I'm tired of this Bullshit Racist ass shit that has become routine discussion in the media....!

[FrenchieCat]

In reference to the Black Panther bullshit, this USDA Sherrod Woman, the NAACP, etc....
The media is getting on my fucking nerves! They pick at every fucking thing they can find
that is of a racial tone, and they talk about it as though they are all "race" experts, and they always link whatever it is directly to Barack Obama!

Shortly after the President was inaugurated in direct contradiction to the much discussed "Bradley Effect" (that was talked about all fucking election season!), and the Reverend Wright Mediapalooza,
Reporters asked a question of Barack Obama about something they had no business asking him about, and he dared answer, and they were all over his ass ...because of course, there was no right answer, only whatever the media decided to make of whatever answer they had to work with! That was the Professor Gates arrest incident.

That proved to me at the time that anytime there is a discussion about race in this country, Barack Obama always loses, no matter the circumstances.

The New Black Panther Party has like as many members as I have fingers and toes, and yet, like the Tearacists, Fox and CNN gave them much attention. Why?

Now, in reference to Ms. Sherrod, if she'd stayed in her position, I would bet that the media would NOT have reported the rest of the video tape that clearly shows that she was talking about an incident that occurred years ago (they would have made it the new "The Wise Latina" schtick!)....and they would have linked this directly to Pres. Obama "favoring" Black folks....as that is the new Fox/CNN Meme.

If she was fired (as she was), than the rest of the video tape would be shown, then linked directly to Barack Obama, to say that he acted in haste; what is he scared of? Even if he didn't have a fucking inkling about some woman in Georgia....cause he's got other shit to do, you know! He has a government under him for a fucking reason! He ain't micromanaging shit...and in particular that type of shit.

Anyways.....

The opposition will either always attempt to alienate White Voters from this President, or better yet, Black ones, or at least they will try; because what would be better than to try and peel Black support from Obama (in order to reduce his overall numbers with his most steadfast supporters)? Their goal is to keep ginging up the race issue, because they hope that we will all have "We have a Black President Fatigue" by the time 2012 rolls around. They are hoping that White Folks will want someone "Normal" instead, and that Black Folks will just keep their asses home and not vote due to just being disgusted (none of this will happen, but hey, as far as the opposition is concerned, why not try it; won't hurt anything (other than just people))!

I want to make this point of fact, cause I'm tired of the old cliche (made new again, but only applicable to This Administration!) "The buck stops here"....because it is being overused, overplayed and it is getting frigging ridiculous! - President Barack Obama is not directly responsible for every single damn thing that the government does! He is not king, and he does not preside over a perfect kingdom. Mistakes will always happen, cause they always have, and if the Left is gonna play that shit, than that makes us as stupid as those who spend their entire days looking to be able to find something that someone somewhere did wrong, and just simply blame Barack Obama directly for it. We shouldn't be playing their game.....just because they want us to.

End rant! :grr:

[Uzybone]

1. Thats the bottom line

pumping up this idea that now that there is a black president, black folks are skirting by the rules and practicing "reverse racism" and their man in the WH is allowing this happen.

Yep, fuck the MSM....and give this fine lady back her job.

[firedupdem]

2. K&R

Excellent post Frenchie and right on point. It seems as if the media is hoping this country erupts in a full on race war! Where are the real freakin journalists? Who would allow some fucking blogger post to cause this much rage. Vilsack and his assistants needed to check the issue out instead of firing the woman.

Putting this on the president is ridiculous! You make an excellent point here:

If she was fired (as she was), than the rest of the video tape would be shown, then linked directly to Barack Obama, to say that he acted in haste; what is he scared of? Even if he didn't have a fucking inkling about some woman in Georgia....cause he's got shit to do, you know!

[FrenchieCat]

4. It's like folks live to blame this President for whatefuckingever!

Does he favor Black folks? If he does, White Folks shouldn't support him!
Does he favor Black Folks? If he doesn't, Black Folks shouldn't support him!

