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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-19/obama-says-racial-animus-may-soften-support-new-yorker-reports.html
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Obama Says Racial Animus Blunts Approval, New Yorker Reports
By Brian Wingfield Jan 19, 2014 2:01 PM ET
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President Barack Obama said that racial tensions may have softened his popularity among white voters within the last two years, according to a story posted on the New Yorker magazine’s website today.
“There’s no doubt that there’s some folks who just really dislike me because they don’t like the idea of a black president,” Obama said in the article by David Remnick, appearing in the magazine’s Jan. 27 edition.
“Now, the flip side of it is there are some black folks and maybe some white folks who really like me and give me the benefit of the doubt precisely because I’m a black president,” Obama said in his most direct comments on how race has affected his political standing since he’s been in office.
Obama’s second term has been marked by controversies including a partial government shutdown in October, revelations that the National Security Agency has gathered personal mobile phone data and the troubled rollout of health-insurance expansion.
Obama’s approval rating among all voters is 39 percent and his disapproval rating is 53 percent, according to a Gallup Poll conducted Jan. 14-16. In the 2012 presidential election, Republican candidate Mitt Romney won 59 percent of the white vote, compared with Obama’s 39 percent, according to exit polling by a consortium of major news outlets. Obama won 43 percent of the white vote in 2008 against 55 percent for opponent John McCain, a Republican senator from Arizona.
Obamacare Blamed
“Poll after poll makes it very clear that Obamacare and other job-killing policies are the reason” for the president’s decline in popularity, Republican National Committee spokesman Sean Spicer said in a phone interview today.
Obama offered reflections on a variety of subjects in the New Yorker story, including his view about the dangers of playing professional football, which has been the subject of media scrutiny over players’ head injuries.
“I would not let my son play pro football,” the article quotes Obama, the father of two daughters, as saying. When asked by Remnick how those dangers squared with his enjoyment of the game as a spectator, Obama said professional players are aware of the inherent risk in playing a full-contact sport.
Like Smokers
“They know what they’re buying into,” Obama said. “It is no longer a secret. It’s sort of the feeling I have about smokers, you know?”
Obama acknowledged that reports of U.S. surveillance programs, including allegations that the government tapped German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s mobile phone, had created a “breach of trust,” Remnick reported.
Obama said he also assumes others are trying to spy on him, and for this reason he doesn’t have a phone, according to The New Yorker.
He said, “there are European governments that we know spy on us, and there is a little bit of Claude Rains in ‘Casablanca’ -- shocked that gambling is going on,” the magazine quoted him as saying, referring to the actor who played the police captain in the 1942 movie.
To contact the reporter on this story: Brian Wingfield in Washington at bwingfield3@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story: David Ellis at dellis5@bloomberg.net
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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-19/obama-says-racial-animus-may-soften-support-new-yorker-reports.html
Total pussy move.
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Obama scandals don't mean shit to him - he actually thinks he is doing a good job,.
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typical darkie "logic"
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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-19/obama-says-racial-animus-may-soften-support-new-yorker-reports.html
SC, perhaps if criticism of his policies by his detractors weren't continually accompanied by inappropriate snide overt & covertly racist remarks, opinions and conclusions like this would have no foundational merit.
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SC, perhaps if criticism of his policies by his detractors weren't continually accompanied by inappropriate snide overt & covertly racist remarks, opinions and conclusions like this would have no foundational merit.
uuummmm - remember when leftists claimed that any criticism of o-twink on his policies was racist?
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uuummmm - remember when leftists claimed that any criticism of o-twink on his policies was racist?
There's a distinct difference between a rational critique of a policy, and a racist rant about a man.
A distinction which given the tone & nature of your multiple Obama rants, I suspect you've not yet made. :-\
Those who attack his policies with numerous unnecessary racist slurs, give not only his supporters, but also those questioning, or even open to questioning the soundness of those policies, the ammunition to dismiss your claims as nothing more than racist rants.
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uuummmm - remember when leftists claimed that any criticism of o-twink on his policies was racist?
I knew that since Betty Blanco is in t.o., that Jag/Samson would be out to "defend" her hero.
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We posted ENDLESS articles on obamacare.
Nothing to do w race whatsoever.
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He realizes he's half white right...never mentioned. It would if he was a republican....He's the biggest piece of shit to ever inhabit the wh
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uuummmm - remember when leftists claimed that any criticism of o-twink on his policies was racist?
I don't remember anyone saying that?
"Any criticism" of him or his policies is racist?
Please tell us the "leftist" who said this
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All of them.
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All of them.
great
then it should be really easy for you to name one and provide the quote.
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great
then it should be really easy for you to name one and provide the quote.
