David Scott on a racial undertone in the debate over health care reform
Just got off the phone a few minutes ago with U.S. Rep. David Scott of metro Atlanta, who underlined what he said are some worrisome racial undertones in the current health care debate.
U.S. Rep. David Scott of metro Atlanta/Associated Press
As noted this morning, Scott was the topic of a WXIA TV report over the weekend, which detailed an Aug. 1 confrontation with opponents of health care reform at a town hall meeting in Douglasville.
Scott angrily accused protestors of attempting to “hijack” the meeting.
On Monday, the congressman said he stood by those comments, which were recorded by the city’s cable TV outlet — then truncated into the WXIA report.
The edited video hit the airwaves only this weekend, but in fact was one of the first of many such clashes over health care reported around the country.
U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Decatur) will host a town hall meeting on health care this evening. His staff says 20 law enforcement officers will be on hand to maintain order.
What the WXIA report failed to capture, the 13th District congressman said, was the fact that the health care protestors intruded on a delicate, local discussion.
“That was not my town hall meeting. It was the city of Douglasville. They had worked months to put a town hall meeting together, for me to come and to explain and to give comfort and assurance [to] the community that would be impacted,” Scott said.
The topic was the $70 million reconstruction of Ga. 92 in the community. Sixty-eight homes and businesses will be destroyed in the process.
“It would go right through the heart of the African-American community,” Scott said. “These people don’t know — they’re willing to try to trust here, but they want some comfort. They want to know how their homes will be appraised. How will the neighborhood be impacted? The whole future of Douglasville rests on this road. That’s what that meeting was about. It was not about health care.”
Scott said it was the fact that the meeting wasn’t his, and dealt with a sensitive topic, that made him use the sharp tone.
“I was going to stand up and get the respect of the constituents of mine that had worked hard to put a meeting together. And I was not going to let [health care protestors] hijack this meeting. We were discussing the life-and-death issues of their future and their homes and their way of life,” Scott said. “It was very disrespectful and selfish. I had to speak up for the respect of the people of Douglasville.”
Scott said he’ll be the sponsor of a health fair in Jonesboro on Saturday. “I’m willing to take questions. But that’s mine. This meeting was not mine,” Scott said.
City Manager William Osborne, who moderated the Douglasville event, confirmed that health care protestors had to be called to order “four or five times” during a meeting that lasted nearly four hours.
The city manager said the demonstrators weren’t a surprise — Herman Cain, the WSB Radio talk show host and former Republican candidate for senator, had urged those opposed to current health care proposals to show up.
But Osborne also disputed descriptions of Scott as “ranting.”
“He was angry and he showed that anger. But he was totally under control,” Osborne said.
Scott said he understands why he was the target of confrontation. As the only member of Congress who is a member of the Blue Dog and New Democrat caucuses, plus the Congressional Black Caucus, Scott says he has begun to fill the role of go-between on the health care issue.
“I think members of Congress have to stand firm, and they have to be able to realize that we’re in a fight — that this is a serious issue, it is a deliberative issue. But we’re being hanged in effigy,” he said.
Scott said he has no problem with protestors exercising their freedom of speech.
“This is a different thing here. We’re dealing a concerted effort to use these town hall meetings to bum rush Democratic congressmen about this issue,” Scott said.
While Scott acknowledged the legitimate concerns that many Americans have when it comes to overhauling health care, the congressman also expressed worry about the debate’s undertone. Scott e-mailed me a sampling of some of the rougher health care mail he’s received — the ones with variations of the n-word.
“You were, you are, and you shall forever be but a ———-,” one fax to his office reads. The missive includes a mug of President Barack Obama with a hammer-and-sickle stamped on his forehead.
“The folks are not going to stand for socialized medicine even though most Negroes refuse to stand on their own two feet,” says another.
“These people are bringing [in] race — and ‘Negro’ and ‘colored’ and Obama,” Scott said. “We should applaud the fact that we have an African-American president and he is working on this. This is a great thing. But it should not be a racial situation. What have we done except look at the problem and move on it?”
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Andy in Blairsville
August 11th, 2009
2:02 pm
He’s a liberal drama queen.
