Re: Race-Based Politics? Congressional Black Caucus Member: "If Obama Wasn't President, We Would Be Marching on the White House"

Jim Crow would have been proud of the CBC. I think he should be an
honorary member.

On Sep 19, 11:28 am, Travis <baconl...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Politics? Congressional Black Caucus Member: "If Obama Wasn't President, We
> Would Be Marching on the White
> House"<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2011/09/19/race-based-politics-con...>
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> 19, 2011 at 10:30 AM | Tags: black
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> The face of a racist
>
> Need more proof that Democrats are the party of true racists? Here it is.
>
> From The Hill<http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/182209-cbc-chairman-...>
> :
>
> Unhappy members of the Congressional Black Caucus "probably would be
> marching on the White House" if Obama were not president, according to CBC
> Chairman Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.).
>
> "If [former President] Bill Clinton had been in the White House and had
> failed to address this problem, we probably would be marching on the White
> House," Cleaver told "The Miami Herald" in comments *published
> Sunday*<http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/09/18/v-fullstory/2413197/black-caucu...>.
> *"There is a less-volatile reaction in the CBC because nobody wants to do
> anything that would empower the people who hate the president."*
>
> Translation: If this was a White President the CBC would be marching on the
> White House. Since it's Obama, and they share the same skin color, the CBC
> will continue to make excuses for his failures.
>
> CBC members have expressed concern in recent months as the unemployment rate
> has continued to rise amongst African-Americans, pushing for Obama to do
> more to address the needs of vulnerable communities.
>
> Rise? It's above Depression-era levels, yet the CBC covers for Obama's
> failures instead of protecting their constituents.
>
> "We're supportive of the president, but we getting tired, y'all," Rep.
> Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) said in August. "We want to give [Obama] every
> opportunity, but our people are hurting. The unemployment is unconscionable.
> We don't know what the strategy is."
>
> *Rather than targeting Obama's leadership, many CBC members aimed their fire
> at the Tea Party movement over the summer's congressional recess*. Waters
> said in a public meeting in her district that the Tea Party "can go straight
> to hell." Another member, Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.), called the Tea
> Party "the real enemy" seeking to hold Congress "hostage."
>
> Need more proof that the Democrats, and the CBC, are the real racists?
>
> Continue reading>>><http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/182209-cbc-chairman-...>
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