As it reads on Yahoo Answers:
If white people stand up agaisnt Obama, they are called racist?
Answer: Just look at the news over the past few weeks/months, Zimmerman defending himself is called racist, but two blacks murdering a toddler in his stroller is not, three blacks beating a 13yo half to death is not, a black rodeo clown making fun of Hillary is not, but a white rodeo clown making fun of Obama is, a black beating an 88yo Vet to death is not racist, a group of blacks gunning down a jogger is not racist (even though they have tweets and text that show it was racially motivated).
I hate to say it because I have many black friends but I honestly see a race war coming unless the like of Sharpton and Jackson stop their race baiting and demand justice for all instead of inciting racial divide for their own gain.
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So US presidents means: a racist-deist.
“From the 1820s until the late 1850s, as the country (United States) moved unstoppably toward civil war, presidents reverted back to the safer territory of Almighty Being and Divine Providence.
In his first inaugural, Abraham Lincoln referred to the “Almighty ruler of nations,” but by the time of his second, in 1865 at the end of the Civil War — a speech famously inscribed at his memorial in Washington, D.C. — Lincoln talked of God. Lincoln’s words:
“Both read the same Bible and pray to the same God, and each invokes his aid against the other. It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God’s assistance in wringing their bread from the sweat of other men’s faces, but let us judge not, that we be not judged.”
From Lincoln’s time forward, most presidents have invoked God in their inaugural speeches. Theodore Roosevelt was a notable exception.
The word “God” doesn’t even show up in an inaugural speech until 1821, when James Monroe vowed during his second inaugural to carry out his presidential duties “with a firm reliance on the protection of Almighty God.”
Washington referred to “that Almighty Being,” Adams invoked “His providence,” and Jefferson spoke of “that Being in whose hands we are.”
Chester A. Arthur added the phrase “so help me God” to the presidential oath in 1881, when he was sworn in after the assassination of James Garfield. Every president since has added it, too.[1]
From the inauguration of Franklin Roosevelt in 1933 — which most observers view as the beginning of the modern presidency — to the end of Carter’s term in January 1981, Presidents gave 229 major addresses. Forty years ago, something remarkable happened: A U.S. President concluded a major address with the words “God bless America.” Today, that would not be a big deal. At the time, however, it was unprecedented. In fact, it was the first time in modern history that it had happened. President Richard Nixon’s use of “God bless America” was the only time the phrase passed a President’s lips.[2]
Some time passed and Nixon also turned out to be the first president of the United States to resign to the presidency. Why? Because of the Watergate Scandal. Thank you, God.
Then President Ronald Reagan appeared and made “God bless America” the omnipresent political slogan that it is today. He used the phrase to conclude his dramatic nomination acceptance address at the Republican Party convention in July 1980, and once in office, made it his standard sign-off. Presidents since Reagan have followed suit, and the shift in presidential rhetoric could hardly be more striking.
From Reagan’s inauguration through the six-year mark of the Former George W. Bush Administration, Presidents gave 129 major speeches, yet they said “God bless America” (or the United States) 49 times. It’s a pattern we unearthed in our book The God Strategy: How Religion Became a Political Weapon in America.
Since World War I, every incoming president has made the God reference.
“If you look at the world wars, both of them, and how religious language was used, it’s pretty incredible how effective both [Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D. Roosevelt] used religious imagery to swing public opinion from an otherwise deeply entrenched reluctance to enter into war into an almost crusade mentality among many people.”
President Obama mentioned him five times in his inaugural address — God, that is.
Both of Obama’s inaugural speeches mentioned God the same number of times — five, more than either of predecessor George W. Bush’s two inaugural speeches (three times each). Ronald Reagan’s second inaugural holds the record, with eight references, while Richard Nixon mentioned God six times in his first inaugural in 1969.
I actually hate the way it co-opts the language of faith for the pursuit of power and, very often, the endorsement of terrible policy. But that’s sugar coating it… Im going to start dropping it now:
Half a century ago, John Lewis, a 23-year-old student leader, stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and looked out a sea of black and white faces. It was 1963, and the crowd had gathered in Washington for the most significant protest of the civil rights era.
The March on Washington gave the campaign for equal rights an unstoppable momentum, helping to pass the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act – the two legislative pillars to emerge from the civil rights era. But according to Lewis, the 50th anniversary comes at difficult time for race relations in America. In an interview with the Guardian, he said:
“The legacy of slavery and segregation dehumanises people. We have not yet escaped the bitterness. And we don’t want to talk about it.” – John Lewis.
