Morgan Freeman agrees with me

Onkel Neal · 07-08-12, 09:51 PM

http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2012/07...iref=obnetwork

Quote:

President Barack Obama is considered by some to be the nation's first black president - but Morgan Freeman isn't one such individual.
The actor told NPR's "Tell Me More" host Michel Martin in an interview posted Thursday that "the first thing" that he thinks of when he thinks of Obama is "all of the people who are setting up this barrier for him," Morgan said.

"They just conveniently forget that Barack had a mama, and she was white - very white American, Kansas, middle America," the Oscar winner continued. "There was no argument about who he is or what he is. America's first black president hasn't arisen yet. He's not America's first black president - he's America's first mixed-race president."

Facts!

19Herr_Rapp86 · 07-08-12, 10:07 PM

That's interesting stuff. My question is, why not sooner? I wish it wouldn't have taken this long for a mixed race president to be elected. I mean, I see what's going on with the Zimmerman trial and what not. All the riots. I really hate how race is such a big issue in this country. We're supposed to be a melting pot, right? We're American's, plain and simple. We're not African-Americans, Asian-American's, Arab-Americans, etc, etc. We're Americans. I hope there comes a time when color isn't an issue, doesn't even get brought up. A time where we are simply, well, Americans.

Gargamel · 07-08-12, 10:29 PM

Why does race matter at all?

It doesn't.

Shame on anybody who thinks otherwise.

TLAM Strike · 07-08-12, 10:31 PM

I thought Clinton was our 1st Black POTUS?

Sailor Steve · 07-08-12, 11:30 PM

White racists used to say that if you had one drop of black blood in you, you were black, period. Now they say he's okay because he's not "all black". Most of us have some mixture or another in us. If the criterion is "how much", then I'm not "all white".

People who hate Obama look at his skin and see black. People who love Obama look at his skin and see black. I think the whole "mixed race" think is just another reason to either defend the man or dismiss him. I also think it's more than a little lame.

07-09-12, 03:48 AM

A black fella I once worked with in the 60s said to me "Pete, I treat each man as I find him" I never forgot that little gem and still use it.

07-08-12, 10:07 PM	#2
19Herr_Rapp86 Lieutenant Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ellinwood, Kansas Posts: 260 Downloads: 259 Uploads: 0	That's interesting stuff. My question is, why not sooner? I wish it wouldn't have taken this long for a mixed race president to be elected. I mean, I see what's going on with the Zimmerman trial and what not. All the riots. I really hate how race is such a big issue in this country. We're supposed to be a melting pot, right? We're American's, plain and simple. We're not African-Americans, Asian-American's, Arab-Americans, etc, etc. We're Americans. I hope there comes a time when color isn't an issue, doesn't even get brought up. A time where we are simply, well, Americans. __________________ Kapitanleutnant Rapp, Kommandant U-45

07-08-12, 10:29 PM	#3
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Why does race matter at all? It doesn't. Shame on anybody who thinks otherwise. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

07-08-12, 10:31 PM	#4
TLAM Strike Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 8,633 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 6	I thought Clinton was our 1st Black POTUS? __________________

07-08-12, 11:30 PM	#5
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	White racists used to say that if you had one drop of black blood in you, you were black, period. Now they say he's okay because he's not "all black". Most of us have some mixture or another in us. If the criterion is "how much", then I'm not "all white". People who hate Obama look at his skin and see black. People who love Obama look at his skin and see black. I think the whole "mixed race" think is just another reason to either defend the man or dismiss him. I also think it's more than a little lame. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

07-09-12, 03:48 AM	#6
sidslotm Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	A black fella I once worked with in the 60s said to me "Pete, I treat each man as I find him" I never forgot that little gem and still use it.