Look who’s calling whom racist now
This is classic. After relentless rhetoric from Obama and his minions about the inherent racism of conservatives, we now have left-wing union leaders assailing their rank-and-file for their inherent racism.
Via The Hill:
Racial prejudice is being cited among senior union leaders to explain Sen. Barack Obama’s difficulty in winning over support from white rank-and-file members.
Obama (D-Ill.) is counting on organized labor to help win him key electoral votes in Ohio, Michigan and other battleground states.
Karen Ackerman, political director for the AFL-CIO, acknowledged that Obama’s race is an important factor for some union members.
“This race is very complicated because there is an African-American candidate for president,” said Ackerman. “We feel there is a racial component for some union members, but we’re confident we can overcome that.”
…Obama’s difficulties with white, working-class voters, who make up much of the ranks of organized labor, became apparent during the Democratic primary. Clinton beat Obama by large margins in states such as Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Kentucky, which have high concentrations of lower-income white voters.
“I think there’s more resistance than people want to admit,” said Edward Finkelstein, publisher of the Labor Tribune, a weekly publication distributed in about 80,000 union households in St. Louis and southern Illinois. “It’s ingrained that voting for a black is anathema to everything in their core.”
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Oh know…is that the pot calling the kettle black…
lol. everyone’s racist!
These darn racists just cling to their guns and Bibles rather than bending knee to The One.
Wow, this finally shows what the union bosses really think of their membership… contempt and disdain for the dues-paying masses. As usual, they see them as a bag with a dollar sign stamped on it and nothing more.
It doesn’t occur to them that (some of) their members may jusy not want to vote for an inexperienced candidate.
Yeah, but aren’t these the people who cling to their religion and guns? Plus, they probably put pickles, tomatoes, and lettuce on their burgers instead of arugula.
On August 26th, 2008 at 9:23 am, twiggman said:
Oh know…is that the pot calling the kettle black…
Careful, twiggman, you said “balck” instead of African-American. Does this mean you’re racist, too?
It would also help if I did a better job of checking my spelling!
Certainly an interesting way for Finkelstein to classify the 80,000 subscribers to his weekly publication.
“I’m a racist, he’s a racist, they’re a racist…wouldn’t you like to be a racist, too?”
Sing to the Dr. Pepper commercials of old.
No It’s not racism that is Obama’s downfall. It’s guns.
Note to union members, when your arm is being twisted to vote Obama, just say no. No I can never vote for Obama/Biden because of their Second Amendment beliefs.
Obama supports Washington, D.C. and Chicago style gun control. And Joe Biden authored The Assault Weapons Ban.
so, if your White and don’t vote for Odopey, it’s because he’s Black?
ok, I guess i’ll have to write that into my laundry list of reasons why I am NOT voting for Odumpy/Bidet 08′
If, and only if the Dems had someone Qualified, experienced, or that stood up for what I believe in would I vote for one and jump ship in a heartbeat from the Republican party.
No Opoopy/Bidet 08 the Toilet Ticket
He supported it until the Supreme Court struck it down.
Ah, but this is just a portent of things to come! When (knock on wood) BOB loses the election because America rejects their left-wing agenda (please God, let it be so) the left, and the media will scream and wail and gnash their teeth about how BOB lost because racist America wouldn’t vote for a black man. And it will make any complaints of racism we’ve heard so far seem like inaudible whispers in comparison.
#6 rjbjrirish
My Silverado is
black, oops I mean “African-American”. Does that mean I’m not a racist?In fact, I’m not racist or prejudgidiced at all. I hate everyone equally.
Could it be because he’s the most inexperienced person to ever run for the Presidency? No, it’s racism. Could it be because of his friendships with domestic terrorists? No, it’s racism. Could it be because he was a member of an racist and anti-American church for twenty years? No, it’s racism. Could it be because of his association with Tony Rezko? No, it’s racism.
And if they had voted for Obama, then they would be accused of being anti-female.
Damned if you do, Damned if you don’t. A poor low income white voter can’t get a break.
And did I mention, he’s black? — Barack Obama, June 20, 2008
I always giggle when I read that. I must be easily amused.
