[quote=SK in CV][quote=CardiffBaseball]
As far as the stuff on profiling, I find it’s somewhat idiotic for him to mention that, but I also understand he’s got to show some street-cred here. Cardiff understands the way the game is played, and right now I am content to give him a pass on this. I think he did enough to say “brothers I am with you in spirit” while at the same time tipping his hat, that this is probably over at the Federal level.[/quote]
I don’t think it was idiotic at all. I think it was essential for those who haven’t experienced it to understand the context of the reaction of the black community to the Martin killing. It happens every day in this country, probably thousands of times. Black men are stopped by police and others under the color of authority solely because they are black. Purses get clutched a little tighter, car doors get locked when a black man walks by. It happens in Florida, it happens in NYC, it happens in Carmel Valley. It’s overt racism, and it’s demeaning, demoralizing and insulting.[/quote]
God Bless you, you are a saint, fighting the good fight and telling us all how wrong it is. Great, wonderful. Now, what the fuck does that have to do with the George Zimmerman case, that the leader of the free world sees fit to bring it up, rather than bore us with stuff like how we as Americans accept the rule of law, american judiciary system etc. etc. None of that.
Now, if I seem harsh let me say this, I don’t BLAME Obama for saying it. Sure the logical side of me says it’s idiotic because he’s using the Zimmerman case as a platform to tell us how wrong it is to profile…. When there was zero evidence of racial profiling.
However, I am not that mad about it, like I said “Cardiff understand how the game is played”
Obama has to use this opportunity to earn street cred. Play along and Imagine for a second if he walked out on the White House Lawn and said “Sorry the DOJ will not be filing any Civil Rights Lawsuit against George Zimmerman since extensive background investigations concluded this action was not motivated by race.”
He would be raked over the coals by the leftist black leaders. With this speech he comes out in full support, and appears to be with them in spirit and wisely doesn’t answer questions. Marches will go on all day, everyone lets off a little steam, and Monday we all go back to work.
Only the logic side of me says it’s idiotic because the context to make the statement is lacking. As a matter fact the entire outrage about this incident is frankly so stupid it defies all sense of reason. It’s if people were itching for a fight. Don’t try to compare Trayvon to riding in the backs of buses or using alternate water fountains, it’s not gonna fly. Most non-blacks I talk to the White-Guilt meter is on empty.
