McCain Responds to Obama’s “Elitist” Remarks
John McCain’s campaign certainly did not ignore Barack Obama’s “bitter” remarks over the weekend, but the candidate himself did not publicly respond to them since he spent the weekend away from the press at his home in Arizona.
Today McCain acknowledged his Democratic rival’s remarks for the first time, while addressing the AP’s Annual Convention in Washington, DC. “Before I take your questions, I would like to respond briefly to the comments one of my opponents made the other day about the psychology and political mindset of Americans living in small towns and other areas that have experienced the loss of industrial jobs,” McCain began. Rather than attack Senator Obama for what his campaign called “elitist” and condescending remarks, McCain paid tribute to those some say Obama offended.
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Referring to the generation that rose out of the Great Depression, McCain credited them for saving the world during WW2 and for building up the nation. “They suffered the worst during the Depression. But it had not shaken their faith in and fidelity to America and its founding political ideals. Nor had it destroyed their confidence that America and their own lives could be made better. Nor did they turn to their religious faith and cultural traditions out of resentment and a feeling of powerlessness to affect the course of government or pursue prosperity. On the contrary, their faith had given generations of their families purpose and meaning, as it does today. And their appreciation of traditions like hunting was based in nothing other than their contribution to the enjoyment of life,” McCain said.
McCain also insinuated Senator Obama’s remarks were directed at those who defend this nation in times of war. “They are the heart and soul of this country, the foundation of our strength and the primary authors of its essential goodness. They are our inspiration, and I look to them for guidance and strength. No matter their personal circumstances, they believed in this country. They revered its past, but most importantly they believed in its future greatness, a greatness they themselves would create. They never forgot who they were, where they came from, and what is possible in America, a country founded on an idea and not on class, ethnic or sectarian identity. And America must not and will not forget them.”
Later during the question and answer period of his Washington, DC, event, Associated Press reporters asked McCain point blank if he thought Obama was an elitist. “I don’t know,” McCain replied. “I think those comments are elitist,” he said, adding that Obama’s view is “a fundamental contradiction” of how he sees America.
When pressed if Obama’s elitist remarks make him an elitist, McCain admitted, “I don’t know because I don’t know him very well.” McCain stated that he looked forward to the debate between himself and his Democratic rival, whomever that may be. “I wish it wasn’t so, wish the debate wasn’t so protracted, but certainly I look forward to it,” he said with a smile.
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Obama will get spanked in pennslyvania!
At least McCain has some class, something the other two candidates know nothing about. You know….kinda like politics in general.
McCain’s comments are a shining example of an adult commenting on the tenacity of the American people, rather than the childish ravings of a Chicago-style political hack. McCain, Faith in America Americans can believe in.
Bitter about Obama’s comments be real. It is the most truthful thinking coming out of the race so far. The small towns and the middle class do feel the pinch more than other areas in every state because gas, food, and utilities are proportionally higher, when measured against lower salaries. You bet they should be bitter and praise Obama for seeing their pain. You can bet a $100 Mil a year Hillary does not feel the pain at the pump at the grocery store.
Here is another example McCain’s class and integrity versus the immaturity of Obama and Hillary. What a great distinction between the two parties. Class and Integrity versus lawlessness and filth. Obama…..go take another bong hit and reflect on what McCain just said in his speech.
http://www.hillaryclintonforum.net/discussion/
Obama the Messiah?
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His followers actually believing he is the messiah has to be the most disturbing thing I’ve seen during a political campaign
http://obamamessiah.blogspot.com/
Interesting Obama Votes In Illinois State Senate on Child Protection
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What do you think of his votes on the bills below? I just cannot for the life of me understand who would not vote a resoundng yes on these two bills.
Voted: PRESENT
SB 609 (2001)
To restrict the location of buildings with “adult” uses (meaning pornographic video stores, strip clubs, etc.) within 1,000 feet of any public or private elementary or secondary school, public park, place or worship, preschool, day-care facility, mobile park or residential area.
