My latest in the American Thinker:
Racism is America’s original sin, and despite a century and a half and more of efforts to put it behind us, it is more of an issue than ever. A great deal of this is the responsibility of a man whose election to the presidency was hailed as the beginning of a new, post-racial era in American society, a man who was supposed to embody America’s rejection of racism: Barack Hussein Obama.
There were many people who opposed Obama who nonetheless hailed his election to the presidency for what it showed about the United States. There are vanishingly few countries that have ever elected as their head of state someone from a minority group that previously faced discrimination. Obama’s election was supposed to herald the end of racism and the beginning of an era in which human beings truly were judged by the content of their character rather than by the color of their skin.
Things didn’t work out that way. As Rating America’s Presidents: An America-First Look at Who Is Best, Who Is Overrated, and Who Was An Absolute Disaster demonstrates, throughout his tenure, Obama stoked racial tensions rather than calming them. When he took office, the Justice Department was pursuing a case against the New Black Panther Party for voter intimidation in Philadelphia. Obama’s attorney general, Eric Holder, abruptly dropped the case in May 2009 and refused to cooperate with further investigations, giving the impression that the Black Panthers were getting away with voter intimidation because of their race.
Even worse, Obama’s response to several widely publicized incidents also exacerbated racial tensions. On July 16, 2009, black intellectual Henry Louis Gates found himself locked out of his Massachusetts home and began trying to force his way in. An officer arrived to investigate a possible break-in; Gates began berating him and was arrested for disorderly conduct. Obama claimed that the police “acted stupidly” and noted the “long history in this country of African-Americans and Latinos being stopped by police disproportionately,” although there was no indication of racial bias in the case. He invited Gates and the police officer to the White House for a “beer summit,” which the media hailed as a manifestation of his determination to heal racial divisions, when in fact it was just the opposite: he was taking a case of misunderstanding and disorderly conduct and portraying it as a racial incident requiring presidential reconciliation.
There is much more. Read the rest here.
cjk says
I know this is off topic but I can’t help containing my indignation towards that wicked, sodomite, half witted, hack.
He is also responsible for the current situation in the Middle East too. Thousands of dead and displaced Christians AND Mohammedans. The problems with Turkish aggression also were greatly helped along especially concerning Libya and Syria. Just a few to mention here along with the almost boot licking attitude toward Iran which I’m guessing was Valerie Jarret’s hand behind the scenes.
carpediadem says
Did you deliberately leave out all the dead and terrorised Jews that Obama monster is responsible for or do the Jews simply not count for you?
Elaine Hemmingway says
Not to mention the future and present threat to Israel bcause Oh’ Bumma gave Iran billions and nuclear capability.
Oh! Bumma is a pure racist. He resents white people and hates Jews. It is guaranteed his daughters will never marry a white boy. Just watch.
Wellington says
Obama was a disaster. He is easily the worst President in American history, actually making Presidents like Pierce, Buchanan, Hoover and Carter look wise.
In 2008, Obama said that America was on the eve of a “fundamental transformation.” This to me was indicative of the fact that this man was so foolish, even stupid, that he didn’t realize that America didn’t need a “fundamental transformation.”
Obama used the IRS to attack conservative groups. He had AP reporters (who are leftist anyway) monitored (N.B., Trump has had no reporters monitored but he has criticized many of them and this, to the Left, is the great sin, not what Obama did). Obama also unconstitutionally passed off the Iran nuclear deal, the worst deal ever made with a foreign power by any POTUS, as an Executive Order instead of the treaty that it clearly was and which would have required a two-thirds confirmation by the Senate (Obama wouldn’t have even gotten a 50% “clearance”).
Obama stoked the flames of racial resentment in this nation and I despise him for this. Ditto for his horrid wife. We are still living here in America with the “results” of Obama, the politicization of the NFL being just one indicator of this and the rise of the Marxist organization, BLM, another.. Oh yeah, so much of professional sports, never mind academia and the media, was made all the worse because of the Obama Presidency. I despise the man. He did enormous harm.
