Obama Campaign: "We need more white people"

Reverend_Hellh0und · 07-02-08, 07:02 AM

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While the crowd was indeed diverse, some students at the event questioned the practices of Mrs. Obama’s event coordinators, who handpicked the crowd sitting behind Mrs. Obama. The Tartan’s correspondents observed one event coordinator say to another, “Get me more white people, we need more white people.” To an Asian girl sitting in the back row, one coordinator said, “We’re moving you, sorry. It’s going to look so pretty, though.”

“I didn’t know they would say, ‘We need a white person here,’ ” said attendee and senior psychology major Shayna Watson, who sat in the crowd behind Mrs. Obama. “I understood they would want a show of diversity, but to pick up people and to reseat them, I didn’t know it would be so outright.”

The Tartan Online : Michelle Obama speaks at presidential rally in Skibo Gym

Why does it seem that race and apearances are of the upmost importance to the Obama campaign. This consistant pattern is bothersome to me. From hiding the Muslim women to seeking more white people. The obama campaign is about racial apperance, a dog and pony show.

The silenced majority · 07-02-08, 07:34 AM

Image making is a very important undertaking when your candidate's major accomplishment is being a street organizer for the Ultra-left A.C.O.R.N.

Arcana XV · 07-02-08, 07:38 AM

Do you honestly think this is unique to the Obama campaign?

The first thing that popped into my mind when reading this was a vision of Clinton or McCain's people going "We need more [insert race other than white here] people!"

PeteEU · 07-02-08, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Arcana XV

Do you honestly think this is unique to the Obama campaign?

The first thing that popped into my mind when reading this was a vision of Clinton or McCain's people going "We need more [insert race other than white here] people!"

Ya, laughed when McCain was in some black area of the deep south, trying to "promote diversity".. what a load of crap.. 90% of his campaign and backers are white.

John1234 · 07-02-08, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Reverend_Hellh0und

The Tartan Online : Michelle Obama speaks at presidential rally in Skibo Gym

Why does it seem that race and apearances are of the upmost importance to the Obama campaign. This consistant pattern is bothersome to me. From hiding the Muslim women to seeking more white people. The obama campaign is about racial apperance, a dog and pony show.

That is rather silly of you.
What is Obama supposed to seek in order to win?
More black people?
Maybe more Native Americans?

More white people it is...
Trying to find flaw in flawless logic is futile.
I am sure you would rather Obama just focus on the remaining 10% of blacks that do not support him. Thankfully for our Country, Obama is not the idiot you would like for him to be.

Reverend_Hellh0und · 07-02-08, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Arcana XV

Do you honestly think this is unique to the Obama campaign?

The first thing that popped into my mind when reading this was a vision of Clinton or McCain's people going "We need more [insert race other than white here] people!"

you are free to post your evidence with the other canidates here.

Reverend_Hellh0und · 07-02-08, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by John1234

That is rather silly of you.
What is Obama supposed to seek in order to win?
More black people?
Maybe more Native Americans?

More white people it is...
Trying to find flaw in flawless logic is futile.
I am sure you would rather Obama just focus on the remaining 10% of blacks that do not support him. Thankfully for our Country, Obama is not the idiot you would like for him to be.

you didn't read did you?

Arcana XV · 07-02-08, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Reverend_Hellh0und

you are free to post your evidence with the other canidates here.

I was stating my opinion, but if I do find evidence I'll be sure to post it.

In the meantime, how about answering my question? Do you think that Obama's people are the only ones who handpick who gets to sit where the camera will be pointed at?

Reverend_Hellh0und · 07-02-08, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Arcana XV

I was stating my opinion, but if I do find evidence I'll be sure to post it.

In the meantime, how about answering my question? Do you think that Obama's people are the only ones who handpick who gets to sit where the camera will be pointed at?

Without evidence I don't know. is he the only one? probably not? is he the canidate that made racial statments, hid muslims and now moved white people? yup. I don't like what i see.

like i have been saying all along, he will be the david dinkins of the country/.

John1234 · 07-02-08, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Reverend_Hellh0und

you didn't read did you?

hah, i guess not.
<confesses>

Now i see that your posting about Obama's back drops and not "voters".
My response is not all that different though...

When you need white voters, white people is what you need to display.
Maybe you or I vote on issues, but most Americans do not.
They vote on appearances, feelings, and 1 liner sound bytes.

Personally, I am more curious about the 1 "token black guy" that is always seated just behind McCain.
I think its funny and wonder how much it pays to be a "token black guy", but I do not blame McCain for paying them.