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georgian style (75 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 12:34 PM Original message |
Gibbs: Obama Protesters Not Motivated By Race |
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mucifer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
1. If someone in the administration would say it's racism that would be the ONLY thing |
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HopeOverFear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 12:37 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Agreed. |
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georgian style (75 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 12:47 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. self-delete n/t |
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hileeopnyn8d (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 12:42 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. Exactly |
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Parker CA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 01:11 PM Response to Reply #1 |
20. Yep, they would get pulled into a race war so fast they wouldn't know what hit them. All other |
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PearliePoo2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 01:13 PM Response to Reply #1 |
22. And bait it was. |
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CoffinEd (248 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 01:18 PM Response to Reply #1 |
25. Amen!!! |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 05:01 PM Response to Reply #1 |
46. Yup. n/t |
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ima_sinnic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
2. still singing kumbaya I see |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 03:45 PM Response to Reply #2 |
42. Yep- that's exactly right |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
4. good grief, Gibbs, wake up and smell the tea bag |
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dgibby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
5. Gibbs needs to get his head out of his ass. n/t |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 12:43 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. If he said it was racism the MSM would go crazy |
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georgian style (75 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 12:48 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Probably not. Dowd is part of the MSN and she says Wilson's statement was racist |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 12:54 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. MoDo is a newspaper op-ed writer. |
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georgian style (75 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 01:00 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. do you think a news reporter for WAPO would say Gibbs thinks they are goobers? |
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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 01:09 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. They'd write "Rep. X accused WH of calling protesters racist goobers. WH denies the charge" |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 01:39 PM Response to Reply #17 |
33. Ha, no, that's what WE say. |
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Bicoastal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 01:05 PM Response to Reply #5 |
18. Screw that. It's just what those fuckers want the White House to do. |
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Jade Fox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
6. Oh, yes they are...... |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
7. The White House is obviously trying to defuse the national tension. |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 12:48 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. I think you may be right. Even Stevie Wonder can see what's really going on |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
10. The wingnuts could carry sings depicting Obama as Aunt Jemima... |
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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 12:52 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. I'm sure Gibbs would have loved to have said that - but other posters are correct |
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hileeopnyn8d (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 01:17 PM Response to Reply #15 |
24. Thank you, thank you, thank you! |
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PearliePoo2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
14. Gibbs should be "busy" next time King asks for an interview. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
21. Deleted message |
Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 01:18 PM Response to Reply #21 |
26. Oh wow, we got a live one today... |
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5X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 01:20 PM Response to Reply #21 |
27. I actually got to see this in person. |
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PearliePoo2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 01:20 PM Response to Reply #21 |
28. Extra cheese? Thin or thick crust? |
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ChimpersMcSmirkers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
23. Gibbs did the right thing. If anyone in the Obama admin so much as peeps about this |
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Parker CA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 01:21 PM Response to Reply #23 |
29. Exactly. Obama's admin would be forced to define the instances of racism in crystal clear terms. |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
30. We saw what happens when you say racism suring the Gates incident |
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georgian style (75 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 01:27 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. I don't think Gibbs or Obama said racism was involved in the Gates incident |
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dolphindance (283 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 01:39 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. They didn't explicitly say it, but Obama did mention racial profiling ... |
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Parker CA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 01:43 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. Just imagine if they had. The volume and pushback would've been turned up to 100. nt. |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 02:36 PM Response to Reply #31 |
39. No, because they know exactly what the racist culture does |
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jeffbr (377 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
35. Yeah. Their motives were pure |
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CakeGrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
36. I agree with Gibbs' response, even though he knows it's not true |
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Hansel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
37. An excellent strategy. |
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CakeGrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 02:32 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Yep, that's how they have to play the MSM tools. |
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Clio the Leo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
40. Thank you........... |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
41. You have GOT to be kidding me... |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 05:05 PM Response to Reply #41 |
47. Be realistic. You know if Gibbs mentioned race the media would be turn in rabid dogs. |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
43. This is code talk for |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 04:45 PM Response to Original message |
44. He's just refusing to give the racists ammunition. nt |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 05:06 PM Response to Reply #44 |
48. Yup. n/t |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
45. Of course Gibbs is going to say that. Otherwise the rabid right |
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MzShellG (835 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
49. Gibbs/Obama aint dumb. Ofcourse thats the official statement. |
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GivePeaceAchance (950 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 11:47 PM Response to Original message |
50. They are motivated by complete and utter fear and when scared rather than show it ... |
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