VOTE HIM OUT!
mrs.w
August 11th, 2009
2:07 pm
Mr. Scott is correct. Unfortunately, those who are racist and those are Republicans will always go against ANYTHING that has to do with the Democrats. So most of these comments are not unbiased/intelligent comments, they are the exact opposite. The Hate and Ignorance of the majority of these comments are incredible…
JCV
August 11th, 2009
2:10 pm
How soon “our” politicians forget, they don’t work for the President, they work for us.
Mike
August 11th, 2009
2:12 pm
1. It sounds like there was only one person posting here who was at the townhall meeting with Congressman Scott.
fact: there was a table set up for those who wanted to speak on the Hwy 92 issue to sign up to do so.
fact: there was another table set up for those who wanted to speak on any other issue to sign up to do so.
fact: a ninety second limit was set for any comments.
fact: almost no one stayed within the ninety second limit set, and no one was stopped or even reminded of the limit when they were speaking on hwy 92. That is what caused those who wanted to address healthcare to get upset.
fact: twice during the meeting, someone spoke out of turn with a louder than necessary voice– not a yell
fact: twice during the meeting, Congressman Scott said he’d answer questions on other matters–just be patient.
fact: 35 people signed up to speak on hwy 92. When they finished, the floor was opened to anyone else who wanted to speak on hwy 92, before “other topics” were given any time. This APPEARED to be a stall to keep us from speaking.
fact : the first person to speak on healthcare was a black man, not the doctor. At that point, Cong. Scott got upset and the crowd suddenly wanted the 90 second limit on comments adhered to. he was interrupted when ninety seconds passed and the woman controlling the microphone took it from him (he resisted but gave it up).
fact. the doctor who spoke second started out peaceful, but adamant and, when he was interrupted by the crowd, he became a little less than cordial, but not rude.
fact: the rude problem started with the crowd, those who were apparently there for the hwy 92 project.
fact: although the meeting was interrupted twice, there were no problems. Those who interrupted stopped when Congressman Scott told them he’d answer their questions (twice).
Fact: Congressman Scott’s temper was aimed at healthcare bill opponents only, even though the problems began with the rest of the group.
fact: the meeting was billed for 2 hours and lasted over 3-1/2 hours.
fact: after the first half hour of questions (many of which were actually comments and “attaboys” from county politicians and officials and not questions) everything was simply repeats, worded slightly differently– everyone wanted to know about their particular house and how the new highway would affect them.
fact: Congressman Scott told the group he would be holding a healthcare townhall meeting in Austell on 28 august.
fact: cong. Scott appeared to have little intention of discussing healthcare
fact: I know these things because I was there. I was third in line to speak. The mike was pretty much taken out of my hand. I was quite irritated but I left it alone
opinion: Congressman Scott probably overreacted when he closed the meeting after two speakers on healthcare. There likely wouldn’t have been a problem had the hwy 92 group stayed out of it for the minuscule amount of time the healthcare speakers were afforded. There did not seem to be a racial element to the meeting; there did seem to be a bias against anyone who was not in support of the Healthcare bill, as they weren’t given consideration nor reasonable time, even though the vast majority of us adhered to the rules set.
It seems that, for a Congressman to hold a townhall meeting, and not expect to discuss the biggest issue alive, is very unrealistic. If you set up a meeting and establish a way for people to discuss a subject other than the main topic, you should expect other topics to be discussed.
Congressman Scott, whom I did vote for, lost considerable respect from me by his reaction to opposition to what he apparently planned to do about HR3200. Additionally, since the meeting, it looks like he has decided to not hold a healthcare meeting, which looks to me like he lied.
There were some things going on outside and I can’t speak to that, except to say it didn’t seem as friendly. But, as I said, that was outside the meeting room.
M Anthony
August 11th, 2009
2:13 pm
I see the local chapter of the Christians of Cobb County made an office visit to Mr Scott last night and left their marking. You guys can come on out in the day time with your dunce hats and masks. Your at home up there. You dont have to hide. The only problem you might have is this is not the 20s,30s etc. Better yet maybe you should do things like this in the dark. Always undercover.
xmascurio
August 11th, 2009
2:13 pm
Hey Duane, no one criticized Bush personally, right? No one called him stupid, or made fun of him or called him a liar — nothing like that happened during his presidency, right? You don’t think there were threats on his life?