This guy cannot get any credit for anything!

Now that folks get their unemployment pay back,
they can now tear him to shreds for....whatfuckingthing someone, somewhere
pulls out of their ass!

[11 Bravo]

31. And many of them post right here!

That's what chaps my ass.

[Bette Noir]

72. Mmmmm, race war. So it's not the neocons who are directing the current Kabuki theater,

It's freakin' Charlie Manson.

[monmouth]

3. Vilsack needs to apologize and then offer her her job back this week,

no later than Friday.

[Peacetrain]

5. Bingo..and he needs to do the right thing and step down.

[firedupdem]

8. I'm looking for a contact email for his office...

can't seem to find one. That lady needs her job back.

[MadMaddie]

40. I was looking too

couldn't find anything. I am pissed.

[FrenchieCat]

6. The point is why is this a big story? That's what I want to know!

When was the government ever been perfect in everyway?

I understand your suggestion in resolving the issue....
but why is this an issue? Why are folks allowed to broadcast
whatever fucking tape they find, and why does the news media
consider it all to be so newsworthy?

Cause they want us at each other's throat and want to discredit this
President in whatever way they can.

[firedupdem]

9. You just said it....

They didn't dare take on other presidents for fear of being "unpatriotic" or any other reason they could find. This president has to deal with all the inherited bullshit, new bullshit, plus racist shit! At this point, there is no other way I can write it.

They want this administration to fail! If he continues to fix shit, they will go with the race angle. They cannot stand it!

[vaberella]

11. Anything dealing with Blackness in all it's variation is a problem.

Because there is one thing definite about America. No matter how much advancement we have made, and this includes voting a Black man into office---nothing riles people up than race. Even here on a so-called progressive forum when race is discussed drama bloody erupts. Jews (admittedly only in the US it's seen as a race) enter a camp, Blacks enter a camp, Whites enter a camp and so forth.

People are always demanding everyone to speak honestly about race but it's an issue. And when you have a demographic of 66% (roughly) White in the US (this is not to say there aren't racist---or Blacks who have issues with their own or other races who have issues against Blacks) and with that demographic around maybe 5% more or less, who are Teabaggers or Repubs or Dems or whatever who have issues on Blacks. Even people on the fence with Obama could see him hiring "Black racists" further feeding media frenzy and sensationalism.

Because what is this all about, for the media at least? Ratings, which means more money for them and when their Repub donors supporting them or whatever. And nothing is easier to push than "the other" saying something that can be seen as "reverse racism". Especially since Rev. Wright.

[Fire1]

66. It's a big story Frenchie b/c of ALL people, HE should know

better than anyone else, what the media is capable of and KNOW that lies and distortions are constantly being tweeted and blogged over the www. Like Mark Whittaker said, "racism" stories are like cat nip to the media and they're all over it whether it be right, wrong or indifferent. In their rush to judgement, which is SO unlike POTUS (he supposedly supported it), this woman lost her livelihood and if the confidence they had in her is THAT damned tenuous, I don't blame her for not wanting it back but I'd damned sure sue a whole slew of folks.

[gademocrat7]

7. K&R, Frenchie

[Whisp]

10. k&r

this is just a way to constantly remind everyone that Barack isn't white.

you bet the fuck it is.

america is a rascist shithole of a country.

[jenmito]

12. K&R. Great rant! n/t

[Empowerer]

13. Go, Frenchie, GO!!!

You are absolutely right!

The only time the media seems to want to discuss race is when they have an opportunity play it up as a fight. What's even worse is their repeated mischaracterization of comments in order to fake a "he said-she said" controversy that doesn't exist. The latest example is the NAACP incident in which Ben Jealous very reasonably called on the Tea Party to call out the racist elements in their midst.

Jealous never once accused the Tea Party of being racist, yet how many times in the last week did the media claim he did? How many times did they frame the debate within a "Is the Tea Party racist" context?

