Obama Told The Truth

Hey folks,

I know I will take a little bit of heat on this, but I have to agree with Obama on a couple of points. Now I know WHY he gave this speech. He had to. It is nothing more than damage control. Nothing more than him attempting to seemingly rise above the Race issue, and the hate spewed by his Pastor. It didn't work.

Well, if you listen to some in the Mainstreme Media, and some in the Black community, you would think that this was a great speech. You would think it was second to only Martin Luther King's "I have a Dream" speech. Which is what it was intended to be like. Excusing his Pastor and explaining to the White people, we just cannot understand why his Pastor feels the way he does, because White people never walked in his shoes. It was intended to show that Obama is above the Race issue, yet wants to hold close to him those that are Racist.

But I got news for you. I do not know if he wrote this or not. I do not know if he intended this or not. But a couple of points he made, are 100 percent true. I have been saying the same thing for a while now. Many of you know, I have been talking about TRUE equality. The fact that we will NEVER have true equality in this country as long as so called "Leaders" continue to preach division. As long as we have Government programs that promote one Race over another. As long as we continue to treat people differently just because of the color of their skin. Here are a couple of highlights of Obama's speech I want to point out.

"This is not to say that race has not been an issue in the campaign. At various stages in the campaign, some commentators have deemed me either “too black” or “not black enough.” We saw racial tensions bubble to the surface during the week before the South Carolina primary. The press has scoured every exit poll for the latest evidence of racial polarization, not just in terms of white and black, but black and brown as well."

Who was asking these questions? The Liberal Media. The Democrats. Black Leaders. These were they that were bringing race into it.

"And yet, it has only been in the last couple of weeks that the discussion of race in this campaign has taken a particularly divisive turn."

Why is that? It is because of Obama's BLACK Pastor teaching HATE. It is because his BLACK Leader was preaching to hate "Rich White People." To Hate America. To Hate anyone not Black. It was because, as we are now discovering, not just him, but MANY "Black Leaders" that Obama has decided to associate himself with, to surround himself with, ALL have been teaching Hate and Division.

"On one end of the spectrum, we’ve heard the implication that my candidacy is somehow an exercise in affirmative action; that it’s based solely on the desire of wide-eyed liberals to purchase racial reconciliation on the cheap. On the other end, we’ve heard my former pastor, Reverend Jeremiah Wright, use incendiary language to express views that have the potential not only to widen the racial divide, but views that denigrate both the greatness and the goodness of our nation; that rightly offend white and black alike."

Both TRUE.

"I have already condemned, in unequivocal terms, the statements of Reverend Wright that have caused such controversy. For some, nagging questions remain. Did I know him to be an occasionally fierce critic of American domestic and foreign policy? Of course. Did I ever hear him make remarks that could be considered controversial while I sat in church? Yes. Did I strongly disagree with many of his political views? Absolutely – just as I’m sure many of you have heard remarks from your pastors, priests, or rabbis with which you strongly disagreed."

Wait! So he LIED? He told us that HE {Obama} never heard these things himself. NOW he said this? "Did I ever hear him make remarks that could be considered controversial while I sat in church? Yes."

"Some will see this as an attempt to justify or excuse comments that are simply inexcusable."

Yup. This is why this is NOT even worthy to be compared to "I Have A Dream." MLK was all about the PEOPLE. You are given this speech that is all about YOU.

"A lack of economic opportunity among black men, and the shame and frustration that came from not being able to provide for one’s family, contributed to the erosion of black families – a problem that welfare policies for many years may have worsened. And the lack of basic services in so many urban black neighborhoods – parks for kids to play in, police walking the beat, regular garbage pick-up and building code enforcement – all helped create a cycle of violence, blight and neglect that continue to haunt us."

Now it's time, most likely, for me to be labeled a Racist again. This is a bunch of bunk. So he is blaming White America, and the lack of financial opportunities for the fact that Black men have CHOSEN NOT to be Fathers? He is saying that it's the White man's fault that Black men run around and impregnate women then move on? That they do not want to be FATHERS? This IS true "a problem that welfare policies for many years may have worsened." They have sent the message, the more kids you have, the more money you get. You do not have to work. We will give you anything you need.

Then this "And the lack of basic services in so many urban black neighborhoods – parks for kids to play in, police walking the beat, regular garbage pick-up and building code enforcement – all helped create a cycle of violence, blight and neglect that continue to haunt us." Barack, if we are getting really honest here, then LET us get REAL. This is not a racist statement. This is the TRUTH.

In neighborhoods where we do have parks, what do we have? Drug dealers, gang bangers, ETC. I watched a NEW housing complex be erecting when I was in NY for the low income families. People started moving in the one half before it was done. That half looked like something out of bombed out Iraq before the other half was finished. Broken windows, ripped screens, teenagers hanging out at the corner. Music blasting hateful lyrics. This place was destroyed before it was even built.