Turker Slayer
August 11th, 2009
2:20 pm
At what point in a black persons life is he taught to start screaming “race descrimination” when things look bad for his actions or position? It seems to be a trusty fall-back position for every black person. I am white and I have never accused a black person of being racially biased against me and there have been a few instances in my life when I was passed over because of my race. So that being said, why is it a tried and true tactic for blacks? Can a black person please explain this for me?
David
August 11th, 2009
2:22 pm
Some people feel differently than me about the role of government and it has nothing to do with skin color.
Now, realize that healthcare hits close to home for most people. In other words, it’s a big enough issue on its own without regard to race. If you’ll remember, Hillary Clinton’s efforts to reform healthcare were met with passionate opposition as well. It’s the willingness to blame everything on race that I find disgusting and I hope you’ll realize soon that the President really wouldn’t want you using it as an excuse anymore.
R-Dog
August 11th, 2009
2:27 pm
Racial/class/age overtones are unavoidable here as the government is basically reducing/eliminating coverage for the aged (people that at some point actually paid into the system) and extending coverage to the uninsured which include illegal aliens. Additionally, note that middle class white guys are losing their jobs at a rapid clip while new job creation is primarily centered in the federal government and these jobs are being filled disproportionately by non whites. Another Obama moment.
Jason
August 11th, 2009
2:29 pm
Did you know that more than 70% of all “birthers” in this country are located in the South? More than 50% of all Republicans “don’t know” where Obama was born. Yet, only 11% of the country “doesn’t know” where Obama was born.
Did you know that, after President Johnson passed the 1964 Civil Rights act, he claimed that he has lost the South for a generation?
Did you know that right after the 1964 civil rights act passed, Nixon, among other Republicans, devised the Southern Strategy?
The Southern Strategy had Southern Republicans play up racial divisions, and it worked very well. Using a “solid South” the Republicans were able to convince white voters that black people and other minorities wanted to rape and kill them. Also, that they were lazy, shiftless, criminals who couldn’t be trusted to do anything right.
President Johnson was wrong. He didn’t lose the South for a generation, he probably lost it for good.
Southerners will never accept a black man as President. Did you notice that right after the black guy won, all of these Southern States started threatening to secede? I thought that the South was patriotic? Is secession patriotic? (When a Black man is President, apparently, it is.)
All of which brings me to health care. White, Southern Republicans have absolutely no rational ground upon which to decry giving American citizens the option of participating in a health insurance program administered by the federal government. (Did you know that Medicare is a health insurance program administered by the federal government?)
So, what do they do instead of simply saying that they have no rational ground for opposition?
Lie? Check.
Distort? Check.
Intimidate? Check.
Threaten? Check.
Republicans argue that public money will be used for abortion. The Hyde Amendment, which is now more than two months old, says that it will not.
Republicans argue that we want to kill your grandmother. Really? I thought this kind of stuff was what four-year-olds would say.
What about Socialism! Saying that something is “socialist” does not address the relative merits or demerits of the proposed thing. Socialists have speed limits. Are speed limits socialist? We should abolish everything that a socialist might do? Insane. As well, if a federally run insurance program is “socialist” what is Medicare?
Speaking of Medicare, isn’t your grandmother on Medicare? Is the federal government currently trying to kill your grandmother?
What alternatives have Republicans proposed? None.
I hate to say this, but any objective look at the issue can lead to one conclusion. The Republican party is now a regional party. Unfortunately, we all reside in that region. They will never again control any of the three branches of government. Look at the numbers outside of the South. Obama is incredibly popular everywhere except with Southern Whites. Why? Oh, yeah. We already answered that question.
Republicans are on the wrong side of history. These changes are coming and they will form the cornerstone of the our future. In 20 years they’ll be no more controversial that Social Security (Socialism!) or Medicare or Medicaid.
liberty
August 11th, 2009
2:39 pm
Race Card again….so tiring when will this get old.Discuss the isssue plain and simple and get off the whining train.if he does not get off the whining train VOTE HIM OUT!!!Get this Country up and running with realilistic persons of integrity!!When need hard working individuals that see past all the rhetoric and get on with doing the peoples business!!blah blah blah…People are not racist cuz they disagree…….old argument that don’t hold any water!!! Get a list of all these jokers dems repubs alike.Vote them out.!!We are the People and we have the power!!!!
joan
August 11th, 2009
2:43 pm
Here we go again.These people(many politicians)don’t get it!!!Well come election time they will.We are so done with Washington being their own little piggy bank!!this is the peoples republic and we will tell our reps how to run it!!!Stop with the “south” and “racism” all the talking points of the left that want to hold people down and don’t want their consitieuints to know that if they would speak up and get these fools out of office they would get out of poverty because they aren’t counting on fools like this!!!Stop with the cry baby stuff and listen to the people!!
