Obama Acts Stupidly, Foments Toxic Unrest

With the Supreme Court poised to pass judgement on the centerpiece of Obama's presidency and gas prices nipping at his heels - not to mention, the whirring of Iranian centrifuges in the background - what does the President do?

He pumps up the volume on RACE relations.

 

 

President Obama spoke in highly personal terms on Friday about how the shooting in Florida of a 17-year-old black youth named Trayvon Martin had affected him, saying that “if I had a son, he’d look like Trayvon.”

The comments by Mr. Obama were his first on the explosive case in which George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch captain, has claimed self defense after shooting Mr. Martin several weeks ago. The case has generated outrage about the state’s so-called Stand Your Ground law.

Mr. Obama was asked about his feelings regarding the case during the announcement of his nominee for president of the World Bank in the Rose Garden on Friday morning.

The president often appears perturbed when he gets off-topic questions at ceremonial events, but on Friday, he seemed eager to address the case, which has quickly developed into a cause célèbre around the country. He cautioned that his comments would be limited because the Justice Department was investigating. But he talked at length about his personal feelings about the case.

“I think every parent in America should be able to understand why it is absolutely imperative that we investigate every aspect of this,” Mr. Obama said. “All of us have to do some soul searching to figure out how does something like this happen.”

 

 

The brief remarks were nonetheless a rare example of Mr. Obama speaking to the nation as an African-American parent and the father of two children.

“Obviously, this is a tragedy. I can only imagine what these parents are going through,” Mr. Obama said, his face grim. “When I think about this boy, I think about my own kids.”

 

Obviously, it is a tragedy that the President of the United States of America is incapable of seeing beyond anyone's skin color, ethnicity and political identity.

No wonder he didn't call Netanyahu to convey condolences in the Case of the Murdered Jewish Children of Toulouse and Jerusalem: They didn't look like him.

 

Comments

[Mannie Sherberg]

If so many of the people taking part in the protests weren't black, and so many media outlets weren't so obsessed with political correctness, somebody might just blurt out the truth -- which is that these protesters are really lynch mobs. The demand for action BEFORE the authorities have concluded their investigation has always been characterisitic of lynch mobs -- and of publicity-seeking demagogues. The idea of Al Sharpton, of all people, intervening as a moral arbiter is an affront to decency and common sense. For Obama to stick his nose into a case still under investigation is an affront to the Constitution.

[Yael]

I couldn't agree more, Mannie. It's mind-boggling that the President would want to stir up what is already a racial hornet's nest. He could have maintained a shred of the dignity of the office, simply by letting his Attorney General wade into it as his surrogate. But he couldn't resist being The One. It's so appalling.

[scp]

In 2010, there were over 14,000 murders in the United States ( http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/uscrime.htm ). So why is this (so-far, alleged) murder different? It is useful for obama, that's why. As far as OBAMA is concerned, none of this is actually about Trayvon Martin or George Zimmerman. This is maniuplation of the "news media." Obama needs a distraction from his recent trampling of the 1st Amendment to the Constitution. obama needs a distraction from the Keystone pipeline. obama needs a distraction from the current price of gasoline. obama needs a distraction about the unemployment rate. obama needs a distraction about HIS deficits. obama's use of this Martin/Zimmerman matter is to rally his voting base. See the pictures in the above article. *THAT* IS A PRIMARY PART OF HIS VOTING BASE. Now, is it even possible for Zimmerman to get a fair jury for his trial any more, now that the President has PERSONALLY weighed in? Perhaps not. And if this therefore becomes a mistrial, that also suits obama's purposes just fine. It will keep his base foaming at the mouth.

[scp]

For anybody with an I.Q. only moderately higher than that of a soap dish, it was easy--absolutely simple--to see *beforehand* that obama would use "the race card" in such a way as this. (Unfortunately, at last count, about 53% of all Americans lack this I.Q. that's only moderately higher than that of a soap dish, but that's another topic...) Listen to the comment at about 5:30 on this video: (8:54: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yvc0tYG_YpA ). Note that this video was uploaded on Oct 27, 2008--before the '08 election.