Two recent developments have jarred with the image of a country progressive enough to elect a black man to the White House. A recent Supreme Court decision effectively dismantled one of the key enforcement provisions in the Voting Rights Act, allowing southern states like Texas and North Carolina to implement changes to election rulesthan experts say discriminate against minority voters.
The later decision by a jury in Florida to acquit George Zimmerman over the killing of the black teenager Trayvon Martin has been cited by many – including president Barack Obama – as evidence of a legacy of persistent racial prejudice. “This is not a post-racial society,” Lewis said. “Racism is still deeply embedded in American society, and you can’t cover it up.”
Lewis is revered today is because he was not only one of the “big six” civil rights leaders of the 60s, but a brave activist on the front line of often brutal encounters with segregationist authorities in the deep south. As chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) at the height of the civil rights movement, he was arrested more than 40 times and knew many of those who lost their lives fighting for the cause. Now a 73-year-old Democratic congressman, Lewis is the only surviving speaker from the March on Washington, the landmark protest that culminated in Martin Luther King‘s famous “I have a dream” speech
When President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law, in 1965, he gave Lewis the pen he used…[3]
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The Voting Rights Act, the historic law passed in 1965 to ensure fair treatment of African-Americans at the polls in states with a history of racial discrimination.
1965!! That is just 48 years ago.
68 years ago World War II was “over,” that means that for about 20 years, America and allies were so proud of defeating racist Nazis, that they decided to move those racists to the US (giving them high profile jobs at NASA and CIA)so they could help them handle racism in america by experimenting (brain washing) their black and latino troops in projects like MK-Ultra. Or by scaring Americans with fake meteorites and Armageddon days brought to you by NASA brightest Nazi German refugees.
Lets see how leaders bungles racism in the US:
For years, African-Americans faced roadblocks at the polls like literacy tests, poll taxes and “You must be this white to vote” signs. On May 2013, Shelby County, Alabama is challenging the law before the Supreme Court, saying its unfair of the federal government to single out states with histories of racial discrimination.
Shelby County’s lawyer, Bert Rein, argued before the court on Feb. 27 that “The problem which the Voting Rights Act addressed is solved.”
“You heard him folks,” “Racism is solved!”
Obviously The Voting Rights Act is acting like an old restraining order on the states that it encompasses.
The Voting Rights Act seems obsolete to some. “These states are saying, ‘Yes I used to beat my girlfriend, but I haven’t since the restraining order so we don’t need it anymore.’”[4]
Post-racial America . . . (not-so-much).
‘This is not a post-racial society’
Recent Examples:
At issue, folks, is Richwine’s 2009 Harvard dissertation, “IQ and Immigration Policy”, which states that:
JASON RICHWINE (5/1/2009): The average IQ of immigrants in the United States is substantially lower than that of the white native population, and the difference is likely to persist over several generations.
“That is shocking! Especially when you consider that the white native population of the United States is zero.”
Richwine gets even more specific to say:
JASON RICHWINE (5/1/2009): No one knows whether Hispanics will ever reach IQ parity with whites, but the prediction that new Hispanic immigrants will have low IQ children and grandchildren is difficult to argue against.
But, even if Richwine were a racist, that doesn’t invalidate the Heritage report…
And the Heritage Foundation’s VP of Communications, Mike Gonzalez, put up a blog post saying:
MIKE GONZALEZ, HERITAGE VP (5/8/2013): Dr. Richwine did not shape the methodology or the policy recommendations in the Heritage paper. … The dissertation was written while Dr. Richwine was a student at Harvard, supervised and approved by a committee of respected scholars. … Its findings do not reflect the positions of The Heritage Foundation or the conclusions of our study….
“Well said. That Mike Gonzalez sounds pretty smart — he’s probably adopted.”
Now Heritage is saying they find no credence in Richwine’s dissertation, which they are careful to point out was “supervised and approved by … respected scholars” at Harvard. In other words, Richwine’s paper, which says that today’s Hispanic immigrants have low IQs, and will for several generations, dooming them to failure, is reprehensible — and had no influence on this paper, co-written by the same guy, which says Hispanic immigrants are a burdensome underclass, and will be for several generations, because they’re doomed to failure.
“Because Heritage is based on hard numbers, unlike this dissertation, which is an offensive screed with no credibility, approved by Harvard, so it must be pretty good. These two papers are totally different. It’s like apple pickers and orange pickers.”
