http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/07/15…
thehill.com Jackson Lee: Congress complicating debt ceiling because Obama is black By Josiah Ryan - 07/15/11 03:02 PM ET Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) on Friday strongly suggested that members of Congress are making it difficult for President Obama to raise the debt ceiling because of his race."I do not understand what I think is the maligning and maliciousness [toward] this president,” said Jackson Lee, a member of the Congressional Black Caucus. “Why is he different? And in my community, that is the question that we raise. In the minority community that is question that is being raised. Why is this president being treated so disrespectfully? Why has the debt limit been raised 60 times? Why did the leader of the Senate continually talk about his job is to bring the president down to make sure he is unelected?”
Earlier in her speech, Jackson Lee said Obama has been targeted unlike any other president. "I am particularly sensitive to the fact that only this president — only this one, only this one — has received the kind of attacks and disagreement and inability to work, only this one," said Jackson Lee from the House floor.
"Read between the lines," she continued. "What is different about this president that should put him in a position that he should not receive the same kind of respectful treatment of when it is necessary to raise the debt limit in order to pay our bills, something required by both statute and the 14th amendment?"
Jackson Lee concluded by saying that she hoped someone would step up and say that what appears obvious to her is not in fact true.
"I hope someone will say that what it appears to be is not in fact accurate," said Lee. "But historically it seems to be nothing more."
Hey Jackson, we didn't dis him on the debt, but plenty of other things? Or does Dubya not count because he's white?
Idiocracy. Maxine Waters is pissed that she didn't think of this first.
Well, they are probably as racist as the members in this forum, but I don't think that's the reason. They are watching some Greece footage right now and they might not be too comfortable raising the debt limit ...
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They're doing this because they can.....it's called politics?
Obviously shes a racist, since she seems to be calling out the republicans because they are white.
People say if you dont support Obama you are a racist, I find that odd. When something like 95% of black people support him regardless of what he does. Isnt that the idea of racism? If you blindly go follow a perscribed practice or belif based solely on the color of someones skin. But what do I know, I'm just a white male.
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