Took 4 seconds to dig this up. Try using a search engine once in a while.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/chris-matthews-obama-s-critics-are-driven-by-racism-video (http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/chris-matthews-obama-s-critics-are-driven-by-racism-video)
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On mlk weekend no less ofail says this.
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Took 4 seconds to dig this up. Try using a search engine once in a while.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/chris-matthews-obama-s-critics-are-driven-by-racism-video (http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/chris-matthews-obama-s-critics-are-driven-by-racism-video)
pay attention dipshit
here is the quote from 333
uuummmm - remember when leftists claimed that any criticism of o-twink on his policies was racist?
now go find me that quote or even that paraphrase where someone says that ANY criticism of him or his policies is racist
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On mlk weekend no less ofail says this.
dr king had many, many affairs
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pay attention dipshit
here is the quote from 333
now go find me that quote or even that paraphrase where someone says that ANY criticism of him or his policies is racist
Well any time we point out the failings of obama - the word racist is typically used as a defense.
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Well any time we point out the failings of obama - the word racist is typically used as a defense.
bullshit
now support your claim
you have EVERYONE to choose from ....remember
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SC, perhaps if criticism of his policies by his detractors weren't continually accompanied by inappropriate snide overt & covertly racist remarks, opinions and conclusions like this would have no foundational merit.
Bingo!
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“There’s no doubt that there’s some folks who just really dislike me because they don’t like the idea of a black president,” Obama said in the article by David Remnick, appearing in the magazine’s Jan. 27 edition.
“Now, the flip side of it is there are some black folks and maybe some white folks who really like me and give me the benefit of the doubt precisely because I’m a black president,” Obama said in his most direct comments on how race has affected his political standing since he’s been in office.
This is reasonable, accurate and fair.
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We posted ENDLESS articles on obamacare.
Nothing to do w race whatsoever.
I realize that, but there is much that can be criticized without the need for the racist rhetoric.
When people throw in the racism, in the minds of anti-racists, it completely undermines any valid points they may be making. Just like stupid non-issues with racist rhetoric, magically become valid criticism in the minds of racists. Why give those wanting a reason to suspend disbelief such an easy way to find it? All it does is force Dems to wade through sewage, no one is inclined to want to do, ...and trick Reps into deluding themselves that it's going to be a "LANDSLIDE" :P ( Sorry... couldn't resist ) I was never really able to enjoy the LANDSLIDE right after the election... now I can. :-*
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I realize that, but there is much that can be criticized without the need for the racist rhetoric.
When people throw in the racism, in the minds of anti-racists, it completely undermines any valid points they may be making. Just like stupid non-issues with racist rhetoric, magically become valid criticism in the minds of racists. Why give those wanting a reason to suspend disbelief such an easy way to find it? All it does is force Dems to wade through sewage, no one is inclined to want to do, ...and trick Reps into deluding themselves that it's going to be a "LANDSLIDE" :P ( Sorry... couldn't resist ) I was never really able to enjoy the LANDSLIDE right after the election... now I can. :-*
Liberals and leftists are the most bigoted group out there.
They are the ones who refused to see anything wrong w the lies of Obama and the disastrous policies. The fact that it was being pointed out by people like myself who have been proven 10000% correct is meaningless to the fact that the policies are on their face a train wreck.
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Obama: ‘Some Folks Who Just Really Dislike Me’ ‘Don’t Like the Idea of a Black President’
by Noah Rothman | 7:48 am, January 20th, 2014
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In an interview with The New Yorker’s David Remnick, President Barack Obama opened up about his sagging job approval ratings. The president told Remnick that he believes his job approval ratings are distorted by how Americans respond to race and those who are predisposed to dislike African-Americans are not going to support him or his initiatives.
“There’s no doubt that there’s some folks who just really dislike me because they don’t like the idea of a black President,” Obama told The New Yorker for the January 27 profile entitled “Going the Distance.”
RELATED: CNN’s Don Lemon: ‘Angry Black President’ Obama Wouldn’t Be ‘A Good Look’
“Now, the flip side of it is there are some black folks and maybe some white folks who really like me and give me the benefit of the doubt precisely because I’m a black President,” Obama added.
The article goes on to detail that Obama’s performance among white voters in 2012 collapsed compared to his share of the white vote in 2008. Remnick further notes that Obama’s declining approval ratings are due in part the disapproval of white voters.
[h/t NY Post]
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I don't fault the darkies for voting for one of their own (or, at least half of one of their own)
But white people who voted for him should kill themselves
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“There’s no doubt that there’s some folks who just really dislike me because they don’t like the idea of a black president,” Obama said in the article by David Remnick, appearing in the magazine’s Jan. 27 edition.
“Now, the flip side of it is there are some black folks and maybe some white folks who really like me and give me the benefit of the doubt precisely because I’m a black president,” Obama said in his most direct comments on how race has affected his political standing since he’s been in office.