Voted: NO
HB 1812 (1999)
To require school boards to install software on public computers accessible to minors to block sexually explicit material.
article:
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=18967
http://www.hillaryclintonforum.net/discussion/showthread.php?p=51245#post51245
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The more I think about what he said the more offended I get. The way he views the “typical” American is really pathetic. We need a picture to pass around with him looking down his nose at people like he does with the caption….you cling to guns and religion so you don’t embrace me, a man who hangs out with terrorits, crooks, and lobbyists.
Quote:
I “cling to” my religion out of my faith in God…but SNOBama wouldn’t understand!!
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Hope Change. Take Your Pick……….Can’t Decide?!…….Vote Present……
The comments Obama made unfortunatley are remarks that can not be simply brushed to the side.
But, I still believe those remarks do not make Clinton more electable than Obama.
Silly,
That Obama messiah site is downright scary.
Someone please tell me how Sen McCain and Clinton can call Sen Obama and Elitist. Sen McCain and the Sleeping Pain Pill Princess are worth and estimated 100+ million along with Billary running a close second. Lets not be fooled Pennsylvanians, A vote for Hillary will be a vote to lose 30k jobs for your state. Dont believe me!! Ask NY, she promised 200k new jobs while running for Senate produced a net loss of 30k. GIVE IT A REST
Obama’s Honeymoon is over I believe, now will the real obama pleas stand up…..
Here is a line from his book The Audacity of Hope….the line goes just like this……
“I WILL STAND WITH THE MUSLIMS SHOULD THE POLITICAL WINDS SHIFT IN AN UGLY DIRECTION”
I would love to see him explain this one away and here is another ” I can’t remmeber the words exactly as they are in the book. He writes he never spoke about his mothers race becasue he thought people would think he is giving into the white race”…..
Obama, the free ride is over and now you have to explain…….
if you read the article, McCain did not call him an elitist
Comment by Derrick STL
April 14th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
Someone please tell me how Sen McCain and Clinton can call Sen Obama and Elitist. Sen McCain and the Sleeping Pain Pill Princess are worth and estimated 100+ million along with Billary running a close second. Lets not be fooled Pennsylvanians, A vote for Hillary will be a vote to lose 30k jobs for your state. Dont believe me!! Ask NY, she promised 200k new jobs while running for Senate produced a net loss of 30k. GIVE IT A REST
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1. McCain did not call Obama an elitist.
2. McCain is a veteran that put his life on the line for his country
3. McCain is a patriot
Keith - You are correct in that Obama’s free ride is over. I would go further and say that he is done, completely done! Even if he gets the Democratic nomination, he is toast in the election. He will not get any crossover vote whatsoever at this point in time. This honeymoon has come to a close as the bride has been revealed to be an ugly, hairly……thing which looks like Chuckie’s baby.
Comment by Derrick STL
April 14th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
Someone please tell me how Sen McCain and Clinton can call Sen Obama and Elitist. Sen McCain and the Sleeping Pain Pill Princess are worth and estimated 100+ million along with Billary running a close second. Lets not be fooled Pennsylvanians, A vote for Hillary will be a vote to lose 30k jobs for your state. Dont believe me!! Ask NY, she promised 200k new jobs while running for Senate produced a net loss of 30k. GIVE IT A REST
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McCain has not called Obama anything. He only said that the remark sounded elitist. McCain demonstrated his concern for his fellow Americans when he extended his stay at the Hanoi Hilton, opting to stay with his men, rather than taking advantage of his father’s connections and coming home early. He may be rich, but he also comes from a military family, and most military families instill in their sons and daughters a belief in something higher than self. Silly little things like duty, honor, loyalty, respect, integrity, selfless service, and country. Things most ( not all) of you elitist liberals have a hard time understanding. As for Clinton, ya’ got me on that one. Ms. Clinton has as much in common with the “little folk” as well, Barry Obama!! And before I forget, Feeney is a foo-foo head. ( Sorry, but the war must go on, Curse you Ed Feeney!!!!)
MIG….are you a lawyer? Saw your post last night about bar assn. ethics.
Why are people so surprised about Obama’s comments on guns…that’s what Democrats are all about, taking away people’s rights!
