In Biden's remark and then by Bush saying the man is articulate, is supposed to be some kind of racial slap in the face. Obama should have come out and said that the comments were a compliment and thank both Biden and the President for the kind words! Him playing i'm the hurt black man with thin skin, isnt going to play with the majority of the voting public! Especially a year from now when its going to get real ugly,from his own party running for the same position....Hillary, Biden, Richarson, Edwards, and the 2 or 3 other clowns.
2007-02-07 18:04:01 · 5 answers · asked by JustShutUp 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Bush meant this in a complimentary way. Hey he isn't the brightest President ever now is he? But he isn't a racist by any strech of the imagination. If you research the matter it is Hillary his campaign managers should worry about. Though they are trying to cover it up, they were digging into his past and seriously trying to expose him as a radical Muslim ( as per his education in a madrassa). But since it is clear that he wasn't brought up in a radical sense, they backed off immediately when some of their cronies got pinched. Clintion let her cronies take the fall as if that's a surprise.
2007-02-07 18:09:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Biden said "I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that's a storybook, man."
Obama responded
"I didn't take Sen. Biden's comments personally, but obviously they were historically inaccurate," he said. "African-American presidential candidates like Jesse Jackson, Shirley Chisholm, Carol Moseley-Braun and Al Sharpton gave a voice to many important issues through their campaigns, and no one would call them inarticulate."
Biden's statement was inaccurate and Obama corrected it. Thanking Biden and Bush for calling him articulate, if asked about it, is a good idea. But he shouldn't let inaccurate statements stand. There were a lot of black presidential candidates before him, and he needs their support. I don't think most Americans will mind him correcting an inaccuracy. If he ignored it, he would upset some Americans, and because he corrected it, I think it will have a positive effect. With all this chatter about Obama "not being black enough", he needs to make sure he has the support of the black community, a powerful part of the democratic party.
2007-02-08 02:25:18 · answer #2 · answered by Jake B 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
OBAMA: “I didn’t take Senator Biden’s comments personally, but obviously they were historically inaccurate. African-American presidential candidates like Jesse Jackson, Shirley Chisholm, Carol Moseley Braun and Al Sharpton gave a voice to many important issues through their campaigns, and no one would call them inarticulate.”
These are the words of someone playing the hurt black man with thin skin? I think the people who want Obama to have said "thank you" for insulting his race (not through racism so much as a lack of recognition of what they--Biden at least--were saying) are showing a thinner skin than that.
2007-02-08 02:08:40 · answer #3 · answered by Vaughn 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Assuming Obama has thin skin. My guess he could care less and has thick skin, obviously why he never responded. Good try tho.
2007-02-08 02:10:38 · answer #4 · answered by sean1201 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Agree totally.
2007-02-08 02:08:21 · answer #5 · answered by ARMCHAIR WARRIOR 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