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What Do I Tell My Black
Child If Obama Loses?

Townhall, by Larry Elder

Original Article

Posted By:Photoonist, 11/1/2012 12:29:02 AM

What do I tell my black child if Barack Obama, America's first black president, loses his bid for re-election? This is a question many parents are asking themselves -- especially those who would blame the loss on racism. (Snip) If Obama loses, how many parents will tell their children that his race did him in? Already, The Associated Press published a poll supposedly showing that the negative "racial attitudes" people hold against blacks could likely cost Obama 2 points in the election. Really? Not only does Obama benefit from a near-unanimous black vote, but also from the many whites who

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Reply 1 - Posted by: woodsman, 11/1/2012 12:32:31 AM     (No. 8978570)

Tell them failure comes in all colors


Reply 2 - Posted by: DARling, 11/1/2012 12:33:22 AM     (No. 8978571)

Buy a copy of "You Can't Always Get What You Want" by the Rolling Stones and play it over and over. Your liberal child of any shade will eventually listen to the words and figure things out.


   

 

  


 
Reply 3 - Posted by: bob913, 11/1/2012 12:34:32 AM     (No. 8978572)

Tell them the best man won.
Tell them the voters voted in an honest man.


Reply 4 - Posted by: Thos Weatherby, 11/1/2012 12:36:24 AM     (No. 8978574)

Try telling the Truth. And he's not the first black President. If this person read Obama's book he would know that Obama's father Wasn't 100% black. He was about 15% black and 85% Arab. This makes Obama only 7% black. Lincoln was believed to be 16% black. The importance of this is that someday, Black-Americans will bring this up against Obama.


Reply 5 - Posted by: pearlyjo, 11/1/2012 12:38:56 AM     (No. 8978577)

Tell him that we took the words of Dr. King seriously and we judged the man on the content of his character and not the color of his skin.
Remind your child that character is molded, changed and corrected. Color is, well, color.


Reply 6 - Posted by: Doc Obiwan, 11/1/2012 12:39:42 AM     (No. 8978579)

Tell him skin color doesn't matter.
Competence does.


Reply 7 - Posted by: Newtsche, 11/1/2012 12:41:21 AM     (No. 8978581)

We had to let him go.


   

 

  


 
Reply 8 - Posted by: maitaisoo, 11/1/2012 12:41:30 AM     (No. 8978582)

If the 2012 loss is racism then what was the 2008 win? Puzzling for sure?


Reply 9 - Posted by: horacer, 11/1/2012 12:41:40 AM     (No. 8978583)

Great article. Love Larry's moms comments.


Reply 10 - Posted by: bobgray2, 11/1/2012 12:41:43 AM     (No. 8978584)

Simple. You tell him that it isn't about black, white, red, yellow, or any other color. It is about doing a good job, or not. It is about competence, or incompetence. It is about making promises, and breaking promises. 0bama has had 4 years to prove the voters were correct in electing him. By any reasonable measure, he has failed to prove that point.


Reply 11 - Posted by: danu, 11/1/2012 12:57:24 AM     (No. 8978592)

Refer them to Mr Eastwood and the Empty Chair.


Reply 12 - Posted by: 4Justice, 11/1/2012 1:05:37 AM     (No. 8978600)

The fact that these questions come up in this day and age is just more proof that the left and the Democrats are still as racist as they ever were if not worse in that they have been lying to the black community and bombarding them with propaganda for generations to ensure they are kept down, have no self-confidence and to always see themselves as victims. It has been an insidious and evil campaign for the past 48 years. Thank goodness that some families were able to bypass the lies like Mr. Elder and others who see through the garbage sent their way. I hope that more will wake up soon for the sake of our country and children not yet born.


   

 



 
Reply 13 - Posted by: LittleHoodedMonk, 11/1/2012 1:11:40 AM     (No. 8978607)

''What Do I Tell My Black Child If Obama Loses?''

Tell your children that Christmas isn't to be celebrated anymore and they won't be getting gifts like the white families down the street. Not even a lump of coal because that a fossil fuel and bad for the environment.


Reply 14 - Posted by: JHSMom02, 11/1/2012 1:14:14 AM     (No. 8978610)

You could tell the children that a voter, be he black or white, who votes for a candidate based on the color of the candidate's skin color, is a racist. A voter, be he black or white, who votes for a candidate based on the content of the candidate's character, his experience in governance, and his ideology, is a rational human being who doesn't give a flying rat's arse about the skin color of a candidate.


Reply 15 - Posted by: Evocatus, 11/1/2012 1:17:44 AM     (No. 8978611)

Tell 'em the Truth.

He was a Communist bent on the destruction of America.


Reply 16 - Posted by: Kurto, 11/1/2012 1:28:49 AM     (No. 8978613)

Tell them 0bama was a fraud, and there is no such thing as a free lunch.

Tell them to study hard and stay in school.

Tell them that it will be a looooooooooooooooooooooong time before white guilt brings another unvetted black candidate to the US Presidency.


Reply 17 - Posted by: PChristopher, 11/1/2012 1:45:18 AM     (No. 8978618)

Dittos to all above. Add to that...

"Barack Obama ain't gonna buy your gas",

"Barack Obama ain't gonna pay your mortgage",

"Barack Obama ain't gonna buy your food",

"You gonna have to go get an education and a job to pay for all that like a responsible citizen"

"NO! Not THAT!!"


   

 

  


 
Reply 18 - Posted by: BaseballFan, 11/1/2012 1:53:19 AM     (No. 8978619)

Larry:

Just print this out:

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.