STEVE DOOCY (5/9/2013): A new report from the Heritage Foundation, saying legalizing immigration is going to cost the country trillions and trillions of dollars.
GERRI WILLIS (5/7/2013): … $6.3 trillion dollars …
LOU DOBBS (5/6/2013): … $6 trillion dollars …
BRIAN KILMEADE (5/7/2013): It’s up to $6 trillion dollars, if you believe that study. Can we afford that?
STUART VARNEY (5/9/2013): $6.3 trillion dollars. Now you cannot dismiss Heritage as a fringe group, they’re very much mainstream, and you cannot dismiss that number, because it’s going to be dropped right in the middle of the immigration debate.
“Folks, the Heritage report’s $6.3 trillion price tag is a game-changer. It’s a deal-breaker. It might even be a break-dancer.”[5]
When the american Congress left for an August recess, one thing we thought the House would be turning to is immigration reform. The Senate passed by overwhelming bipartisan majority a comprehensive bill. Lawmakers on the House side are not as in favor of a comprehensive approach so they are going to put some piecemeal pieces of legislation on the floor to start considering those that might address the visa system and that would get people closer towards some sort of compromise package. That’s not going to happen, especially given what is happening with Syria. But the other major piece of this is spending: the debt, the deficit and what they are doing about funding the government.[6]
Another recent Example:
NARRATOR: Concerned about Americans’ huge carbon footprint? Then you should be concerned about immigration. Sound crazy? Immigrants produce four times more carbon emissions in the U.S. than in their home countries. Reducing immigration won’t solve global warming, but it is part of the solution.
“Yes. Immigrants cause global warming. I never noticed the connection before, but it makes sense. It’s always an immigrant who’s cutting my grass with that exhaust-spewing lawn mower. (A Juan Deere) Not to mention, folks, and their spicy food always increases my emissions. (Cilantro But Deadly)
Now, folks, I don’t believe global warming exists, and even if it does, you can never convince me it’s man-made. But now I know it’s caused by immigrants. (Manuel-Made)
Saving the planet by demonizing immigrants gives liberals and conservatives something they can do together. (Other Than Shouting At Thanksgiving Dinner) Now, when a liberal yammers on about the record heat we had this winter, a conservative can say, “Let’s save the environment by building an electrified border fence that runs on alternative energy.” (Solar Death Panels)
And liberals, you know you can trust this ad because the group behind it, Californians for Population Stabilization, shares your concerns about the environment. That’s why their website talks about anchor babies, the Mexican reconquista movement to reclaim California, and… recycling. Or as they call it, bottle and can deportation. (Reduce, Reuse, Revile)
And they know immigrants have four times the carbon footprint once they get to the U.S., because of a study that says, on average, Americans burn much more carbon per capita than the countries immigrants typically come from.
So, any immigrant who comes to our country is immediately one of the worst polluters on the planet! (Who Do They Think They Are? Us?)
Ladies and gentlemen, again, lefty environmentalists, you can trust this study because it came from the Center for Immigration Studies, which was founded by John Tanton, who, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, “has for decades been at the heart of the white nationalist scene“, and “has met with leading white supremacists”. Now, I’m sure he’s just pressuring the Klan to make their cross burnings carbon neutral. (Ku Klux Konservation) .”
I say, why stop with global warming? There are so many problems on which conservatives and liberals can come together to blame immigrants. (The Enemy Of My Enemy Is Mi Amigo) For instance, liberals, listen up. Are you concerned about our lax gun laws? Then you should be concerned about immigration. Did you know that when immigrants come to America, they can waltz into any gun show and buy a firearm with no waiting period or background check? (Even If Their Background Is Czech).
And liberals, let me ask you this. Are you concerned about poverty? Then you should be concerned about immigration. Did you know that no matter what their economic status back home, 23% of non-naturalized immigrants here live below the poverty line? I think it’s time we finally did something to help the poor… by sending them away. (Explore Somewhere Else, Dora).
So, liberals, conservatives, let’s make sure America continues to be a country people strive to come to, by kicking out the people who came here. Because only by finding someone we can blame for the issues that divide us, can Americans ever hope to come together to not address them. (United We Can’t Stand Them)[7]
The election of a Black President only served to bring the always-there racism in America to a boil.
Obama Bungles the Guantánamo Closing…that must be racist.
Several advocates of closing the prison (GITMO) as Obama pledged to do within 1 year as one of his first acts as president, 2991 days later seems like nothing is going to happen.[8]