Ex-GOP leader apologizes to Obama, says party harbors 'racist views'

Discussion in 'Politics' started by hermit, Sep 15, 2010.

  1. Hello

    Hello

    If he got acquitted on all charges he might have a leg to stand on otherwise he is just a thief who got caught with an axe to grind.

     
    #11     Sep 15, 2010
  2. For hermy and gabby-- please keep this rhetoric going. It's working great!

    Top Democrat Tells German Newspaper: Americans Don’t Like Obama Because They’re Racists
    Posted by Jim Hoft on Wednesday, September 15, 2010, 9:34 AM

    Democrats continue to believe Americans don’t like Obama because they are racists. Rep. John Lewis told a German newspaper that Americans don’t like Obma’s radical agenda because – “People cannot get used to the idea that a person of color is president of the United States.”

    This is getting old.

    Doug Ross uncovered this outrageous interview at Der Spiegel:
    • SPIEGEL: Were you not surprised how quickly the political mood changed in the US?

      Lewis: No. It’s the first time in the history of the country that we have a black president. You have to understand that there are some people in our society that say he is not one of us. He may be down in the polls right now, but he will come back. Just like Bill Clinton came back. He’s going to campaign his heart out…

      SPIEGEL: But the question is whether Washington would function better if the Republicans had a majority in either the Senate or the House. Would that not make them less inclined to be obstructionist?

      Lewis: No. I think the Republican Party is going to the extreme. If it continues on the path it’s on, it will continue to be a minority party for many years to come…

      SPIEGEL: Is there any difference between the backlash against President Bill Clinton in the 1994 midterm elections and the backlash against Obama we are seeing now?

      Lewis: I don’t see a vast difference. A lot of people on the other side didn’t like Bill Clinton for different reasons, and they tried to destroy him. But he hung in.

      SPIEGEL: The radicalization of the right, in other words, isn’t necessarily due to the US having a black president for the first time ever?

      Lewis: In some quarters, it’s true, people cannot get used to the idea that a person of color is president of the United States.
     
    #12     Sep 15, 2010
  3. Typical right wing splice job.

    SPIEGEL: The radicalization of the right, in other words, isn’t necessarily due to the US having a black president for the first time ever?

    Lewis: In some quarters, it’s true, people cannot get used to the idea that a person of color is president of the United States."


    Gets Turned into

    "Top Democrat Tells German Newspaper: Americans Don’t Like Obama Because They’re Racists"

    He needs to take lessons from Hannity

    http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=206484&highlight=hannity
     
    #13     Sep 15, 2010
  4. So you're confirming it's total bunk and a lie?
     
    #14     Sep 15, 2010
  5. Yes, your blogger is a disingenuous habitual liar.
     
    #15     Sep 15, 2010
  6. What is the lie?
     
    #16     Sep 15, 2010
  7. And if it's all a lie, what's the point of this thread?
     
    #17     Sep 15, 2010
  8. I said your blogger is a habitual liar, he has been caught many times before. And see my edited post above for the splice job explanation.
     
    #18     Sep 15, 2010
  9. Wow, thats some weird circular logic, you quote some lying blogger and then ask isn't the whole thread a lie. LOL.
     
    #19     Sep 15, 2010
  10. You left the money line out:

    SPIEGEL: The radicalization of the right, in other words, isn't necessarily due to the US having a black president for the first time ever?

    Please explain.
     
    #20     Sep 15, 2010