http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/dec/17/obama-on-race-relations-i-was-once-taken-for-a-val/

The above article from the Washington Times is a shameful example of race baiting by the POTUS and FLOTUS. The only story that I actually believe (although not quite accurately depicted by Michelle) is Michelle’s trip to Target. The sister, “Donna”, of the lady in question that day in Target that asked Michelle to help her get some detergent off the top shelf for her, called into Pat & Stu’s radio show 12/17/14 to defend her sister. Turns out, her sister (the lady at Target) is an Obama supporter! Donna said that on that day, her sister was shopping for her son (Donna’s nephew) who was about to go off to college in Virginia. She is very short and couldn’t reach the top shelf. Michelle happened to be next to her and she asked Michelle (who stands 5’ 11”) to help her. She didn’t even recognize Michelle. I’m sure she didn’t expect to run into the FLOTUS in Target. Michelle wasn’t asked to help out because she’s black or thought to be an employ, she was asked because she was the closest tall person around at the moment. But, of course, Michelle chooses to use this flimsy happenstance as her “personal racial injustice” moment to help foment racial division in this country. How weak minded do you have to be to actually buy any of this garbage from the Obamas?

The Obamas are the face of the radical Left. Their phony stories of racial injustice only pours gasoline on the fire of misplaced racial animus towards cops and whites by misguided and ill-informed blacks and Leftist radicals.

Since the OWS and immigration movements haven't provided the mass chaos they'd hoped for, this is the final "trump card" in their evil deck of cards. They're hoping for the riots and thuggery to get bad enough that the cops will crack down hard...playing right into these radicals hands...with CNN cameras at the ready...and every cell phone to record all perceived cases of police brutality. And, if it really gets bad enough, they're hoping "Whitey & the T-baggers" will come play as well. I'm all a tingle just thinking about it!!!

This isnt really a reply to anyones post here but I want to post some information, some links and some thoughts of my own. I also am tired of black america. First of all- the africans that were brought here as slaves were sold into slavery by their own people. Those sold into slavery were prisoners, debtors and war criminals. People that the folks over there wanted to get rid of. Our European ancestors who were slave traders bought them and brought them here. We got the losers and put them to work here on farms. They were also sold in every other part of the world. Not just here. So the african americans here need to stop blaming us whites for the notion that we went over there, hunted them down like animals and put them in chains. The black community is playing the blame game in a very big way and our government is buying into it. Making us pay them welfare because uncle sam says they are underprivledges BS BS BS. The government tried to send them back to africa in the 19th century- sent a bunch of them to a new state in africa called liberia. The truth about the black man is simply this. they aint too smart. they cannot compete with the white man. I could write a book. i spent 2 years in a nuclear station. There werent any black men or women working there. I am an air conditioning technician. I never have had to work with any blacks on an air conditioner. I tried to explain the refrigeration cycle (process) to a black man once years ago. He could not grasp it. Heres a couple links for your perusal if your interested
http://www.unpopulartruth.com/2009/03/truth-about-slave-trade.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back-to-Africa_movement
like i said i could write a book

Unfortunately most people will not take note of 1 old geezer's input as he says it very well. I don't care what color the skin is but I am tired of all the taking with no improvement. Something needs to change in welfare to get people back to work and have some self pride. Look at section 8 housing after 1 to 2 years. They have nothing invested so why should they take care of the place? You don't want to work? Go hungry!! Don't make me mad or I will burn my house down!! That was real smart in Fergerson. How many of the welfare people are involved in schooling of their young?? Start to see a problem here? Money is not the answer!! What are the black neighborhoods doing themselves to clean up the crime in the areas?? I think the cops should say have a nice day until they want to work with the police instead of treating them like the enemy.

Anigav6969,

Yeah, I know what the post said, my post was as much to him as it was to you. He didn't say that he hated the people, just having his tax money going to support some, perhaps to THEIR detriment, as it allows (encourages) the father to leave the home and mothers to have more out of wedlock children.