This has got to be the back stabbingest bunch of people that I’ve ever seen. How anyone can believe anything that is said at this convention is beyond me. I’ve heard it said the way you can tell if a Liberal is lying is his/her mouth is moving.
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Here’s why stuff like this bugs me… There are probably real racists out there, but it doesn’t matter anymore because the word ‘racist’ is now meaningless hyperbole.
I mean, give me a break. It’s like being called an a*shole now… mildly objectionable but it mostly just means that someone doesn’t like you much.
opps, dang it! my “clicker counter” just broke on the race card being played by the Odopy camp most of all by Odopey himself.
I am white and own a black gun. Does that offset? Is that like a racist offset?
The Racism is in calling Obama African American. He is not black, he is Hapa. He should be proud of it.
Can we start the JoBama jokes yet? Or is it still too soon?
Hey you Union Guys and Gals! yeah you! Vote for me or your a Racist! and set them dang guns down and go read your Bible!
“I’m Odopey and I approve this message”
As has been pointed out, it’s not a matter of race. The working man of America isn’t nearly as stuck on race as is the dyed in the wool nutjob liberal. I would suggest they look instead at the unbelievably underqualified candidate.
But no, it can never be a liberals fault. It always has to be that the people are to stupid. That the people are sexist or, in this case, racist. Never that the liberal message just plain sucks.
I don’t know 30, go ask JoBama.
I am in a black mood as these black sheep of the unions refuse to back obama for god emperor. Their votes will go down a black hole along with thier black souls.
His lack of support has nothing to do with race. It is 100% lack of qualifications.
Good idea soapy (#21). I’m going to start selling racism offsets. For one dollar, I’ll say “honkey” or “whitey” (heck, I’ll even let you choose). A few hundred of those should offset the racism implicit in a vote for McCain.
SHHHHHHHHHHH You are going to let the best kept secret out about Obama. Next you will tell everybody Michelle is black.
Ever notice that the people who keep insisting that we “move beyond race” are the ones that are stuck there?
Can you imagine saying to a friend of yours, unprovoked, “Hey, we have to get beyond how ugly you are. It doesn’t matter who has a revolting face and who doesn’t. Let’s stop talking about the ugliness issue and just move on.”
How many times would you get away with it before they stopped calling?
No, it’s not. You’re a racist because everybody knows Guns kill people. So if you have a black gun capable of killing someone you’re inciting racial strife because the gun is black. You should purchase a white gun, because it’s not fair that most of the guns are black. It’s just not fair!!!! You shouldn’t even say “black gun” that’s racist!!!!
I have said it before and I will say it again,I am voting against his mothers side of the family(the white half),does that make me a racist?
Is it racist to point out that Obama doesn’t even know what city he’s in?
I guess since I’m not voting for the messiah, I must be a racist.
I’ll go and clean my guns after I read a few chapters of the Bible.
Moonbats!!!
Good one!
JoBama sounds like Yo’ Mamma!!!!!!!!
the guerilla speaks jive.
i talked to a labor leader friend of mine 2 – 3 weeks ago at a barbque and he told me he had been informed by his rank and file that any union money spent on obarry’s campaign would result in the rank and file voting for new leadership. racism, maybe. but the rank and file said to my friend it was obarry’s past and his unpatriotic wife that made them think him unfit for the commander in chief’s job.
As an American Indian (cherokee) I’d be more then happy to vote for a black man if he had my same views! Give me Alan Keyes or J. C. Watts! I’m all over it!!! Obamarama the messianic One? …not so much…
Democrats MUST be getting desperate. Rasmussen has the race tied today. I guess Michelle didn’t dazzle the masses.
No bump from VP pick, No bump from conventin… Odopey is toast.
People woke up to his Bologna way back when Hilldebeast started smokin him in the primaries….
Now someone tell McCan-o-paint to cool it!
More proof that half of America (liberals/democrats) are insane. The rest of us are bigots/racists/Bible toters/gun owners…
More proof that half of America (liberals/democrats) are insane. The rest of us are bigots/racists/Bible toters/gun owners… Smart.
