Should Obama visit Ferguson?

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by matteos

A half black, half white president.

He's black.

The one drop rule still applies in right wing America.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-drop_rule

Besides most black people in America have some white DNA due to the fact that white males were allowed to rape black females with impunity thoughout the history of this country up until about 50 years ago.

[sheltiedave]

Most right wingers expect everyone to get in line and start doing the Electric Slide if a black president shows up in Ferguson, so it is better to allow them the illusion for a while longer.

People are pissed off, and want the yoke of the FPD off their necks. They could care less if Obama comes, they want the FPD gone.

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by matteos

I'm not aware he has yet. A half black, half white president. Very logical, doesn't rely on his emotions. A situation that seems to escalate and seems to be the focus of the nation with similar incidents repeating itself Throughout the country for months . I think he's should go there. There's no one better, in many ways he's the perfect candidate to heal this race fragmentation were currently experiencing. . I'm probably a 70 percent fan of his, which is probably quite high. . He's coming to la this weekend for Jimmy kimmel and a fundraiser. Honestly his time is better spent in Ferguson. That would show real leadership. .. and he won't clog up our freeways... and Jimmy kimmel is so unimportant as well as his fundraiser.

In a word, no.

[Pio1980]

It'd be a political minefield regardless of intention best avoided.

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[bobabode]

Half black/ half white brought up this memory...
Yeh, I'm that old.

[Pio1980]

Originally Posted by bobabode

Half black/ half white brought up this memory...
Yeh, I'm that old.

The blue man group before color TV?

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[bobabode]

Originally Posted by Pio1980

The blue man group before color TV?

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Star Trek

[matteos]

Originally Posted by sheltiedave

Obama should not visit Ferguson while in office. There are many more effective things he can do as President than to waste time on a photo op. Besides, the situation has mutated beyond the point where he would be safe.

He is in LA to go on Jimmy Kimmel. That is not a better use of his time.

[matteos]

first thread with 100% consensus here. Lol.

I still think leadership involves tackling crises like this.

If he was white would it be different? Say it were John Kerry who was president?

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by matteos

He is in LA to go on Jimmy Kimmel. That is not a better use of his time.

Everybody's a critic...So what? You aren't some disgruntled golfer who got tee time bumped by Obummer, are you?

The way I see it is the Kimmel show was a respite from after attending a political fundraiser during a working vacation. A time honored Presidential tradition whether you lean left or right and even more important since the Citizens United ruling and that other recent RW SCOTUS ruling McKutcheon vs. FEC, IIRC.

Even the LATimes was bitching about traffic, big effin' woo. As a LA native I wish three quarters of the assholes who moved her from parts east would pack up their shit and head back to Texas or Louisiana or New Jersey or whatever god forsaken shithole state they came from. ((sarcasm))