If I treated my house in this manor, I would have Code Enforcement coming down on me. I would have people trying to move ME out of the neighborhood. Not because of the color of my skin, but because of WHAT I was doing.

You cannot blame the programs that ARE there to help people, when it is the PEOPLE that are ruining it for themselves.

"In fact, a similar anger exists within segments of the white community. Most working- and middle-class white Americans don’t feel that they have been particularly privileged by their race. Their experience is the immigrant experience – as far as they’re concerned, no one’s handed them anything, they’ve built it from scratch. They’ve worked hard all their lives, many times only to see their jobs shipped overseas or their pension dumped after a lifetime of labor. They are anxious about their futures, and feel their dreams slipping away; in an era of stagnant wages and global competition, opportunity comes to be seen as a zero sum game, in which your dreams come at my expense. So when they are told to bus their children to a school across town; when they hear that an African American is getting an advantage in landing a good job or a spot in a good college because of an injustice that they themselves never committed; when they’re told that their fears about crime in urban neighborhoods are somehow prejudiced, resentment builds over time."

ABSOLUTELY! This is what I have been talking about. Programs like Affirmative Action is nothing more than reverse discrimination. I have said over and over again, that as long as we treat people, ANY people differently based on the color of their skin, we will continue to have Racism. He NAILED one of the MAIN reasons we still have some problems. Back on January 15, we remembered MLK. I posted the "I Have A Dream" Speech. I said this.

"I will occasionally come into contact with a black person, usually an older male, and I am disrespected, called a racist, called names, without the person I’m standing in front of even knowing my name. Why? Because I’m a white male. So in his mind, I HAVE to be a racist. He made that judgement, not based on my words, actions, or anything else, other than the color of my skin.

They you have government funded and supported racism which states that companies and the government itself, must hire the minority over anyone else regardless of their qualifications. Simply based on the color of their skin. The wisdom of Dr. King warned us of this way back then."

"I have ALWAYS conducted myself in this manner. I judge everyone on what they do, say, and how they act toward me. I do not care what "color" they are. I do not care what religion they follow. I do not care what sexual orientation they observe. I care about WHO they are, NOT what they are."

"But first we must get ALL dividers out, allow the uniters to do their thing. We need to rid society from those of ALL races, that do nothing but preach separation and hatred. This includes the "Black Leaders" that WANT to keep them down, so they can make more money and get more fame.

On this day that America remembers one of it’s greatest leaders and visionaries, let us not only remember his actions, but the true meaning of his words as well."

Back on September 16, 2007, Black on White Violence OK, Talking about the Jenna 6 mess, I said this.

"THIS is one of the reasons, some in this country that are not inherently racist, start having some problems. Some see things like this, and ask, why? Why is this. Just because of the color of their skin? THIS type of thing can actually lead to more racism."

"This is what I mean. Some that are not inherently Racist, could very well look at this situation and say, “Screw it, if it’s good for one group, it’s good for another.” Racism BREEDS Racism. Hate BREEDS hate. This type of situation produces worst."

Then on September 21, Forgetting The Victim, I said this

"We cannot right wrongs by wrong means. As I have said before, if we were truly going to have equality, then we must treat everyone EQUALLY."

Back to Obama.

"Like the anger within the black community, these resentments aren’t always expressed in polite company. But they have helped shape the political landscape for at least a generation. Anger over welfare and affirmative action helped forge the Reagan Coalition. Politicians routinely exploited fears of crime for their own electoral ends. Talk show hosts and conservative commentators built entire careers unmasking bogus claims of racism while dismissing legitimate discussions of racial injustice and inequality as mere political correctness or reverse racism."

That's just his opinion. The facts are they do discuss "racial injustice and inequality" And yes Obama, these programs ARE reverse racism.

Then he goes right back to division. He was doing OK, until this.

"In the white community, the path to a more perfect union means acknowledging that what ails the African-American community does not just exist in the minds of black people; that the legacy of discrimination - and current incidents of discrimination, while less overt than in the past - are real and must be addressed."

So for Whites to help in equality, we must accept the fact we are racists and we are the problem. We must PAY for our past misdeeds.

"Not just with words, but with deeds – by investing in our schools and our communities; by enforcing our civil rights laws and ensuring fairness in our criminal justice system; by providing this generation with ladders of opportunity that were unavailable for previous generations. It requires all Americans to realize that your dreams do not have to come at the expense of my dreams; that investing in the health, welfare, and education of black and brown and white children will ultimately help all of America prosper."

{Sigh} It goes on in further attempts to get you to accept that he is above all this. MLK? He is not. Comparing this speech to MLK? It's like comparing Jesus to Judas. You just can't. One came and died for the betterment of all man kind. One came for the betterment of himself.
Peter

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OPNTalk- MLK
OPNTalk- Jenna 6