Obama, the Nobel winner! A good call?

[Bobbieo]

Found this on my e-mail this am - any responses?

"I raise money for an international charity in an outdoor area of heavy foot traffic. The white people nearby are either very rich, or very poor. I have a huge sign complete with pictures of starving children, and before the Obama election, people stood at my sign, applauded the effort, and perhaps donated, before walking on. After Obama was elected, the unemployed white men would shuffle forward, stop and stare at the sign, look a bit dejected, then disgusted, probably thinking, “My skin’s not brown enough, I’m not poor enough. Another club that don’t want me.”

"There’s a perception among poor whites that Obama doesn’t want to govern, but rather, win some sort of international beauty contest at their expense. You know. Another party where white people aren’t invited. In reality, Obama has neither ceded territory, nor signed a treaty that diminishes America’s influence one bit. Obama has not handed over any military bases to the nations that house them, nor has Obama cut deals that make it easier to import foreign goods. In fact, Obama nearly started a trade war in support of American tire makers. Honestly, Obama’s never been a Culture Warrior for The Left, never been the type of leader that won’t sleep until every race and tribe feels represented at every table. That’s just not been his thing.

"But politics is perception, and working-class white people are convinced Obama is working for everyone but them. That’s why I thought it was hilarious when the Nobel Committee Chairman said that the Peace Prize went to Obama because of “realpolitik.” Realpolitik, huh? By giving Obama this prize, the Committee probably increased Rush Limbaugh’s audience by a good ten percent."

Thanks a lot, guys.

Feel free to publish or post this letter, and edit as needed.

John Cerino
[e-mail]

[hileeopnyn8d]

1. If that is their perception,

then they're very likely already Rush Limbaugh listeners.

[TreasonousBastard]

2. You can't fix stupid.

[treestar]

3. So this racist thinks that Obama winning the NPP somehow means

he does not care about white people?

:wtf:

[Bobbieo]

4. I responded by asking him how does he think the non-whites felt during

the 8 Buscho years. Waiting for a response.

[treestar]

6. Or how nonwhites have felt for the past 250 years.

A black president and suddenly it's all reversed? Shows they believed white presidents didn't care about nonwhite people, or that they expected that of them.

[uppityperson]

5. Bigotry in that letter. All "poor white" or working-class white people feel this way?

No. They don't. Any perception that "Obama doesn’t want to govern, but rather, win some sort of international beauty contest at their expense" is the one that racist asshole like Rush have put forth.

Unemployed white men are disgusted that they aren't in the club of starving people? Oh. Kay.

And the letter ends "feel free to edit as needed"? OK. Here you go, copy/paste/clip. Can I "edit" by clarifying some of your points?

I don’t want Obama.
I diminish America. Obama's race’s hilarious. By giving Obama this prize, the Committee increased Rush Limbaugh’s audience by a good ten percent."

Thanks a lot, guys!

Feel free to publish or post this letter, and edit as needed.

John Cerino

[CJCRANE]

7. "politics is perception" is just a RW excuse for lying, just like the made up story

in the email.

[Sinti]

8. This seems really insulting to poor white people

It suggests that they can't distinguish between economic conditions at home, and diplomatic relations abroad. It insults their intelligence - maybe they're dejected because they too have nothing now, or not enough to give to help the starving people on the poster (it hurts to want to give and be empty-handed at the same time). FWIW, I think it's a complete fabrication designed for effect, but that only adds to the insult.