One of the things I found almost amusing was how often they asked this question of various people, who responded that they did not believe the Tea Party itself was racist but that it had racist factions within. It would have been very simple to then simply report that the interviewee agreed with Ben Jealous. But of course they didn't. They consistently claimed that the person disagreed with Jealous.

Perfect example - Joe Biden:

Biden: Tea Party Not a Racist Movement

The tea party is not a racist group, says Vice President Joe Biden, though he believes that some of those involved in the movement have expressed racist views.

"Very conservative, very different views on government and a whole lot of things," Biden said during an interview broadcast Sunday on ABC's "This Week." "But it is not a racist organization."

President Barack Obama doesn't think so, either, Biden said.

Excuse me?

Of course, the purpose and result of this intentional twisting of the story is that it allows Tea Partiers and Republicans to ignore the real issue that Jealous raised - the existence of racist elements within the Tea Party - and instead jump up and down yelling, "STOP CALLING US RACISTS!!!" And after a few minutes of this foolishness, they then move on to the next made-up "controversy."

[Mimosa]

14. You're preaching to the choir

What can we do about it? Register at Fox News and write complaints? Write letters to the FCC? Call Rush Limbaugh's show?

[FrenchieCat]

15. Perhaps we don't need to be led round by the nose.....

I'm tired of hearing about what the Teabaggers said...
what Palin said, etc....

I'm tired of the haters getting all of the oxygen,
and our Dems getting no credit for nothing.

We just passed the Unemployment insurance Extension today,
and what are we obsessing about? Not the victory that we finally got!
Cause that's so 5 minutes ago!

[Mimosa]

16. Frenchie, maybe the Dems and the White house need more effective P.R.

ITA that the message and the truth keep getting drowned out. The White House's media/press operation needs a BIG SHAKEUP! I'm more serious about this than anything.

[FrenchieCat]

18. Breitbart get his wish.......have a bunch of folks attack the WH!

Breitbart doesn't care for what!

and this takes some sting out of their racist issues...
which have now been wiped off of the news cycle.

Thanks! :hi:

[Mimosa]

48. FrenchieCat, you are so balanced. I want YOU in government.

You are above silly partisan type grudges. That means on areas where we disagree we can still discuss and find common ground.

OK, THIS IS IMPORTANT. CAN YOU, FRENCHICAT< RUN FOR A LOCAL OFFICE WHERE YOU LIVE? I BET EVERYBODY ON DU AND...in your area would support you.

You're not an old geezer like me, too tired and sick. We all know what you're like and what you stand for.

We all know you support and stand for progreesive and patriotic (don't fear the word) ideals. You are trustworthy.

I would work hard to spread the word about what you stand for and what it would mean to get you elected to any local office.

Posting here is well and good. But if you were an elected rep in state or fed government I'd sleep easier.

People, what do you think?


*edited for spelling*

[FrenchieCat]

51. So what are you saying? Unless I run for office,

I should just STFU?

Mother, is that you?????
What about those artistic nude photos of me on the Internet?
Mom....what do I do about them?

[Bette Noir]

73. Darn. There's no polite way I can ask for a link to the photos.

[FrenchieCat]

76. no.

LOL!

[Mimosa]

74. LOL You're eloquent, smart and happen to be good looking...

I wish some people who post on D.U. would run for office in their communities. Then maybe we'd have people who have principles in government.

I certainly didn't mean STFU. You know anything beyond day-um is beyond my cussing capacity. ;)

Oh, dear, the stuff which could come out about me...but those photos of me and that girl were sooooooo long ago. And I don't look like that anymore and nobody would be able to prove anything....

[Forkboy]

17. K&R

[Tarheel_Dem]

19. The Black Panther news, and Sherrod story will diminish the legislative...

victory of unemployment extension. In case anyone didn't know, it's all by design. Did anyone happen to notice how last week's Financial Reform victory, and the capping of the BP well was met with endless speculation of who should primary our sitting president?

