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By: Scent_of_Love

Scent_of_Love — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:35:04 +0000

He didnt say anything wrong..I understand what he was saying just by reading the comment..everyone is so focused that Obama is black..That we have a black president..but as he stood there and gave the State of the Union address he had no label.. He was not just a BLACK man..he was not just a WHITE man..he is our PRESIDENT. Point blank. I trully believe this is how this man meant it..sometimes people deserve the benefit of the doubt..we will never move on if we cant even begin to give white people the benefit of the doubt n not jump down their throats!!

By: goldenqueen71

goldenqueen71 — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:29:38 +0000

Considering the era that the journalist was born in and the fact that I actually watch him on a regular basis, I feel this was taken way out of proportion. From what I have seen over the past few years CM has always been upfront and had no quams about appologizing for anything that may have offended or misrepresented anyone. He has been fascinated openly with the politics during the elction process and layed all the cards out frankly about who would and would not vote for Obama. He who listens to sound bites without finding out the truth will fall for anything– acting like republicans I think.

By: _A_

_A_ — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:35:41 +0000

Just to add. To me, this is along the same lines as the Martin Luther Coon comment. It’s about how were perceived. Honestly, it doesn’t bother me. I’m too busy trying to get us to perceive us better, to be worried about how Chris M, Mike Greenberg or the media in general does.

By: _A_

_A_ — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:32:27 +0000

@silkySatin08. One question for you. Why are the reasons he gave, not associated with Black men now? Have you ever heard someone say, “wow, I forgot he was white for an hour” If you have, the white person was probably speaking slang, wearing his hat backwards, trying to rap (i.e. Eminem). Why would someone say something like that? well, because it breaks the mold of what you’re used to seeing. If you saw Kobe Bryant out somewhere break dancing on a box on a corner, you wouldn’t say “wow, I forgot Kobe was black”, but if you saw Kobe speaking to a group of engineers, or to a group of mathematicians, and speaking intelligently and articulately, you just might. What the hell is post racial mean anyway? Try to keep up silky, it’s not that difficult a concept to grasp!

By: angel75here4u

angel75here4u — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:43:40 +0000

People are always looking for the negative instead of the positive….he said it right! People just wanted to interpret it wrong.

By: Toni_Anthony

Toni_Anthony — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:22:14 +0000

I have an X who’s mother feel’s the same WAY with her 3 Colored Son’s & she wishes they were all born to be WHITE MEN & Won’t accept Any Thing and/or Any Body Less than A WHITE WOMEN FOR ALL 3 OF THEM! SO you got folk’s on that S**t decades before we got Obama & folk’s believe me, “he’s a lot blacker than some I’ve ran into in my life.”

By: odoggz

odoggz — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:52:22 +0000

He meant it as he explained it and you did it too, or said the same things before. You want to see Obama not as that black guy who is different, and it’s rare that a black can make it, you want to see him without a label, just his title- PRESIDENT. You don’t want to say “oh that’s the black president”. So while so many are focused on race, he’s saying race is the last thing on his mind. Coming from a white man, it sounds bad, but I understood the intention when he first said it. He’s a white man who can look past race is all and doesn’t need to go by the white people propaganda that is shoved in his face about blacks. He can turn that off is all he’s saying.

By: CaliFemme23

CaliFemme23 — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:00:16 +0000

Jahz_Lynx1, u said it…

I wonder the same thing…How is that a compliment?

By: Ediejones

Ediejones — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:32:33 +0000

so what? he forgot the man was black. I would not waste too much brain power on that one. Have we gotten to the point where any and everything said about a black person is a racist comment? I do indeed hope not.

By: Jahz_Lynx1

Jahz_Lynx1 — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:49:21 +0000

I think Matthews was saying Obama sounded like every other white politicians, saying what he thinks people want to hear with no clear delineated plan on bringing it about. The last time I heard that line, it was supposed to be compliment, before it crashed and burned{lol:} It was used to persuade a crossing of the cultural divide for reasons being mostly benifiting the other person. Everybody who’s dated cross cultures will have heard this line before. Why is this supposed to be a compliment?

