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Prof. Paul Butler: Why Do Black Leaders Let President Obama Evade Responsibility?
Black members of Congress might ask themselves why, as they concluded their annual conference over the weekend, Barack Obama hasn’t done more for African-Americans. They bear some of the blame.
Last week Rep. Emanuel Cleaver admitted that African-American members of Congress hold Obama to a lower standard because the President is black. Pointing to the historic level of African-American unemployment, Cleaver said, “If we had a white president we’d be marching around the White House.” If, for example, Hillary Clinton sat in the Oval Office, Cleaver would tell her, “My sister, I love you, but this has got to go.”
But Obama gets a pass. Cleaver, who is the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, said, “The president knows we are going to act in deference to him in way we wouldn’t to someone white.”
This is black solidarity at its most self-defeating. It’s why, as the President hands out goodies to other core groups in the Democratic base, African-Americans get squat. On the campaign trial, Obama delivered to Latinos his own version of The DREAM Act, gays received their long-sought presidential endorsement of same-sex marriage, and union workers get a job-protection intervention directed at China.
Nettie Ladd
September 28, 2012 at 11:30 am
You need to quit, This is absurd, why is your focus on the fact that the President is black? shouldn’t you be concentrating on more pressing issues that face all of the people. No one is going to remember who you are tomorrow, and your opinion means nothing.
J.T.
October 1, 2012 at 4:42 pm
Wow, you are an angry Obamabot. Black unemployment doubles white, the war on drugs continues to destroy black families, no one from wallstreet is going to jail, and we bombing the heck out of nations in Africa. Wake up and get a clue. You know why Obama does for other? Because they don’t swear allegiance to him like the black community does. Did you even read Congressman Cleaver’s interview? Of course not, you were to busy putting a new hope and change bumber sticker on your car.
Greg G
September 28, 2012 at 12:17 pm
As a gay man who happens to be black, I also benefitted from his endorsement of same-sex marriage. So your statement is not totally true. You neglect to mention the box Obama is in if he is seen “just” helping black folks. The GOP would use that to stoke the fears of white folks that he is not looking out for their interests, too.
J.T.
October 1, 2012 at 4:48 pm
Just like a black person to be happy with Obama’s trickle down black policies. I guess since Obama called for the return of the NFL referee’s and one of them may be black then he is helping out black folk. Or since his justice department refuses to put wallstreet crooks in prison and I’m sure one or two of them may have been black then we should be happy with that too. I’m glad you are satisfied though because the other black folk that are in prison for B.S. charges or who are unemployed and losing their homes are doing just fine.
Danny Collins
September 28, 2012 at 1:30 pm
Now we know why the Black “Hood Rat Revolutionary” class hates President Obama so much they can’t bring themselves to take on Jim Crow 2.0
Frederick Douglass quote: – Democratic Underground
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021504…
Danny Collins
September 28, 2012 at 1:57 pm
This proof positive that Black America is a plantation…a few questions
How come spokesmen for the Black “Hood Rat Revolutionary” class not holding the GOP accountable for its policies? Note: Their austerity policies resulted in the killing of 600,000 public sector jobs (with full knowledge that the public sector employment and its protections, is the foundation of our black middl eclass). The unemployment rate should be 7.1% Spokesmen for the “Hood Rat Revolutionary” class see their next ten books blaming President Obama for conditions their black culture produced. And get this…
Danny Collins
September 28, 2012 at 1:58 pm
Here’s more proof: When Presidential candidate Mitt Romney spoke to the NAACP the Hood Rat Revolutionary class was so quick to seize on President Obama’s absence, they forgot to ask the candidate ONE question about anything to do with the black community. So, when you hear someone mocking black voters about voting for the Democrat in a general election…because he hasn’t addressed their concerns….Black leaders have made ZERO demands of the GOP or their candidate, who is basically leading a push for voter ID to depress black turnout, while they position themselves to commit election fraud (See, that’s what holding leaders of the “Slave master class” accountable would sound like). Why didn’t they ask him about promising to help overturn “Stand your ground” laws, that are modern day lynching laws?