J Morgan says
Well stated, Wellington. Excellent article, Robert Spencer.
E T says
Justine Trudeau has stoked the flames of racial resentment in Canada, whole catering to all things Islam. Many Canadians despised his father and now we have the little Soros puppet and I despise him.
The sun will come up tomorrow, maybe.
katherine says
All of these so-called Racial issues are just a sidetrack from the really pertinent goal – Obama`s main agenda was the weakening and hopefully the destruction of America for the benefit of Islamic Supremacy.
What other purpose would it serve to eliminate the !st and 2nd Articles and turn the civilians into a vulnerable mass easily suppressed by Sharia edicts ?
Why should the CORE Islamic-biased syllabus be pushed onto America’s children if not to indoctrinate them into religious-cult compliance ?
How else could he have empowered America’s Islamic enemies if not for presidential decrees to arm them in Syria; finance them lavishly in Iran, Pakistan, Nigeria, Gaza and God knows where.
Who else but a Jihadi POTUS would entertain, and conspire with, the Muslim Brotherhood within the White House itself and empower their activities throughout the nation ?
All these nefarious activities were openly reported – yet 50% of the US population still wanted him as President for a third term ( under a proxy arrangement with Hillary ).
Defies Logic – what has happened to American Education ?
James Lincoln says
Perfectly stated, Wellington.
Pres. Obama pushed race relations in the United States back decades…
gravenimage says
+1
Sabri S. says
And praise be to Allah, he is a MUSLIM. Although this is kept somewhat secret in your distorted mainstream media. And so was his Father. This is known to many government leaders in the Washington, DC area. May Allah’s blessings continue to rain down on both of them.
Rufolino says
Of true, it was Obama who concealed it, not the media.
Keys says
Sabri S.-
If what you say, Obama being a secret Muslim, is true, Obama has certainly deceived billions of people.
The greatest of all deceivers would be eternally proud of Obama !
Allah may reward him for his lying for Islam with 72 virgins and boys like pearls. Michelle will not like that, if she is in Paradise.
But Obama has not deceived you and the “many government leaders in the Washington, DC area.” Tragic, though, that Allah, the greatest deceiver, has truly deceived both of you.
Will you ever know whether Allah has deceived you or not ?
Tell me how, and please do not tell me by believing what Mohammad says.
FYI says
“The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of islam”
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As for allah:if allah is omniscient how come he mistakenly things MARY is in the Christian Doctrine of the Trinity{koran 5:116} and that Jews believe ‘Ezra is the son of allah’ {koran 9:30}when Jews don’t believe in any such person claiming to be the son of allah?
After all ,surely allah would be expected to know Christian Theology or what Jews believe in.But he gets it completely wrong.
gravenimage says
This is hilarious–generally those who note that Obama’s father never formally left Islam are smeared as “Islamophobes”.
In any case, Obama would be considered an “apostate” or “hypocrite”–but those like Sabri S. consider him to have been so useful for Islam he is willing to overlook this.
L Mayor says
I rate Hussein Obama as the 2nd or 3rd worst president, Wellington, with Bill Clinton as the worst. Here`s why: (1) in 1994, Clinton was finally able to get NAFTA enacted, which, as Ross Perot predicted, immediately resulted in manufacturing jobs leaving the USA to go south of the border, then, to the far east.
