Double Standard?

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Permalink Reply by VHgroupie on December 17, 2008 at 3:29pm

There is going to be alot of double standards now that Obama is president.The press won't make fun of him like they did with the other (white) presidents. No one will say anything bad about him because they don't want to be called a racist.

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Permalink Reply by KeepingTheSanity on December 23, 2008 at 9:46am

I totally agree... had someone thrown shoes at Obama it would have been called a hate crime and the media would have had a field day over it. It's sad. If everyone in this country is supposedly equal, then why does the media cater to some races more than others? Just my opinion...

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Permalink Reply by Amy on December 23, 2008 at 10:46am

I thought of that, why is it okay for some but not others?

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Permalink Reply by LaShana Claude on January 2, 2009 at 12:29am

I wouldn't go as far as saying someone would be executed had it been Obama, but I do think the media found the situation funny. What I actually took away from this was that the Secret Service isn't as protective as I'd always thought. It scares me to think that anyone could get close enough to the President to almost hit him with flying objects. On another note, I don't believe this incident had anthing to do with race. If Obama adopts any of Bush's foreign policies, he should expect shoes to be flying his way.

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Permalink Reply by Siditty on October 27, 2009 at 3:41am

Yay for racism. Really, you think that Obama hasn't been exposed to racism since President? Birthers. I don't see you all up in arms about the blatant disrespect of Obama from the conservatives, but that is ok. Double standard isn't it?

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Permalink Reply by Blessings on November 8, 2009 at 10:27pm

Siditty said:

Yay for racism. Really, you think that Obama hasn't been exposed to racism since President? Birthers. I don't see you all up in arms about the blatant disrespect of Obama from the conservatives, but that is ok. Double standard isn't it?

Are you aware that the "Birther" situation has a court date? Do you know that all of Obama's records are sealed. Yes, sealed! He has spent over 3 million $ to keep the birth certificate (the real one) all his education records sealed. He was improperly vetted. That is not racism, that is a matter of security for the United States of America. That is a matter of rule of law. I humbly reject your kudos for racism. There is not greater detriment than hate of our fellow human.
Why was Obama not subjected to the same scrutinity as all the presidents before him? It is not his race, what is the real reason?
Had someone thrown a shoe at Obama, they may have hit him while he was attempting to read the teleprompter....

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