Spewing hatred and lies into a microphone makes it more likely a Ferguson police officer won't be able to get a fair trial. Taking a page from the GOP in Mississippi this year, Mr. Obama incites racial hatred and violence among all Americans with a shout out to the next generation of black children. He tells the world Americans are murderous racists--the same Americans who made him a multi-millionaire set for life after his white grandparents "pulled strings"to get him into a "rich white kids" school in Hawaii.
9/28/14, "Obama says Michael Brown’s death in Ferguson ‘stains the heart of black children’," Washington Times, Dave Boyer
"President Obama said the shooting death of a black teen by a white police officer last month in Ferguson, Missouri, exposed the racial divide in the American justice system that “stains the heart of black children.”
Speaking
at the annual Congressional Black Caucus Foundation dinner in
Washington on Saturday night, Mr. Obama said the death of Michael Brown “awakened our nation” to a reality that black citizens already understood.
“In too many communities around the country, a gulf of mistrust exists between local residents and law enforcement,” Mr. Obama said. “Too many young men of color feel targeted by law enforcement — guilty of walking while black or driving while black, judged by stereotypes that fuel fear and resentment and hopelessness.”
About the same time Mr. Obama was speaking Saturday night, a Ferguson police officer was shot in the arm after an encounter with two men at a community center in the St. Louis suburb. St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar said at a media briefing early Sunday that the officer approached the men around 9:10 p.m. Saturday because the community center was closed.
As the officer approached, the men ran away. When the officer gave chase, “one of the men turned and shot,” Chief Belmar said.
The officer was shot in the arm and is expected to survive, he said. Chief Belmar did not identify the officer or give further details about his condition. He said the officer returned fire, but police have “no indication” that either suspect was shot....
Around midnight at the police station, approximately two dozen officers stood near a group of about 100 protesters who mingled on a street corner, occasionally shouting, “No justice; no peace.”
At the president’s speech in Washington, the audience included the parents of Mr. Brown, and Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr., whose agency is conducting a probe to determine whether the slain teen’s civil rights were violated. Mr. Obama said because of the continuing probe, “I won’t comment on the investigation.”
But he added, “We have to close the justice gap — how justice is applied, but also how it is perceived, how it is experienced. That’s what we saw in Ferguson this summer when Michael Brown was killed and the community was divided.”
Mr. Obama said there are “significant racial disparities” in the criminal justice system “in everything from enforcing drug policy to applying the death penalty to pulling people over.”
“That has a corrosive effect,” the president said. “The worst part of it is, it scars the hearts of our children. It scars the hearts of white children who grow unnecessarily fearful of somebody who doesn’t look like them. It stains the heart of black children who feel as if no matter what he does, he’ll always be under suspicion. That is not the society we want, it is not the society our children deserve.”...
“In too many communities around the country, a gulf of mistrust exists between local residents and law enforcement,” Mr. Obama said. “Too many young men of color feel targeted by law enforcement — guilty of walking while black or driving while black, judged by stereotypes that fuel fear and resentment and hopelessness.”
About the same time Mr. Obama was speaking Saturday night, a Ferguson police officer was shot in the arm after an encounter with two men at a community center in the St. Louis suburb. St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar said at a media briefing early Sunday that the officer approached the men around 9:10 p.m. Saturday because the community center was closed.
As the officer approached, the men ran away. When the officer gave chase, “one of the men turned and shot,” Chief Belmar said.
The officer was shot in the arm and is expected to survive, he said. Chief Belmar did not identify the officer or give further details about his condition. He said the officer returned fire, but police have “no indication” that either suspect was shot....
Around midnight at the police station, approximately two dozen officers stood near a group of about 100 protesters who mingled on a street corner, occasionally shouting, “No justice; no peace.”
At the president’s speech in Washington, the audience included the parents of Mr. Brown, and Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr., whose agency is conducting a probe to determine whether the slain teen’s civil rights were violated. Mr. Obama said because of the continuing probe, “I won’t comment on the investigation.”
But he added, “We have to close the justice gap — how justice is applied, but also how it is perceived, how it is experienced. That’s what we saw in Ferguson this summer when Michael Brown was killed and the community was divided.”
Mr. Obama said there are “significant racial disparities” in the criminal justice system “in everything from enforcing drug policy to applying the death penalty to pulling people over.”
“That has a corrosive effect,” the president said. “The worst part of it is, it scars the hearts of our children. It scars the hearts of white children who grow unnecessarily fearful of somebody who doesn’t look like them. It stains the heart of black children who feel as if no matter what he does, he’ll always be under suspicion. That is not the society we want, it is not the society our children deserve.”...