Nobody in the MSM will mention the incredibly racist comment by Barack Obama at Saddlebrook. When asked which Supreme Court justice he would not have appointed, he immediately mentioned Clarence Thomas, who he said was not smart enough for the job. Then he said that Antonin Scalia, was just as wrong as Thomas, but Scalia at least was intelligent. He basically said that an African American conservative is per se stupid while a white conservative like Scalia can be intelligent. Wonder if Chris Matthews got that thrill up his leg from that remark from Barack Obama.
It continually amazes me that the left always blames peoples inability to agree with them as “racist”, “close-minded”, or “uninformed”. They just can’t believe that someone can understand their positions and ideas and disagree with them on their merits.
They are a bunch of dangerous elitists, and the previous thread shows the potential for fascism we may face.
So if I have a gun that’s blued, does that show contempt for Bill Clinton?
This should be an easy issue for John McCain work around..
mention that Barack is against off shore drilling and against union jobs drilling for that oil..
that’s one thing that the teamsters can rally around.
SHHHHH!
Don’t make a big deal out of this! LET the Unions continue trashing their own members and calling them racist! What better way to drive these union people away from the unions and into voting for McCain?
I was a union carpenter in the 80s & 90s in L.A. when Tom Bradley was mayor of Los Angeles. The mayor (who was black if this is before your time) came to our union hall meetings on a regular basis and was warmly received by the union bosses and membership who at that time were predominantly white.
We didn’t vote race; we voted with our wallets. The candidate who promised to protect our union jobs got our vote.
Obama isn’t being well received by union workers because they don’t hear how he is going to protect their jobs, not because he is black. Instead, he insults America’s workers by putting down our country and praising China after watching the Olympics.
If you listened to Obama’s speech when he was introducing Biden as his V.P., he almost introduced Biden as “the next President.” If you listen closely you can catch it. (yeah, I know, who wants to listen to him. Hey, it was a slow day, what can I say).
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The editorial in the WSJ this morning addresses this meme the Democrats are putting forth. It amounts to blackmail[am I allowed to say that?] It’s a cheap trick to intimidate voters into voting for BO simply because of the color of his skin.
I firmly believe that the “Change” that Obama and many in the Democrat[ic Socialist] Party want is a Communist Revolution in the USA. He is inciting race conflict, class conflict, and even gender conflict. He used the word “anger” 10 times in his “important speech about race”. He is trying to use racism in order to form a more Socialist union.
Differing Views on Racism: (Reagan & MLK) vs. Obama
Obama Nation: Using Racism In Order To Form A More Socialist Union
BO is half white but rejects that 50% for reasons that are not very attractive. Since his campaign and followers are told numerous times that the only reason that BO does not receive 100% support form every American is RACISM, and only racism, I despise him and were he to have the guts to accuse me to my face I would gladly spit in his as a start. I don’t like being falsley accused of anything, especially by a millionaire politician who enjoys throwing his power around. BO didn’t mind listening to years of anti-white mindless drivel by his “minister” who says all whites are “devils.” I say anyone who supports BO is a RACIST! No wonder Union thug leaders and Democrats hate the secret ballot system.
You are exactly right. If everybody is a racist, then nobody is a racist. There is no power to the word anymore. Using swear words is a sign of a poor vocabulary: you have no idea how to modify a verb or a noun, so you modify it with a dirty word for impact.
Calling someone a racist because you have no idea how to rationally deal with their argument is a sign of a weak mind.
Question: how can a socialist deal with the economic problems in a capitalist society?
Answer: You’re a racist.
Of course! Why didn’t I see that?
If they only knew.
Mahalo
Jtex, yeah we heard something about that….
Gaffetastic
This is U.N.I.T.Y. you can believe in!
LOL. Good comments.
It is time to stop recognizing the term. It is over used and a crutch used by every “protected group” to get their way. Enough. That trump card has lost its meaning to any rational human being. The only way to avoid the “racist” tag is to bow down to every single littel demand made by the protected groups. In other words, become a spinelss politician. I say, wear the moniker with pride these days. It means you actually thought through the issue and came to a rational conclusion. PC is the antithesis of reason and rationality.
