All throughout Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign, he promised "change we can believe in." He positioned himself as a reformer of the political process, giving millions of Americans hope that civil discourse would be conducted in a respectful manner. Unfortunately, fewer people than ever have reason to believe in the "change" they voted for.
Whenever Barack Obama finds himself under the gun, he uses the historically oppressed half of his race as a defense mechanism (he's also half white by the way).
That may seem like a radical statement, but in light of Attorney General Eric Holder's recent comments, and given the overall shakedown approach of other members of the Obama Administration, it appears to be a major portion of their agenda.
Any positive contribution of the Civil Rights Movement to society was overshadowed by his tirade of contempt for a nation that elected their first president of African decent:
"Though this nation has proudly thought of itself as an ethnic melting pot, in things racial we have always been and continue to be, in too many ways, essentially a nation of cowards."First of all, it is not the job of an Attorney General to discuss racial relations (or, one might say, to foment sophomoric racial tension). Given the race-baiting nature of Holder's approach, he doesn't appear to be qualified to head law enforcement on a national level. Secondly, this is not how you address a maturing nation about Black History Month. Americans are remorseful for the grievances and injustices that African-Americans dealt with for over 400 years.
Given the sensative nature of race, Eric Holder may wonder why many Americans do not wish to discuss the subject. Seemingly, anyone who disagrees with the left's racial agenda is tired of being called a "racist" for simply disagreeing with affirmative action or reparations for slavery. Race is a subject that turns otherwise decent people into bullies when they are faced with affirmative action horror stories. In light of Bill Cosby's crucifixion, the black community needs to wage war on the subcultures responsible for the negative influences that led to the tragic examples of a wedlock majority and high abortion rates among the black community.During the Bush Administration, which gave minorities more appointments to high government posts than ever before, we weren't faced with this kind of approach. At worst case scenerio, there was a misunderstanding of the "three-fifths compromise" of the U.S. Constitution by Former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice. Even so, her comments were not intended as a cheapshot of zero-sum multiculturalism. In other words, shaking down one group as a tactic to advance another.
Since the campaign, Obama has distanced himself from the racial tolerance and progress of the Bush Administration. In a frustrated tirade of his own, he attacked his critics and accused them of being racist fear-mongers.
"What they’re going to try to do is make you scared of me. You know, he doesn’t look like all those other presidents on the dollar bills. We know what kind of campaign they’re going to run. They’re going to try to make you afraid. They’re going to try to make you afraid of me. He’s young and inexperienced and he’s got a funny name. And did I mention he’s black?"Because nobody bothered to call out this candidate for his "Hymietown" moment, we have the most racist administration in history - filled with tax cheats, lobbyists, race-baiters, and street agitators. It is a combination of Clinton's attack dogs and a new class of classless lilliputians.
Obama's race-baiting has a history as well. In this video from 1995, Obama acts as though he is a street agitator who sat in the pews of Reverend Jeremiah Wright. He attacks "white executives" for not wanting to pay more taxes to inner city children. He bases his salvation on his ability to redistribute wealth. Come to think of it...
It's 2009, and very little has changed. When asked about the "Porkulus" bill, Secretary of Labor (and former Berkeley professor) Robert Reich made it clear that it was an act that would not only dismiss highly trained professionals from infrastructure projects, but would write off the opportunities to white males who fell on hard times.
"I am concerned, as I’m sure many of you are, that these jobs not simply go to high-skilled people who are already professionals or to white male construction workers…I have nothing against white male construction workers, I’m just saying there are other people who have needs as well."Obama has been in office for only a month. And yet, the examples of pinning of one race against another are endless and frequent. Even his Inauguration, he was sure to consider a race-baiting reverend such as Reverend Joseph Lowery to deliver a benediction that attacked anyone of Asian and European decent:
"Lord, in the memory of all the saints who from their labors rest, and in the joy of a new beginning, we ask you to help us work for that day when black will not be asked to get back, when brown can stick around -- (laughter) -- when yellow will be mellow -- (laughter) -- when the red man can get ahead, man -- (laughter) -- and when white will embrace what is right."There's your modern-day "civil rights legends" at work.
