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Beacool

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Tue Sep-27-11 11:55 AM
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32. I think that the premise of her article is flawed.

If Obama were to be 100% white, liberals would be howling just as loud or even louder. What does his race have to do with the policies that he has supported or enacted?

Lord knows that there's plenty of racism in this country, but there are legitimate issues and some that are not so.

There seems to be a pattern. If liberals criticize Obama, it must be because they're racists. If AA people criticize him then it must be because they never loved him in the first place (accusation thrown at Reps. Waters and Cleaver).

When is it OK then to criticize him? Part of treating someone as an equal is to be able to dole out criticism to an individual without being accused of racism. No one batted an eyelash when Clinton, Bush and every other president before Obama were criticized by the opposition, and in many occasions, by members of their own party.

:shrug:

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Reply #32: I think that the premise of her article is flawed. [View All]