Obama says racism is 'deeply rooted in America' as he addresses wave of protests following decisions to clear killer cops

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[h=1]Obama says racism is 'deeply rooted in America' as he addresses wave of protests following decisions to clear killer cops[/h]

• The president said in a television interview that he had a conversation with a group of young civil rights activists
• Speaking to BET, Obama said he told them that 'this is something that is deeply rooted in our society, it's deeply rooted in our history'
• America has made gains, and that 'gives us hope' of making more progress, he said

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President Barack Obama is prescribing time and vigilance to tackle problems as entrenched in American society as racism and bias

 

[superbeets]

President Barack Obama is prescribing time and vigilance to tackle problems as entrenched in American society as racism and bias.
He also is urging patience, saying progress usually comes in small steps.
In an interview with BET, the president described his conversation with a group of young civil rights activists, including a leader of protests in Ferguson, Missouri, he hosted last week in the Oval Office.
Obama said he told them that 'this is something that is deeply rooted in our society, it's deeply rooted in our history.'
America has made gains, and that 'gives us hope' of making more progress, he said.



Obama told BET 'What I told the young people who I met with, that we're gonna have more conversations like this over the coming months, is this isn't gonna be solved overnight. This is something that is deeply rooted in our society. It's deeply rooted in our history.
'But the two things that are going to allow us to solve it. Number one: is the understanding that we have made progress. And so, it's important to recognize, as painful as these incidents are, we can't equate what is happening now to what was happening 50 years ago. And if you talk to your parents, grandparents, uncles, they'll tell you that things are better. Not good, in some cases, but better.'

 

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He continued, 'And the reason it's important for us to understand progress has been made is that then gives us hope that we can make even more progress. The second thing that I insisted to these young people is, we have to be persistent. Because, typically progress is in steps. It's in increments.
'You know, when you're dealing with something as deeply rooted as racism or bias in any society, you gotta have vigilance, but you have to recognize that it's going to take some time and you just have to be steady - so that you don't give up when we don't get all the way there.'
The full interview is set to air Monday night. A video excerpt was released Sunday.
BET announced that 'President Obama discussed his strategy not only to investigate the various incidents, but ways in which he believes that the country can come together during this time.'

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Obama said he told a group of young civil rights activists that 'this is something that is deeply rooted in our society, it's deeply rooted in our history'

 

[SheriffJoe]

The eyes of evil.

 

[Willie99]

and that's one of the reasons he's the worst president ever, a clueless mother fucker, an idiot, a race baiting divider of the country

as president of the USA, he should be teaching black americans to be proud of who that are, to work hard, to study hard, and they too have an opportunity to advance their family's status. He should tell them to get married and raise their kids together. He should be talking about honor and respect and peace.

instead he blames their problems on racism so they can continue to live like victims, they can embrace their failures and blame others for such and then he promises them more of other peoples' money so they can be happy staying at home all day.

he's an idiot to the core, the epitome of a loser, the least prepared man in the room and the worst president ever. He can't get the simple things right

he's just a better dressed Al Sharpton, an anchor for the African American community.

 

[Willie99]

PS: does the idiot know the worst crime rate in this country is black on black, and it's not even close

of course, as a community organizer, he did nothing to help his community with that problem either

 

[scottcarter]

and that's one of the reasons he's the worst president ever, a clueless mother fucker, an idiot, a race baiting divider of the country

as president of the USA, he should be teaching black americans to be proud of who that are, to work hard, to study hard, and they too have an opportunity to advance their family's status. He should tell them to get married and raise their kids together. He should be talking about honor and respect and peace.

instead he blames their problems on racism so they can continue to live like victims, they can embrace their failures and blame others for such and then he promises them more of other peoples' money so they can be happy staying at home all day.

he's an idiot to the core, the epitome of a loser, the least prepared man in the room and the worst president ever. He can't get the simple things right

he's just a better dressed Al Sharpton, an anchor for the African American community.

 

[superbeets]

and that's one of the reasons he's the worst president ever, a clueless mother fucker, an idiot, a race baiting divider of the country

as president of the USA, he should be teaching black americans to be proud of who that are, to work hard, to study hard, and they too have an opportunity to advance their family's status. He should tell them to get married and raise their kids together. He should be talking about honor and respect and peace.

instead he blames their problems on racism so they can continue to live like victims, they can embrace their failures and blame others for such and then he promises them more of other peoples' money so they can be happy staying at home all day.

he's an idiot to the core, the epitome of a loser, the least prepared man in the room and the worst president ever. He can't get the simple things right

he's just a better dressed Al Sharpton, an anchor for the African American community.

