and I thought "this woman > >> should > >> > be fired. today. nothing can justify this statement or attitude. > >> Especially > >> > not in a government employee. Escpecially not in one setting policy". > >> > > >> > On Monday night, I did not think _anything_ could mitigate her > >> statements. > >> > > >> > Of course, I was wrong. And I was purposefully and skillfully > manipulated > >> > into that wrongness by professionals. > >> > > >> > So, I have learned an invaluable lesson that I _thought_ I already > knew. > >> > Don't take any story at face value. Don't rush to judgment. Nothing I > >> learn > >> > today is necessarily more correct than what I learn next week. > >> > > >> > There are whole swaths of our society whose single profession is to > >> > manipulate us into doing what they want and feeling how they want. > >> > Advertising. Politics. Branding. Romance novels. Breaking news > stories. > >> > Blues albums. Movies. > >> > > >> > I can't blame them too much if they get good at it. > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:323625 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
