tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post717497475128616538..comments2024-03-17T20:04:18.872-05:00Comments on Indomitable | The online home of Chauncey DeVega: I’m outraged by his comments…I'm saddened by the spectacle...That's enough...…The man I saw today is not the man I knew...Lady Zora, Chauncey DeVega, and Gordon Gartrellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138154899923808806noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-20139965479246817712008-05-31T08:53:00.000-05:002008-05-31T08:53:00.000-05:00You are too funny. Wright just finished having a 4...You are too funny. Wright just finished having a 4500 square foot house built in a gated community filled with rich white people.<BR/><BR/>Ha what a laugh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-37761586771121735272008-05-05T00:08:00.000-05:002008-05-05T00:08:00.000-05:00Thank you all for these comments.sytgrl, I never f...Thank you all for these comments.<BR/><BR/>sytgrl, I never formally supported Obama, and I haven't really rejected him.<BR/><BR/>I was trying to capture my ambivalence not only about Obama's successes (and recent setbacks), but also about Reverend Wright. The post didn't quite come together. But I stand by my assertion that Wright did the right thing by mocking the media, even though it hurt Obama in the short term (the long term effects are unclear).<BR/><BR/>anonymous 1, I'm not the reason people have doubts about a black president; the reason lies within their own corrupted minds.<BR/><BR/>deva, I can't say that I disagree with you. I find it interesting that we have essentially swapped positions on the practical/symbolic argument we had over <A HREF="http://wearerespectablenegroes.blogspot.com/2007/12/yes-you-are-woman_26.html" REL="nofollow">What About Our Daughters</A>.<BR/><BR/>Since Obama's run has been serious, I've been forced to admit that my interest in him has been more symbolic than anything else.gordon gartrellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07453017150507048961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-25093724076940586042008-05-02T08:05:00.000-05:002008-05-02T08:05:00.000-05:00An Obama presidency would enable White society to ...An Obama presidency would enable White society to be even more racist than they are now.<BR/><BR/>"A black man can become president if he works hard enough" would be their excuse for every act of racism against us black folks without a white mother.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-30273707606636504092008-05-02T07:52:00.000-05:002008-05-02T07:52:00.000-05:00The son of a white woman becoming the first "black...The son of a white woman becoming the first "black" president wouldn't change a thing for black folks on the ground, the white power structure would make sure of that.<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't want a "black" man fronting the evil stuff the American governement does anyway. Let them do their own dirty work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-22612957037371781802008-05-01T17:32:00.000-05:002008-05-01T17:32:00.000-05:00do you really think that obama's denunciation was ...do you really think that obama's denunciation was a performance? it seemed to me that he was actually hurt by wright's blatant disregard of the stakes. frankly, i was surprised too. i had been impressed with his showing up until that point. i was with wright until the press club performance, which was, you have to admit completely over the top. he came out with the fruit of islam for christ's sake. <BR/><BR/>it's one thing to defend your reputation and speak truth to power (which i think he did on moyers and at the naacp minus the truly wacky, though not uncommon, claptrap you mentioned) but i was truly astonished by the way he courted contempt at the press club. i think he did, as obama said, make a caricature of himself. <BR/><BR/>and beyond that, is it really worth losing the presidency to taunt "whitey"? seriously? why on earth would we give up real political power in order to play such a lame game? talk about crabs in a barrel.<BR/><BR/>we do not have the luxury to rage unintelligibly simply because we're angry at the racist conditions and notions are one of the pillars of american society. i know it sucks but i believe most of us were raised being told that we'd have to be twice as good to get half as far. well, it's true and that means we can't take time out for public temper tantrums. we have to be careful to always be constructive because this sort of display is exactly the kind of thing that reinforces racist notions *and* allows (white) mainstream society to completely ignore the many truths that wright and other elders like him speak. <BR/><BR/>it's a lose, lose. and i for one, am really fucking tired of being on the losing team.devahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15908999737917576509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-74648799823360039622008-04-30T20:51:00.000-05:002008-04-30T20:51:00.000-05:00I agree with the first poster and I also just stum...I agree with the first poster and I also just stumbled on this blog. Well maybe you're blowing off steam but I am going to share.<BR/><BR/>It is amazing how few blacks bother to vote for a black candidate as in PA and now you're saying all of this? Could you get outside of yourself for five minutes to imagine how you sound to a non-black who supports Obama, it's too sad. You are part of the reason people have doubt about a black president, do you get that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-14413995700927720402008-04-30T13:51:00.000-05:002008-04-30T13:51:00.000-05:00I find it interesting how quickly you are willing ...I find it interesting how quickly you are willing to not vote for Obama because of this incident, and to paint him as an ingratiang negro. However, I think you miss one point. This latest media "spin cycle" was not for the benefit of white voters, it was for the benefit of black ones. They wanted to get the infighting started between blacks, Obama's most consistent base. I hope that after a couple of days, you won't fall into the hype, no matter who you choose to vote for.<BR/><BR/>Btw, just caught this blog for the first time. I will make sure I come back to visit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com