I took it that he meant those able bodied blacks (and probably whites) who willingly accepted the largesse instead of supporting themselves and keeping the family together . (Number of blacks and whites on welfare are about the same, considerably higher PERCENTAGE for blacks).

I am an OLD (past 80) southern white man who grew up in the south except for my tour of duty in the air force during the Korean war....If anyone should be biased, it would be me.
When I first enlisted, about 22 years old, I was put in charge of about 7-8 other recruits to travel by train from Florida to Texas for basic training. Two of the new recruits traveling in the group were black. We had a layover in New Orleans and had time to eat lunch at a local restaurant, I had the food chits with which to pay, being in charge. The waiter looked at the group, and said that he could not serve the blacks in the dining room but they could eat in the kitchen. After a little discussion/argument, WE ALL CHOSE TO EAT IN THE KITCHEN TOGETHER. I have always felt that there weren't really many white patrons in that dining room that would have objected to seating the blacks in the dining room, but that the waiter was bowing to a MINORITY of VOCAL patrons, much like today's world. Because...when we exited the restaurant I was very surprised at the number of people who waved and smiled and showed their approval of our actions.

That was many years ago, if we haven't made any progress since (polls - 53% think race relations are worse now than when Obama took office), maybe we need to wise up, recognize the real problem, and do something different.

I understand, and agree, that it is very hard for me to FULLY understand the problems of the black citizens because I haven't been subjected to the same (perceived) bias. I live in the same world/country and I do feel the blacks are victims, just not of racial bias as the race hustlers are trying to convince the black population that they are. I can understand the resentment the blacks feel when they are being told incessantly that all whites hate them because they are black, that just creates more bias in both races. Have you been paying attention to what Obama and Holder have been doing lately, along with Al Sharpton, using the national stage to tell the blacks about all the white racial biases. You think that is helpful????? What effect do you think that has ? any ?

If it really is necessary to "walk in the other person's shoes" before we understand the problem, we will never reach a solution..Some things, with a little compassion, we can figure out for ourselves if we care to.

1oldgeezer

Anigav6969,

I know you think that was a smart answer but you need to start realizing that this back lash (actual increase in racial bias against blacks) is happening now because of BEHAVIOR, not COLOR.

I would ask that you consider that instead of the KKK reference.

Race relations have gotten worse since the politicians have created a "discriminatory free" society by discriminating against whites and "Helping" the blacks (allowing them to live without working and creating fatherless families). The black citizens are victims of this political system too.

If the black citizens are to ever get out of this poverty cycle they will have to do it themselves in spite of the "help" the Democrats give them. Many blacks have, they changed their behavior, not their color...

As an example of a condition...consider,(I'm NOT calling blacks alcololics - just correlated conditions).. no one can help an alcoholic stop drinking no matter how hard they try or what they do...UNTIL...that person realizes his behavior is leading to destruction and wants to help himself. The whites can't do it for him.

The politicians are figuratively handing many blacks the "bottle" (drumbeat of racial bigotry), some blacks take it willingly, others don't realize what is happening. Other blacks, to their credit, respond and forget the race factor, consider themselves Americans like the rest of us. I welcome those.

I do know that what we are doing now is only making things worse, time for a change?? :|

1oldgeezer

A) - My comments were sarcasm, meant to engender self-reflection for Saveamerica and any others expressing racist thoughts. Oops. Didn't seem to work. My apologies all around if I cut too close to the bone

B) - I am not that young. 60 is not that far off.

C) - Over 30 years into the HIV epidemic I remain HIV-negative, despite having had what some would consider an unconscionable amount of very fun sex with a lot of people. I know that HIV is caused by a virus and how to protect myself.

D) - I actually wish each and everyone of you a long, happy and healthy life. Just stop being racist.

E) - I have to go make dinner for me and my husband now.