Mr. Obama also urged the audience members to get out and vote in the November midterm elections. “Cynicism is a choice, but hope is a better choice,” he said. “Get those souls to the polls. If we do, I guarantee we’ve got a brighter future ahead.”"
• "This article is based in part on wire service reports from Missouri."
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"Punahou's lasting gift to Obama, this was it: The elite environment familiarized him with success. "Everywhere he turned, he could see a path to leadership."
10/12/2012, "Hawaii Prep School Gave Obama Window To Success," npr.org, Martin Kaste
"From now until Nov. 6, President Obama and GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney will emphasize their differences. But the two men's lives actually coincide in a striking number of ways. In this installment of NPR's "Parallel Lives" series, a look at Obama's time at a Hawaii institution called Punahou."
"Punahou School was founded by missionaries in 1841 — the campus is just up the hill from Waikiki, and it's built around a historic spring.
Punahou occupies a privileged position, not just on the hillside, but in Hawaii society. In his memoir, Dreams From My Father, Barack Obama recalled how his grandfather pulled strings to get him in.
"[F]or my grandparents, my admission into Punahou Academy heralded the start of something grand, an elevation in the family status that they took great pains to let everyone know," Obama wrote.
For generations, Punahou educated the children of plantation owners, businessmen and politicians. Pal Eldredge graduated from Punahou in the 1960s.
"In the beginning, we were known as the 'haole school,' " says Eldredge.
Haole is Hawaiian for foreigner — or white person. Eldredge says that when young Obama arrived as a fifth-grader in 1971, the school's complexion was just beginning to change.
"We didn't have a lot of African-Americans. So your first thing is, 'Oh, we've got an African-American. Terrific!' " says Eldredge.
He was teaching at Punahou at the time, and he remembers the future president as a pudgy, cheerful kid.
"He used to wear these shorts and striped T-shirts a lot, and sandals. But after you got to know him, not only was he a bright student, but he was just a funny, all-around kid, and everybody liked him," says Eldredge.
But in his memoir, Obama dwells on moments at Punahou when his race made him feel conspicuous, such as the time he was teased for playing with the only other black child in his grade.
"When I looked up, I saw a group of children, faceless before the glare of the sun, pointing down at us. 'Coretta has a boyfriend! Coretta has a boyfriend!' " Obama writes.
In the book, Obama's struggles with racial identity grow as he reaches high school, and he recalls intense discussions with another black student, an embittered boy he calls "Ray."
"Ray" is really Keith Kakugawa. He's part black, part Japanese.
Kakugawa says he and young Obama did have some heart-to-hearts about race but, in general, it wasn't a big issue at the school because Punahou kids had to stick together.
"Because we knew once we left that school, there was a target on our backs. No matter what race you are, you're Punahou. You're the rich, white kids. Period," Kakugawa says.
Of course, young Obama was not rich. He was a scholarship student. He worked at a Baskin-Robbins ice cream shop. It's still there, near the school. So is the apartment building where he lived with his grandparents.
In a way, Punahou was his neighborhood — and this being Hawaii, so was the beach.
Sandy Beach Park was one of his favorites. Surfer Turk Cazimero says the scene hasn't changed much since the '70s.
"You come down here on a weekend, you smell every type of weed there is," Cazimero says with a laugh.
Obama has admitted upfront that he did drugs in high school — that's in his memoir. But there are lingering questions about how much he did.
At Punahou, he and his buddies called themselves the "Choom Gang" — choom means smoke pot. And things sometimes got out of hand. One guy rolled a car. But his homeroom teacher, Eric Kusunoki, says he never saw signs of trouble. Young Obama's grades stayed good, as did his attitude.
"Every day when he'd come in, he'd always walk in the door very positive, very pleasant, big smile, you know, 'Hey, Mr. Kus, how you doing?' " says Kusunoki.
Another school friend, Ronald Loui, says that when talking about the Choom Gang, you have to keep a sense of proportion.
"There was a group called the Stoners. And the Choom Gang wasn't the Stoners," Loui says.
The Choom Gang were the sons of successful people — one boy's father was a prominent judge — and there was an expectation that they would be successful, too. Loui says if you're looking for Punahou's lasting gift to Obama, this was it: The elite environment familiarized him with success. "Everywhere he turned, he could see a path to leadership. The highest level of achievement is something he can touch — it's tangible," Loui says.
And it was during that Choom Gang period that young Obama took a class called "Law in Society," taught by attorney and Punahou alumnus Ian Mattoch.
"He was a student who appeared to be serious and yet he was able to socialize with all of his classmates, which isn't an easy thing to do at Punahou School," says Mattoch.
That may be an early glimpse of political skills — but he wasn't into politics yet. No student council meetings for him, perhaps because it would have meant less time for basketball.
