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Do blacks back Obama based on race?
Surviving slavery, segregation and discrimination has forged a special pride in African-Americans. Now some are saying this hard-earned pride has become prejudice in the form of blind loyalty to President Barack Obama.
Are black people supporting Obama mainly because he’s black? If race is just one factor in blacks’ support of Obama, does that make them racist? Can blacks’ support for Obama be compared with white voters who may favor his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, because he’s white?
This week, when a black actress who tweeted an endorsement of Romney was subjected to a stream of abuse from other African-Americans, the politics of racial accusation came full circle once again.
Stacey Dash, who also has Mexican heritage, is best known for the 1995 film “Clueless” and the recent cable-TV drama “Single Ladies.” On Twitter, she was called several racially offensive terms after posting, “Vote for Romney. The only choice for your future.”
The theme of the insults: A black woman would have to be stupid, subservient or both to choose a white Republican over the first black president.
Russell Simmons, the hip-hop mogul and Obama backer, called Dash’s experience “racism.”
Twitter users are by no means representative of America, and many black Obama supporters quickly denounced the attacks. But for people like Art Gary, an information technology professional, the reason Dash was attacked is simple: She is a black woman supporting a white candidate over a black one.
Antonio Luckett, a sales representative in Milwaukee who is black, called the attacks on Dash unfair. But when people speak out against a symbol of black progress like Obama, he said, “African-Americans tend to be internally hurt by that.”
Luckett said one reason he voted for Obama in the 2008 primary against Hillary Clinton was because Obama is black.
Is that racism? Not in Luckett’s mind. “It’s voting for someone who would understand your side of the coin a lot better.”
Such logic runs into trouble when applied to a white person voting for Romney because he understands whiteness better.
Ron Christie, a black conservative who worked for former President George W. Bush, finds both sides of that coin unacceptable.
“It’s not the vision that our leaders in the civil rights movement would have envisioned and be proud of in the era of the first African-American president,” Christie said.
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Double standard as usual.
How is that lawsuit against you proceeding Buzz?
What has Obama done for Black people? Absolutely NOTHING. He has made them MORE dependent on government. He could have done so much more for the black community. If I were a black voter, I would NOT be voting for him. But an overwhelming majority of black voters WILL vote for him again just because he is black (kinda).
99% of Mormons back Rmoney.
You should google what mormons believe.
Star Parker, a black woman who used to be a welfare mooch, now speaks out on the dependency caused by democrats. Here is an article she wrote. http://townhall.com/columnists/starparker/2011/07/18/why_do_blacks_still_let_obama_off_the_hook/page/full/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UObEdF_uhaw
"Now some are saying this hard-earned pride has become prejudice in the form of blind loyalty to President Barack Obama" Too bad that pride doesn't take the form of self-reliance,getting married and providing their children with a mom and dad,teaching their children that an education is the way to rise out of poverty etc.etc.etc.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
The last time I checked, ya'll bunch of bigots, black people were not the only ones on welfare! They are not the only race that are not raising their children with a mother and father in the home! I forgot, I am in Alabama where if they aren't your cousin you shouldn't marry them!???? Now, the same way that comment bothered the "white" people that are not into "marrying your cousin" is the same way the comment about all black people are on the government system and not providing for their families bothers them! Get a freaking grip people! I can assure you not all black people have the mindset you all are describing. I am white and voted for Obama, so in your small minds does that make me a n-----lover or a democrat! I have never read so much garbage from so called adults!!!!! Support whom you wish! And just to put this out there.....Obama is bi-racial! He has a white mother......white women cannot have black babies!!!!!
I thought this headline was supposed to be a joke when I first read it. Guess not.
Nothing like more media driven division to keep the real issues at bay. Wake up people!!!
If you voted for Obama last time to prove you were not a racist then you have to vote against him this time to prove you are not an idiot
Well said, Tony.
Hey Herman. In answer to your question, it doesn't make you anthing. It just shows you are a fool.
By the way Herman, if you think so little of Alabama we have highways going in every direction.
By the way Herman, if you think so little of Alabama we have highways going in every direction.
Hey Morgan....calling someone a fool puts you in danger of hell fire! No, it calls me a democrat! And the roads in Alabama are just like your opinion...needs restructure!!!!! I think about as much of Alabama as you people on here do black people! So what does that tell you?????? I do not vote to prove I'm not a racist, I voted democrat because I have to get up every morning and go to work...Get off the color of this man's skin and vote for whomever you choose! Just like you, I have a choice and I choose to vote Democratic, whether that be Obama or the next man!!!!! Get a grip on your racist ways and join the rest of us in the 21 century! Ya'll are a bunch of back wooded hicks!!!!!
How many times do you have to beat the dog before he starts to like you,, well I don't think he will, he may act like it till you turn your back...I've been beat long enough (going on 4 years now), I didn't help put him in there in the first place, but I'm sure as h*** going to help take him out. People I know your not blind to see what's been happening in this country, but do you not have any vision? If it's there in front of you in black and white,,,take a good look at where were headed right now.For God sake.
wow! sounds like a bunch of preschool playground namecalling. but....what do you do when the gvmt starts turning everyone against each other. to each his own. i woul d really just like to never hear of a race card being played again, some things are like scraping nails down a chalkboard.
Funny how only white people are racists.
Well, it wasn't a black person pulling the race card, it was the article. And the ignorant racists comments truly shows where we are in 2012. Black people are not voting for President Obama because he is a black man, they are voting for him because he is a very intelligent man, who is very capable of taking this country in the direction it needs to go. We are voting for President Obama because he is working for middle class america not black america. We are voting for him because he is an example for the future for our children, when my husband and myself go to work EVERYDAY and our CHILD is a straight A honor student in Advanced studies at Austin HIgh school, President Obama shows our children that if they keep working hard and getting good grades they could be President or anything they want to be. Regardless of the color of their skin or how much money their parents have in the bank and it also show that they don't have to be born with a silver spoon in their mouth, but with hard work and an education they can achieve anything... That's why black people vote for PRESIDENT OBAMA!
Not according to Stacey Dash.
Yes, they do.
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yep
All I can say is if you are voting for BHO, vet him. Go see 2016 and then tell me what direction you think he's taking our country.
I think whether you are democrat or republican, if you base your vote solely on the color of skin then you are a fool. Everybody bleeds red, outer appearance should not even be a factor. Your vote needs to be based on the direction you feel this Country needs to go, not just for our sake, but for our children’s futures as well. I shudder to think of what America will be like for our children and grandchildren unless it takes a turn for the positive.
As the America emerges from the deepest recession since the Great Depression, it is critical to take steps that will lead not only to recovery, but also to more robust economic growth with rising employment and broadly shared income gains. The US needs to do two things at once: sustain the recovery and return to a fiscally sustainable path for the federal budget. What we need to hear from the candidates is a clear, viable solution on how to get there.