Socnorb11 wrote:I think Americans are too sensitive. It's nothing derogatory. He is what he is.
If I said it, it wouldn't be derogatory, because I would mean no harm by it.
Rush very much means to harm Obama's reputation. Thus, to me, making it derogatory.
I guess I'm not really sure how it harms his reputation. He is what he is. Everybody knows that Limbaugh is an obnoxious conservative. This is nothing new, just as Bill Maher does what he can to insult Republicans.
To me, it sounds like Rush is saying that because of Obama's mixed ethnic background, he is half a person or half an American. That goes a bit beyond just being insulting.
Socnorb11 wrote:I think Americans are too sensitive. It's nothing derogatory. He is what he is.
If I said it, it wouldn't be derogatory, because I would mean no harm by it.
Rush very much means to harm Obama's reputation. Thus, to me, making it derogatory.
I guess I'm not really sure how it harms his reputation. He is what he is. Everybody knows that Limbaugh is an obnoxious conservative. This is nothing new, just as Bill Maher does what he can to insult Republicans.
I'm not saying that Maher is not being derogatory.
But the definition of derogatory is attempting to lessen the reputation of a person. Rush is certainly trying to be derogatory by calling Obama "halfrican".
You guys are taking that statement completely out of context. I didn't hear him make that comment specifically, but I've heard him talk plenty about this issue. He's referring to the Jesse Jackson types who's financial livelihood is tied to playing the race card (his statements, that I'm reporting). His point has been what are these guys going to do when Obama is elected president by a vast majority of the popular vote? They'll claim that Obama isn't back enough, and American is still a racist country. Hilary, meanwhile, will claim that she is more black than Obama. She's the second black president. After all, her husband was the first.
He's also been making fun of the Hilary camp for the ad that came out where Obama has been deliberately darkened. He's joking about all of it, of course, poking fun at people who are want to make race into an issue in this campaign.
In fact, I only listen every now and then when I'm in my car around lunch, but I've never really heard him say anything really derogatory toward Obama at all. He's attacked his policies, lack of experience, campaign strategy, etc. just as you would expect. Not much personal stuff though. Hilary, on the other hand, it's no holds barred.
Also, to the topic of the thread, it wasn't very controversialy at the time, and thus, not heavily reported, but early in the primary season there were a quite a few voters in NE states who crossed over in open primaries and voted for McCain.
You can be upset about Limbaugh and others doing this for Hilary, but you also should acknowledge that the dems have done it too AND it's not exactly some new strategy. It's all about getting the guy you want (or an acceptable alternative on the other side) elected.
