What you people don't get is the context.
"You people?!?!" What exactly are you implying there, sir? Are you a racist?
The speed. He just stepped into office. They were already seething before he did actually. (see Right America Feeling Wronged)
Was there anywhere in my post that I stated that Obama has NOT been on the receiving end of racist remarks or sentiments? Look back, you'll see that no where did I ever say that. What I said was...and I'll steal your phrase, "YOU PEOPLE" are going to end up downplaying the REAL racists OR make people afraid to speak out if you continue to call every complaint about Obama or his policies "racist."
The hypocrisy. Bush did many of the same things, STARTED the damn bailouts, etc.
This is a phony argument. First, it has nothing to do with the discussion of racism...second, it completely downplays or ignores the MASSIVE increase in spending that Obama did in his first months in office that DWARFS Bush's spending (that many Republicans, Independents and others objected to).
The foricity. The forehead veign and neck vein bulging while spit-flecked screaming.
The vitriol. "We're real America." "I want my country back." "This is not the America I know." "You lie!", etc.
Again, totally pathetic. Go back and watch any Bush protest. GO back and listen to some of the hateful, disgusting vitriol spewed and Bush and Cheney. This anger is nothing new...its just against YOUR guy...and your guy happens to be black.
When has an individual EVER during an official address to Congress ever usurped the President's authority like that before? Ever?
The President of the United States was booed at hissed at had people en masse making comments and noises of disagreement, disapproval, and disgust during the 2005 State of the Union address...the only difference was that it was a group of idiots (safety in numbers) rather than one lone idiot (Wilson).
You have a point if you want to discuss the way the office of the Presidency is not receiving the respect it deserves...you totally lose the point when you a) imply that Obama was the first president to be disrespected like this or b) that his race had something to do with it.
The signs. "Fascist" "Anti-Christ" "Obamanation" "The trees will drip with blood of tyrants" etc. It's ridiculous, to put it mildly.
Ridiculous? Maybe. RACIST? No. (And if we're going to play the "Bush wrecked the economy first" game...then I guess I can pull the "Go back and look at some of the absolutely obscene signs from YOUR SIDES protests for the past 8 years, you hypocrite" game. Right?)
The death-threats. He's the FIRST presidential CANDIDATE, mind you, to get SS protection from so early. The threats are 400% greater than ANY president before.
Gibbs stated that this was untrue.
Its not even a full year into his presidency. Not ONE year.
And hes been making A LOT of mistakes in one year, IMO...and apparently I'm not alone in that thought.
But again...you've sidetracked the issue...the issue isn't whether or not people are right to protest him...its that calling them ALL racist is a mistake for numerous reasons.
The questioning of his citizenship. He's not MY president, etc. He wasn't even born here.
Why is it that Code Pink and others like them were happily categorized as "fringe" elements of the Left...not to be taken seriously and completely off the table when it came to debate because they didn't "represent the left as a whole?" But suddenly "Birthers" are representative of anyone who dares disagree with Obama?
Birthers are a fringe, side group...treat them as such or expect to have your point negated as hypocritical.
All these things and more combined...it leads to one LOGICAL conclusion. And that its more than just he's a liberal, because so-far he's been pretty Bush-like with his actions and policies, like it or not.
The logical conclusion that anyone who dares disagree with him is racist? Nope, sorry. Doesn't hold water. But keep claiming it does...it really lends itself to positive communication.
You people want to use association to label him as a racist and socialist with associating him with Van Jones, Rev. Wright, Ayers, etc. that's perfectly acceptable and logical for you to do that for him, but when it comes to the racism...the logical conclusions are verbooten.
Once again with the "you people," sigh. Anyway...yes...I want the people who he kept closest to him, chose for important positions, considered mentors, etc. to be considered when I consider his character. Just as my mother told me that the people I was friends with mattered and said something about me. However...she didn't think that I was doing drugs just because some kid in my class that I never spoke to was...just like everyone at a protest of over 100,000 is not a racist because some other person in the group might be.
I agree...your "point" is mostly bullshit. Calling racism is a political tactic used to minimize and effectively kill your opponents point. If your opponent is "racist" then his point doesn't matter...regardless of whether or not it is a good point or not. By calling hundreds of thousands of Americans who disagree with their President racist...you are effectively trying to stifle all of their opinions based on scant "evidence" of "implied" or "covert" claims of possible racism.
Its ridiculous and damaging and needs to stop. You can oppose this President and not be a racist....and you can support Obama and be racist. To paint all with the racist brush is political hackery and shouldn't be tolerated.