McCain 08′
Mccain of all people, warmonger, you got some nerves of steel, you’re too “old” and confused, old-timers has set in, you don’t know where you are most of the time. You’re not concerned about
Americans jobs that have left and went to other countries, all you can remember is your old world war 2 war, wakeup man, you are out of touch with reality, Obama ‘08
Goatboy, I did a year of law school then switched over to a school of ministry for 6 years and finished there. However, now that I look back, I should have finished law school as well. Sorry that I didn’t.
Obama is so full of himself. He’s now the preacher he always wanted to be. Don’t preach your hollow words to me. Democrats are totally insane! We need to oust all Democrats in the next election. They need new blood and a change in their philosophy. Our eyes are open to your devious ways of ‘backstabbing for power’ politics. I would be totally overwhelmed with ‘HOPELESSNESS!!!’ under these ‘false prophet’ Democrats!
I’m finishing year one now….tough place to be a conservative!
Hang in there Goatboy, just focus…..and don’t allow anyone distract you. You will be attacked and diverted everyday, but be a warrior and don’t let this liberal world get to you. You’ll finish. Then you can tell the libs to kiss your a*s. In fact, you can tell the libs to kiss your a#s right now!
I’m a bit older than most classmates, so their ignorance is youthful in nature…but many of the profs are blatant propagandists.
If making $109m after leaving office, ducking imaginary sniper fire, taking $800,000 from the Colombians in private and speaking against the deal in public is what makes a good Blue Collar Democrat, then we have to Vote Clinton now. If downing whiskey, and drinking mugs of beer makes a good President, vote for Hillary.
If you need someone who has no clue on the economy, has no clue on who America is fighting in Iraq, if you need someone who thinks the down turn in the economy is our fault and we must bail out ourselves. Vote the Cyborg (Sen. McCain).
If growing up in a single home, living on food stamps, paying of huge students loans for years, working with the poor for over 20 years, generating interest in politics, making mistakes and apologizing, fighting for the American people, ending the war and fighting to improve America’s image abroad. Vote Obama now. He is in touch with the ordinary American and he knows what it takes to bring about the change we need in America.
There is an enlightening article by William Kristol in the New York Times that sort of puts Obama in perspective. It is entitled “The Mask Slips.”
Derrick
Elitism has nothing to do with with one’s net worth. It is an attitude issue.
Goatboy, since you may be a little older than most of your classmates, I imagine you cackle listening to some of the ignorants comments and propaganda flying around that classroom! Isn’t it unfortunate, you feel like you have to be punished each and everyday in the classroom in an effort to get that degree. That would be like modern day torture techniques being inflicted upon you. Now I really feel bad for you friend. But, nontheless, stay focused. I don’t know what to tell you except don’t change your principles just because you are being surrounded by socialists and brain dead idiologs.
Obama shows that he knows and understands what people in the middle and lower class are going through. I make over $50,000/year and now I am budgeting items I have never budgeted small things in my life. It is sad and frustrating when you have a family and you have to budget food, gas an other items that I never budgeted in the past. It is frustating when you do not know if you are going to get laid off. Gas and food and even cigarettes are now bills just like mortgage, light, and car note bills. When Obama said that the people were bitter the american people knew already that he was talking about the frustation that people are going through. I knew exactly what he meant so do many other americans. It was just another way Hillary could nip pick so she could say something negative. Obama said he just got through paying off his student loans, while Hillary has made over $109 million dollars over the past 8 years. So who do you think really understands the middle and lower class issues Obama does.
Obama spoke in town about a month ago….classmates asked if I was going….the look on their face was priceless when I replied that I would rather eat glass and chase it with a bleach gargle.
Comment by goatboy from africa
April 14th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
“Obama spoke in town about a month ago….classmates asked if I was going….the look on their face was priceless when I replied that I would rather eat glass and chase it with a bleach gargle.”
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Now that my friend, if I may say, is some really funny stuff!!!!!!!!!
From Audacity of Hope: “I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.”
