CNN's Roland Martin: Birther's "I want my country back" comment means...

[jefferson_dem]

"How is this black guy all of the sudden running the country?"

VIDEO at LINK - http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/200907220041

[quantass]

1. Cenk of TYT decoded it the same way nt

[Critters2]

2. He needs to explain this to his colleague, Mr. Dobbs. nt

[CakeGrrl]

3. Yes, as if it's been 'stolen'. n/t

[CTyankee]

4. To them it has been stolen. They believed they were all "kings of the hill"

and here comes the first black president!

I am not surprised. It's why a lot of us were initially afraid for Obama. And some of us still are, deep down.

[bluestateguy]

5. Mike Castle really should become a Democrat

He wouldn't be the best Democrat, but this meeting must have surely shown him that his party has been taken over by wackjobs.

[BlooInBloo]

6. Of course that's what it means.

[DrToast]

7. What else could it mean?

I suppose she could be saying that because he's a liberal Democrat and she's obviously not, but does anyone really think she'd be this torn up over, say, Hillary being President?

[burning rain]

9. Good point. A lot of righties went batshit over Bill Clinton....

but still, not like it has been with Obama. The madness is an order of magnitude greater now.

[HopeOverFear]

8. Yeeeeep.

[unblock]

10. how is this black guy running the country?

pretty darn well, actually.

certainly much, much better than the last guy.

[Raine]

11. Sadly that's exactly it

Obama is "exotic" (black) not a real American. :eyes:

Edit: added a word

[AspenRose]

12. Pretty much

[damntexdem]

13. It is simple racism.

The 'my country' that has been taken away is that of Jim Crow and lynching.

[KingFlorez]

14. That says it all

Take back the country from what? A man who won fair and square because the majority of voters wanted him in office? Not only is it racist, it's downright undemocratic.