Sadly, these diversions aren't all coming from the right. Several threads popped up immediately after the Sherrod controversy, calling the President a coward, for something he probably didn't even know about. I mean, it's not like this woman was Sec of State or anything, so why would the president be involved in her firing/resignation? Anytime the Dems get something to celebrate, you can bet your a**, there'll be some made up controversy to divert our attention.

[firedupdem]

20. +10

Even a blind man can see it.

[FrenchieCat]

21. You can wave a red flag in front of a bull, and he'd have a better idea

of what's truly going on.

[Number23]

22. Kicked and Rec'd

They are hoping that White Folks will want someone "Normal" instead, and that Black Folks will just keep their asses home and not vote due to just being disgusted

It ain't just the media doing this, Frenchie as I'm sure that you well know.

[FrenchieCat]

23. See my sig!

Yes...I know!

[Number23]

34. OMG Your sig pic!!

:rofl: :rofl: :thumbsup:

[jgraz]

24. Hmm... then it's probably time the President started standing up to these racists

Don't you think?

That proved to me at the time that anytime there is a discussion about race in this country, Barack Obama always loses, no matter the circumstances.

How about when Obama actually stood up for himself and gave that incredible speech on race during the primaries? That speech alone probably won him the nomination.

The reason Obama loses is that he doesn't fight. Firing Sherrod was an unconscionable capitulation to that racist Breitbart. Now a good woman is out of a job and the President -- once again -- looks weak.

[FrenchieCat]

26. "The reason Obama loses is that he doesn't fight" ? Good one if it were true.

The problem is that he has to fight on all fronts at all time.
Those who cast their votes and heard him say that he would need them,
left the day after election day, and are now busy doing activism
by sporting dumbass avatars....while he continues to battle all on his own.

[jgraz]

28. How much did he fight for Shirley Sherrod?

Another example of the Fierce Advocate in Chief. :eyes:

[Tarheel_Dem]

30. Are you somehow contending that the president would/should be directly involved...

in the hiring/firing of every government employee? This case is an exception, but you've already concluded that the president was directly involved in this woman's resignation. From what I've read, Vilsack was her boss. There are literally hundreds of thousands of government employees. Should the president be directly involved in the oversight of every one of them? Because that's exactly what it sounds like you're implying.

[jgraz]

32. Gotta say, the quality of the strawmen has taken a serious dive lately.

Could you at least spend a tiny bit of effort to make your spin remotely plausible? Seriously, take some pride in your work. Show a little self-respect.

[Tarheel_Dem]

33. Right back atcha. You don't even try anymore. Your ODS is showing.

:rofl:

[jgraz]

35. See? The Rubber/Glue response. That's what I'm talking about.

You've just given up, haven't you? I mean, I don't blame you... those delusions must take a lot of effort to maintain.

[Tarheel_Dem]

36. I understand. ODS can make things seem more sinister, if left untreated.

Good luck with that. :hi:

[LAGC]

53. I don't know, but it sounds like the White House WAS involved.

That's what Shirley Sherrod herself has said on the news.

Unless you're calling her a liar...

[Tarheel_Dem]

55. I'm not calling her anything. But doesn't Shirley know who she spoke with?

I mean a name would be great. Did she speak with the leader of the free world about her low level government job? You guys really are reaching, but it's no surprise.

[SeattleGirl]

25. Bravo, Frenchie!

I'm sick of it too. Some f-ing asshole like Breibart gets away yet again with presenting a doctored video and the damned M$M just eats it up!

[FrenchieCat]

27. And those accusing Dem Officials of having "fallen for it again"....

are the ones who have fallen for it!

They turn their ire towards the administration,
and leaves the real assholes alone.
Classic.

[quiet.american]

29. Righteous! Thumbs up, FrenchieCat. nt

[JuniperLea]

37. Rockin' rant, Frenchie!

:applause:

[HughMoran]

38. Good rant

Watching Rachel now - my jaw hasn't been off the floor for the past 20 minutes.

