Republicans oppossed Obama because of his policies not his race yet you lefties screamed at the top of your lungs NO, NO, NO, the only reason you can oppose Obama is because he's black and your racist. So if the only reason the right could be against Obama is becuase they are racist then the only reason the left can be against Carson is because your racist sorry if you don't like having the same standard applied to you that you applied to others.
Colin Powell
Thereās also a dark ā a dark vein of intolerance in some parts of the [Republican] party. What do I mean by that? I mean by that that they still sort of look down on minorities. How can I evidence that?
When I see a former governor say that the President is ā
shuckinā and jivinā,ā thatās racial era slave term. When I see another former governor after the presidentās first debate where he didnāt do very well, says that the president was lazy. He didnāt say he was slow. He was tired. He didnāt do well. He said he was lazy. Now, it may not mean anything to most Americans, but to those of us who are African Americans, the second word is shiftless and then thereās a third word that goes along with that. The birther, the whole birther movement. Why do senior Republican leaders tolerate this kind of discussion within the party?
Lawrence Wilkerson, former Chief of Staff for Colin Powell
Let me just be candid: My party is full of racists. And the real reason a considerable portion of my party wants President Obama out of the White House has nothing to do with the content of his character, nothing to do with his competence as commander in chief and president, and everything to do with the color of his skin. And thatās despicable