Comments on: The Auto Bailout Failure

By: bennett

bennett — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 14:54:49 +0000

Obama uses coded language as much as anybody. I thought the point in the video re: Newt’s “food stamp president” is another good example.

And it probably has more to do with class than race, which the video eventually got to. I’m my business I see it all the time, and not from “old style” racists (Opposition to a new bus stop at the mall because “criminals” ride the bus). Also, re: class, the most provocative statement in the entire video was “We’re all niggers in the eyes of the 1%.” Yowza!

By: Sandy Teal

Sandy Teal — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 07:08:23 +0000

I pretty much agree with bennet. I am sure there are people who are still old-style racists. I know there are many blacks who are old-style racists against dark-skinned blacks too. But this is an amazingly small part of the US today, just two generations after MLK.

I think the “coded language” argument is clearly just ridiculous. You have to think that somehow there are voters that haven’t realized Obama is half-black to make the “coded language” argument make any sense. Hey, if you hear a “dog whistle” then science says you must be the dog it is aimed at.

By: Scott

Scott — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 23:55:33 +0000

D’ya see [or are aware of] the minority favoritism in gov?

Well, that’s how the recession was created — to give loans to Blacks.

Understand? Doubt it. It began w/the CRA 1977 (further back: FDR’s FHA), which was strengthened under Clinton & HUD, w/pressure from ACORN & similar.

Skipping — banks were coerced to make many loans (far beyond minorities), and there were false market signals — low interest rates & continually rising (unsustainable) home prices.

By: Scott

Scott — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 23:39:00 +0000

Yeah betty,
I disagree with you because of your European ancestry — haheehaw!
However, I am of the same source (British & German for me) — g-parents migrated in 1800s. So what?

Oppose ideas from a person from elsewhere — racist?

Please look at substance, rather than a genetic irrelevant distraction.

Should the US have density & lessor development like Africa or Latin America?

By: bennett

bennett — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 22:45:37 +0000

Couple of thoughts. 1. I’m definitely not implying that voting against Obama is racist. 2. I pretty much agree with what Sandy has said with a few exceptions. I believe that the concepts of “white privilege” and coded racial language are still very real. Also, down here in TX there are places where white people are terrified and have definitely not “moved on.” There are places in America that may be “post racial,” but I have been many places in the last decade where the is not the case.

I also thought the conversation about Obama rejecting his whiteness was interesting too.

I posted the video because I thought it pertained to the conversation about race and I thought it was provocative enough to get a few comments. Mission accomplished.

By: Sandy Teal

Sandy Teal — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 22:26:42 +0000

The election of Obama did move the US to a post-racial society.

For some stupid reason, PBS thinks that “post-racial” means the blacks have given up trying to extort money from the rest of the country. “Post racial” means that Asians, Hispanics and whites have moved beyond giving any credence to blacks who argue that all the problems of blacks are other peoples’ fault. The race baiting “black leaders” won’t stop wanting handouts for a hundred years, but the rest of the country has moved on.

Bye-bye Jesse Jackson, JJ Jr., and Al Sharpton.

By: Scott

Scott — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 19:23:12 +0000

bennett, Any connection of that video [about race] to this post or building?

Are you trying to imply racism in voting against Obama?

Well, there is racism in that many Hispanics & Blacks vote Dem to receive benefits from programs.

People forget or don’t know that Repubs ended slavery & have been pro-civil rights. It was not until the 60s that LBJ changed his mind & developed the strategy to patronize minorities for their vote.

BTW, all Presidential Democrat candidates since 1964 have received less than a majority of White votes & BO received the largest portion.

By: bennett

bennett — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 14:34:13 +0000

RE: Race. I saw this the other day and thought it was provocative.

http://video.pbs.org/video/2289501021/

By: Scott

Scott — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 02:21:20 +0000

Just came across this about Detroit’s failure’s:
http://frontpagemag.com/2012/daniel-flynn/let-detroit-go-bankrupt-it-already-has/?utm_source=FrontPage+Magazine&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=09f5d53ebf-Mailchimp_FrontPageMag

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 23:35:40 +0000

Hey, you contradicted yourself, in the same sentence. You basically said that racism is still very prevalent, but almost gone.

You are very wrong on there being racism in tea party ideology. That’s a huge false narrative being pushed to discredit the push for a responsible, limited government.

The racism charge has been used for decades to demonize the opposition & suppress real discussion.