Mike
August 11th, 2009
2:46 pm
Jason, you are ignorant (I was about to call you an idiot, but I actually can’t know that). You’ve likely never had to worry about other races, because you likelly never lived close to anyone who didn’t look like you. The south, we “ignernt sutherners” received other races and most of us learned to get along. It’s people like you who live without that experience that continue to make ignorant judgments about racial issues. We have bigots and we have racists, Just like you do, I’m sure. But just because someone of a minority didn’t get things their way doesn’t mean they are victims of racism.
My wife was born and raised in the north. She never even saw a black person until she was almost an adult.
Back in the early sixties, several black leaders called upon blacks to move to the five southern states (La, Al, Ms, Ga, and I believe SC.). They presumed that was the only way they’d ever get political power, and they were probably correct. The result was larger black populations in the south and people like you, the closet racists who want to continue to judge ignorantly, never have to find out just how ignorant they are. Ultimately cities like Atlanta, Birmingham, New Orleans, Montgomery, and numerous others are a majority or near majority black, good, bad or indifferent.
I’m sure you’re gonna tell everyone how you have black friends to assuage your own bigoted tendencies.
david
August 11th, 2009
2:47 pm
Who knows this Scott could have set this up to make his opposition look bad.did you see his anger in the meeting?Thes politicians play dirty!!Id on’t trust a one of em’!!And the person that is bashing Christians -you are just a sad individual!!
Republicrat_Slave
August 11th, 2009
2:48 pm
“Americans are the most entertained and least informed people of all the Earth; in a values poll, 84% of democrats and 87% of republicans agreed on the exact same things.” – Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
The answer to an unyielding oligarch is the voting box:
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darrell
August 11th, 2009
2:51 pm
If you can’t get along get it on !!!!!
Aaron
August 11th, 2009
2:52 pm
Hey Jason did you know Obama is just as white as he is black? Moron!
David
August 11th, 2009
2:54 pm
Jason,
TAKE A LOOK AT wikipedia references for lists of senators and governors from the South and their party affiliation. Google-”wikepedia list governors georgia”, “wikipedia list senators georgia”, “wikipedia senators alabama”, etc. This should be a good history lesson for you.
There is rational opposition to this plan but you can’t here it for all your b.s.
Orwell
August 11th, 2009
2:55 pm
Hey will you hippies find new Obama talking points- “hate” “,racism” you folks are a joke.Sorry there is no hate here just people speaking their mind (we know you want to moniter thought also) and that is called “free speech” You will save a serial murderer from the chair but stand for the right of a woman to kill the beating heart inside her? You guys are lost and what you call hate is not the true definition.Christians are loving individuals that “believe” the bible is the infallible word of God!!Now,Christians representing God who sent his Son-so if you repent and believe in him you would be saved from eternal damnation.Well you don’t have to believe that…your choice.But christians will be hated by the same people that hated Jesus…..John 15:18 If the world hates you, you know that it has hated Me before it hated you.
Mike
August 11th, 2009
2:56 pm
Jason, I just noticed, you may be living in the south. If you are, could you please remedy that?
Please Keith
August 11th, 2009
2:58 pm
Keith, everyone knows what you are saying about “Typical thug!”–race classification? You are so right within your limited thinking, but the local, corporate, government, and the downtown thugs should band together and send you straight back to your “Mother” land free of charge. Remember, the true “Thugs” were thrown from jails of England hundreds of years ago. Maybe then, America will be alright. Let’s not forget that your lineage is far from this land and probably doesn’t belong here either. You carry the same baggage as the rest of your opinion makers. Are you confused? You should be, because most likely everyone else is likewise.
JP
August 11th, 2009
2:58 pm
Sometimes I am ashamed to be from Georgia. This is probably the only state where racism can take place and no one cares. A swastika was painted on Congressman Scott’s name and none of the “republicans” seem to care. They are just concerned with voting him out. The people who want him out sooooo badly are most likely the people responsible for the swastika. COWARDS!!!