Over the last quarter century, this job exodus has resulted in the loss of at least 10 million well paying manufacturing jobs, which, in turn, effected the loss of another 20 million jobs that were from businesses that depended on the purchases of the people who had worked in well paying manufacturing jobs. (2) In 1999, Clinton was finally able to get the Glass-Steagal Act repealed, which immediately resulted in the formation of giant financial entities (such as Citicorp), who indulged in highly speculative financial activities that for over 60 years, due to Glass-Steagal, had been illegal. These mega financial conglomerates, along with the 2001-2007 real estate bubble caused the world wide crash of 2008, which came very close to destroying the world financial system. (3) In 2000, Clinton was finally able to get the PRC entree into the WTO. The PRC has broken every rule of the WTO, with its dumping massive amounts of its products at below the cost of manufacture (able to do so because the PRC government gave financial assistance to do this), not allowing foreign companies normal access to its markets, and engaging in endless intellectual property theft, especially targeting USA tech companies. 2 terms of Clinton came this close to destroying the foundations of America`s economic success, with W and Hussein following along. If HRC had been elected, the Covid pandemic would not have been needed to be introduced to the world, as, she may well have finished the work started by her husband during his 1st term. If we are to have any chance to recover the America that motivated our ancestors to come here, Pres. Trump must be re elected, along with electing a repub majority in the House and the Senate.
Wellington says
Thanks for your reply, L Mayor. I noticed that your putting Clinton as the worst President revolves around economic matters and this is a perfectly reasonable thing to do. My reason for assessing Obama as the worst President revolves around constitutional matters, for instance his co-sponsoring with Egypt UN Resolution 16/18 which would, effectively, criminalize criticism of religion, something the Islamic world dearly wants and Obama obliged here and thus went against the free speech provision of the First Amendment. Other unconstitutional actions I mentioned above in my first post, particularly the way Obama passed off the Iran nuclear deal as an Executive Order rather than the treaty it clearly was and which should have been submitted to the Senate.
Well, reasonable minds can differ here but both Clinton and Obama were awful. Thanks again for you comment.
L Mayor says
You`re very welcome, and, my thanks to you, Wellington. I focused on economics, as, if our capitalist system had been, or, if Harris/Biden are elected, will be, destroyed, would any other issue matter? (at least to us Americans)
mortimer says
Obama was supposed to be the sign that prejudice had ended. Those who still claim that that wasn’t enough are out for blood.
From my point of view, the blood was shed in the Civil War. Over a hundred thousand white men gave their lives to end slavery. Is there no gratitude for their supreme sacrifice?
Civil War Losses to the Union side:
Killed in action: 110,000 Total dead: 360,000 Wounded: 275,200 Battle casualties totaled about 140,400. Another 224,000 non combat deaths are recorded for about 364,000 Union deaths.
J Morgan says
It doesn’t seem there is any gratitude for or even recognition of the sacrifices white men (and women) made in the Civil War. The mobs would rather knock down statues than have a genuine dialogue. The mob led by Obama and his AG, Eric Holder: ‘When they go low, we kick them. That’s what this new Democratic Party is about.’ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/10/10/eric-holder-when-they-go-low-we-kick-them-thats-what-this-new-democratic-party-is-about/
Wellington says
BLM, Antifa, and the Left in general, mortimer, are not interested in the figures you provided. Not at all.
BLM, Obama, and their ilk (and their “ilk” are voluminous) are also not interested in the slaughter of black Christians by Muslims in Africa, nor in the black-on-black crime, which is exponential, in one American city after another, nor in the many policemen in America, many of themselves black, who have been killed or seriously injured since late May of this year.
Nope, Obama and his minions are interested in pulling America down, pulling Western Civilization down. Actually, it’s all bitterly ironic because what Obama and his foolish supporters stand for is the vilification of an entire race, i.e., the white race.
This helps explain in part, BUT only in part, why Obama was a disaster—and a fool—and a hypocrite—as he lives on a 26 millions dollar estate on Martha’s Vineyard.
Show me any supporter of Obama and I will show you a deficient human being, only the degree being a variable.
Can’t stand the man. Why should I? Why should anyone of sense and knowledge?
