Obama has written two books: “Dreams of My Father” and “Audacity of Hope.”
Here are some troubling quotes from these books:
“I ceased to advertise my mother’s race (white) at the age of 12 or 13, when I began to suspect that by doing so I was ingratiating myself to whites.”
“I found a solace in nursing a pervasive sense of grievance and animosity against my mother’s race.”
“There was something about her that made me wary, a little too sure of herself, maybe, and white.”
“Of course, not all my conversations in immigrant communities follow this easy pattern. In the wake of 9/11, my meetings with Arab and Pakistani Americans, for example, have a more urgent quality, for the stories of detentions and FBI questioning and hard stares from neighbors have shaken their sense of security and belonging. They have been reminded that the history of immigration in this country has a dark underbelly; they need specific reassurances that their citizenship really means something, that America has learned the right lessons from the Japanese internments during World War II, and that I will stand with them should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.”
Talk about racism — this man’s leading the racism parade.
As a Christian I cannot fathom having someone with this mentality running our (once) great nation.
Art Becker
Pillager



Comments (4)
Add commentWhat is racism?
I have not read these books, but it seems clear that you have lifted several quotations out of their context, which makes it harder to discern Obama's overall meaning. Proof-texting is rarely helpful, especially with such an incentiary subject. Our country has some especially shameful history, and among our misdeeds is the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII. So President Obama's assurances to minority Americans--that our government will not violate our citizens' constitutional rights merely so that some can feel "safer"--is spot on!
And Mr. Becker, please do not advertise your "christianity" as if somehow God endorses your positions. The Jesus that I know loved the poor, the downtrodden, and yes, even minorities (such as Samaritans).
With all due respect, to Art
Forwarding two and a half year old emails to the local paper without verifying their authenticity is not the way to gain support for your position. Instead, it makes you look like you blindly follow someone else's purposely fallacious statements. Read the books. Then return and make comments. I would love to read your own original thoughts.
japanese internees
I think we didn't do too bad with the internees. They were moved to some camps out of fear of what was going on in the western Pacific area. Japan had been shooting and bayoneting their way across China since 1937 and Southeast Asia, the various Pacific Islands and Indo-China since 1941. The Japanese American detentions were done out of fear that we don't have to consider today when we look back on it. I haven't heard of any shooting or bayoneting of those internees. Not that they could possibly deserve it but fear will cause people to do many irrational things, I'm glad we didn't use any Imperial Japanese Army methods of establishing our perceived need for order.