A Story Four Years in the Making

Mon Jun 23, 2008 1:42 pm by McGehee 2 comments [Elections]

Barack Obama is “of the system. He’s going to be in the system,” Steele told a morning gathering of the Georgia Association of Black Elected Officials. “Why are they attacking Michelle Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, and not really attacking, to that degree, her husband?” Steele asked. “Because he has no slave blood in him. He does not have any slave blood in him, but Michelle does. “This system is an issue. I don’t care what you say. You can’t expect the system that enslaved you save you,” Steele said. » SCLC head: Michelle Obama treated more roughly than her husband, because of her slave heritage This view of Obama isn’t new. Limbaugh has been talking on the radio about how this is the grievance lobby’s effort to ensure that an Obama victory doesn’t eliminate their influence. I think it could also be a way to not “own” an Obama defeat; after all, he’s not really authentic.

 

epador said: Heck, then I guess John McCain isn’t an authentic fat cat Republican, but Cindy is, which is why she gets the attacks, huh? » Tuesday, 24 June 2008 @ 10:38 am McGehee said: And Ronald Reagan wasn’t an authentic god-bothering bomb-thrower…   » Tuesday, 24 June 2008 @ 10:47 am You must be registered and logged in to comment.