It didn’t take too long before Barack Obama decided to play the race card, did it? It is very sad. This week the AP reported that in a speech, Obama blasted the Bush administration for Katrina recovery efforts. He also went so far as to say the problems that were in New Orleans before the hurricane were Bush’s fault also. The biggest slam came when he said that Bush has done nothing to defuse a ‘quiet riot’ among blacks that will erupt like it did in Los Angeles 15 years ago. Now, I presume Obama isn’t talking about the 80’s metal band here. Did I hear him right? He is basically saying that he would approve of race riots. Amazing.
“This administration was colorblind in its incompetence, but the poverty and the hopelessness was there long before the hurricane.”
How is this Bush’s fault exactly? Let’s examine Obama’s claims. First of all, President Bush is not responsible for how states run their STATE governments. Most presidents, as you know, know that we elect Governors for this job and decide to work on the country as a whole and let states deal with more specific ‘STATE’ issues. Second, it is Bush’s fault that the people of New Orleans re-elected an imbecile mayor, Ray Nagin, to another term. We all know that Ray Nagin has complained a lot about federal assistance to his city. However, he has also neglected to provide information on where the majority of government funds disappeared to. This is the money that was supposed to strengthen the levees and provide support for displaced families. Maybe Nagin gave it to William Jefferson, who by the way Nagin still supports, even after Jefferson’s indictment. Third, according to Obama, Bush is responsible for natural disasters and acts of God. Am I to assume here that because Bush created the hurricane then he is a god? After all, he sat around and did nothing while the wind and rain slammed into New Orleans. I suppose President Obama would be out there in the storm, physically going from house to house personally to remove people stranded in the line of fire? Doubtful.
Obama clearly has no clue. This should not be a surprise. Whenever a candidate is having bad luck in a race, its best to play a card no other candidate can play, the race card. What is so bothersome, however, about his speech, is that repeatedly he referred to race riots. He stated if Bush doesn’t fix Louisiana, it will be the fault of only Bush and no one else there. Where is the governor of Louisiana? We all know where Nagin is. Where are the rest of Louisiana’s elected officials? Does Obama know that this state has its own legislature? Apparently not, it’s Bush’s fault remember?
“Those ‘quiet riots’ that take place every day are born from the same place as the fires and the destruction and the police decked out in riot gear and the deaths,” Obama said. “They happen when a sense of disconnect settles in and hope dissipates. Despair takes hold and young people all across this country look at the way the world is and believe that things are never going to get any better.”
Obama must realize, that by giving these types of speeches, he is only creating unrest among the citizens of Louisiana.
Are you sure you want a president who is going to tell all people who have gotten a rough deal recently to stand up and riot, destroying neighborhoods and creating havoc on the streets? Better yet, attack policemen who are trying to protect the law biding citizens? Could you imagine if a Republican candidate blamed Nagin or other politicians in Louisiana in this manner? What if he mentioned that other races should stand up and riot? There would be heck to pay for sure. This speech by Obama, definitely being played down by the main stream media, is inspiring hate and racism. In essence, Obama is calling Bush a racist. And you know what? He is going to get away with it. Is Obama the true racist or is he just uninformed? You decide.
The full AP article is available here http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/06/05/politics/main2888706.shtml
Note: it does not contain the whole speech, unfortunately. Or intentionally?