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How is Oprah playing the race card when the *white* interviewer brought race up in the first place?
How is answering a question about race playing the race card? You guys need to come up with a new tagline. That one is tired and worn out.
What? Your assertion is that she didn't have the opportunity to say "No, I don't think race is a major factor in the opposition to the President."
But she didn't. She went the opposite direction. Loyalty To The Raceâ„¢ must be a very strong emotion. Not only did Oprah use it, you have used it as well in your defense of her.
What? Your assertion is that she didn't have the opportunity to say "No, I don't think race is a major factor in the opposition to the President."
But she didn't. She went the opposite direction. Loyalty To The Raceâ„¢ must be a very strong emotion. Not only did Oprah use it, you have used it as well in your defense of her.
Sad indeed.
You are so off base that it's scary. BTW, there was nothing said about a major factor in the opposition of Obama. The guy said some of the treatment of Obama (and only a liar would not admit that at least some of his treatment is because of his race). Perhaps you should listen fully before you form your opinion.
Riiight... This trend started as soon as he was elected and only got worse, so there goes your idea that he "earned" that distrust. But please keep telling us that his race plays no part in Conservatives believing he's lying about being Muslim and a socialist. Or that he's really an American.
Or maybe Glen Beck was right and Obama just hates White culture...
The "trend started" because he started lying even before he was sworn in. Think of his promise to close Gitmo as soon as he got in office, his promise of transparency etc.
The "trend started" because he started lying even before he was sworn in. Think of his promise to close Gitmo as soon as he got in office, his promise of transparency etc.
He earned the title of liar-in-chief.
Hmmm, so you're saying he started lying before he was sworn in, yet you reference something that happened (or didn't happen) after he got sworn in. Gotcha.
Hmmm, so you're saying he started lying before he was sworn in, yet you reference something that happened (or didn't happen) after he got sworn in. Gotcha.
That was part of his 2008 campaign promises.
So yes, before he got sworn in.
You are so off base that it's scary. BTW, there was nothing said about a major factor in the opposition of Obama. The guy said some of the treatment of Obama (and only a liar would not admit that at least some of his treatment is because of his race). Perhaps you should listen fully before you form your opinion.
I think it goes without saying that there are very minor elements of racism involved in the opposition to Barack Obama. Likewise, there were very minor elements of racism involved in the opposition to George W. Bush and every other previous President in modern times as well.To say that there is **some** racist undertones is stating the obvious.
What Oprah was trying to convey is that she believes that Barack Obama has faced relentless racism from the opposition. No level of hedging on her part can water down the fact that she truly thinks that the President is disliked for his race, and not his policies.
And then you folks come along and defend her as if she didn't actually assert that racism is a major factor from those that dislike the President? That's exactly what she asserted through semantical contortionism.
How is Oprah playing the race card when the *white* interviewer brought race up in the first place?
How is answering a question about race playing the race card? You guys need to come up with a new tagline. That one is tired and worn out.
This is so true lol! Fox is ALWAYS bringing up race and a lot of conservatives in general do this IRL.....
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Originally Posted by AeroGuyDC
What? Your assertion is that she didn't have the opportunity to say "No, I don't think race is a major factor in the opposition to the President."
But she didn't. She went the opposite direction. Loyalty To The Raceâ„¢ must be a very strong emotion. Not only did Oprah use it, you have used it as well in your defense of her.
Sad indeed.
So she tells what she feels about a question that someone asks her and that means she is "playing the race card?"
You all need to come out of your shells sometimes and realize that not everyone who doesn't agree with you are "playing" anything. Some people just tell how they feel.
And FWIW, in most cases it is conservative white people and conservatives in general who are always going on about this race card mumbo jumbo. If you don't want to hear any opposing views on racial issues in this country, quit talking about it or asking about it. "Dialogue" is a discussion. You don't have to like or agree with what the other person says, but that person has a reason for saying what they say and feeling what they feel.
FWIW, I have been an Oprah fan since I can remember and will always be a fan of hers. She used to get a lot of backlash from black Americans because some didn't feel she "helped" black people enough and now some white people (mostly conservatives) think she is too black and plays a "race card" lol .
You are all entitled to your opinions but in mine, I feel she was asked a question and responded to that question truthfully. I like that she really doesn't give a crap what any of us think about what she feels. We all should be that way.
I don't like the president in every fashion as a black person, and I'm sure the majority of black people can find something they don't like about him. But he is a friend of Oprah's, she knows him better than any of us so of course she would have a more positive view. She also started out in the deep, racist south of our country so I would place more weight on her views of race than the OPs or any other white conservative poster in this thread because she has seen the evolution of racism in our country from segregated Jim Crow to the more hidden discrimination that occurs today.
And even if you don't agree with her political view points, those should not make you like her any less. She is still the same and still is speaking her mind like she always does and has. Most of you just never paid any attention to the fact that she is a regular black person. Even though I get into plenty of racial discussions due to the fact that I am not all black nationalistic like some black Americans, I still am a black person and I know that discrimination is real and can have an affect on the poverty stricken black child all the way up to Oprah and the president. Those of you who want to continue to deny that prejudice and racism has not been directed at the president and his family are kidding yourselves. You can see it as whatever card you want but it is the truth.
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