Terri
August 11th, 2009
3:05 pm
He was rude, disrespectful and arrogant. If the doctor had been an African American he would have conversed differently. Notice how Obama rescued Gates but not the man African American knocked to the ground and assaulted by thugs from SEIU; or the doctor asking a simple innocent question. Scott came across as a racist. Whenever racism is discussed it’s projected that the whites are those that are racist; did it ever occur to anyone that Blacks are? I just sit here and wonder where’s Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton when you need them? LOL
RaceCop
August 11th, 2009
3:09 pm
If you disagree with the President you are a racist. The President wants healthcare reform, although there is no finalized bill and wants us to support this “unwritten” legisaltion. If you oppose the President you are a racist and should be shunned. Only racists folks oppose the President.
Think for yourself
August 11th, 2009
3:09 pm
Thank you Aaron! Last time I checked Obama was more latte than black or white. Why do black people see bi-racial individuals as black? Why the talk of race if he’s neither black nor white? And, if you agree, why was history made with this election?Media?.. Maybe someone can enlighten me.
Easy answer
August 11th, 2009
3:16 pm
Why do black people see bi-racial individuals as black?? Oh, that’s easy. Because someone had to accept the children of black female slaves who were “loved” by their masters. And it wasn’t the white family in the big house.
I’m sure you’ve heard of the “One-Drop Rule”. If not, please look it up. Here is a quote from Wikipedia:
The one-drop rule was a tactic in the U.S. South that codified and strengthened segregation and the disfranchisement of most blacks and many poor whites from 1890-1910. After Supreme Court decisions in Plessy v. Ferguson and related matters, White-dominated legislatures felt free to enact Jim Crow laws segregating Blacks in public places and accommodations, and passed other restrictive legislation. Legislatures sought to prevent interracial relationships to keep the white race “pure” long after slaveholders and overseers took advantage of enslaved women and produced the many mixed-race children….Madison Grant of New York in The Passing of the Great Race wrote: “The cross between a white man and an Indian is an Indian; the cross between a white man and a Negro is a Negro; the cross between a white man and a Hindu is a Hindu; and the cross between any of the three European races and a Jew is a Jew.”
So you see, this idea was something that started LONG ago by whites as a way to keep the white race pure. Does this help answer your question?
Terri
August 11th, 2009
3:18 pm
Barack Obama is our country’s first Bi-Racial president. Wonder what is taught in the schools during Black History month. If educated properly, students would be taught the following; In 1924, the DNC in NY hosted a large Klan’s group known as the Klanbake. Then in 1935 it wa the Democrats that defeated an anti-lynching bill put forth by the Republicans. Makes you wonder why the majority of African Americans vote Democrat. Walking along side of a party that is just using them for their votes. Sad, isn’t it?
Easy answer
August 11th, 2009
3:19 pm
For those of you who didn’t see the headline: A SWASTIKA WAS PAINTED ON A SIGN OF SCOTT’S OFFICE. It’s easy to cry racism in the South when there is, in fact, racism in the South.
I could be wrong though. What do swastikas mean these days?
RightWingExtremist-potential terrorist
August 11th, 2009
3:22 pm
Now they are playing the RACE CARD …..
This happens when they do not want to or cannot answer the questions put to them or someone disagrees with them…
They try to cloud the issue and distract you from the truth…
He should be branded a socialist – tarred and feathered and run out of town……..
Homestead Florida
August 11th, 2009
3:25 pm
If you Georgians don’t think you are in a racial fight, then you are lying to yourselves. It is sickening how much hatred you are all spilling over with, and I can’t even tell which side is worse, you both sound the same (except the white people sound more aggressive.) Good luck with that, because the hate will eat you up from the inside.
jjb
August 11th, 2009
3:27 pm
This is so typical. Over the past ten years, overt symbols of hate such as swastikas have been done by members of the black community as a staged symbol of hate. It gets press and makes people think that overt racism is big, but really it is the “victims” trotting out an old canard. In two months we will find out it was some black dude doing this.
Independent Thinker
August 11th, 2009
3:28 pm
These people that are coming out disrupting townhall meetings could care less about reforming Healthcare, they just want to hurt President Obama.
