From his days as a candidate in 2008 to the past 7+ years in office, Barack Hussein Obama has never been shy about making race or racism an issue. He has used the Department of Justice under Eric Holder and Loretta Lynch, First Lady Michelle Obama, the media and race-baiting activists like Al Sharpton to advance the rhetoric.
But apparently, their outrage on the issue is conditional; dependent on who is involved.
At the White House Correspondent’s Dinner over the weekend, comedian Larry Wilmore–a man considered by the left-wing news site The Daily Beast as the perfect host for the event because “he has been the ideal voice for Obama’s last year in office”–concluded the affair with these words:
“Yo Barry! You did it my Nigga!”
https://youtu.be/NULjZc7j4P4
The double-standard of this incident cannot be over-stated.
Immediately following the dinner, social media was filled with warnings from friends and activists of the president, telling white people not to criticize Wilmore for using the racially derogatory word.
https://twitter.com/juliacraven/status/726617704036208640
https://twitter.com/juliacraven/status/726638325562523648
White conservatives are complaining that Larry Wilmore uttered "nigga"? And Republicans are about to nominate a dude endorsed by the Klan.
— Jamil Smith جميل كريم (@JamilSmith) May 1, 2016
If a black man saying "nigga" upsets you as much or more than black folks being treated like niggers, save us your indignation and tears.
— Jamil Smith جميل كريم (@JamilSmith) May 1, 2016
Even Al Sharpton, while trying to give the impression that he didn’t approve, essentially gave the situation a pass:
Many of us are against using the N-word. Period. But to say that to the President of the United States in front of the top people in the media was at best in poor taste. …I think he was trying in his own way to act like he was relating.”
Poor taste? Relating? I wonder if Sharpton would be so forgiving if the comedian was white. Probably not.
In 2006 when Michael Richards (Kramer from Seinfeld) used racially charged words after he was heckled by a group of blacks during a stand-up gig, Sharpton refused to accept Richards’ apology, saying that the N-word by both whites and blacks needed to stop. In 2010 he demanded that Rush Limbaugh be removed from his radio show a few years ago for using the word “reparations” to describe a piece of legislation being considered by Congress.
If Big Al wanted to be consistent, he would demand that Wilmore be removed from his TV show on Comedy Central immediately.
Obama and the liberal-left have worn out the race card and they are hypocrites. Of course, the fact that I point this out, not to mention that I even brought this situation to your attention in the first place, means I’m a racist… right?
David Leach is the owner of The Strident Conservative, your source for opinion that’s politically-incorrect and always “right.” David is also a contributor to RedState.com.
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