No, I don't hate our president, I and a whole lot of others fear what he is trying to do or has not done in the 10 months he has been in office. I just want him exposed for what he is. A charismatic demagogue who is very skilled in oratory and a skilled blame-shifter. I suspect if he is going to be reelected he had better "change" his ways and become the leader and unifier he promised to be. I've certainly questioned his ring of "friends" and many of his appointments. Nothing I have ever written on my blogs have derided him on the color of his skin. After all, he was born of a white mother.
Of course, others have attacked him in every way possible just as they attacked George W. Bush and every president before him. As an example, Abu Usamah At-Thababi, former spiritual leader of ICP church at 1716 North St., was captured on video in England preaching that "Westerners are pathological liars," just as he called then President Bush a pathological liar. Abu, by the way had changed his tune from when he was in Peoria where he called for tolerance.
More on Abu and former Peorian Muslim alleged terrorist in an up-coming blog.
Former President George W. Bush was attacked repeatedly in rhetoric, in cartoons, in the media, movies (think Michael Moore), viciously, personally and physically. Now comes Ernestine Jackson, head of the local branch of the NCAACP being quoted in the JS Special Section today, "Look at what is happening to Obama. People could disagree with Bush, but they were never disrespectful." What say?? She continues, "In my opinion, what we are seeing now is because of race. We are seeing a whole different dimension. It's interesting and it's discouraging. People think they can use names that are totally derogatory and say call it freedom of speech."
I agree with Mrs. Jackson but to say Obama's criticism comes because of his race is merely playing the race card to defend his many failures, especially failures of his pre-election promises. As WSJ Columnist Peggy Noonan writes, "the problem isn't his personality, it's his policies."
It's time for certain black leaders to get off their high horses on race and join the overall community in trying to get this country back on track that it started to fall off long ago under Clinton, Bush and now Obama. When Bush faced the aftermath of9/11, it became his problem, no matter who was to blame before. Now Obama faces problems and they are his problems. (Haven't the the Democrats been in power in Congress since 2006??) And as Ex-President Harry Truman reportedly said, "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen." If you don't believe Truman was vilified after he successfully brought the WW11 to an almost abrupt end and Lincoln before, during and after the Civil War, I suggest reading more history not just the sorry lot of many slaves.
I fear that Obama's failures will be attributed to people "picking" on him because of his race. It's unfortunate that people of all ethnic groups have been "picked on" over the century's; leading examples; Jews, Japanese, Mexicans and Chinese. It is past time for people of all colors to stop blaming every failure on the "race card".
Racial extremists cut both ways no matter the color of ones skin. All presidents were and are protected from physical damage from hate nuts. Most of us use logic in our criticism of our leaders and look in appreciation of those who are contributing to the betterment of society and the overall welfare of our country. And, also, with a great interest in the freedom of all the oppressed in other nations.
Let's all not be so thin skinned. We all get "picked on". And eventually the "white race" will be a minority race anyway. But black people may remain minorities forever in this country if some of their leaders don't change their ways, their actions and their thinking.
My Dad had a saying of "don't cry wolf too often because soon no one will believe you."
Right on, Dad.
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