L Mayor says
Well stated, Wellington. Hussein Obama was a muslim Trojan Horse who was chosen by the dem/nwo/muslim alliance, as this evil alliance calculated that the 1st black president, due to his race, and, white guilt, would be the perfect instrument to advance their sinister agenda (destroying the USA), as, the MSM (the propaganda arm of the dems) would support anything that he said and did, while the white population of the USA, which still comprises 70+% of America`s population, would not oppose him, again, due to white guilt. I can only hope that Pres. Trump has enough support that he can win a 2nd term, in which he can reverse the legacies of not only Hussein Obama, but, Clinton and W, who both set the table for Hussein`s evil agenda.
gravenimage says
Good points, Mortimer.
E T says
From day one, Obama told the world how racist y’all are, we listened to him praising Islam and never missing an opportunity to criticize Americans. I loathed him and I am so happy for you, now only if he had the decency to shut up.
Rufolino says
Obama is out for revenge in the coming election. Whatever the result may be.
Hillary has stated that the result doesn’t matter, and that the Democrats will NEVER concede to the Republicans and Trump.
That means a coup d’etat, against democracy and the oldest written constitution on earth. Trump may have to be removed by military force.
A coup, in the United States ??? Am I hallucinating ? It’s beyond belief.
Two movies, “Seven Days in May” and “The Manchurian Candidate”, had a political coup d’etat against the American Constitution as the theme.
tgusa says
Obama is an example of why many communities are so angry they wish to burn it all down. Those people blame everyone else but it is they themselves that keep electing Obama types.
I have had generally fair minded people state that they are self segregating out of concern for their own safety. Democrats decry Russian interference but from what I see I have to believe that if Russia or any foreign adversary is interfering democrats are their assets.
Mike says
and Obama is trying to preserve his legacy
well here you go here’s Obama legacy
destroy the very country he was elected to lead
gravenimage says
Obama is Responsible for Racial Tensions in America Today
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He’s not the only factor, but he certainly stirred things up.
Jaydam says
What did Obama, and the hair stroking of young girls, Dementia Joe, do for the black community in the U.S, during their 8 years in the White House,..? Black on Black murders went up, i hear, and now they are both on the “Black Lives Matter” band wagon.
Terry Gain says
I posted the comment which I have reproduced below on my Facebook page 2 days ago.
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SYSTEMIC RACISM AND BARACK OBAMA
Systemic racism is a false narrative. East-Indian Americans are the highest income earners by ethnicity in America. This would not be possible if America was systematically racist. East-Indian Americans prosper because they work harder in school and in life.
The killing of Michael Brown was entirely justified. Brown attacked officer Darren Wilson and punched him in the face as Wilson sat in his vehicle. Brown then attempted to grab Officer Wilson‘s gun causing it to go off inside the vehicle. Brown then walked away. Officer Wilson got out of his car and pursued him and ordered him to stop. Instead of stopping Brown turned and charged towards Officer Wilson. With the 6‘4“ 290 pound Brown charging towards him what was Officer Wilson to do? Was he supposed to physically fight someone much bigger than himself?
As President, Barack Obama could have calmed the nation by stating the facts in the above paragraph. Instead he poured gasoline on the BLM fire. It was the same thing Obama had done with the justified killing of Trayvon Martin who attacked a community watch volunteer and was pounding his head into the sidewalk when the overpowered George Zimmerman was forced to use a gun to save his life.
Why did Barack Obama pretend that the killing of Trayvon Martin wasn’t justified self-defence? Every premature death is a tragedy but are white people who are attacked and
overpowered by Black people not supposed to fight back and do what they have to do to save their lives? Is this some sort of Black Privilege?
The false Black Lives Matter narrative which Barack Obama promoted isn’t in the interests of America or Black people. It prevents Black people from doing what they must do in order to share equally in the benefits of America – work hard in school and life and avoid drugs and crime.
Obama is the most overrated person in history. If America was systemically racist a black man with his thin resume would never have been elected POTUS.
Jaydam says
Good point’s Terry +1
Wellington says
Very well stated, Terry. I think Obama did more harm to the American Republic than any other person in all of American history, American or non-American, President or not.
curious george says
Obama, like Pope Francis, is not the problem, they are symptoms of the problem and nothing more than “useful idiots” in the larger scheme of things.