:mad:

[MadMaddie]

39. A most righteous rant Frenchie a most righteous rant!

Bravo!:toast: :fistbump:

[craigmatic]

41. The culture war brings ratings in. But if you notice nobody outside of faux news cares.

[niceypoo]

42. We have no MSM news anymore

We have infotainment. Cable news is to journalism what professional wrestling is to sports.

[ladym55]

43. Great rant!!

I heard myself echoed ... as I SCREAMED at the TV set this evening. (My husband still hasn't learned that we are much better off with M$M media NOT on during the dinner hour.)

I am SO SICK OF ANDREW BREITBART AND RIGHT WING TOOL FAUX NOISE SETTING THE AGENDA FOR ALL MEDIA OUTLETS!!! :banghead:

[Scurrilous]

44. Great post Frenchie.

:thumbsup:

[akbacchus_BC]

45. K&R

[wndycty]

46. K&R

:kick:

[Bobbie Jo]

47. K&R

:kick:

[applegrove]

49. I think that any time a debate about "race" or "racism" is in the news it serves to

coagulate the right wing base. They bond over hate.

[SunsetDreams]

50. Excellent Rant, K&R

"Now, in reference to Ms. Sherrod, if she'd stayed in her position, I would bet that the media would NOT have reported the rest of the video tape that clearly shows that she was talking about an incident that occurred years ago (they would have made it the new "The Wise Latina" schtick!)....and they would have linked this directly to Pres. Obama "favoring" Black folks....as that is the new Fox/CNN Meme.

If she was fired (as she was), than the rest of the video tape would be shown, then linked directly to Barack Obama, to say that he acted in haste; what is he scared of? Even if he didn't have a fucking inkling about some woman in Georgia....cause he's got other shit to do, you know! He has a government under him for a fucking reason! He ain't micromanaging shit...and in particular that type of shit."

Spot on, that's happening here too!

[LatteLibertine]

52. Fact:

The GoP can not count on a meaningful number of votes from minorities. All they can do is attempt to alienate independent voters from President Obama. Often these voters are indeed white. The GoP desperately needs them.

I'd agree it does get tiresome listening to some dog President Obama. The guy is running a fucking nation that has a lot of serious issues. He's not a Pizza Hut manager. He also desires to be perceived as representing or "working for" all of us.

[FrenchieCat]

54. Aye...and he wants to get things done.

that's why I'm tired of the overuse of "The Buck stops here"....as it is being used
by this Administration's habitual distractors who want to simply blame and holler....
Problem is, this administration doesn't get credit for good work, which gets discounted instead.

[Hekate]

56. Righteous rant, Frenchie. You go, girl.

[Kdillard]

57. Huge kick and Rec. Everything I wanted to say and more.

[WestIndianArchie]

58. Tired too

Mass control and manipulation is the reason this silly shit continues to crop up. Divide and Conquer....... The economy is melting down, slowly but surely, Do you think they really want the people (300 Million have nots) to focus on the responsible group (America's Criminal Oligarchy). Hell no!!!!!!!

[MikeMc]

68. Right you are.

& Detroit Red Rocks!

[Peacetrain]

59. To my very soul I am tired of it.. the double standard never ends.. ever ever

My biggest fear is this Frenchie.. the constant push to keep the pot stirred, will so inflame low information voters everywhere, that they end up voting for the very thing that will steal their liberties won.. and keep chipping away at everything we cherish and are trying to do.

Then when they get then next Bushie or Palin in office, they will do exactly what they did with the last Bush, feel so chagrined at the never ending harangue that they the media perpetuated.. and step back and we will be toast as a country as the right rides the final roughshod over us.

[lunatica]

60. I see the opposite too

It's really depressing that the race card is pulled by the media every chance it has, but they need to be exposed. It isn't Obama who is causing it. The teabaggers have brought racism out from under the putrid rock they've been keeping it under and it's ugly. They've gotten away with it for while as the media treats the teabaggers like they're legitimate spokespeople for this country.

