Obama says he’s improved race relations.
Asked about the perception that race relations have deteriorated during his two terms, President Obama said things are better now than they have been.
“I am absolutely convinced that race relations on the whole are actually better now than they were 20 years (ago),” Obama said, as ABC’s George Stephanopoulos interrupted him:
“Better now?” Stephanopoulos asked Obama in an interview taped on Friday for ABC’s “This Week.”
“Yes,” Obama responded. “But we have greater awareness of where we’re falling short than we used to. Let’s just take the example of– community police relations. I mean, the truth of the matter is that — that the problem of police shootings and reactions in the community– George, you and I are about the same age. I — I think you remember what happened in Los Angeles after Rodney King, I think you remember what– the divisions that happened after the O.J. trial. I think you — the — the notion that somehow any of that is new isn’t the case.
“What is true, though, is now we’ve got a bunch of videos that whatever side of the issue you’re on, raises the temperature on these issues and makes people really focused and– and– and– and trying to figure out, ‘What exactly is this?’ And I think that is a healthy thing. But I also– I’m not so out of touch that I don’t see how young people interact today.”
Stephanopoulos pointed to the “horrific” video posted on Facebook last week that showed a mentally disabled white man being beaten, taunted and threatened by four black people in Chicago. The suspects, now in custody, are heard using profanities against white people and President-elect Donald Trump.
“And, well, it was horrific,” Obama agreed. “And that’s an example of something that — it’s not as if that’s the first time that a hate crime has taken place in this country. Hate crimes have been taking place for hundreds of years in this country, but it’s there on video. And the– the– the sort of seeing cruelty and callousness of that sort from young people is heartbreaking. And so naturally if you see a video like that you’re going to say to yourself, ‘My God, this is horrible,’ and — and rightfully so.
“But that allows us then to talk about how — how — how do we break free from those kinds of attitudes?
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WHERE THE HELL ARE THESE CONVERSATIONS?????
That’s all I hear about. I hear conversations about conversations, but there are no real conversations.
Is there a great conversation hall where these important issues are going to be discussed and broadcasted out over the entire nation and then there will be a consensus?
We actually just did have a conversation, of sorts, this past election.
Could you hear it, Obama?
It went like this—
“you suck, your ideas suck and the left sucks.”
Is there a bigger liar on earth today than this guy? He has shamelessly encouraged race war.
He’s improved firearm ownership nationwide, and for that I thank him.
Barky learned very well how to answer any question in a way that makes him look good and important. But he takes it too far and actually believes himself. Cretin.
except for hillary clinton and everyone associated with her.
Boy! This guy sure loves polishing his own turd. That’s the media’s job, Obumer.
His idea of ‘better race relations’ is having the minorities take the initiative to raise hell with the whites.
I was never sure if blacks liked white people. I always gave them the benefit of the doubt.
Now I know better. Thanks Obama
When will this bastard be arrested.
Hold on there Jill. The Plantation Blacks are getting smarter every day. I’m not ready to go there no matter how hard our HALF black ex President tries to push us. He’s a community instigator with an ego and always has been. He has come close to accomplishing everything he wanted to
Fur, it’s not that they want a conversation with US, just amongst themselves. It goes like this:
Black guy 1: Fuck Whitey!
Black guy 2: Yo. Let’s go kill us some Whities!
Oh, and the rot is oozing out his ears.
When a liberal says “there’s a conversation” that means “we’re lecturing you and you’d better shut up and listen”.
Black Lives Matter is the conversation and massive random executions of law enforcement by BLM is not part of the official ‘conversation’, even though obama embraces and celebrates BLM.
We also have a robust and healthy discussion about islam, we’re being lectured to about that too. Shut up.
Likewise foreign invaders, neighborhood diversity. Oh. And let’s not forget the discussion about your personal healthcare, which we decided for you at midnight on Christmas Eve 2009. That you were doing something else was kind of your problem.
Nine days and a wake up and he wont even be history.
Well if it wasn’t for Obama and Brad I would not be armed. After reading this blog for months Brad finally woke me up. It’s better to have a gun on you and never need it.
Then to need it and not have it. So far I have not needed it. But I always have it.
@bigslurpy
Totally with you. I never want to hear his name again nor see his face again. Trump should refer to him as the previous administration when repealing and unraveling his wreckage.
Call him *. That’s what he is.
Breaking news… * just ran down Pennsylvania Avenue buck naked. Ugly naked chicks with unshaven legs and hairy armpits helped * to the finish line of the grueling .6 marathongarama.
All talk. No action.
at least when Johnson began going insane, he had the courtesy to not run for re-election
Jellybean nailed what I was thinking when I read the intro.
Obama has a different definition of what better is.
Obama’s better is more distrust and violence.
The complete opposite of what the rest of us would call better.
this dillweed can’t put 2 coherent sentences together .. yet the Fascists marvel at his ‘gifts’
.. no wonder they’re astounded at their own feces
imagine, who woulds thunk? eight years of this nimnod for a President. Ten more days.
BTW I’ just saw Glenn Beck on with Tucker Carlson. Damn! Beck has gone bat-shit crazy. God talks to him?
beck went without his tinfoil hat for too long and they got him.
9 and a wake up fucker, and you can go back to
your little hole and plan uprisings against a
man that beat your weak ass already. Only this
time he’ll be in the White House.
Moe Tom i haven’t heard nimrod since the 70’s, hahahaaaa, obama , i believe , is being sinical in saying this, he has basically ordered execution on white people and police officers……please God take him away
“and,and, and,I-I, I need my teleprompter to finish this conversation because I, I, I just can’t think for myself…..
@tinker
I use it all the time, most don’t know it’s an insult, smile when you say it and laugh at them behind their backs.
Bugs turned it from being a mighty hunter to ‘maroon’ Elmer Fudd.
I love words.
Well, wokeydoke, then. Maybe that new wall is for his home sanitarium.
247 hours (or is it 244 since Trump will become president at noon EST on Jan, 20.) left for barry to play act as presidunce as of 5 AM PST this morning.
Starbucks was supposed to host all those “conversations”. I haven’t been in one since they announced that initiative.
Didn’t that movie about him win some nominations? What? LA LA LAND isn’t about him? Damn, the title is the perfect legacy name.
People are always asking where are all the good muslims speaking out agains’t the bad ones . The same can be said for blacks. Where were good blacks when Mike Brown was crowned a saint?
Why aren’t the good blacks speaking out agains’t obama, blm, the black congress caucus, black dem gov’ts everywhere, black riots, and on and on.
Before you get your panties in a wad I know there are a few like Allen West, Sowell etc, but far too few.
Hmmmm “Syphilitic Brain rot” that would be Bill Clinton.