Obama Clean, ArticulateFollow

http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=2838420&page=1

"I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that's a storybook, man."



How nice it must be to fly with the friendly media on your side! How nice it must be to not be Strom Thurmand! How nice it must be to not be one of those other dirty blackies! So when's the resignation of the racist? Where's the "fair and balanced" criticism? Could you imagine the uproar if the "wrong" person had made these comments?

Edited, Jan 31st 2007 9:13pm by MonxDoT

This thread is false.

Negroids are unable to do any of the above.

Yeah, and just watch as Fox News and the other Right-wing media outlets won't look into it all that much either.

The media is biased either way, it just depends what channel you watch and what newspaper you read. Doesn't matter anyway, your american media outlets are all a joke anyways.

I don't think that Biden was attempting to insult Obama. Stop drinking the Hannity punch and think for yourself today.

If you break it down and think about it, it was a compliment, though somewhat backhanded at the general state of black people today...I mean Bill Cosby is an intelligent and articulate black man, I don't see where Obama is "storybook". Saturday morning cartoon? Maybe, but not likely.

Senator Byrd (D-WV) was in the Ku Klux Klan. Strom Thumond was a racist?

Like I said, could you imagine the uproar if the "wrong" person had made these comments? There would be immediate loud calls for resignation, censure, impeachment, etc. So when is the Senate going to be 49 Republicans, 50 Democrats, with **** Cheney as the tie breaker, because of this? The words speak for themselves: "I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that's a storybook, man."

Finally, an admission that the Asylum has credibility!

I was sick last night. But since the story is on page 1 of the Tribune, I'm not into the whole "liberal media bias!" thing on it. Sorry. The Daily Show is recorded with a day's delay. I'd be really suprised to see it go unmentioned today. But, if it is, feel free to bring it up.

How long will the story's legs be? Depends on how offended the black community is. I think it was a retarded thing to say regardless of his motives and intent (and Obama and Jackson both seem to think the intent was pure even if his delivery sucked ***) just as I thought the Kerry troops thing was retarded. But, while I'm sure the Pubbies are just waiting to crucify someone and will cry long and loud if they don't get their chance, without the outrage of the community at large, it just isn't going to happen. But feel free to blame that on the media if it makes you feel better that your quarry escaped.

Incidentally, the stories leave out the "Yeah" the interviewer interjects between "African American" and "Who is...", making it seem like one long uninterrupted thought. The quote reads a lot less damningly as:
"I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American, who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy..."

Liberal media bias on the part of the Observer I guess.

Edited, Feb 1st 2007 8:14am by Jophiel

I sure am. Was sick last night and hit the sack early on.

So, did Stewart call him on it? Or was the "silence speaking louder than words"? I guess I'll YouTube it and find out for myself.

Edited, Feb 1st 2007 8:16am by Jophiel

Oh, and also, Byrd has nothing to do with the Obama comment. The only reason that the Kool-Aid drinkers are bringing him up is for a "look, him too" whine and moan.

Face it, the Republicrats suck, and have failed their country by becoming nothing more than centrist, big government, lying, oath breaking, hate mongers. They're almost as bad as the Demoncrats.

Thank God there are still some Democrats and Republicans left there, maybe they'll jump ship to parties that have the country at heart, rather than their paychecks and earmarks.

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Nexa

Maximus.

MonxDoT is the Paris Hilton of the Assylum.

Listening to the interview segment, there is no way in hell I can take his statement to mean what the stories suggest. You can complain about the media if it makes your heart flutter but the way the sentence is being written in the stories is very poorly presented, to say the least.

I blame the liberal media conspiracy.

What I find disturbing about this thread and the above post is the use of "black man". Why can't he be just a man? I fail to understand this nations hang-ups on race.



Shouldn't it had gone down more like "I mean, you've got a Man running for President who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy."

Now, that would have been enough to catch my ear (or eye, whatever). Who would have thought, an articulate and bright man running for President? Nice change of pace.