If we don't talk about it and condemn it as citizens we're enabling it. Obama is just a catalyst. We have to deal with this as citizens. I'm glad to take it on. The days of letting people get away with this racist shit are over. I feel the same way against any discrimination.

It's not a welcomed subject but it's good that it's out there for all of us to see and do something about. Enough of allowing it as long as it's kept under a rock.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

61. You and me both Frenchie . . .

The media always bite on the bullshit right-wing nutjobs feed them. And then to hold Obama to account as if he's the one responsible. Total crap. I'm sick of it too.

[Yavin4]

62. Don't Worry Frenchie, Obama's Doubters and Critics Will Fail. They Always Do.

I've learned one thing from Obama, slow and steady wins the race. The man is a model of patience and persistence. He wins in the end even though everyone else predicts doom and gloom.

Think back to all of the things that were supposed to destroy him:

Hillary's relentless primary campaign of 2008

The Health Care Reform bill

The Christmas potential terror bomber

The Times Square potential terror bomber

Scott Brown's election

The BP Oil Leak

Now, it's the Sherrod matter.

Every other week or month, there's some major event or crisis that will bring down Obama, and time and time again, the man straightens himself up and carries himself to victory on each thing.

I truly admire him as a person and as a leader. When I grow up, I want to be like him.

[Jennicut]

63. This is a constant game of "gotcha" by the media. We all know it.

It doesn't matter what the issue is about....but race seems to be the one that the media hones in on the most. Whatever Obama does, he is screwed by the media for it. Then we as Dems get mad at the President. He obviously made a mistake. I hope he will correct it today. However, our real anger should be directed at the so called media. Like this passes for journalism. Not only that, but real issues are never talked about. The discussion of how extending the benefits for the unemployed will effect them? I heard nothing about it yesterday. This must be why the media on tv is slowly dying. There are barely any viewers to begin with. Beck gets 2 1/2 million viewers a night. That is supposed to impress me?

[FrenchieCat]

69. Yep, they never discuss the issues, just the politics of them.......

they are so morally bankrupt and useless!

[RedRoses323]

64. Indeed!

Thank you! :toast:

[newtothegame]

65. "They pick at every fucking thing they can find that is of a racial tone"

Unfortunately, that pretty much sums up DU's Greatest Page on any given day.

[FrenchieCat]

70. To tell you the truth, I've been tired of the constant reports of who in the RW said what

posted here at DU....like we should give a fuck to that extent.
Just shows that the RW asshole liars don't only control the media,
they control us as well!

[Cha]

67. Oh, but they'd like it to be..

Doncha know..they think Pres Obama is Superman.

[JDPriestly]

71. The racists really made a mistake with their deliberate misinterpretation

of Ms. Sherrod's statements. I do not understand how any person with ears to hear could have understood Shirley Sherrod to utter a racist word.

I that Fox and Breitbart intentionally, on purpose, "misunderstood" what she said. And I think this time they have met their Waterloo.

Breitbart claims to be attacking big government, but the attacks that get him the most press are either against Spanish-speaking Americans or African-Americans. Ms. Sherrod overcame racism in her life. We should all learn from her.

[McCamy Taylor]

75. You must be a very patient person.

I am 50, and I can not remember a time when the MSM did not drive me to distraction with their distorted picture of race in America. Divide and Conquer has been the strategy of those who hate democracy as far back as the American Revolution. That is why the Founders said "We must all hang together or we will hang separately."

[lunasun]

77. Tearacists _ I like that term!

[JI7]

78. it's not just the media, people on DU attacked Obama for bringing up racism against blacks and

latinos .

and many on DU accused Obama of playing the race card.

[lunasun]

79. Imagine if the NAACP sent a doctored tape

of some white women in grvmnt made to sound racists to MSM ?????
and if it ever did get out there then it was found to be out of context after she was fired from her position?? Yea imagine
But does it really change the end result or matter becuz you know what? ...that would be Obama's fault too
you betcha