 

[SheriffJoe]

Most Americans See Race Relations Worsening Since Obama's Election

http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/a...ace-relations-worsening-since-obamas-election

President Barack Obama had hoped his historic election would ease race relations, yet a majority of Americans, 53 percent, say the interactions between the white and black communities have deteriorated since he took office, according to a new Bloomberg Politics poll.

 

[Willie99]

Most Americans See Race Relations Worsening Since Obama's Election

http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/a...ace-relations-worsening-since-obamas-election

President Barack Obama had hoped his historic election would ease race relations, yet a majority of Americans, 53 percent, say the interactions between the white and black communities have deteriorated since he took office, according to a new Bloomberg Politics poll.

53-9, maybe the most lopsided opinion poll in American History

that's how bad he is

 

[festeringZit]

If I met Obama, and he put out his hand out to shake my hand, I'd look him right in the eyes, and tell him to go fuck himself.

 

[Dave007inVegas]

Obama is the epitome of what’s wrong with the country.

 

[russ1945]

Question - how often does Obama acknowledge his mother's side of the family. That tells you something. He defends Trayvon, his college prof, you name it. His background as a community organizer surfaces any time he sees an opportunity to divide the country and racism is at the top of his list. If Trayvon would have been white would he have said that could have been his son. LOL

 

[Dave007inVegas]

Question - how often does Obama acknowledge his mother's side of the family. That tells you something. He defends Trayvon, his college prof, you name it. His background as a community organizer surfaces any time he sees an opportunity to divide the country and racism is at the top of his list. If Trayvon would have been white would he have said that could have been his son. LOL

I actually think he’s ashamed of his mother. She wasn’t a top flight mom but without her he wouldn’t be here.

I also think he dislikes white people. Notice how he never mentions he’s half white.

And if it weren’t for his grandparents he’d probably be in jail.

He one of the luckiest SOBs on this planet. Call it fate, karma or whatever but he’ll have to pay the piper sooner or later.

Once he leaves the WH he’ll be just an ex-president that no one will pay any attention too. He’ll no one pays any attention to him now.

These next 2 years are going to be the loneliest of his life.

 

[akphidelt]

If I met Obama, and he put out his hand out to shake my hand, I'd look him right in the eyes, and tell him to go fuck himself.

Very classy. However secret service wouldn't let you near him.

 

[akphidelt]

Racism is deeply rooted in America. Not really a shocking statement. Just look around this site. Some guys were even asking the mods if they could be allowed to use the "N-word" for a night during the Ferguson riots. Racism is a major problem in America, and thankfully Obama brought the racists back out of their caves to show future generations that, that shit is still festering and especially down South... the Civil War is not over.

 

[Dave007inVegas]

Racism is deeply rooted in America. Not really a shocking statement. Just look around this site. Some guys were even asking the mods if they could be allowed to use the "N-word" for a night during the Ferguson riots. Racism is a major problem in America, and thankfully Obama brought the racists back out of their caves to show future generations that, that shit is still festering and especially down South... the Civil War is not over.

Oh for Christ sake

 

[PatsFan1283]

Racism is deeply rooted in America. Not really a shocking statement. Just look around this site. Some guys were even asking the mods if they could be allowed to use the "N-word" for a night during the Ferguson riots. Racism is a major problem in America, and thankfully Obama brought the racists back out of their caves to show future generations that, that shit is still festering and especially down South... the Civil War is not over.

There will always be some form of discrimination based on race, ethnicity, gender, etc but you can't ignore how far white people have come over the last 40 years in accepting others. As a race we have gotten far less insane and far more inclusive when it comes to minority groups.

You have generations of southerners that grewup when Jim Crow laws were still around, of course these people are gonna be set in their ways. It's like Chris Rock said about Sterling "A black man couldn't look him in the eye until he was 45!"

 

[GasMan]

Racism is deeply rooted in America. Not really a shocking statement. Just look around this site. Some guys were even asking the mods if they could be allowed to use the "N-word" for a night during the Ferguson riots. Racism is a major problem in America, and thankfully Obama brought the racists back out of their caves to show future generations that, that shit is still festering and especially down South... the Civil War is not over.

You a complete dumbass racist piece of shit. Have you ever even stepped foot in the south? I can promise you, there is more racism in Detroit Michigan than there is where I live now.

I'm betting no.. Tell me, exactly how are you qualified to talk about anything that happens in "The south"?

You completely fit the race baiting Obamasharpton narrative..hook line and sinker. Funny, no one in here is really surprised by your ignorance on this and most other matters.

 

[PatsFan1283]

We got a black president, minority business leaders, puerto rican chick in the supreme court...

It just sucks some whackjob has to choke a dude out in broad daylight and doesn't even get indicted, which is insane and it is tough to blame minorities for being pissed about stuff like that.