Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Jimmy Carter Speaks Truth About Racist America, Racist America Upset

Posted by Jonny Diamond on Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 12:03 PM

God bless the old peanut farmer. Jimmy Carter, speaking on the TV in reference to Joe Wilson's recent outburst, said what a lot of us have been thinking for a while now: a lot of the anger over President Obama's tenure so far has less to do with the details of his policy than with the fact that he's black (and nothing gets this country more riled up then when someone says something we've all been thinking.) I'm pretty sure this is true. You're pretty sure this is true. Most of America is pretty sure this is true.

Cue hyperventilating indignation.

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This is the most ridiculous idea! Conservatives are outraged at the out of control spending! Conservatives are outraged at the governments attempt to take over private industries (wall street, auto makers, health care)! Conservatives are outraged that the people of this country elected a socialist and are doing nothing as that socialist destroys what has made this country great. Conservatives hated Bush for his TARP bill and would have marched on DC for that too if there was enough time but he left office. Conservatives would have marched on DC to protest all of these policies if Hillary or McCain were in office too. Stop playing the race card every time someone disagrees with you, it really makes you sound unintelligent and ignorant.

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Posted by Josh Ray on September 16, 2009 at 1:04 PM

Josh Ray is a racist.

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Posted by HI H8ER on September 16, 2009 at 2:03 PM

Funny how the guy above me Josh Ray ("unintelligent and ignorant") who has never or ever experience racism or genocide is not credible to inform a person of color what is not racism.

Come to terms that the conservatives are exposing their true card no different from 30 to 40 yrs ago with the sons of confederacy (the KLAN hellllooo), christian extremist (the KLAN defines themselves as christian), the shotgun displays in public and protesting by the uneducated (tea party heads that claim Obama is Indonesian), etc..

You claim:
"would have marched on DC for that too if there was enough time but he left office. Conservatives would have marched on DC to protest all of these policies if Hillary or McCain were in office too." ... Enough time???!! Bush was in office for 2 terms of 8 years that was enough time and conservatives embraced all the policies and never protested. Stop with the would have and could have..

Ronald Reagan introduced and allowed illegal immigrants to have medical coverage in the 80s .. (a republican conservative) NOT OBAMA.
Bush inherited a surplus from Clinton and destroyed the economy NOT OBAMA

You should love the fact that conservative policy and anti-Obama supporters will never ever come to terms that a man that doesnt look white is The President of the United States: Confederacy policies, Glen Beck, Fox, Limbaugh, Right Wing Extremist, Militias, etc...

Awesome to have Josh Ray in denial that what Obama is experiencing as the POTUS is normal and has nothing to do with him being a descendant of black blood. Oh wait this "has nothing to do with race"..lol b/c you have to say that means that it does. RIDICULOUS.

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Posted by Self Worth on September 16, 2009 at 2:14 PM

Enabling chameleons? The state of the Republican party is such that If it’s members would enter a stable nuclear energy site alarms would go off warning that radio active beings are nearby. It has become a party without any significant leadership; in fact it has been reduced to a regional party. The chatter from their base are words we have not heard in America since before the civil war and before civil rights, the wishful operative word here is, civil.
Let’s be honest, the current batch of Republicans that are left in Congress and the Senate are southern based who have found themselves with a black President and angry, misinformed constituents. Instead of correctly informing them they choose to echo their words, stoke the fires, appeal to and enable the lowest common denominators in mankind, fear and hate.
“We want our country back, it is being taken over by Muslims, we want our freedoms back too,” one lady yelled at a recent gathering of Dick’s Army of nut jobs. Dick let me ask you are there no principals that you won’t sell out for a check from the insurance industry?
Jim DeMint an elected U.S. Senator spoke to this rally of loons, and told them, “ I’m here to stand with you, as there are no freedoms in congress in fact this Congress stands against freedom, the very freedoms we stand for.” I don’t blame the confederate flag holding crowd, carrying pictures of Obama as Hitler, they are being enabled and in essence told that they are correct. I blame these leaders who know better.
How does DeMint think that congress got there, how in fact did he get there? Real freedom is the right of the people to vote for their leaders. He practically told this riled group that Obama is a dictator who has been imposed upon us by force against our will and by force we shall remove him. This was a not so subliminal message at the rally of loons. Where are the reasonable Republicans and why are they allowing their party to be hijacked by this lunatic fringe? Those who make their fortunes by being divisive like crazy radio hosts and TV talking heads are inciting poor ill informed souls to show up at these rallies. Is this really the face the Republicans want? Why are reasonable Republican leaders silent, silent even as the loons carry assault weapons to Presidential events? The answer to it all is MONEY.
The Republicans are so reduced in stature that this fringe is now their base and by enabling them they raise money for their campaigns. Both parties are full of so called “leaders,” who run for office not as a principled candidate but as Manchurian Candidates. They profess to believe what they are paid to say by corporate interests, from Healthcare reform to Wall Street reform money is the culprit. Over a half billion dollars has been donated to the campagain coffers of representatives of both parties by Wall Street since January, to block regulations. Just think, the future could bring another collapse of the economy as our “leaders,” sit on fat bank accounts and enjoy government run healthcare that we paid for.
A chameleon is a creature that changes colors according to their needs of any given moment, and right now their only color seems to be green. A majority of Americans voted for Obama we are the majority, where are our rallies? Where are our voices?
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Posted by John Molinari on September 18, 2009 at 6:46 AM

It's easier to follow demagogues like DeMint than do homework. It feels so good to read tracts and Web sites and listen to talk show hosts who tell you you're right and everyone else is wrong. The fringe is constantly affirmed. The sad part is, the fringe may not be fringe much longer...it appears to be on its way to being mainstream.

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Posted by Gentry on September 18, 2009 at 2:06 PM

HI H8ER is an ignorant jackass.

Self Worth obviously derives his self worth by trying to put others down so he can feel better about himself. You did a great job attacking Rebuplicans (many of which were in office well before I was even around) but you still didn't refute the fact that Republicans have always stood for limited government and that is the driving force behind the teaparties and town hall protests.

When I mentioned not enough time to march on Bush I was referring to the TARP plan which myself and every other Republican that I know was against. But that doesn't really matter to you does it? If I disagree with Obama I'm automatically a racist as HI H8ER pointed out. If I would have disagrees with Hillary I would have automatically been labeled a misogynist. That's just politics I guess, you don't have any good ideas or solutions so you try to bring down your opposition. Maybe when people like you wake up and realize that the Democrats are leading us towards socialism you will join in your towns next protest. Or you can choose to stay in your dream world of hope and change and let the Democrats take care of everything for you.

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Posted by Josh Ray on September 25, 2009 at 3:17 PM

You should love the fact that conservative policy and anti-Obama supporters will never ever come to terms that a man that doesnt look white is The President of the United States: Confederacy policies, Glen Beck, Fox, Limbaugh, Right Wing Extremist, Militias, etc...White Shelves is agree

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