The best thing about the Barack obama campaign has been that it is awakening the racial consciousness of 10’s of millions of American Whites. The fact is that after seeing how blacks really view White Europeans and Jews, millions of us will be less inclined to care that someone may think us a “racist”, we may treat black people with the respect the EARN rather than ascribing them pride of place simply by skin color. Most importantly, I think Whites will begin to take care of their own again, and stop worrying if inner city thugs are killing and raping because of poverty or because of racism. Maybe we will start wondering why we are paying to pretend to educate millions of black Americans who have zero interest and zero intellect. Perhaps we will start to demand to see a return on our trillions of dollars of taxes that have gone straight to one community at the expense of our own childrens college educations, our own investment accounts, our own dreams and aspirations. Why must every hard-working White person in america carry a millstone of taxation around his neck, only to be told he is a “racist” “Clinging to guns and his bible”. The millstone is getting heavy. Time to work or starve, I think.
Eh! It was implied!
Democrats, for the most part, are voting for or against Obama based on his race. Most are clueless to his real politics but when informed have a dim view of him.
Funny thing, Black Republicans have massive support within our party because they are right on the issues. The Republican Party is the only color blind party after all.
Affirmative action is THE main reason of “Racism” on both sides. White people have been reverse discriminated against for years with the excuse that it’s levelling the playing field. Caucasians are now getting tired of the “game”! And even more tired everytime they hear the “race card” being played. If a white person has more seniority, greater experience and/or does a better job, it’s irrelevent and they get passed over for some minority because it looks great on the employer spreadsheet. White people, in general, are FRUSTRATED, not racist!
White people who have NEVER been racist before are now angry at losing jobs, promotions and better pay THEN being labeled racist because of they are not happy with the situation. Angry, but not racist!
To be perfectly honest, as a white woman, I’ve met more black racists in the last 20 years than white racists.
I’ve seen too many times that unionist will just blindly follow the union-supported ticket when voting. Well, the unions have lost more and more of their god-like powers in the last 10 years because of the economy and blue collar workers are losing their jobs left and right, so my personal belief is that the zombies are waking up and FINALLY voting on their own instead of blindly following the union ballot. That’s NOT racism, that’s liberty!!!
Obama a spoiled child and McCain is the adult. A thin skinned tantrum isn’t what we need in the white house from anyone.
Obama’s victory laps are wearing on Americans nerves. A self centered immature brat is exposed.
Is Obama still part white or has that been thrown under the bus too?
Hard to keep track of what’s PC these days with the babyobama flips/fits.
Ahh, the elephant in the living room is finally making noises.
Ha! speaking of “race card”
the odopey camp made a deck of cards before the VP pick ala the deck Bush made for Saddam Insane….Joe Bidet was the ….”Six of Spades”….. rofl!!!!! Didn’t even rate a face card!!!!! Too funny.
well if this means anything…. I live in super liberal NYC- Manhattan to be specific. For a while now we have had a couple of college age kids by my train station wanting to talk to you about Obama. I guess they are fund raising or whatever. Maybe they are paying off their free tickets to his Denver speech. I’m just surprised because I thought they had NYC in the bag. To have to convince NYers to vote for Obama shows how bad he’s doing here. When I listen to what peoples’ response to them is that they think he’s a communist. HMMM… He’s too left for the lefties here!!! That ’s precious!!! or maybe we’re all racists too!!!
I’m pretty sure that as an American I’m free to vote for whomever I choose, for whatever reason I choose.
Be it by race, shoe size or number of letters in their name.
Nobody seems to have a problem with voting for him because he’s black, why should they care that some will vote against him for the same reason?
We had a dinner guest the other night that made me do something I would never do to a guest. I laughed out loud, right in his face, at something he said. He is a staunch trade unionist(getting paid about twice what the trade would earn in an open market). He assumed my wife was a Democrat (and would be voting for Obama) because she had been forced to join the teachers’ union 30 years ago.