"Basketball is his passion. He loved the game," says classmate Alan Lum. He played varsity with Obama. Today he teaches second grade. In high school, Lum says, if you were looking for the kid known as Barry Obama, the first place to check was always Punahou's outdoor courts. "Just pickup games. That was his realm," Lum says.
Always shooting hoops — it's the one thing everyone remembers about him at Punahou. Another friend says that back then, if he'd had to guess, he would've predicted Obama was destined for a bright career — as a basketball coach.
On Weekend Edition Sunday, Don Gonyea will report on Mitt Romney's years at Cranbrook prep school in Michigan."
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RNC official Henry Barbour ran Republican Sen. Thad Cochran's June 2014 Mississippi primary campaign. Barbour incited racial hatred and violence against innocent Americans: "The tea party intends to prevent blacks from voting on Tuesday," read one mailer distributed in black neighborhoods...." (parag. 5)
6/25/14, "Republican Establishment Took Part in Reprehensible Reverse Operation Chaos in Mississippi," Rush Limbaugh transcript
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(scroll down): "Let me read it to you. "Tea Party Intends to Prevent Blacks From
Voting on Tuesday -- According to the Clarion Ledger, Chris McDaniel
& the Tea Party plan to prevent Democrat voting in the Senate runoff
on Tuesday between Thad Cochran and Tea Party candidate Chris
McDaniel. We know the Tea Party uses 'Democrats' as code for
'African-Americans.' Don't be intimidated by the Tea Party.
"Let's turn out for all Mississippians and vote for Thad Cochran. Thad Cochran works for Mississippi. Mississippi cannot and will not
return to the bygone era of intimidating black Mississippians from
voting. We must rise up on Tuesday to have our voices heard on who will
represent Mississippi in the US Senate. VOTE THAD COCHRAN." This is
the flier that was sent out in Democrat districts and counties that told
them the purpose of Chris McDaniel and the Tea Party was to prevent
them from voting.
Now, it would be one thing if the Democrats did that. They do it every election cycle anyway. But for them to be joined, even if from a distance, by the Republican establishment here, simply confirms what we have long said on this program about establishment Washington. It is ruling class vs. country class. It's elites vs. the plebes. You and me are the plebes, and they are the elites, and they are aligning together. "...
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6/30/14, "Yes, There Were Flyers and Robocalls That Accused the Tea Party of Racism," Patterico's Pontifications
Now, it would be one thing if the Democrats did that. They do it every election cycle anyway. But for them to be joined, even if from a distance, by the Republican establishment here, simply confirms what we have long said on this program about establishment Washington. It is ruling class vs. country class. It's elites vs. the plebes. You and me are the plebes, and they are the elites, and they are aligning together. "...
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6/30/14, "Yes, There Were Flyers and Robocalls That Accused the Tea Party of Racism," Patterico's Pontifications
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GOP E playing the race card "will do lasting damage to the reputation of Republicans within the black community."
6/24/14, "GOP Establishment Deals Race Card in Mississippi Senate Primary Contest," DeneenBorelli.com, Deneen Borelli
"The Daily Caller reported robocalls are trying to mobilize black Democrats to support Cochran by tying McDaniel to the Tea Party and its opposition to President Obama.
In the automated message appearing to target black Democrat voters in Mississippi, the female voice on the line claims that tea party challenger Chris McDaniel would lead to more obstruction in Washington and create more “disrespectful treatment” to the nation’s first African-American president.The left-wing media is jumping at the opportunity to slam the Tea Party and support Cochran by raising fears of intimidating black voters.
“The time has come to take a stand and say NO to the tea party,” the message says. “NO to their obstruction. NO to their disrespectful treatment of the first African-American president.”
In The New York Times editorial blog, “Scaring Away Black Voters in Mississippi,” Juliet Lapidos adds fuel to the race card fire by characterizing Tea Party poll watchers as a voter intimidation effort....
The GOP’s race card
effort is reinforcing the negative image of the Tea Party and will do
lasting damage to the reputation of Republicans within the black
community.
It’s absolutely disgusting that the GOP would stoop as low as left-wing radicals to maintain power."
"Originally posted at FreedomWorks.org"
It’s absolutely disgusting that the GOP would stoop as low as left-wing radicals to maintain power."
"Originally posted at FreedomWorks.org"
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Comment: From everything I've read, the ridiculous, celebrity obsessed Jenny Beth Martin and her Tea Party Patriots groups are as much an obstacle as the GOP Establishment. National so-called "Tea Party" groups like Ms. Martin's rake in millions from small donors who may think their money is going directly to Tea Party candidates. Most if not all the money goes elsewhere. Local Tea Party groups are a different story. They're committed local people, don't have any money, just volunteering. This comment is about national TP groups per se and has nothing to do with alleged racist or voting rights intentions.
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