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ck4829

(35,069 posts)
Mon Jul 22, 2019, 02:31 PM Jul 2019

Here is a reminder of just how low the "President is a racist" bar was when Obama was President

On Fox & Friends today, Glenn Beck called Obama "a racist" during a discussion of how the president handled the arrest of Henry Louis Gates.

"This president, I think, has exposed himself as a guy, over and over and over again, who has a deep-seated hatred for white people or the white culture," Beck said. "I don't know what it is."

Following up on Beck's ridiculous claim, Fox's Brian Kilmeade pointed out that Obama is surrounded by white advisers like David Axelrod, Robert Gibbs and Rahm Emanuel.

"I'm not saying he doesn't like white people," Beck said. "I'm saying he has a problem. He has a -- this guy is, I believe, a racist."

https://www.politico.com/blogs/michaelcalderone/0709/Foxs_Beck_Obama_is_a_racist.html

Now they're all tip toeing around the subject of "Is the President a racist?" Yet, Beck had nothing to back him up when it came to Obama; no STILL accusing a group of white teens of raping someone, no tweets to point at, no demanding white people apologize to him, no demonizing the other... and Obama gets called things that they deny Trump is.

And yet they say "You Democrats say everything is racist"

So, if nothing else, remember this post.

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Here is a reminder of just how low the "President is a racist" bar was when Obama was President (Original Post) ck4829 Jul 2019 OP
Racist barr Fullduplexxx Jul 2019 #1
Glenn Beck is loony. Frustratedlady Jul 2019 #2
By Republican standards MLK would be a racist today. tulipsandroses Jul 2019 #3
I don't remember Obama saying anything as remotely inflammatory as Trump Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2019 #4
Say your post out loud a couple times ck4829 Jul 2019 #5

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
2. Glenn Beck is loony.
Mon Jul 22, 2019, 02:55 PM
Jul 2019

He's trying to make a point in favor of Trump and against Obama where there is none.

Very little Beck says is true.

Isn't he one who talks with Trump every night? Beck and Hannity?

tulipsandroses

(5,124 posts)
3. By Republican standards MLK would be a racist today.
Mon Jul 22, 2019, 03:08 PM
Jul 2019

And a socialist and a communist - Wait - they did say that back then. Funny how the more things change, the more they sound the same...

ck4829

(35,069 posts)
5. Say your post out loud a couple times
Mon Jul 22, 2019, 03:29 PM
Jul 2019

And in your head while you're doing that, visualize all the "He put mustard on a hamburger!" "He's wearing a bike helmet!", "Maybe low gas prices are a bad thing!", "Radical!", "Marxist!", "Secret Muslim!", and "TAN SUIT!" moments and the "He's not a politician!", "He's not politically correct!", "Stop being a social justice warrior about it!" moments for this President.

Warning: Don't do it if you don't want to get really ticked off.

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