We bitch and complain about Obama and Biden or whomever…all the while they are getting wealthier as they mock us all the way to the bank.
Throughout history there has always been people like them and there always will be. The challenge we are now facing, is the tyrants who are on the horizon. These future despots will make Hitler, Stalin, Mao, et al seem tame by comparison.
We are no longer in the days of WW II. The advances in technology has changed the game, dramatically. With super computers, artificial intelligence, CCTV, the advent of 5G, the power that a “global government” or any government, will have at their disposal is terrifying.
If you have doubts about that, do a search on China’s Social Credit Score and China’s We Chat. If the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) can track 1.4 billion people, how much easier will it be to track 330 million people here is the USA? Oh, while you are doing searches on the internet, look up H.R. 6666 and read it carefully.
There was a time I thought that “we the people” in the eyes of the “global elite” were nothing more than pawns on a chessboard. Now, it appears that we are the chessboard and the “global elite” instead of herding us from one square to another, are walking all over us with impunity.
They, the “global elite” have moved so far down the road with their “One World Agenda” they don’t care who knows what they are up too. We are losing the battle. Even if Trump gets re-elected, it will be a temporary impediment to their goal of “Global Governance.”
curious george says
Shipments of nearly 20,000 fake driver’s licenses seized at Chicago airport
https://www.fox5ny.com/news/shipments-of-nearly-20000-fake-drivers-licenses-seized-at-chicago-airport
Authorities seize thousands of fake IDs headed to New York in Kentucky
https://www.foxnews.com/us/authorities-seize-thousands-of-fake-ids-in-kentucky
Keys says
I believe Obama is still “Der Fuhrer” of the minions of Community Organizing Democrats, many who believe that any means, even war, are justifiable to gain the ends and total power.
My intuition is that Obama decided (with much input and planning) that Kamala Harris should be the Vice Presidential pick. Why her ? She is a woman and she is a “black”; but more crucially, Harris is flattered to be another “Susan Rice” for Obama and “Die-Sozialistisch- Demokratische-Partei”.
Biden will almost certainly not be able to finish his term, if elected; that could be quickly guaranteed if he “somehow” goes off his meds. One puppet replaced with another, if needed.
The agenda of fundamentally transforming America, without many deplorables even realizing it, will continue; especially the infiltration of the military in case pockets of resistance eventually break out [over 235 military leaders signed a letter of support for Trump – – – – – but they are all retired].
“235 former military leaders support Trump, warn ‘our historic way of life is at stake’ “
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/former-military-leaders-support-trump
Don’t be surprised if some Democrats cheat in the election by “forging and padding” votes for Trump ! in order to make it look like the Republicans cheated.
Any means to the end is justified – even war – in many political minds.
Agostino Armo Pellegrini says
I think what Spencer said here only reaffirms my feelings lately about all this talk of racism in America. Muslims and BLM who pretend to be against racism aren’t sincere in their claims, they are using race as a tool to gain political influence and a scapegoat for their own failures and unhappiness. After all, If they are racial victims then it’s our fault they’re poor, or unemployed, or can’t get a date. Muslims do this all the time, it’s our fault they get criticized for their violent, bigoted religion. No, it’s YOUR fault, muslims, you invite this criticism because your religion is violent, bigoted, and ignorant. If muslims weren’t mass persecuting and terrorizing then you’d be getting far less criticism. If muslims weren’t mass raping our kids and women then there would be less anger about the enclaves and overwhelming immigration. If islamic doctrines weren’t so damn ignorant and violent against “unbelievers” then people wouldn’t feel the need to create cartoons conveying their disgust over it. If you’re offended about a cartoon then it’s because it reveals an ugly truth about you or or religion. Stop blaming us, muslims, for your own failings and ignorance. Instead of hating us “islamophobes” you should be grateful for the help we give in helping you understand your own stupidity for religion. We are your best friends and you don’t even know it, we care enough to speak the truth while the left only wants to exploit islam for their own gain. In short, If islam truly is a religion of peace then start acting like it.
