Obama’s Grandmother is a “Typical White Person”

Written by Sam on March 20th, 2008

Straight from the horse’s mouth:

“The point I was making was not that my grandmother harbors any racial animosity. She doesn’t. But she is a typical white person who, uh, if she sees somebody on the street that she doesn’t know there’s a reaction that’s been been bred into our experiences that don’t go away and that sometimes come out in the wrong way and that’s just the nature of race in our society. We have to break through it…” - Senator Barack Obama

The Huffington Post

And the Huffington Post has the audio clip that you can listen to.

I wonder what exactly is a “typical white person?” I do know one thing, though. Obama isn’t going to win any election without a significant amount of votes from all of those “typical white people” in America.

I wonder how long the media circus would go on if John McCain had to explain what a typical black person is?

9 Comments so far ↓

  1. Mar
    21
    5:54
    AM
    Roger

    “The law I sign today directs new funds and new focus to the task of collecting vital intelligence on terrorist threats and on weapons of mass production.”
    Source: Federal Document Clearing House, “President Signs 911 Commission Bill,” Nov. 27, 2002

    There are a lot more quotes from where that came from.

  2. Mar
    21
    5:56
    AM
    Roger

    “Education belongs to everybody. High standards belongs to everybody.”
    Source: White House speech, Oct. 2, 2003

  3. Mar
    21
    5:56
    AM
    Roger

    “There is no second-rate children in Arizona. There’s no second-rate children in America.”
    Source: FDCH Political Transcripts, “George W. Bush Delivers Remarks at Salmon for Governor and Renzi for Congress Fund-raiser,” Sept. 27, 2002

  4. Mar
    21
    5:58
    AM
    Roger

    “I said you were a man of peace. I want you to know I took immense crap for that.”
    —Bush, speaking to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
    Source: Washington Post, “Bush Sticks to the Broad Strokes,” Glenn Kessler, June 3, 2003

  5. Mar
    21
    6:00
    AM
    Roger

    “First, let me make it very clear, poor people aren’t necessarily killers. Just because you happen to be not rich doesn’t mean you’re willing to kill.”
    —Bush, speaking about terrorism and poverty
    Source: Public Papers of the Presidents, “The President’s News Conference With President Macapagal-Arroyo of the Philippines,” May 26, 2003

  6. Mar
    21
    7:34
    AM
    Michael C

    Ok…. so President is not the most eloquent speaker. What does this have to do with Senator Obama insulting all white people?

    Now The Senator simply mis-spoke and I actually commend him for bringing up the race issue.

  7. Mar
    21
    8:41
    AM
    chemistrydave

    Roger: STFU, and get a life after that.

  8. Mar
    21
    10:01
    AM
    Ryan

    While Obama is definitely speaking about some people, I have to say he misses the point. Most people who see someone sketchy down the street regardless of race try to avoid them. Behaving like that is not some racial nonsense, but basic human reaction to anyone regardless of race that appears sketchy.

    Roger… get a life please.

  9. Apr
    1
    7:37
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    Roger

    Guess what: Obama is HALF-WHITE

    Get a life? bwahahahaha. There are 8 years of quotes just like those. Some of you kept voting for the moron and can’t stand the truth. Stop voting for a republican just because.

    This is my life, calling out the fools who voted for Bush and Dick and can’t admit they made a mistake.

    You have Nothing on Obama, so suddenly race is the issue, does the Dixie flag fly high over your homes?

    I’ve read the abortion quote also (on another board), all of these quotes that are completly out of context… it’s funny…. panic! if a black man wins the election your place as a white man will be threatened!

    When should we expect the Swiftboat lies?

    ** kudos to the moderator **

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