Why is an off handed joke worthy of a presedential comment?
2007-04-12 05:58:07 · 10 answers · asked by ? 7 in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
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2007-04-12 06:07:34 · answer #1 · answered by Robert S 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First of all, for it to be a Presidential comment, one has to be The President. Mister Obama (a/k/a "The Empty Suit") hasn't even become his party's nominee yet.
That said, The Empty Suit held off at first, a tactic he borrowed from Mike Nifong. You see, if The Empty Suit could get an Imus endorsement (and after all, Imus did endorse Kerry) then The Empty Suit would not want to upset any loyal Imus fans especially Whites who vote. However, The Empty Suit decided to jump on the Al & Jesse Bandwagon because he didn't want to be seen as betraying Blacks who vote.
I sure don't want anybody, male, female, white, black or from another planet (like Roger from Family Guy) to be in The Oval Office monitoring public opinion polls which equates to masquerading as "a leader". In reality it is being "a follower" in order to establish or maintain power.
The Empty Suit must not be permitted to do that.
2007-04-12 06:17:14 · answer #2 · answered by Imus Fans 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i don't think of so. First, i don't think of it became only Sharpton and Jackson who "took down" Imus, nor became it only black human beings. all kinds of folk were very much bowled over and indignant by using that fact. also, do no longer ignore that what Imus said wasn't only racist; it became also rather sexist--do you imagine it is going to provoke Hillary's possibilities that he became taken off the air for making a sexist remark? Imus became taken down by using the circumstances. He made the deadly mistake of understanding too late that 2007 isn't 1987, and what flew then only does no longer fly now. because it shouldn't. i don't think of this can take position both, yet when something, Imus's downfall might want to lend help to Obama's reason. that is about time human beings except blacks and women said "sufficient" to each and each and every of the white old adult males in this us of a who experience that is their proper to mock and denegrate those who're no longer in that elite club.
2016-11-23 14:50:08 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because he wanted to get the support of the colored electorate. In fact, it may rebound on him. He will now be, in many people's minds, linked to Sharpton and Jackson. This may be a mistake for three reasons. They do not have the pull they used to, why they keep on popping up to keep themselves in the public eye. Those who still follow them would have voted for Obama anyway. And it will have antagonized some moderate voters. I believe it was a miscalculation on his part. It has probably cost him more votes than it gained him. Clinton must be cackling in glee.
2007-04-12 06:35:18 · answer #4 · answered by Elizabeth Howard 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Publicity!
2007-04-12 06:00:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Obama is just riding the wave of the Imus' news, to get more blacks to support him, Obama, in his quest for nomination in 2008.
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=3004002&page=1
2007-04-12 06:04:49 · answer #6 · answered by furrryyy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He has to get out in front of the parade Sharpton and Jackson have begun or risk loosing the limelight.
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2007-04-12 06:03:01 · answer #7 · answered by Jacob W 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Obama isn't president, so it isn't a presidential comment.
2007-04-12 06:01:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do you think he did? " POLITICIAN " ! Jump on a cripple when he's down!
2007-04-12 06:04:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
he wanted to show everyone that he's a "victim" too.
2007-04-12 06:08:40 · answer #10 · answered by Rat P... 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