“Islamophobe” is little more than a euphemism for “racist.” Muslims use it, and the left that bows to those people use it. Intelligent argument does not matter to them, genuine concern for race relations is not their goal. Their goal is the suppression of any discussion that may reveal the ugly truth about their aggressive jihad aims. After all, if we are racist bigots then our words need not be listened to, because racially motivated bigots are typically dismissed as unworthy of an audience. That’s their method. But it’s only a lie perpetrated by bullies, their racist accusations are the equivalent of them giving us a silent middle finger. They are the true racists in all this, those who use race to defame us and reject our attempts at peaceful mitigation through dialogue. Speaking the truth about a bigoted and violent religion is not racism. Accusing us of racism for speaking those truths is. We “islamophobes” are not the racists, we are fighting bigotry and racism, and our enemies know it.
Keys says
That’s the well stated truth, Agostino Armo Pellegrini ! Bravissimo !
Relentless blaming could be an unhealthy symptom of a psychological, emotional, or spiritual disease. Or, as you so elegantly write, blaming can be used as deceit.
gravenimage says
+1
vlparker says
Obama and the left in general are evil to the core. Once they get total power the left will not hesitate to mass murder their political opponents, all for the betterment of humanity of course. There is not a damn bit of difference between them and the Bolsheviks who created the Soviet Union.
peter says
Obama has been the most divisive president of US in recent memory . With his cunning and slick theoretic he has fooled millions of people around the globe and has done incalculable damage not only to US interests abroad but also to the interests of Israel and peace in middle east . He will go down as the worst president of US .
Keys says
I hope so, Peter, but a lot of fools have been fooled.
On the other hand, if only this man had been the first Black President !
Quotes from Black historian – I say historian – Thomas Sowell.
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“When Barak Obama squanders his own credibility with his glib lies, he is not just injuring himself during his time in office. He is inflicting a wound on the country as a whole.”
“Racism is not dead, but is on life support – kept alive by politicians, race hustlers and people who get a sense of superiority by denouncing others as ‘racist’.”
“Have we reached the ultimate stage of absurdity where some people are held responsible for things that happened before they were born, while other people are not held responsible for what they themselves are doing today ?”
“It’s hard to imagine a more stupid or dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong.”
“Much of the social history of the Western world over the past three decades has involved replacing what worked with what sounded good.”
“Some of the biggest cases of mistaken identity are among intellectuals who have trouble remembering that they are not God.”
“Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it.”
“Socialism is a wonderful idea. It is only as a reality that it has been disastrous. Among people of every race, color, and creed, all around the world, socialism has led to hunger in countries that used to have surplus food to export…. Nevertheless, for many of those who deal primarily in ideas, socialism remains an attractive idea — in fact, seductive. Its every failure is explained away as due to the inadequacies of particular leaders.”
For more concise, biting quotes by Sowell search on-line with “Duck Duck Go”.
Seeking Deliverance says
Sowell is a genius. Sowell is a man I listen to and learn from. Thank you for those quotes though I’ve known of Sowell’s beliefs for a long time now. Always good to read them again.
gravenimage says
Yes–Thomas Sowell is excellent.
Peter WF says
There is a sequence of events that I think are important. Trump had the unemployment rate down to 3.5% pre COVID. That is pretty much full employment. All levels have a promise of a future in this environment. Note the old saying – Idle hands do the devil’s work! Then the chinese release this bug to the world. Harsh? No. Consider the date the chinese stopped flights from Wuhan to chinese destinations! Then do a search for when the chinese stopped flights to international destinations. You will find a reference to a communication to chinese airlines to continue flights til the international destinations are closed. Do your own searches. Suddenly employment rockets with the attempted control of the bug. You don’t think there would be some pissed off people?