If that is true…that in and of itself should make everyone run. Combine that with all his associations Wright, Farakhan, Odinga, Obonga, Rezco, Ayers and you have someone who has an agenda, but is not telling it.
And no Christian would ever say that…another proof that he is a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
Look throughout history…that puny guy from Germany that caused the holocaust…he smoothly came in with all his smooth talk…people cheering and supporting…then it happened. The Germans were blinded, looks to me that much of America is too…can’t even believe he is still in the race.
Obama=Adolph
Derrick
Having a high new worth has nothing to do with elitism. Rather, it is one’s attitude toward others.
Comment by goatboy from africa
April 14th, 2008 at 3:16 pm I’m finishing year one now….tough place to be a conservative!
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I have a nephew attending college here in Southern California. He’s encountered the same attitudes directed to him for his views. He’s pragmatic and chooses to think an issue through rather then embrace the romance of blind liberalism and it’s consequences, they paint him as a conservative and treat him as such.
goatboy,
I will be starting at UNC-Chapel Hill this fall. I am facing thousands of anti-Christian and anti-American pupils. I dont know exactly what to expect but even here in my small Eastern NC community I am one of few outspoken Conservatives. I could have chosen to attend two private Baptist Universities, Wake Forest or Campbell, but decided I would be more affective at a school based on raging liberal ideals. I am preparing for my faith, character, and morals to be attacked daily but I will not be discouraged. I will proudly wear my McCain ‘08 t-shirt all around campus.
Tel- these Universities outside of USC and Pepperdine are communist enclaves unless a parent is choosing a good Bible based school for their kid. Its really a gamble for a decent, conservative parent choosing a good school for their kid without the kid having to walk through socialist mine fields each and everyday on campus. Choosing a school anymore is really a difficult process.
The thing is, Obama said these statements at a “closed to the press” private meeting in California to a
bunch of rich Obama fund raisers.
Obama hadn’t a clue that one person had a recorder and was taping him.
Obama true colors just came through.
The puzzle that is Barack Obama is slowly being put together…
Rezco and the amount of money contributed to Obama.
Obama’s friend U.S. Terrorist William Ayers and Dorn.
Racist Rev Wright “God Dam” American” “America is responsible for the 9-11 attacks & America’s chickens are coming home to roost.” “America gave the aides virus to the black people” “Praises Louise Farrakhan who is the leader of the Nation of Islam”
Rev. Moss, Obama’s new Pastor who is a carbon copy of Wright.
Obama’s all black anti American church he has attended for 20 years.
The New Black Panther Party
Al Sharpton
Michelle Obama, “America is mean, I have never in my adult life been proud to be an American”
Obama ( last night) I want to bring Christianity and Islam together”
Obama…typical white people comment
OBama: People in small towns cling to their guns and religion, they are racists agains people who aren’t like them, they are against immigrants, because they ar bitter.
Obama: I never heard my Pastor say those things…..I wasn’t there when some of those things were said……..Yes I was there when some of things were said.
Obama’s Pastor traveled to Libia with Louis Farrakhan and met with Terrorsist Khadaffi
Obama wants to meet with terrorists, now he is sending Carter to meet with Hamas.
Obama’s friend and supporter Louis Farrakhan who hates white people, Jewish people and I quote from Rev Wright, ” garlic noses” Italians.
Rev Wright told Obama, When the Jews find out I went to Libia with Farrakhan, their support of you will dry up like a snowball in hell.
Barrack Hussain Obama…..this is the man some of you want to be President of the United States of America??
The more I think about what he said the more offended I get.
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You too. It is amazing that the Democrat party has Annie Oakley wannabe slurping down Crown Royal like an expert and then Obama that attacks 2 of the most important things of Americans.
The only thing left is Apple Pie. Do we now stop eating it also. Enlightening really as I always thought everyone in Pennsylvania was a major liberal. Nice to know a few rednecks live there also. (tongue in cheek sort of)
Clinging to my religion and guns in Texas.