Homestead Florida
August 11th, 2009
3:29 pm
We’re not saying that if you disagree with the President you are racist, its the WAY you are disagreeing, and the tone you are taking is turning very aggressive, and in some cases violent. its not a disagreement when you talk about tar and feathering, that is a form of murder, And somebody just advocated it…..
OneFreeMan
August 11th, 2009
3:30 pm
Progress, I LOVE it! Southern Whites are NOW claiming their children that have “Black Blood”. No more ONE DROP rules.
Obama is White!
JP
August 11th, 2009
3:33 pm
One more thing. It’s obvious that what we saw on the news was edited. You all should know by now how the news is always leaving things out to get ratings. Congressman Scott was defending himself not to mention the town hall meeting that was held was not even about health care. “Republicans” just happened to bring it up. Once again, a swastika was spray painted on his name. “Republicans” care nothing about that though.
Terri
August 11th, 2009
3:34 pm
Homestead FL….I’m a Yankee from CT (blue state) living in GA (red state). I had to watch and listen for 8 years the democrats bash Bush. If Democrats can’t take the heat, they need to get out of the kitchen. Like old saying goes…what’s good for the goose is good for the gander. GA is a great state; sad to say Scott did not represent it well…..he was rude, disrespectful and arrogant. It is what it is.
Joe Schmoe
August 11th, 2009
3:40 pm
I am going to almost bet that the nazi symbol was put there by Democrats as a ploy to call anyone in opposition a Nazi! Typical.
Nancy
August 11th, 2009
3:40 pm
The “mob” you are referring to, are voters and they have every right to want their elected officials to vote the way they would like for him to vote. As far as the racial tensions go, I don’t think the majority of people opposed to the proposed health care reform think in terms of black or white. Most people I know are just concerned that this is a step in the wrong direction for this country and would prefer to find a different route of reform. Personally, I think that we need more regulation, and the government should audit all denied claims in the insurance industry. Then we should offer a subsidy to all americans who are unable to purchase insurance, so that they can shop around and purchase what fits their needs most.
Jason
August 11th, 2009
3:40 pm
For all of the people saying that I’m a “moron” or “ignorant,” no one is responding to my argument. Attack the speaker, rather than the argument. For the record, that’s called ad hominem, and it’s a logical fallacy.
So, I guess no one really wants to talk about the racial aspects of people who oppose health care reform. I believe I put forward an argument that the South has a history of racism. People from the South are overwhelmingly anti-Obama. None of the arguments against health care reform have a basis in fact. So, it’s logical to deduce that the reason for white Southerners opposition to Obama’s policy is based upon race. Now whether that be because Obama is black, or the general feeling that some minority will benefit more than whites I can’t say.
Would anyone care to respond to my argument, without calling me names? I’d welcome the debate.
defiant
August 11th, 2009
3:41 pm
It is about race…. we are in georgia for god’s sake just listen to the tone of these comments all white people mostly rednecks and they are still mad about the election. Thank god for the second admendment.
Cease
August 11th, 2009
3:42 pm
You’re all a bunch of nuts! And you ARE racist because you’re trying to prevent BHO from being successful because of his skin color. Sure, you’re not gonna say it… we know the game. But deep down inside you resent the man because of the color of his skin and will do whatever to see him fail. The congressman is RIGHT and I SUPPORT him you bunch of bigots! Now go sip THAT at your TEA PARTY!!!!
Blondie
August 11th, 2009
3:45 pm
Actually, I think whoever did this is LABELING Scott and the Democrats as being Nazis. Afterall, the Nazis were a socialist political party – and implemented their socialist and conformist policies on its citizens who were too weakened by economic depression post WWI to stand up to them. Of course, there are better ways to go about drawing those parallels – other than vandalism that can be misconstrued as being racist. Plus it’s probably in response to Pelosi calling health care opponents Nazis – which once again proves Pelosi never really read a history book and is a complete ignoramus – her own party is the modern socialist movement and they’re acting like a cuddlier version of the Gestapo .
The BIG Boss Man
August 11th, 2009
3:46 pm
Democrats – with the help of their willing co-conspirators in the media – are the undisputed masters of diversionary tactics.
Instead of talking about the issue at hand – i.e., health care – they change the subject and give black people yet ANOTHER opportunity to blame all of their problems on somebody else.
