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"We Need More White People"
April 09, 2008 8:47 AM
At a Michelle Obama event, reporters from the Carnegie-Mellon University student newspaper "observed one event coordinator say to another, 'Get me more white people, we need more white people.' To an Asian girl sitting in the back row, one coordinator said, 'We're moving you, sorry. It's going to look so pretty, though.'
"'I didn't know they would say, "We need a white person here,"' said attendee and senior psychology major Shayna Watson, who sat in the crowd behind Mrs. Obama. 'I understood they would want a show of diversity, but to pick up people and to reseat them, I didn't know it would be so outright.'"
(For those who would criticize this blog for relying on a college newspaper, please recall how much the Obama campaign in its TV ads relied upon the support for his health care plan by the college newspaper the Daily Iowan.)
In any case, that Michelle Obama advance staffer just summed up the candidate's issues in Pennsylvania. They do, indeed, need more white people.
- jpt
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jgaw: You are right. Not all black people support Obama and his pastor's way of thinking. It is a shame that the black Hillary's supporters can not talk about their support for Hillary without being cut down by some of the black Obama's supporters in the black communities. I have been a democrat for over 46+ years but I will not vote Obama in the general election. I am sorry but I feel he is not good for all of us.
Posted by: suzy | Apr 10, 2008 3:05:30 PM
You can't tell me that all candidates don't do this or at least cautiously selecting participants who agreed with the candidate or the party to which they belong to be at these functions.
This doesn't bother me at all.
Posted by: Michael | Apr 10, 2008 2:58:36 PM
jgaw: You are right. Not all black people support Obama and his pastor's way of thinking. It is a shame that the black Hillary's supporters can not talk about their support for Hillary without being cut down by some of the black Obama's supporters in the black communities. I have been a democrat for over 46+ years but I will not Obmaa in the general election. I am sorry but I feel he is not good for all of us.
Posted by: suzy | Apr 10, 2008 2:54:03 PM
the point is if obama is the uniter his campaign claims-they would not be needing to run around asking for more of one type person or another.
and it smacks at deception;
lets pretend to the tv audience we have more white support than we really do/
Believe me the black people there supporting hillary are there because they really want to be.
and if they were smart if they live near
or in a black community-they would not want their face on tv. for fear the black obama supports might see them
obama cannot win
Posted by: jgaw | Apr 10, 2008 2:25:56 PM
Everyone stages people! Hillary does it all the time. Have a black man stand on stage with her in camera range, she has a little black girl stand with her as she speak in North Calorina. Has a hispanic baby in her lap when she needs the "Brown" vote. Obama Staff was doing the same thing...Dtaging to appeal to the white hope. It is apart of working the number....But notice they only reported on Obama doing it. The only person that is not staging is McCain...because he feels he doen't need the white or Hispanic vote.
Posted by: Kisia | Apr 10, 2008 2:14:45 PM
thank goodness,
It looks like some of my people of color are coming out of the obama-fog
now if we could just bring our left-leaning libs back to the middle
maybe this country will have a chance
I thought the goal was to get a dem back in the white house
obama cannot win
you may say the rep. machine is broken
watch and see how quick it will be up and running again
mcsame and crew are going to run all over obama and the lib dems
they should have checked this guy out more.
pa and all left to vote
if you want a dem back in the white house
hillary is the only choice
Posted by: jgaw | Apr 10, 2008 2:02:40 PM
Roger: You are correct. I am black. If my grandparnets were White and they rasied me, I would have walked out of any Church that talk down against my grandparents becuse of the color of their skin. Let someone talk about the mother, grandma, or any one in my family.
Posted by: cookie | Apr 10, 2008 1:15:42 PM
This is ridiculous. I know for certain that Hillary depending on what she wants to have people see puts black people around her. Stop this. Yes, Obama in PA needs the white vote. The writer of this is a jerk.
Posted by: John Blyth | Apr 10, 2008 12:08:18 PM
What is amazing to some of us outside the united states is that in spite of some huge faux pas by obama, i.e, rev. wright and now this statement (which is as racist as you can get),credited to one of his campaign staff, americans still appear to love the guy! If obama eventually wins the u.s presidential elections, it would be because white people voted for him. that will be a shame becasue i think he is a racist. by the way i am an african.
Posted by: clement adegbnero | Apr 10, 2008 11:44:36 AM
Is it enough? Absolutely not! In fact what Obama has said and done is going totally in the wrong direction! Excuses! Rationalization! Continued allegiance! If it had been Clinton's or McCain's white pastor who preached not just 5 snippets but rather week after week, month after month, year after year that another race with in America is the enemy and America is not our friend because that race controls America do you really think what Obama has said and done to date would be enough if it were Clinton or McCain? Absolutely not! If Clinton or McCain’s pastor had written supporting Hamas and had visited terrorist states in support of those terrorist states and we found that out would what Obama has said and done be enough if it were Clinton or McCain? Absolutely not! If we heard this white pastor was a part of there campaign team and had been there spiritual adviser for 20 years and was still continuing to be there chosen spiritual adviser would we be OK with that? Absolutely not! If they were still attending that Church when 24 other churches of the same exact faith are within the same driving distance would it be acceptable with the American public? Absolutely not! If Clinton or McCain had thrown there grandmother under the bus but not the pastor, especially if that grandmother was of the race that the pastor weekly’s innuendoes called the enemy would we think that was the right thing said and done? Absolutely not! Americas answer should be a resounding absolutely not to Obama! In fact it is not even close to being enough right words, action and attitude! If it had been Clinton or McCain’s involvement with this kind of pastor and spiritual adviser the cry from the public and the media would be non stop as it absolutely should be. Obama’s handling of this issue should absolutely not be enough for any TYPICAL AMERICAN citizen of any race, creed, color, age, gender, or sexual orientation.
