Does disagreeing with Obama make you racist?

I sure hope not. If that’s the case, I’d be in big big big trouble.
Anyway, that’s Angie Harmon’s concern. Check this one form foxnews.com.

“Here’s my problem with this, I’m just going to come out and say it. If I have anything to say against Obama it’s not because I’m a racist, it’s because I don’t like what he’s doing as President and anybody should be able to feel that way, but what I find now is that if you say anything against him you’re called a racist,” Harmon told Tarts at Thursday’s Los Angeles launch of the new eyelash-growing formula, Latisse. “But it has nothing to do with it, I don’t care what color he is. I’m just not crazy about what he’s doing and I heard all about this, and he’s gonna do that and change and change, so okay … I’m still dressing for a recession over here buddy and we’ve got unemployment at an all-time high and that was his number one thing and that’s the thing I really don’t appreciate. If I’m going to disagree with my President, that doesn’t make me a racist. If I was to disagree with W, that doesn’t make me racist. It has nothing to do with it, it is ridiculous.”

Absolutely true. Disagreeing with a black man doesn’t make you racist. That said, I’d love to know what they asked her to take her to that point. Because, right now, that sounds like a hit dog hollerin’ more than it does anything else.
Not once have I heard someone criticize and assumed that person was racist. Now, if your criticisms of Obama fall in line with some other kinda sorta racist nonsense, then I got a bunch of other questions to ask. Like, yanno, if you’re a racist or not.
That’s the thing — if people who know you think you might be a racist for criticizing the President, it’s not because you criticized the President. It’s probably the other stuff you said.

11 thoughts on “Does disagreeing with Obama make you racist?”

  1. First, let’s not forget she’s married to the “last great white CB” LOL.
    Second, Angie Harmon’s career is in stall so she’s seeking attention and unemployment is at 100% in her household.
    Lastly, your point is the issue, she has made statements in line with racist rhetoric and code language. To attack the President as inexperienced (the initial statement that drew the racism accusations) speaks to the presumption of incompetence all educated Blacks must overcome. Referring to his Tonight Show appearance as unclassy is code pure and simple intended to further undermine the perception of his fitness for office because he’s Black.
    None of her comments were substantive and on the point of policy. Thus, she isn’t really disagreeing with him as much as having a reaction to him and what he represents.

  2. Chelle,
    YOU are the type of person that reads into what a non-African American person says. You speak of this racist “code” talk like white people sit around and try to figure out ways to be racist in a subtil way. How ignorant. Harmon didn’t say Obama was inexperienced because he was BLACK; she said he was inexperienced because….well….he’s inexperienced. Much like your Democratic counterparts said about Sarah Palin. Obama’s comments about the Special Olympics were unclassy…not because he is black, but because they were unclassy.
    Why play the “race card” all the time? White folks have been getting over racism for the past 40 to 50 years. It’s about time the other side gets over it now.
    Chelle, your post SCREAMS racism…on your part.

  3. The problem with people like this is that few people are calling those criticizing Obama “racist.” They are projecting their own beliefs on to those they disagree with. So essentially, they concoct a story that the other side is playing the race card. Really they are just trying to inspire people to not support Obama and Democrats by fabricating lies that Obama has support because people fear being racist.
    And all this, of course, is because Angie Harmon is a racist and in her attempt to not seem racist she only proves her racism.

  4. In that same article, further down, Mandy Moore comes dangerously close to Chris Rock’s “He speaks so well!” line. That’s much more entertaining to me than any conversation about Angie Harmon.

  5. The thing is it”s still way to early in this thing for any white person to take offense when being checked for racism. Yeah it sucks , when in your heart you know you’re not racist and still questioned . Although if you truly aren’t racist you understand that it is so ingrained in our society that it can lurk anywhere. When you actively comment on the actions of another you clearly have an issue , it doesn’t just happen. The problem republicans have to over come is that Obama is clearly a better president (being presidential) then their last choice , W. We disliked him after he screwed up things. You guys dislike Obama before his policies have had effect so there is something else there. Is it racism? If you NEVER agree with Obama probably. He’s too similar to us all to not agree with him once. The difference might be the color of his skin.

  6. “Although if you truly aren’t racist you understand that it is so ingrained in our society that it can lurk anywhere.”
    a truer thing i never heard. thanks for that.
    you need to talk to i’m-so-over-it-frank.

  7. “And all this, of course, is because Angie Harmon is a racist and in her attempt to not seem racist she only proves her racism.”
    Uh, OK.
    This is the kind of logic that gets people sent to padded cells.

  8. I really do not get this. It seems some crave, almost live for, finding reasons to consider people racist.
    I am sorry to say that it does seem that some, who make their career out of “fighting racism” are actually the ones who perpetuate it.
    Without “Racism” where would Jessie Jackson be? His relevience is totally based on his perception of racism around every corner and under every stone.
    If it was not for racism, he would be a nobody. He needs racism; who more then Jackson would want to be sure it did not go away any time soon?
    Wasn’t it Jackson who said Obama was “not black enough”? Now if that is not racist, what is!

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