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Thursday, December 04, 2014

Administration Exploits Ferguson to Undermine Race Relations and Rule of Law

I wish there were a way to address the Ferguson controversy without generating further controversy. But that's not an easy task. 

I have believed for some time that the Obama administration has fanned the flames of racial tension in this country rather than attempt to extinguish them, despite its claims to the contrary. President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder, in my view, have been the main culprits, which is exceedingly unfortunate, considering the opportunity their historic roles present for making great strides toward racial harmony.

The question is: Do these gentlemen truly want to promote racial harmony? 

If President Obama were trying to alleviate racial tensions, would he have accused the police department in Cambridge, Massachusetts, of "acting stupidly" in arresting a friend of his, Harvard professor Henry Gates? The statement was stunningly inappropriate because he took sides reflexively without benefit of all the facts and because presidents have no business weighing in on such local matters. Does anyone doubt that race was at the forefront of Obama's mind? 

But if there was any doubt, Obama removed it when "the main message" he chose to impart from the Trayvon Martin matter was implied in this bizarre statement: "My main message is to the parents of Trayvon Martin. You know, if I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon."

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Impeach obama

Anonymous said...

Please do not call them gentlemen. They represent the polar opposite of gentlemen.

Anonymous said...

Obama has done more to hurt the cause of blacks in this country than anyone ever. The main reason he acts as he does is to promote unrest and communism. I have had to pray to keep the hate from infecting my heart. We can't be rid of this traitor soon enough.