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Personally, I don't think he should've gone. No matter what he said, no one would've really listened, and he would've taken heat for not talking about the "right" issues.
He was treated with all the regard due an elected official and statesman. Do his policies resonate with most members of the NAACP? No. But he gets respect for showing up and making his case.
Were I him, I would've found a group of sympathizers (the NBRA?), and spoke to them.
The NAACP has to be non-partisan if it wants to keep its non-profit status, so it has to invite both McCain and Obama and not endorse either. They can only advocate policy positions. Remember, they were recently investigated about this issue after the 2004 election.
Indeed, the "Remember everyone [POW], I was a [POW] POW during the [POW] Vietnam War, so I didn't [POW] know about [POW] MLK [don't question me because I'm a POW] " excuse simply does not wash.
Tweety's lead headline was that McMumbles received a standing ovation, though most every other news outlet, including Clinton News Network, says the applause was 'tepid.'
But hey, what do I know? One man's standing ovation is 10 men's tepid, I guess.
When he praised Barack.
Thanks, Craig.
....it's the liars exchange rate.
Now I need a nap.
I think that it is fine if he realized that he made an error in judgment, I just don't accept his BS excuse. Don't tell me that you didn't know about MLK when there is a thing called legislative aides, libraries, and oh yeah, your local NAACP chapter to clue you in. Just be straight with me. But whatever, the press continues to carry on with this McCain love affair.
After the war, McCain had, oh, a good twenty years or so to catch up on world events.
The Vietnam War can be blamed for many serious things (PTSD, neurological disease, certain cancers), but ignorance about MLK isn't one of them.
Translation: they were amazed that the crowd didn't kick on his ass a lil bit.
Or yell, "Where's my muthaf---in' ice tea!"
All BS aside, the latest media meme about Obama is officially: "he won't let us laugh at him." I just had to sit through Tweety and Dana Milbank criticizing Obama having "thin skin" about the New Yorker cover. Apparently in MSM land you can't type "tasteless and offensive" in your response unless you're enraged and foaming at the mouth. Meanwhile, McCain tells the most vulgar and offensive jokes known as a way to avoid answering questions. I guess this isn't an election campaign anymore its "Last Comic Standing."
Granted, he may have ranted and raged behind the scenes, and he'd had plenty of time to regain his composure before he appeared on LKL but I happen to believe that he's truly "No Drama Obama," and that, as he says, he doesn't get too high with the highs nor to low with the lows.
They can't stand it because he is the personification of cool, calm and collected under the most excruciating pressure, ergo, he doesn't fit their stereotype of the deferential black man. They act as if he should be obsequious to them because he's done so well, as if he's accomplished what he has because they let him, rather than because he's worked so hard..
Obviously, they didn't observe his great humor during the last few debates with Miss Anne, nor have they bothered to watch his appearances on the entertainment/talk shows - which are the proper venues for showcasing his humor - and where he has shown his drollness, and well-timed humor.
During one debate, when Miss Anne was ranting about his great speeches and oratorical skills, he said, "I thought they were pretty good my self."
When he was on Jimmy Kimmel, he was very funny; he even delivered a great zinger to Tweety when he was on Hardball The College Tour.
Given what he is trying to accomplish, and given how dire our economic situation is, I don't get why they expect that he would be running around skinning and grinning, like their boy Macabre McCain is.
In the words of the fictional President Shepherd in the American President: Sorry, I got carried away, but I love that portion of the script's dialogue, and I think it is so appropos in this campaign season.
Yes mister black man, let me push a hot iron on your skin and when you say "Ow", I will accuse you of not having a thick enough skin.
testify.
There is too much at stake for America to vote Republican again! Pay attention people, the world is watching.
I'm interested to hear the feedback on this for the supporters of Jesse's sentiments that Barack was "talking down" to Black people, when it has been revealed that Jesse describes said Black people as niggers.
You would think by now that he had his shots against 'open mike syndrome' Seriously, why would he think they WEREN'T recording everything he said.
On the other hand, I've heard some talk that Jesse took one for the team with this mess. There are some folks who hate, hate, HATE JJ. So, the theory goes, if Jesse is seen as disparaging to Barack, JJSr haters will be more willing to support Barack with their votes and their money.
Things that make you go HHhhhhmmmm.
O/T Where is Arsenio Hall???
That was the same with the Father Pfleger tape. It was released when Scott McClellen was promoting his book.
McCain's inability to speak to these issues in the presence of everyday people, is precisely why so many African Americans are not Republicans.
I give him one kudo for showing up.