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Calibrate This, Mr. President

hypocritexposer

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Calibrate This, Mr. President
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By Nancy Morgan Friday, July 31, 2009

I’m one of those Americans that lives in flyover country. I was treated to your much publicized ‘teaching moment’ last night and felt a response was warranted.

I’d like to say, with all respect, that this American resents the patronizing arrogance you exhibited as you deigned to ‘teach America’ about race. First off, I don’t need lessons on race from you. I take my teachings from the Bible, not a man who sat through 20 years of ‘hate whitey’ sermons. I’d much prefer you bestow your teachable moments on, oh, say terrorists, or enemies of democracy.

Secondly, if you were genuinely interested in promoting racial healing, you might have used that teachable moment last night to address the third rail of race relations: namely, the reluctance of many blacks to look at whites without automatically assuming they are racists.

Last night, you had the perfect teachable moment, but, alas, you let it slip through your grasp. You had a wealthy, influential black man who continues to insist he is still oppressed. Then you had the white police officer who was merely doing his job in the correct manner. And then, we had you, Mr. President, a prime example of the problem. Said problem being the automatic assumption of racism without any facts to back it up.

You might have touched on the fact that many blacks of your generation have been taught that anything bad that happens in their life is a result of white oppression. You could have extrapolated or calibrated the fact that attitudes like that are extremely counterproductive and keep many blacks mired in the false comfort of victimization.

You might have addressed the fact that the only oppression happening these days is by your buddies Castro, Chavez and all the other third world dictators you seem to think are misunderstood men of good will.

Hey, you actually could have lectured your buddy Gates on the proper etiquette when dealing with law enforcement officers. Think of the great message that would have sent to young Americans. Respect for the law. That would have been a good thing to teach. But you let the opportunity pass with nary a word.

I’m sorry you didn’t get a good soundbite or photo op out of this unrelenting media saga. I know you were envisioning a hearty three way handshake that could be flashed around the world, signifying absolutely nothing. But the evening wasn’t a total waste. I actually did learn something.

I learned that you, and Henry Gates and other black men continue to believe that America is a racist country. I learned that you, Mr. President, will never solve any problems of race until you acknowledge your own racism against whites. I don’t think that will happen in my lifetime but I will continue to ‘hope’ for ‘change’.

And just out of curiosity, I was wondering what in the world you, the President of the greatest country in the world, is doing mediating the equivalent of a traffic ticket when our young men are dying in Afghanistan, our economy is in meltdown and Iran is on the brink of nuking Israel. Do you really think that was the best use of your time and political capital?

http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/13283
 

Mike

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I learned that you, Mr. President, will never solve any problems of race until you acknowledge your own racism against whites.

Herein lies the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

How can blacks be expected to have respect for white police officers?

After all, they have been taught since infancy that they will all be beat up by a white cop one day and that they will experience racism each and every day of their lives.

Rev. Wright taught it, as did most every other black church. It is still happening today.

The problem lies with the black leaders and the de-legimatizing of those perceived as "Uncle Tom" who actually try to improve race relations.

There is too much resentment towards whites in general...... and it may never be dissolved as long as the current & future black leaders keep fanning the flames.

They must remember that respect cannot be legislated, it must be earned.
 

MsSage

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Bullhauler said:
Mike said:
They must remember that respect cannot be legislated, it must be earned.

Tell that to the cops that demand respect.
Tell that to all who keep saying we MUST respect the president.............

So which way is it? Do you have certian postitions that get respect due to the postiion or does everyone HAVE to earn it???
 

Bullhauler

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MsSage said:
Bullhauler said:
Mike said:
Tell that to the cops that demand respect.
Tell that to all who keep saying we MUST respect the president.............

So which way is it? Do you have certian postitions that get respect due to the postiion or does everyone HAVE to earn it???

I don't lnow a couple years ago a few on here got snotty if you just said Bush and not "president Bush"
 

Mike

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Bullhauler said:
Mike said:
They must remember that respect cannot be legislated, it must be earned.

Tell that to the cops that demand respect.

I've never seen a cop that demanded respect.

In fact, I've never seen a cop that asked for respect.

The few times I've been stopped, all they wanted was for me to be cooperative while they did their job.
 
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