By: MsRachel10

MsRachel10 — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:27:37 +0000

I dont care what Chris think.{smile} Who is he to me?

By: iiRockMySocks

iiRockMySocks — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:54:57 +0000

Matthews did a great job explaining his earlier statement. I agree with him actually. For damn once I believe people seen Obama as a president, a leader instead of “that black man”. So yeah I def agree.

By: Tyeshia_85

Tyeshia_85 — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:29:40 +0000

It was Martin Luther King Jr. who said “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character”. And, now when we have an instance when a “black person” is not looked at as being a “black person”, but just a “person” now we have a problem! Now I watch Chris Matthews frequently, and I know for a fact that he is NOT a racist person. Him saying that he forgot that President Obama was African American is no insult at all, and shame on those people that look at it as such. Why does everything have to be so black, and white with us? We are all PEOPLE and it shouldn’t matter if were black or white! And, to you people who are blaming the President for “YOUR” financial woes, GET A DAMN GRIP! You were broke before he became President! The man has been in office for A YEAR! So stop blaming everybody else for the wrong choices that YOU made, and be accountable for your own actions! Patience is a virtue, so be patient! I swear, if we didn’t have nothing to complain about, we would complain about that. Get it together people!

By: sylkiifeather

sylkiifeather — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:56:16 +0000

some black people will never open their eyes….i guess ignorance truly is bliss…

thank you Cali & _A_

By: TheGamePlan

TheGamePlan — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:44:26 +0000

Wait a dam minute, let me put my 2 cents up in here. First of all, Obama is the most articulate president the U.S. has ever seen so it’s no surprise that some folk to forget he’s black. Remember this same thing happened with Colin Powell. Second of all, Obama can’t just wave his hand and make all his promises take shape. Stop blaming him for the people who lost jobs, homes, etc. He tries reaching out to republicans but they spit in his face. His most difficult challenge is getting republicans to come on board, but they fight him tooth and nail because they don’t want him taking credit for fixing the mess they’re hero George W. created such as the 13 trillion dollar deficit.

As for Chris Matthews, he’s very intelligent and well spoken re: politics and often praises Obama’s accomplishments which is more than any republican has done to date. What’s more alarming is to see Dems adopting the mindset of conservatives and jumping on the “bash Obama” band wagon. If we had another conservative administration right now, all you Judas Iscariot democrats would really have something to complain about. Obama tries to avoid signing Executive Orders so as not to look like the dictator that just left the oval office. However, just recently the five conservative Supreme Court justices just gave corporations (even foreign ones) the right to influence the outcome of U.S. elections by putting gobs of money into the hands of crooked politicians. Now Obama has to try and undo what our crooked conservative side of the Supreme Court just did.

Anybody claiming to be a Democrat needs to know the difference between the two parties as stated: The Democrats want to give money to people who need it, while the Republicans want to give money to people who don’t. Every time one dem bashes Obama, it makes it that much more difficult for all other dems to get things accomplished. So all you dems running around whining about what Obama has not done need to shut up and take a good look at your options because the fact is with a conservative admin running things you don’t have any options. Loyal and intelligent dems have worked too hard to have simple minded dems trying to crash our party. If your not happy with how Obama is trying to handle things then take your happy A** over to the other side so they can screw you without the vaseline, and don’t come running back to us complaining about how the republicans dissed your sorry butts. Just ask Michael Steele how the republicans will throw you under bus, don’t just take my word for it.

By: YoungEx19

YoungEx19 — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:57:33 +0000

This is a non-issue. He said it wrong but it was obvious that he meant no harm.

By: silkysatin08

silkysatin08 — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:07:05 +0000

Why can’t we just see something for what it is and not add to it!!! This is ridiculous and honestly very annoying…

@ Frank_Ad_Hominem1019 do you think we don’t all see color, i mean we all have eyes!!! All he said was we are crossing color boundary lines! We all know our president is a man of color so why is Chris mentioning it being considered racism????

