Barack Obama Speech - Race Is An Issue - Grandmother Made Racial Comments
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Today Barack Obama came out condeming Rev. Jeremiah Write Jr. and his comments about whites and his tone against african Americans. Obama was not expected to bring race into this campaign, but he was left with no option. Obama also talked about how his white grandmother was also afraid of black men passing by her on the street and her racial comments.
“I can no more disown him than I can disown the black community,” Obama said during his speech. “I can no more disown him than I can my white grandmother — a woman who helped raise me, a woman who sacrificed again and again for me, a woman who loves me as much as she loves anything in this world, but a woman who once confessed her fear of black men who passed by her on the street, and who on more than one occasion has uttered racial or ethnic stereotypes that made me cringe.”
So is Barack Obama supporting Rev. Jeremiah Write Jr. and his statments about how Americans were at fault in the 911 attack? This is a thin line to support someone who raised him to be good, but also someone who is Anti-American!
Very interesting background and revelations about his own family having racial issues internally. Do you have the same issues as Obama? Can you relate? Please comment and let Center Line readers know.
“I have already condemned, in unequivocal terms, the statements of Rev. Wright that have caused such controversy”
Sounds to me like he condemned his statements, not supported. Maybe you should watch the whole speech.
March 18th, 2008 at 11:41 amIf you are not a racist would you attend a klan meeting? Then why would Obama claim that he condems Rev. Writes anti-American and white comments, Yet support him with his tithes and offerings and be a member of his church? Would all of you support Hillary if she attended regular KKK meetings and supported them with her offerings as long as she would clame to condem there message? Remember, We are known by who we hang with and Rev. Write is no differant than any racist group, They all have a simillar message HATE!!!!!!
March 18th, 2008 at 2:32 pmI agree that he condemned Rev. Writes statements, but for 20 years he has been a part of the Rev. Church and hatred that has come out of the surmons.
I also agree that given the amount of hatred in the church, Obama has come out as a better person than would be expected.
But as Scott said, who are his friends and who does he associate with. For all of Bush’s tenure in the White House, I have heard everyone complaining about his company. How can Obama have a free pass yet others cannot?
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March 18th, 2008 at 10:36 pmMy daughter married a white boy, I have two bi-racial grandchildren. But the white grandmother called my youngest grandchild a monkey. I cringed, just like Obama. She did no realize she was calling her own grand daughter a monkey.
March 19th, 2008 at 12:18 pmI am shocked at how disloyal Barrack Obama is to his white, living grandmother. She apparently was responsible for his opportunity to go to the most prestigous school in Hawaii, and raised him. His father, and the black half of his heritage basically did little. However, now they are the wonderful ones, and he has thrown his grandmother in front of the train.
March 19th, 2008 at 8:15 pmThe comment from Squawpower says it all. There is so much overly sensitive sentiment, on both sides. I am white, and would never think of saying my daughter married a black “boy”. I would say that she married a person of color or a person of a different race. And to alot of whites, including myself, calling a child a “little monkey” is a term of endearment. I called my daughter “little monkey” many times when she was a toddler. My hispanic cousin calls her 3 year old “monkey” almost evey day. Obama is right. We need a national discussion, but some blacks need to understand that every thing a white person says is not necessarily racist. Just as whites need to understand that perhaps the term “white boy” when used by an African American is not as negative as we think black “boy” is when used by us.
March 20th, 2008 at 7:54 pm