Worse than that, I said he should feel honored since we don’t usually let Democrats come into our home.
aj and 30 …
When I see an outdoor gathering of a bunch of Obama supporters I see UNITY all right …
Useless Nincompoops In The Yard …
OT-
DL, i sent you an e mail… ????
aj …
ok … out of town on business now for what seems like forever … will go take a look for it …
many of the union members i know feel blacks have been given preferences for 40 plus years through affirmative action plans in education, hiring, and promotion. payback is a b**ch. obarry and michelle are quintessential affirmative action products, he’s an ACORN activist gone to harvard and she has a highly paid job all because they are the right color. at 56, i have lived my whole adult life being the wrong color, the wrong gender, the wrong sexual orientation, and the wrong religion. a heterosexual white male christian is the only individual you can discriminate against with impunity. so sue me if i don’t vote for the minority viewpoint.when i was in the service in 70-73, no white males were promoted “to fix years of racial imbalance” and when i went to college no scholarships were available to white males ” to fix years of racial and gender imbalance”, and when i went to law school, i sat in classrooms where white males needed lsat scores of 1350 and above yet minorities and women had lsats of 650 “because we need to fix years of race and gender imbalance” and today 12 percent of the workforce is black, but union mandates are to give preference until 20% are minorities. school children are bussed to white schools because their parents won’t move to a good school district, but scream racism if their child isn’t allowed into the GOOD schools. universities and states have been told by the supreme court they can’t discriminate by race or gender, but they do every day. today the u.s. government gives preferences to minority owned, woman owned, and handicap owned businesses in contract awards. haven’t white christian males been discriminated against enough for the sins of their grandfathers.
There are a lot of awesome posts on this thread. I have come to the same conclusions as many of you.
Obama has stirred up a hornet’s nest and it has not been a positive thing. The negativity that we have seen all along and very early on, from him and his campaign is starting to resonate with more people as they see through what he and his cohorts, the so-called major media put out. We see the real story of deception about the people he has surrounding himself with and associated with over a long period of time.
I’m really starting to believe he may not win. It may come down to how many dead people vote for him.
I disagree. The “awakening” has occurred for millions of Americans. Period. This isn’t a racial issue, please don’t allow the Dems to frame the debate in such a way that you fall prey to it. Obie is dangerous because of what he stands for and that has very little to do with his skin color.
I would ask that you not use such a broad brush and allow the Obamas, Rev. Wright, Jesse and Al and their supporters to make the case that they speak for every black person individually.
Sounds a little white supremacy to me… and if that’s your angle you are free to feel that way. But I truly think your anger should be directed towards those particular programs – held up by liberals as helping a class of people who aren’t being helped at all by said programs.
C’mon you are better than this.
Taxes don’t discriminate.
And one of Sandra Day O’Connor’s last opinions affirmed minority preferences in a case, but said it probably won’t be needed in another 20 years. WTF?! Aren’t decisions supposed to be based on constitutionality?! Thank GOD (and GWB) that she’s off the court now and Sam Alito is on. We need more of his type- not the type that Obummer would appoint.
I would like to pose something for all of you to consider for a moment …
We all know how we keep hearing the term “African-American” … by simple definition that term means “an American of African descent” … however we only see it applied to the Black population …
My point is this … there are many people that are born and raised in countries on the African continent that are NOT-Black skinned …
So … doesn’t that mean that a white skinned person from an African nation that migrates to the USA and becomes a citizen is also an “African-American” by definition? …
Just a thought …
If I were a union member who was told he was racist for not wanting to vote for Obama, I’d tell off the jerk to F off for insulting my intelligence.
This “racist” crap is an over-used canard.
And the insult is Obama benefiting from Affirmative Action. His father came from Africa and deserved no special favors or grievances. His mother was white. His grandparents put him in an elite school. What person was excluded so Obama could benefit from Affirmative Action.
I have two friends, one White, one Indian who were born and raised in Africa and yes they are African American. The term does not mean black.
Charlize Theron (South African) described herself as African-American once. I don’t think it went over well.