The black community is plagued by irresponsible behavior that leads to amazingly high rates of out-of-wedlock births and STDs; deadbeat “fathers”; an abysmal high-school graduation rate; and rampant crime.
Despite all of those self-inflicted wounds, black people appear to believe that “Nazis” are the biggest threat to their pursuit of happiness. (I’m sure when they visit an ATM at night black folks are looking over both shoulders for members of the Hitler Youth.)
Of course, black people believe O.J., Ray Lewis, and Michael Vick were all innocent, and they believe that Michael Jackson was “normal”, so I guess in their bizarro world, anything’s possible.
Compared to the verbal abuse that George W. Bush endured for eight years, Obama is being treated with kid gloves, especially by liberal lackeys such as Jim Galloway.
If Obama isn’t man enough to take the heat, he should get out of the kitchen. At the very least, he should stop whining like a little punk every time somebody dares to question him and his socialist agenda.
As for Obama’s supporters, maybe if they had jobs and paid taxes they would understand why so many of us honest, hard-working Americans are upset with the President’s plan to re-distribute OUR MONEY to the dregs of society (aka the Democratic base).
Terri
August 11th, 2009
3:50 pm
Responding to the comment from Cease that we are all racist. I didn’t vote for BHO but that does not make me a racist. The congressman was rude and disrespectful. End of story. If shoe was on other foot, the democrats would be all over the news with Maddow and Oldbermann to say how bad a republican responded to the question. It all amazes me.
Sunshine
August 11th, 2009
3:55 pm
OBAMA ‘UPS and FedEx are doing just fine. It’s the Post Office that’s always having problems’
Obama… the gift that keeps on giving!
LOD_NYPD
August 11th, 2009
3:55 pm
More cries of racism from racists. This isn;t racism you dummies, this is concern that we are losing our indivula freedoms, or are a path to losing them.
The race card has been exhausted, the use of words as mobs, Hitler and the likes are so over used by the left, that they mean NOTHING…if you believe I am a racist solely due to my party affliliation and my personal beliefs without knowing me personally – well then it’s time for YOU to look in the mirror!!! And as far as I’m concerned, using your analogy on the left, your group are just a bunch of Black Panthers, some with white face!
Saddened
August 11th, 2009
3:55 pm
As a young black family man I am totally disheartned at the future of our state as I read the comments being posted on this blog. I want to know if the people that are posting these hateful comments are serious. If Rep. Scott didn’t let the doctor voice his concern at the forum he was wrong, but those that sent him the hateful messages are also wrong.
Has it ever been considered that those threats put Scott on edge? We all should examine ourselves as children of God and be careful the hatred that we spew on these blogs. This is a local paper and children could be on this site.
Terri
August 11th, 2009
3:55 pm
BHO (Barack Hussein Obama) means BETTER HELP OURSELVES!
Terri
August 11th, 2009
3:57 pm
Saddened….threats put Scott on edge? Give me a break. He was never threatened. It was he that was rude and disrespectful to the doctors.
J
August 11th, 2009
3:58 pm
Socialism is ingrained in your daily life. Just look around you. It is a beautiful thing.
1. The roads you drive on. try getting to work without 78,400,85,285, or 75.
2. The airport. dekalb
3. marta
4. UGA, GA TECH
5. Public schools.
6. Police. Do you really want to defend yourself?
7. Military
8. Stone Mountain Park. Piedmont Park
9. The gerogia dome/ Sanford Stadium
10. Social security
11. Medicare
12. Military. Do you really want to go head to head with the Mexican cartel?
13. Judicial system. Judge Judy is alsways available.
14. V.A. clinic.
15 GI Bill
16. Government contracts. Haliburton and blackwater can’t get enough of this.
17. Income Tax.
18. Hope Scholarship
19. CDC.
20 FEMA. Pray to God a storm like Katrina never hits ATL, you will appreciate socialism if that happens.
21. The internet.
22. The hoover dam
23 FDIC. You think things are bad right now just wait till the FDIC is gone.
24 FTC. Remember thr ford pinto. corporate america is ready to kill you as long as they make enough money to pay damages. They do not care about your sorry life.
25. FDA. enough said.
I think you folks get the point. Socialism is nothing else but capitalism with a different name.
You folks do know you live in a communist country right?
just google the 10 planks of the communist manisfesto. Everyoneexists in the U.S.