In other words: Mcain pointed actual anti-American politicians: anti-God on Constitution, man-woman-God marriage, God at schools, NO SEX TEACHING TO KIDS BY BI?GAYS/?,
the actual liberal: responsible for the anti-American terrorists excuse: moral, liberalism means excuse for h a t e, terror logistics any city, the governments positions/election machinery for the appearing of terror dictators like chavez, castro, torrijos… hamas, norcorea… their propaganda machine, the same in situ USA, plus “new anti border pro coyote invaders like jorge ramos&ALL THE REST ON UNIVISION T V, buying radio, always work together anti-Bush polititians kind every history, (made in peanut carterland, recognized on their ground FIRST BY HIS PARTY E L I T E S, like their candidates, the responsible for defend US from a war they try to deny, hide and even try to cover on their Media.
By the way, GA Burns, Christina Perez, Miami Sweetwater children&family still protect coyote “lulu”, my “stepmother”.
Abraham Kaplan, Alicia Dimitriu’s lawyer, for the lately 2 years “starving-linching-etc. to almost death every two weeks-3 months (captured by “police or gangs”) in 2 years” (literaly), and willing to send my sister to Panama (no death penalty, intact Procuradoria, Torrijos on “power”, etc. (Iwas kidnaped on 1999, during the elections wich Moscoso won, 45 minutes, saw the turning from insulting faces… to panic “latest news” faces), and today was “the judgement against my sister, by Judge Jadira Pedrasa.
Not a word yet, my sister “was deffended on Panama” and… “they couldn’t helper if she “stays with gangs willingly”… and became the “legal part on Panama of the “self-starving/sick homeless/;brutaly driven to addiction under police noel, dominic contemplate and relate as well to castr/noriega people related, and order againg my family’s fate”…
And… coyote lulu, Alicia Dimitriu, and the rest of “political family” still rule “my family”s “fate”. …. and, even accept it on my face, and say “I need to die, on the streets”, (before I can even try to moove out their “house”), like a “wrong mind people”.
And… Pedro galvez, lulu’s son, with… sure: an edition-room, 24/7, along with the “daycare”… for coyote lulu’s illegals, and… police (kids teached to be, esbirro, and the other, not police or city authority or anothe “power” people’s children, surely: slave)…
and laughing on me “anytime”.
Man McCain is such an idiot, when challanged by the media he didn’t even have a good anwer “I don’t know?” you just said he was and now you don’t know. Pathetic!
I am not surprised by his arrogance in looking down his noses as most of the people he was talking about in the rural areas of PA are white. He doesn’t like white America. He wants a black nation.
I will soon b attending college and I chose UNC because of its liberalism. I want to be challenged so I can become a better conservative.
Comment by Make Iran Glow
April 14th, 2008 at 4:26 pm Tel- these Universities outside of USC and Pepperdine are communist enclaves unless a parent is choosing a good Bible based school for their kid. Its really a gamble for a decent, conservative parent choosing a good school for their kid without the kid having to walk through socialist mine fields each and everyday on campus. Choosing a school anymore is really a difficult process.
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You’re not wrong Make, he’s told me these fellow students have absolutely no tolerance for anything resembling another point of view and the professors are just as vitriolic to anything conservative. He’s a smart kid and laughs them off, but he echoes yours and goatboy’s sentiments.
In fact Tel, a parent sometimes asks himself why do I need to send my kind to college anyway if most of the information is disinformation? Well, the liberal arts are a disaster at these schools, but I guess something like a petro-engineering or a mechanical enigineering or aviation degree is worth it, but degrees such as Political Science, Philosphy and etc……is a total waste of a parent’s money because these type of degrees and liberal arts degrees and anything other than technical degrees are nothing more than cow dunky these days.
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Any truth to the report that some of obama’s top people are members of the nation of islam? This guy is trying to buy PA. Every time you turn around there is an obama ad. the media reports that anti-abortion legislators have endorsed obama. they are talking about Casey from PA, an obama supporter. Gov Rendell who supports clinton, defeated him in every election so this is nothing but revenge. with friends like casey, one doesn’t need enemies.
Sounds like Obama learned well from his “SPITURIAL ADVISER”, the good Rev. Wrong
Don’t know how many Fox viewers are like me, but I watch because I am mesmerised by their sheer gall. I loathe the mothers and would be nearly as aghast if they were pushing from the other side of the political divide.