This is reasonable, accurate and fair.
yep and yet it's still apparently beyond the comprehension of a few posters on this board
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yep and yet it's still apparently beyond the comprehension of a few posters on this board
Yeah - cause o-shitface realized that what he said at first would garner attention he had to add a qualified.
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Yeah - cause o-shitface realized that what he said at first would garner attention he had to add a qualified.
still waiting for you to show proof of your claim
either than or just admit you have no proof and it's just another one of those insane things that you imagine to be the truth
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Yeah - cause o-shitface realized that what he said at first would garner attention he had to add a qualified.
SC, old boy, you'd do well to do the same once in a while. You'd come off as much less of a kook.
(I mean, you'll still be a kook, but it will be less obvious.) :)
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I knew that since Betty Blanco is in t.o., that Jag/Samson would be out to "defend" her hero.
Wait...is 24k Jaguar??
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“There’s no doubt that there’s some folks who just really dislike me because they don’t like the idea of a black president,” Obama said in the article by David Remnick, which was posted on the publication’s website yesterday and appears in the magazine’s Jan. 27 edition.
“Now, the flip side of it is there are some black folks and maybe some white folks who really like me and give me the benefit of the doubt precisely because I’m a black president,” Obama said in his most direct comments on how race has affected his political standing since he’s been in office.
Without seeing the actual question asked, I can only conclude what is qouted here is pretty forthright and accurate. The headline 333SC66 says "Obama blames racism for bad poll numbers". I expected to see some evidence of that...
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“There’s no doubt that there’s some folks who just really dislike me because they don’t like the idea of a black president,” Obama said in the article by David Remnick, which was posted on the publication’s website yesterday and appears in the magazine’s Jan. 27 edition.
“Now, the flip side of it is there are some black folks and maybe some white folks who really like me and give me the benefit of the doubt precisely because I’m a black president,” Obama said in his most direct comments on how race has affected his political standing since he’s been in office.
Without seeing the actual question asked, I can only conclude what is qouted here is pretty forthright and accurate. The headline 333SC66 says "Obama blames racism for bad poll numbers". I expected to see some evidence of that...
It was in reference to why his poll numbers are so bad. This stupid FUCK was elected by over 50% both times correct? So obviously the people that elected him had no problem w a black president. That he is below the numbers % wise in terms of the margin he got of the vote has zero to do with his color - but his disastrous job performance.
He is a worthless pos because of his policies - not his skin colors.
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From the New Yorker magazine:
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2014/01/27/140127fa_fact_remnick?currentPage=3
Obama’s drop in the polls in 2013 was especially grave among white voters. “There’s no doubt that there’s some folks who just really dislike me because they don’t like the idea of a black President,” Obama said. “Now, the flip side of it is there are some black folks and maybe some white folks who really like me and give me the benefit of the doubt precisely because I’m a black President.”
For the idiots who say this is a fair assessment, you need to get your head out of obama's rear end. I know you like it in there, but you need to stop being so faggoty.
He had approval rating after 2008 of 70%. The SMALL percentage of people who don't like the idea of a black president were already included in the 30% who looked on him unfavorably in the first 2 years of his presidential term.
He didn't go from 70% approval to 54% disapproval because all of sudden most of his original supporters realized he is HALF BLACK. That is not what happened here.
His poll numbers are what they are because HE IS A FAILURE. HIS POLICIES ARE FAILURES THAT DON'T BENEFIT ANYONE BUT A SMALL SEGMENT OF THE POPULATION. AND HE WAS CAUGHT ON ONE OF THE BIGGEST LIES EVER. A lie that he repeated 29 times.
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stagflation
look it up
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Wait...is 24k Jaguar??
serious question.
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Wait...is 24k Jaguar??
Yes.
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Yes.
So that explains her delusional posts.
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Wait...is 24k Jaguar??
Yes Coach, ...but I am not Samson or Benny Blanco or any of the other account I've been accused of being
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So that explains her delusional posts.
Gee thanks. ::)
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“There’s no doubt that there’s some folks who just really dislike me because they don’t like the idea of a black president,” Obama said in the article by David Remnick, which was posted on the publication’s website yesterday and appears in the magazine’s Jan. 27 edition.
“Now, the flip side of it is there are some black folks and maybe some white folks who really like me and give me the benefit of the doubt precisely because I’m a black president,” Obama said in his most direct comments on how race has affected his political standing since he’s been in office.
Without seeing the actual question asked, I can only conclude what is qouted here is pretty forthright and accurate. The headline 333SC66 says "Obama blames racism for bad poll numbers". I expected to see some evidence of that...
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I'm still waiting for 333 to provide some evidence that anyone said that "Any criticism" of him or his policies is racist?
according to 333 "all of them" have said this yet he has still failed to provide even a single quote of anyone making this claim