Moptop
September 28, 2012 at 9:14 pm
Again we see the Obama nit wits are out and about in defence of their God president. These are the same people who demand of their mates a constant love blessing but will never ask for more than blow me an imaginary kiss from Obama.
Obama has played Black people like a crack dealing pimp. He has said all the things we as a people like to hear but don’t really understand. Like his 2008 slogan “Change we can believe in.” What the hell did this mean? It sounds good to anyone looking for a change but it is open to any and every interpetation one can imagine.
Lets make demands of Obama as a Black people and to hell with his vision of being president of all the people. We are the ones hurting the most. He has the duty to address our severe condition as an emergency case yet we are seen as a kind of distraction away from his greater agenda.
Pimps dont care about their workers. they only care about staying on top.
Max-A-Million
September 29, 2012 at 12:23 am
“Lets make demands of Obama as a Black people and to hell with his vision of being president of all the people. We are the ones hurting the most. He has the duty to address our severe condition as an emergency case yet we are seen as a kind of distraction away from his greater agenda.”
Did you make demands of Bush 2 (2001-2009), Clinton (1993-2001), Bush 1 (1989-1993)…?
Did the African American race ONLY begin hurting when the Obama Administration took office in 2009?
I’m just asking?
J.T.
October 1, 2012 at 4:54 pm
Couldn’t have said it better. The Obama slaves are in full force. Here it is a Congressman with CBC admitted to ignoring black issues because we have a black president and the Obama slaves defend it. Or they crap like just wait until his next term. I hope he loses so blacks will learn what everyone else has. Use the leverage when have it.
Samantha
October 2, 2012 at 12:26 pm
Your two stupid to address. Go take a ride on the Mit the Twit train I guarantee you will regret it.
Samantha
October 2, 2012 at 12:28 pm
Only a crack head knows about a crack pimp. Are you trying to us something more than your igorant??? You have succeeded.
Samantha
October 2, 2012 at 12:24 pm
There’s always one in the crowd that changes things or staight up lies to get their point across. Let’s talk about getting a pass. The conservatives took over the White House in Jan 2001 with a surplus and left 8 years later with a almost a 12 Trillion dollar deficit. How soon the toms forget. President Obama hasnt’ gotten a pass at all. Nov 2008 this country was losing more that 700 thousand jobs a day. President Obama leadership even with the good old GOP blocking everything he has tried to do has slowed the ratio of job losses and new jobs are being created. People with good sense know it will take a lot longer than 3 years and 10 months to fix what Bush and the gang created. Step off.
Liberty
October 2, 2012 at 2:29 pm
President Obama is saving the best for last. We need to remember that Obama inheritated a financial burden from George Bush, we need to give him time to build a foundation, meaning a ground to stand on. The first four year he needs to satify other people which is a part of building the ground to stand on. The next four year he will direct most of his effort to help his own people, black people, and at this time no body will complain, because evey body else has aleady been helped. And this will allow him to do more for black people. Just look at the pool rating, he is in good stand compare to his opponent. Let’s get his back, good things are awaiting black people.
Ishmar Muhammad
October 3, 2012 at 3:04 am
Most of these Cowardly Negro Leaders still Bootlickin’ & Brown Nosein’ and want the Favor of our open-enemies & Not Freedom! It’s good to have a Black President but we need to go for Self & stop beggin’ at the feet of Whitefolks! You better stop being Lazy! Obama can’t help us if he do THEY WILL KILL HIM! Some of us are slow Upstairs in the Head! Go read some books so you can catch up! He looked so young when he first ran now he looks like FatherTime Gray as a Fox! I am the NewsCaster who tells the truth! I am Sorry Black People we have to do our part God has Commanded!
Liberty
October 5, 2012 at 9:17 am
I agree with you Ishmar, my question is that do you suggest for the up coming election, who do you suggest to black folks to vote: Obama or Romney?