We all saw how Obama tried to position himself as a Black person, so as to get votes of non-Whites. Even till date he does occasional positioning, like when a Black teen died in a scuffle of mistaken identity, Obama said that he would have looked like the kid, some years back! Essentially, it was to show his sympathy and flattering towards people from a particular skin color.
But the fact is that Obama is not ‘black’. Though it has been shared by many, here is what Morgan Freeman said:
Morgan Freeman told NPR’s “Tell Me More” host Michel Martin in an interview:
“They just conveniently forget that Barack had a mama, and she was white – very white American, Kansas, middle America,” the Oscar winner continued. “There was no argument about who he is or what he is. America’s first black president hasn’t arisen yet. He’s not America’s first black president – he’s America’s first mixed-race president.”
“He is being purposely, purposely thwarted by the Republican Party, who started out at the beginning of his tenure by saying, ‘We are going to do whatever is necessary to make sure that he only has one term,’” Freeman said. “That means they will not cooperate with him on anything. So to say he’s ineffective is a misappropriation of the facts.”
No comments:
Post a Comment