Nope. Sure doesn’t. I hope I can find a link to it somewhere, but a couple of years ago there was a story along these lines. Family immigrates from South Africa. Highschool kid is notified he can’t call himself “African-American”. Despite the fact he was born and raised in South Africa.
My white, european, immigrant father-in-law (who taught himself English with the daily newspaper and a dictionary) once made a poignant and amusing remark:
The list went on and I’m sure you can add to it.
Mister P …
Thank you … my point exactly … the MSM and the Dems only use the term as a reference to the black population … as a way to inject racial innuendo into the comments being made …
I simply wanted to make it clear to everyone that the term is in fact being hijacked by the Dems for racial purposes … not for clarity …
This seems to be a recurring theme among many blog commenters and some party insiders, including (apparently) at least one union official:
If you are white and NOT voting for Barry, then you are racist (or some more filtered comments say “there is a racial component”).
I frankly don’t want to be lumped in ideologically with many of the people I meet, white, black, brown or otherwise. I don’t find race as a reason to vote together as a block.
Strange that its acceptable and even lauded that as many as 90% of blacks in some places ARE voting for Barry. Perhaps the Black Liberation Theology is alive and well within the hearts, minds and souls of the Obamas (and many of their followers).
Maybe this is the “unity” that Barry’s always on about.
aj …
OT … responded to your email … count me in …
The window is closing…
30 – you got it wrong. Taxes do discriminate. Them punish the educated, the risk taker, the ones with a longer vision, the ones putting in overtime, the ones who save for their children, and those who build their own business.
Taxes reward those who didn’t finish school, don’t plan ahead, can’t keep their family together, take foolish risks, or can’t keep a job.
There is no way that taxes are fair. They have been used as a method of wealth redistribution for too many years.
Don’t you just love the Union goons?
“them punish the educated”? Too much coffee……
Racism is a very profitable. The Lame Stream Media use it quite frequently as eyeball bait for the bottom-feeding poverty pimps and weak-minded among us.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=36764
No, whites can’t be “African-American”. Not even if they were born in an African country.
I was referring to race-based discrimination.
Politicians rewards those who didn’t any or all of those things you’ve enumerated above with our tax dollars.
It just seems counterproductive to continually attack the people who “benefit” from these programs whilst ignoring the people (politicians) who set these programs up in the first place.
I completely agree and I did not, at one time state that they were.
Excellent point: Voting for anyone on the basis of skin color is also racsist.
I do not think that is an acceptable reason for casting your vote either.
Thie above article is one of many reasons why I would not join a union. All you are doing is paying taxes to fatcats (union leadership) so they can do nothing more than tell you why you need to give them more money….will they stop illegal immigration from keeping my wages flat?-nope!
Heck, unions encourage illegal immigration so they can get more union members on the plantation.
The pot called the kettle african-american. It’s not news, it’s CNN.
“Racism” is nothing more than a social construct!
One where white people are held to a separate standard from other ethnicities.
In fields where blacks excel, we credit them for their capabilities!
But in fields where whites excel, we condemn the for their undefinable “racism!”
We are all “racists,” to some degree. And within each of us lies some HATE.
But media manipulation has shifted our political spectrum: Now, what would normally be called our “Right Wing” has been effectively silenced, by allowing itself to be portrayed as “racist” and “hateful. So now, our POLITICAL CENTER is confused, more often than not, with our RIGHT. This is evedenced by the ratings for Fox News Channel. Leftists are now confused with the CENTER.
Until we shake-off this anti-white construct called “racism,” America will continue to suffer!
Learn more at AConversationAboutRace dot com.
If the MSM would do their job, they should follow up on the comments about the ‘racial component for some union members’.
Who did you talk to? What poll did you take? Is your union perhaps worse than other unions? Does your Boss agree with your statement? If so, why? If not.. Why.
Obviously most people know that this line is just thrown out there for political reasons. But more questions along these lines should make the interviewee throw someone under the bus. Especially because they are talking about their own membership.
Also, another line of questioning: Do you know if all of the so-called African-Americans are supporting Obama? If so, is it for racial reasons? If not, are they racist?
And lastly: If you aren’t supporting John McCain, are you ageist?
Ger.