Everything down to the most minute detail is framed to accentuate the positive about Republicans and the negative about Democrats, and it is all done with a straight face.
Look at the cynical way they choose their ‘house ni**ers’ to be the most strident rightist spokespeople. Not saying that these individuals are not genuine in their beliefs, but the fact that they are chosen primarily because they can communicate the stock messages from behind a black face must make them feel more than a little used and abused.
Even if, as they constantly allege, there is ‘left-wing bias’ in what they refer to as the mainstream media (I think fairness bias would be more accurate), it is no excuse whatsoever for Fox’s frontpeople to make their bias so screamingly obvious. You just should not see an interviewer nodding and agreeing with their subject, or asking patsy questions like ‘Does Barack really hate America or is he just unpatriotic?’
Goebbels would be proud of the ‘fair and balanced’ BS. I hope the ‘mainstream media’ is quietly building up a blacklist of Fox’s front-puppets and producers. These people have sold out on every journalistic principle there is - and should never be employed again.
They,(FOX NEWS) are way out numbered and you know it….
Comment by goatboy from africa
April 14th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
Obama spoke in town about a month ago….classmates asked if I was going….the look on their face was priceless when I replied that I would rather eat glass and chase it with a bleach gargle.
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Good for you Goatboy, glad to see all our young people are not so politicaly stupid, rather funny too.
McKeebop:
You are right on point. Unfortunately, many of the Republican bloggers are so inundated with racial disdain that they have convinced themselves that Fox news network is fair and balanced.
Maybe their disdain is legitimate, I’m not disputing it. What I will dispute however is the fact that Fox news network masterfully exploits their racial fears, biases and prejudices by the way that they present their programming.
They only expose BOGUS claims of racial discrimination, welfare fraud and other controversial issues that the conservative American public dislikes.
What this does is reinforce racially based preconceived notions about such thing like discrimination in America. It convinces them that most issues of racism in America are bogus and illegitimate because that all that they see on Fox.
You know, the funny thing about most Fox viewers is that they only watch Fox news programming. It’s almost as if they are afraid to watch another program and make a comparative analysis.
Now for the record, Fox news is not the only network that’s bias. But let’s face reality, they are the MOST bias in the way they present the news.
Whenever I see one of their commentators speaking I am reminded of a quote by Thomas Brackett Reed…. “They never open their mouths without subtracting from the sum of human knowledge”
Substance Abuse
A widely forwarded e-mail claims that Obama’s bills are more substantive and numerous than Clinton’s. Don’t believe it.
Obama’s Oil Spill
Obama says he doesn’t take money from oil companies. We say that’s a little too slick.
Barack Hussien Obama
Wright
Rezko
Farrakhan
William Ayers
Black Phanther
Malcolm X
They are the same kind or type of people.
It is up to you now to decide what is best for our country.
“Birds of the same feathers flock together.”
“Tell me your friends are, and I tell you who you are.”
What a scary thought ahead for our country…
Think people… think…
The Audacity of life”—————AUTHOR, BARRAK OBAMA
The book can be bought at amazon for 4 dollars and somthing, but I suggest you go to the libary or look it up online so you dont spend your money on his book.
Obama is a traitor to our America on this statement in his book that was published in November 2007.
“I will stand with the musliums should the political winds shift in an ugly direction” Obama words!!
Now how can we being Americans who were attacked by radical musliums on 9/11 vote for a man who said he is muslium, we know he has radical muslium ties in his fathers side of the family who he still supports. He refuses to honor or salute our Flag who thousands have died for …Shame on you Obama for calling yourself an American. Shame on you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I see….when Blacks want to cling to THEIR “religion”( Especially, if it’s the “religion” of Obama’s church,and their racist brothers, like Farrakhan and the NOI )and THEIR guns, it’s perfectly A-OK, nothing intolerant,or paranoid, or racist about it. But when Whites want to do the same? VERBOTEN!!!!
What “Racism”?
What “Oppression”?
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