Quinn calls Obama a "little wuss from Kenya," adds, "Somebody should slap him silly"
March 01, 2010 11:00 am ET
From the February 26 edition of Clear Channel's War Room with Quinn & Rose:
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Having said that, this guy calling Obama a wuss from Kenya, & suggesting someone slap him silly is totally uncalled for.
However, offering the opinion that this was indeed mostly political theatre & calling out Obama for his snarky remarks to Senator McCain were legitimate criticisms.
Of course I wouldn't expect anyone here to touch on those.
Also, I didn't have a problem with Obama's remarks to McCain. McCain was sitting there spewing talking points in an effort to continue the campaign of 2008 and to campaign for the AZ primaries. Obama's remarks were right on the mone.
I'd reply to each of you, but I'm off to lunch.
And for the record, I don't think McCain deserved Obama's snarky response. I don't believe offering other ideas are necessarily grandstanding, & I'm certain the American people would prefer all ideas on the table.
Did you just say that? Wow!
It's clear that McCain resents the fact that a majority of Americans preferred to elect an AA male over a white male. I didn't vote for Obama on the basis of race, but because I thought he was the better candidate for the job, and I was right. Many on the right think people of color voted for Obama because he is AA. This is used to promote the idea that people of color ignore candidates' positions on the issues and vote instead for someone who "looks" like them. This isn't the case, but don't try telling that to these nutcases. I've voted for the white candidate for president that I thought was the best person for the job since 1972. Why should I change this just because the candidate in 2008 was an AA? It makes no sense to rational thinking people who realize that people of color also weigh the issues before casting their votes for a particular candidate.
People like Quinn who think that people of color need someone like themselves to tell them who to vote for are insane. They remind me of Andrew Johnson, who after President Lincoln had been assassinated said that "white men alone must manage the South" under Reconstruction. Johnson was also not in favor of AAs having voting rights. These people decry the "nanny state," while at the same time they call for it's use as a "guide" to steer the votes of people of color into their columns to support their candidates.
I'm not sure where you're going with this? What does Obama being an AA have to do with this topic?
Obama's remark to McCain was snarky, I don't care what color anyone is...
McCain delivered what I thought was a snarky stump speech; Obama responded appropriately and in kind.
That said, I listened to the clip again and stand by my opinion that the morning Hate Parade continues.
Right wing racist hate merchants like Quinn,Limbaugh,Ingrahm,Boortz,Savage are so over the top it is really sad that we have that over the airways under the guise of free speech.Why do we allow this dangerous rhetoric to pervade the airways.How much violence will it take for someone to say enough is enough!!
Remember "that one"?
Futhermore, it is my opinion that the snarky one at the health care summit was Senator McCain, not President Obama. I respect both men, but don't think McCain offered any legitimate criticism.
"I never said I was going to slap/punch/shoot him! I just said that someone should."
if you ever have seen Blade II, there is a scene that would encompass this quite nicely.
Blade is introduce to the vampire team he is working with, who had been trained to kill him, one of the guys makes a bigoted remark (can you blush, how long before that gets said by this clown), so blade offers to let him drive a silver steak through his heart. except each time the guy tries to make a move blade slaps him across the face. and just keeps doing it, exasperating him. (the actor getting slapped around is ron perlman)
Where is the SS? Would this rhetoric have been allowed on the air during Reagan's era? Hell no. He'd be in the slammer right now.
Nope, the President is just a jackass, regardless of color.
BTW, have you ever listened to Quinn's other remarks about Obama before?
Not to me. And I don't think Quinn mentioned his race either. So you are mind reading.
Obama was not responsible for the bailouts . . . the money was appropriated before he was elected. Obama, until last week, had not participated in the healthcare reform legislation [not national healthcare], Obama has not increased anyone's taxes, he simply is allowing the Bush tax cuts for those making over $250,000 a year to expire, and he is not spending any more than Bush did . . . did you think Bush was a jackass? I did.
Again, cite some facts. All you've cited are false Fox/hate talk radio talking points. Give me some facts to support your opinion.
There you go, Dave, looks like you may be learning. It's always a good thing to state when it's YHO otherwise it gets interpreted as fact, and that's what gets you in trouble.
I find it so disappointing that right wing talking points and blame just get repeated like they are facts.When this stuff gets thrown out no one comes up with any real alternatives to what Obama has done.No stimulus and we would have over 20% unemployment.Thousands more homeless due to no extension of unemplopyment benefits,more crumbling infrastructure; more states losing teachers ,policemen and firemen!!!It would have made the recent problems caused by Bunning to look miniscule by comparison!!!The irrational criticism of President Obama continues with mindless attacks having no sense of fairness or facts to really back up the so called policy disagreement.The media keeps fueling this with blatant disregard for correcting,analyzing or challenging inaccurate assertions like these!!
Personally, I find the President and Congress to be jackasses about the extension of the un-Constitutional Patriot Act, but at least I have facts to support that assumption. What do you have?
you wanna keep supporting these idiots go right ahead, you just make yourself look bad.
"we will have to lynch 1,000 ni$$$$$ before they learn their place again" Sen. Benjamin Tillman.
that got him banned from ever being allowed to be in the white House
"Uh, Jim? Secret Service on Line Three..."
one more thing the reason mccain was shot down was that he was a bad pilot he crashed 4 jets prior to being shot down.
I love how conservatives like Quinn always threaten liberals and then back off when the same liberal calls their bluff. I wish Quinn would say that to me or another Black Progressive who won't back down and say when you do make sure you call your Mortican.