Hannity asks why Vernon Jordan, but not Bill Cunningham, can say "Barack Hussein Obama"
July 28, 2010 10:49 pm ET
From the July 28 edition of Fox News' Hannity:
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What is great though is that this ploy has become less acceptable to Americans who are able to see through the vapid rationale to paint any non-lefty as racist when they disagree with a person who claims to be colorblind.
Speaking truth to/about progressives with a shout out to harry reid who sees obama as a "light skinned" African-American who can speak with no negro dialect and to joe 'bite me' biden who sees the president as the first 'clean' and 'articulate' african-american candidate, who off course were never, never, never given any breaks for their racist comments by the main stream media!
People of color know more about whites because we've always had to "live" according to their rules, whereas whites have never had to live according to anyone else's rules, except their own. And you'd be surprised how little animosity most of us have toward white people. Hating someone is not what most of us are about. It's a waste of time. We have more in common than most people realize. We love our kids, want them to have good educations, want them to become productive members of society, etc.
Contrary to what is often said about us, we're not looking for a handout, we're not looking for the government to take care of us, and we don't want to take what someone else has. These are lies propagated for the personal and political gain of America's power brokers. I come from a long line of people of color who have always worked, owned homes, sent our kids to college, paid our taxes, etc., just like others in this country. We just want to be seen as equal to everyone else in this country, with the same opportunities. It's as simple as that.
What does your or anyone else's experience have to do with it? If you say it does, then you have made my point that 'having the right experience' gives one license to get away with racist comments. Right experience here meaning of the correct political ideology, even though the individual is a racist.
What 'white' rules have you had to live by that a person of non-color wouldn't understand? And if you adjust to live by them what does that say about you? Are you a sell out then?
I have seen racism, and I have seen it condoned because of the 'circumstances'. It is never acceptable.
I don't claim purity when it comes to racism, I suppose we all have a tendency to appraise each other according to race sometimes, but I make a better effort everyday to judge people according to the quality of their character. You and I are not aware of what each other does for a living, our personal experiences with racists but I see that we have common ground in what we have shared,
"a long line of people of color who have always worked, owned homes, sent our kids to college, paid our taxes, etc., just like others in this country. We just want to be seen as equal to everyone else in this country, with the same opportunities. It's as simple as that."
I am no fan of rev. wright, disagreeing with him doesn't make one a racist and your disagreement with me doesn't necessarily make you a racist either. What is upsetting to conservatives like myself, is that certain people get a pass with sometimes overt racism because of how they are defined ideologically by the mainstream media. When cunningham used obama's middle name, he was deemed a racist rather than just being derisive in a political campaign. When harry reid called bush stupid or when his opponents called out bush's alleged racism because of the Katrina response, that was perfectly fine. When Jordan uses it, it can't be racist maybe just derisive of those who claimed that a black man couldn't be elected president.
As you said, there is less animosity for whites in the black community but understand that there is less animosity for blacks in the white community, especially conservatives who are striving to judge everyone on the quality of their character and not the color of their skin.
You have to love the abuse of MLK's words towards the purpose of excusing racism, that's been a recent wingnut standard, and would be offensive if it weren't so hilarious.
You're disgusting.
Who said he couldn't?
I believe the President himself said "Barack Hussein Obama" -- the day he was inaugurated . . .
But fine. The right wing can use the President's name all they want to try to whip up racial animosity.
That's clearly their agenda, and the most important thing to do is to make sure that people realize that's what is up.
As in, Cunningham uses it as a cudgel, and a fear tactic, as if, Obama is somehow, a deposed and executed dictator.
For instance, he'll say, Barack HUSSSSEEEEIIIIINNNNNNN!!!!!! Obama.