Thursday, March 20, 2008
Somewhere, Jimmy the Greek is betting on McCain
Or maybe Hillary in the primary.
Obama (via Ace who added emphasis):
"The point I was making was not that my grandmother harbors any racial animosity," he said. "But she is a typical white person. If she sees somebody on the street that she doesn't know. . .there's a reaction that's been bred into her experiences that doesn't go away and it comes out in the wrong way."
Bill C adds: You know who else is a typical white person? Jesse Jackson. (It goes to show you that the civil war within the Democratic party is getting heated when I am linking Democratic Underground to point out Obama's racial stereotyping.)
Obama (via Ace who added emphasis):
"The point I was making was not that my grandmother harbors any racial animosity," he said. "But she is a typical white person. If she sees somebody on the street that she doesn't know. . .there's a reaction that's been bred into her experiences that doesn't go away and it comes out in the wrong way."
Bill C adds: You know who else is a typical white person? Jesse Jackson. (It goes to show you that the civil war within the Democratic party is getting heated when I am linking Democratic Underground to point out Obama's racial stereotyping.)