Posted by: Roger | Apr 10, 2008 10:00:09 AM
I am so tired of you all trying to connect Obama to racism just because of who he hangs around with. That would be like thinking David Duke, Adolph Hitler, Senator Byrd were all evil racist men because of the association they belonged to or the guys they would pal around with. Grow up.
Posted by: ironmike | Apr 10, 2008 9:43:14 AM
Imagine a country with 280 million (okay 300 million if you count the illegal invaders from the south) and the best we can come up with for presidential nominees are the "3 Stooges"?
Posted by: IronMike | Apr 10, 2008 8:58:57 AM
I am Africa American and I do want an Africa American for President. But, I do not want Obama. I strongly feel that Obama has been planted in our political system for a reason. A reason that we do not know and I feel is not good for African American and America. All of my family and friends have never heard of this BLACK VALUE SYSTEM or talked so negative about White people. Now, some of my friends are thinking that Obama and his pastor are telling the some new and they should include it into their thinking.
Also, I heard that William Ayers has been mentored to Obama since 1994 and William Ayers was responsible for Obama's success to the Illinois senate seat. The media outlets need to do their job. In the past, I had never look at FoxNews for my daily news. Now, I look at FoxNews for information on both candidates. If you want to find out more information about the candidates, go to FoxNews. FoxNews may talk harsh about Hillary or Obama but you will get more details about Hillary's or Obama's past. Information that you will not get from any other news media outlets.
Posted by: bobby | Apr 10, 2008 8:31:18 AM
What the do the DNC has to say about Obama ties to William Ayers? DNC money and winning the Whitehouse are not everything when it come to protecting our country. We need to connect the dots on Obama. The question is now being asked do we know enough about Obama's root. I hope the FBI is researching Obama's connection with these people. We did not connect the dots before 9/11 but we have time to research Obama's root.
Posted by: ConnectDots | Apr 10, 2008 8:10:13 AM
My family and I are tired of walking the racist tight rope. It seems everything that is said by a white person can be interpreted as racist from the blacks but, they are seem to have immunity as a birth right. I do not want to see this country walking on pins and needles for the next 4 years because of this so, this family of 7 will not be voting for Mr. Obama.
Posted by: Tim | Apr 10, 2008 8:00:27 AM
Between the comments of the Hillary fanatics and the Obama fanatics, I'm starting to want to get out of the democratic party. Both sides remind me more of fanatical brain-washed cult members than rational supporters of a political candidate. I am going to be very angry if I have to vote for McCain!
Posted by: Jenny A. | Apr 10, 2008 7:52:52 AM
StopAndListen
Thanks for the story. I saw it on FOX this morning. I haven't seen another news media outlet talk about it. Have you? Another Oh my GOD moment concerning Obama.
I have been saying for months that Obama will have all of America walking on egg shells. And now he is cracking the eggs right over his own supporters head. She did nothing wrong. As a kid I was called a monkey for climbing trees. That is what monkeys do. I wish I could say that Obamas actions were shocking but I saw it coming months ago.
If your not black watch your words carefully. Obama and his people are looking for any reason to call you a racist. Shame on Obama and his people for ruining this poor ladies reputation. Labeling her innocent words racists and in turn labeling her a racists is sick, wrong and a lie.
Obama should call her to say he is sorry for lying about her actions. Shame on Obama. I can't believe anyone would vote for a person like that.
Posted by: starbuck1979 | Apr 10, 2008 5:00:06 AM
Oh my GOD! I can't believe Obamas people are doing this. Obama needs to leave the race NOW. More and more is coming out about this guy that shows him for the liar he is. Nothing is what it seems with Obama. He is a fraud.
And Kevin wrote what's wrong with needing more white people? WOW!!! If Hillarys people had said we need more black people you Obama cult people would rip her head off. This is an outright racist comment. And lying to the world about who is truly backing Obama in PA. Now the world knows the truth. Thank you ABC for telling the truth about this Obama event. Please tell us more truths very few media outlets are.
I was in SC during the primary there. And Obamas people also staged there. Behind Obama at a event I went to I saw people that worked for him going through the crowd trying to find whites to go up on stage. I knew exactly what they were doing. But no one in the press reported on it. Obamas people cherry people based on their color to stage events. It is a con by a dirty Chicago politician. This outright racist lies are stomach turning. And Obama pretends like he cares about everyone. His actions prove he does not. We don't need another stage liar in the WH. Does anyone else remember Bushes people staging events so Bush looked like people agreed with his polices. It is a lie for Bush and it is a lie for his little cousin Obama.
And more and more voters are seeing you for the lying con you are. Don't let the door hit you on the way out!
Posted by: starbuck1979 | Apr 10, 2008 4:47:29 AM
A delegate from Chicago talked to her neighbour's children who were climbing in a large tree in their front yard with no parent to be seen. She called to them and asked them to quit playing in the tree like "little monkeys". The children's mother called the police on her. Obama's campaign office called her and demanded her resignation from being a democratic delegate. Why? Because the children were black and she was white. She received a ticket for disorderly conduct. (see Chicago Sun Times for complete details)
Obama, overzealous political correctness and a sign of the future. Be black or keep your mouth shut.
Posted by: StopAndListen | Apr 10, 2008 3:03:47 AM
"Cappamore:
Please find me an unstaged politician. I would vote for him or her on that fact alone.
At least I would know what I was getting."
Really? How about Ron Paul? If ever there were an "unstaged politician," it's Dr. Paul.
Posted by: Brian | Apr 10, 2008 2:19:55 AM
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