Recently, Hollywood legend Morgan Freeman made some statements to the effect that RACISM was responsible for so much opposition to “America’s First Black President.” As I read about his statements, I began to think just how racist Freeman’s line of thinking really was! Here he was, defending the President based SOLEY on his race. Irrespective of the President’s policies, plan, purpose or performance – Obama was deemed unassailable because he is black. But is he?
Does Freeman not realize that there is the same opposition to these same policies when they’re put forth by the white Pelosi, the white Reid, the white Barney Frank, the white Dick Durbin etc?
Is Obama immune from criticism by virtue of his dark skin? Is it impossible for a black president to utterly suck? Does Freeman not realize that Obama is half white; and his other half is 7/8 north African Arab (think Kaddafi not Mandela)? Does Freeman identify with Obama’s 1/16 Black African Roots when there is virtually no “slave blood” in Obama at all?
In their zeal to put a man of color… ANY man of color… into the White House, Black America has helped elect THIS man to the presidency. And America is not the better for it. Even among traditionally democratic constituencies, Obama’s popularity is waning fast. Among Jews, it’s his middle east policies and his coziness with the Islamic world that have soured that relationship… not racism. Among left leaning independents, its his socialist policies that have them saying, “I didn’t sign on for this!” It is matters of substance such as policy, leadership and philosophy that drive opposition to Obama – and the color of his skin is IRRELEVANT!
Meanwhile, some black elected officials have been making some remarkable public statements.
Congressional Black Caucus member Andre Carson tells us the Tea Party wants to see blacks hanging from trees! Not only a ridiculously false assertion, but an incendiary one intended to incite unrest and possible violence!
And then there’s that brilliant Congresswoman, Sheila Jackson Lee, who claimed that the House was “complicating” the debt ceiling talks only because Obama was black. It couldn’t be that we’ve spent ourselves to the brink of oblivion, now could it, Sheila?
Maxine Waters tells us that the Tea Party is racist, and that they can “go to hell”. This coming from the Marxist that let the cat out of the back in May of 2008 when she admitted the intent to “socialize” the oil industry… and who most recently threatened banks to modify loans for people who can’t afford them or she would have the Gubmit “tax them out of existence”.
Perhaps someone should remind Ms Waters of that pesky document, the Constitution, which was designed to limit the powers of the federal government! Article 1, Section 9 prohibits something called a “Bill of Attainder”. In the context of the Constitution, a Bill of Attainder means a bill that has a negative effect on a single person or group (for example, a fine, a tax, or term of imprisonment). So singling out banks for special tax punishment would be unconstitutional!
The fact of the matter is that the race card is played because historically it worked. Shouting “racist” has routinely ended the debate and sent the opposition scurrying for cover, despite the accusation being entirely unfounded. It has always been used as a last resort when the left perceived themselves as losing an argument on its merits. It caused the momentum of a rhetorical, factual or philosophical debate to grind to a halt. It was the debate ender, that was used to prevent the right from successfully drawing the persuasive conclusion from the thread of arguments laid out and beginning to take shape. It forced the right to “rest their case” before it was fully presented, and before making their “closing argument” to the jury. It worked well for decades!
But we are in a new paradigm! We have an environment today where a black man not only theoretically CAN, but in fact HAS been elected President; where a black man like Herman Cain can serve successfully and effectively as Chairman of a major bank, and CEO of a major food chain; an environment where blacks truly have attained Dr. King’s dream of being judged on the content of one’s character rather than the color of their skin! Blacks who avail themselves of educational opportunities, and who apply themselves to acquiring and developing marketable skills, are able to advance themselves as well as whites who do the same. And most importantly, Americans are awakening to the agenda of the race-baiters as advancing their own interests and not that of the black community at large! The race-card is becoming passé. It’s an anachronism; an archaic curiosity. It’s as relevant as a buggy whip in a Chevy dealership!
Sadly, for those who have never developed a legitimate case with which to advocate for their failed policies in the arena of ideas… the Race Card is the only card in their hand. Sadly for them, it is no longer trump, it is no longer the wild-card. Resorting to playing the race-card is no longer seen as striking from a position of strength – it is viewed as an act of desperation by one without any other resource. And that view is accurate.
Morgan, I’ve always respected your talents and abilities as an actor and a voice talent. Sadly, you’ve lost a lot of respect and esteem in my eyes for this vitriolic and false accusation of racism against people whose interests are for the good of the next generation, in order to prop up a failed President and his failed Marxist policies – who’s interests lie only in the next election – simply because of the melanin content of his skin. I thought you were better than that. I was wrong.
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