Comments on: If You’re Outspoken Against Obama… You Might Be a Racist!

By: John

John — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 05:55:59 +0000

Victor, naivete is believing that the Constitution (a written contract between the States when founding the federal government) is an elastic document. Granted, the Founders supplied a way to alter that contract. However, our system now has no resemblance to the contract we still have in place. I find it odd that we sought out Saddam Hussein, and allowed him to stand trial, but didn’t provide that same opportunity for al-Awlaki (a U.S. citizen). We didn’t even attempt to capture him, and instead fired drone strikes at his location. Now, you are suggesting that we are naive and should simply trust our government officials. Did a U.S. citizen deserve less access to the judicial system than Saddam Hussein? I wonder how many people in New Orleans trusted our government officials when they were forcibly disarming citizens after Katrina.

To me, assuming that our government is infallible is naive. That’s why I support state’s rights. If the federal government makes a mistake, it affects everyone. If a state government makes a mistake, if only affects those in that state. Protect the rule of law and enforce the contract we have.

By: Victor Langhorne

Victor Langhorne — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 00:40:47 +0000

Zedge and John:

I am black and support Obama. I do not think your criticisms of Obama or of Bush are rooted in racism at all. I think your expectations on the issues you cited are rooted in naivete. I do not mean that critique to be an ad hominem attack.

I just think that Ron Paul whom I have supported in the past is not the future. I believe in the elasticity of the constitution. The separation of powers is “a principle” that guided the establishment of our federal government to accomodate idealism, naivete, realism, militarism, conservatism, liberalism, moderation, accommodationalism, all the rest. Ultimately, it attempted to establish a government that would balance the natural proclivities of human nature once they obtained political power.

By: rawdawgbuffalo

rawdawgbuffalo — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 16:08:46 +0000

we all must be then – he half white
half black lol

By: Zedge Hero

Zedge Hero — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 15:32:53 +0000

I have to agree with John. I was there in Springfield when Obama announced his presidency and was so optimistic for change. As a life long Democrat, I thought the future looked good. 3 years later, and Obama has already sold his soul to the Banksters and Wall Street. His second biggest funder is Goldman Sachs, who has donated over a million dollars to Obama. His ties to turbo tax Timy Geitner, David Sommers, and countless others is what will make him the worst African American Historical figure in our History. For everything that was great about the content of Dr. Martin Luther King’s character is exactly what Obama lacks. The will to not only stand for whats right on the stage, but also behind close doors too, when it counts most. Obama sold out before even stepping in to the White House. I voted for Obama and now I’m campagining for Ron Paul, at least he will take care of the minorities in the arm service who don’t want to fight any more and the crooked Federal Reserve that has sucked Barack’s soul from him.

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By: richard martin

richard martin — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 01:38:45 +0000

If I support Obama I must be brainwashed… or alternatively, braindead.

By: John

John — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:24:40 +0000

It is impossible to bring up all of this reasons why this article is flawed. When I criticized Bush II, I never heard anyone call me a racist. I criticized him because he was increasing our foreign entanglements, shredding the Constitution (e.g., Guantanamo, torture), inflating our money supply making us all poorer, etc. Oddly, I was able to criticize Bush II on merit.

This article suggests that I might be racist for criticizing Obama for these same policies. Obama promised to close Guantanamo, restore habeas corpus (and end indefinite suspensions), reduce our foreign interventionism, etc. He has also promoted the inflation of our money supply. If I use the exact same statements to criticize Obama, this article suggests that I might be racist. Please write an article that provides insight into statements that I can make to criticize Obama for any of these policies.

I don’t care what his race is. Your 1 Samuel 16:7 reference works for me. I want someone who believes in his/her heart that the Constitution is a contract between the several states and the federal government. I want him/her to believe in his/her heart that the decision to go to war should be made by the people through their representatives rather than the executive branch. I want to know that an American citizen has inalienable rights, including the right to a fair trial for crimes he/she is accused of committing, rather than a President that can write an executive order that makes it acceptable to assassinate an American citizen. Who would have been on that list a generation ago, Martin Luther King Jr.? Malcolm X?

We can’t have equality if certain groups are buffered from legitimate criticism. The points I’ve made are not racist, their Constitutionalist. They have nothing to do with race. Please educate me regarding the methods I can use to voice these criticisms without being portrayed as racist.