@ _A_ WOW how does him forgetting he was a black man coincide with all the things you mentioned??? We really have to grow out of this because our ignorance and failing to be objective in life tends to cloud our judgment therefore we think everyone is against us.

Maybe if we listen to what he said before and after the quote on quote comment “I forgot he was black” then maybe we will understand that he said nothing wrong!!! But lets just assume the context of his statement was misplaced… Does that make him a racist??? Really!!

By: _A_

_A_ — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:14:16 +0000

The problem with blacks in particular is, they have been conditioned to believe that everything that is racist is also mean spirited or hateful. We realize he didn’t mean to be mean spirited, but listen to what those words really imply. He forgot he was a black man? How is that? Because 99.9% of the Blacks you see on TV are either dribbling a basketball, running with a football, singing, dancing or doing the perp walk. The underlying message he is saying is, he doesn’t usually associate intelligence and articulation with Black men, so for a fleeting moment, he didn’t even see a “black man” or his vision of one. This is nothing new, these types have always been separated from the community at large and made to feel special and somewhat superior to the others.

By: MrWantSomeNewBooty

MrWantSomeNewBooty — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:12:14 +0000

When the news is slow, stories like this one make headlines. Let’s get back to the serious issues such as: healthcare, the wars in Iraq & Afghanistan and our economy.

By: Frank_Ad_Hominem1019

Frank_Ad_Hominem1019 — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:10:22 +0000

Man thats some bulls**t!
WHY SHOULD HIS SKIN MATTER!
saying “i forgot he was black” shows that he still pays attention to the race of a person instead of just seeing people as just that people.
Thats like some one telling M&M they forgot he was white. the fact that he just had to say it and tell every one on live tv is racist. What because he knows how to address different people of different backgrounds without using slang or “talking black” you forgot he was African- American?…..sounds like bulls**t.smh

By: doing_me74

doing_me74 — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:59:04 +0000

people too sensitive that man aint said nothing wrong

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By: young_jr8

young_jr8 — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:28:39 +0000

Im with you Franz851.

By: silkysatin08

silkysatin08 — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:15:24 +0000

There was absolutely nothing wrong with what Chris said… Goodness gracious Black people we need to get over ourselves!! Not everything is a race complex. I was tuned in when he made that comment and i was elevated and actually smiled little did i know that some bored “everything is racist” group of people would raise hell over this WOW!!

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By: APRILKG428

APRILKG428 — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:55:42 +0000

@Mink 3030……if you are doubting ever voting for Obama at this point in the game, then it just shows everybody that you never really beieved in him in the first place, so why did you ever vote for him?? I’m tired of people saying that Obama is not doing his job, there is no way unless he was god himself to be able to fix everything that was broken over an 8 year period of time, for one, if Obama had not come into office, we would have kept spiraling down into another Great Depression, he was able to put a halt on alot of things in order to keep our economy from getting worse, no it is not where we want it to be now, but by now if he didn’t come in and handle things the way he did, we would be waaaaaaay worse off, second of all, he has been goin in on the health issues that we were allll concerned about during the Bush years, and the national security which we were allll concerned about during the Bush years, and Obama may be our Cheif Executive, but if he doesn’t have the back up that he needs, he can’t make things happen on his own, he still has people he needs to answer to and get on his side, and the republicans have been trying everything they can to make sure that Obama is not succesful during his term. If we all start doubting our votes for him and stop believing in him now, then we are just like those republicans who are trying to keep him down.

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By: porter36

porter36 — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:51:00 +0000

There is nun wrong wit dat..i dnt c any type of hate on his words, he ws js sayin..wt it is..he js forgot..bt honesty i think dat they shouldnt be really talkn bout race here, jus doesnt seem dat rite especially in politics.

By: DUNVALLA

DUNVALLA — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:28:35 +0000

im thinking a lot of ppl are feeling backed into a corner….. and what happens when you do your job very well? they try to find any and everything else to talk about besides your work. matthews can forget obama is black thats fine, his ppl will never forget. everyone is mixin all the flavors of us ppl up everyday but all we hear is race this race that…. damn i mean will the “marathon” ever end.