Reply 19 - Posted by: pursuitoftruth, 11/1/2012 1:54:40 AM     (No. 8978620)

Tell him, "We had a black man as president but we picked the wrong man. The good news is, now you have hope for the future. You might even be president one day if you work really hard at all you do. And this time we will have a good black president."


Reply 20 - Posted by: Lucky4, 11/1/2012 2:01:34 AM     (No. 8978623)

His mom sounded like an amazing woman, and very wise.


Reply 21 - Posted by: cincinnati whig, 11/1/2012 2:01:36 AM     (No. 8978624)

tell them Obama lost because he's a loser, and he wanted to make all of us become losers too


Reply 22 - Posted by: STLstudent, 11/1/2012 2:08:00 AM     (No. 8978628)

Tell you child America elected an evil Marxist who is a black man to the presidency. Let's hope the next black candidate is not such an evil man.


   

 



 
Reply 23 - Posted by: binthere_dunthat, 11/1/2012 2:32:51 AM     (No. 8978636)

Tell them that Obama was a complete failure.
Therefore we had to fire the loser.

Time marches on. ............next?


Reply 24 - Posted by: Japanorama, 11/1/2012 2:36:05 AM     (No. 8978640)

Tell them he's a loser.


Reply 25 - Posted by: Ladymar, 11/1/2012 2:51:17 AM     (No. 8978653)

What remarkable parents you have, Larry! No wonder you grew into such a great American! I'd live to hug them both!


Reply 26 - Posted by: silvertooth, 11/1/2012 2:56:44 AM     (No. 8978659)

You can tell your child that Obama is the least black, black man you know, and that there are actual black men that love America and will work for the future of its citizens, and not to worry, as said before, it's character, not the color of the skin that matters - all hearts are the same color.


Reply 27 - Posted by: JediJerry, 11/1/2012 3:35:43 AM     (No. 8978675)

Tell them that when you are given the trust of the people, and you violate that trust, there are certain consequences to be dealt with. You screw up on the job you get fired.
You ruin peoples lives and they get mad and get even. You run a nation into deep debt and raise taxes up through the roof, you got a problem. You inherit an economy with $180 a gallon gas and run that price up to $52.0 a gallon in Los Angeles, people are going to give you the bums rush. You play golf more than 100 times in 4 years and take lavish multi million dollar vacations at tax payers expense several times a year, someones not going to like it. Lie about a terrorist attack where 4 Americans were brutally murdered and it's going to come back on you. Kid's in other words, it's not the color of your skin that matters, it's the content of the man's character that counts.


Reply 28 - Posted by: Trigger2, 11/1/2012 3:53:59 AM     (No. 8978679)

Tell them that Barry was a complete failure and didn't deserve to be reelected, then give them a lecture on how NOT to be a failure by voting demonrats.


Reply 29 - Posted by: woastew, 11/1/2012 4:28:31 AM     (No. 8978687)

Tell them that his election was the biggest hoax in the history of this country and hopefully he hasn't made it harder for a qualified black in the future....


Reply 30 - Posted by: pgvoisin, 11/1/2012 4:35:32 AM     (No. 8978692)

Tell them that Class Warfare is not a solution and that "Character" is more important than skin color.


Reply 31 - Posted by: HicksvilleKid59, 11/1/2012 4:58:18 AM     (No. 8978702)

FTA:Hall of Famer Frank Robinson became the first black manager in the modern major leagues. There have been many since. Robinson's hiring made a statement about the irrelevance of race. Years later, when his team underperformed, Robinson was fired.

Obama can be fired, as well.


The End. And America lived happily ever after.


Reply 32 - Posted by: JLoophole, 11/1/2012 5:07:48 AM     (No. 8978711)

Only a parent with no sense of "a teachable moment" or a skewed understanding of what "unfair" means, or a victim mentality would even ask this question.

It's a perfect opportunity to explain why some issues transcend color.


Reply 33 - Posted by: Teleologicus, 11/1/2012 5:40:01 AM     (No. 8978726)

Tell them that he didn't get enough votes, and that if you don't get enough votes you lose. If they bring up the race thing, take them to the woodshed and tell them "Don't you ever talk like that again! Do you hear me?"

Ironic indeed that the evidence America is moving past racism is not the hiring but the firing of Obama. It was racist to hire him as an affirmative action president. It is not racist but the very reverse of racist to fire him because he cannot do the job. The racist thing would be to keep him on because he is (half) black even though his performance is below par.

This is not really that hard. People who vote for or against someone because of their race are racists. There are smiley faced racists who think they are doing a good thing and should not be called racists because they mean well. But a smiley faced racist is in many ways worse than a ugly faced racist, because the latter is at least honest with himself while a smiley faced racist is not.

The near unanimous black vote for Obama because of his race, while understandable, is still deplorable. It shows that a lot of work needs to be done to combat black racism. Unfortunately, white liberals, because of their own racism, actually encourage racism in blacks. There is an element of black(!) comedy in all this: black and white liberal racists march around talking about race all the time and accusing the rest of us of being racists, while we try in vain to get them to stop talking about skin color and instead stick to the issues.


Reply 34 - Posted by: frenesi1, 11/1/2012 6:20:35 AM     (No. 8978752)

When I lived in California, I listened to Larry all the time. I loved it when he had his mom on the air. She was great.


Reply 35 - Posted by: MOBeef4u, 11/1/2012 7:22:07 AM     (No. 8978822)

I seem to remember that before the 2008 election old Larry was planning on voting for Obama because he was black and it was time for a black president; a sentiment I heard repeated by many others.
Those of us not looking through race-colored glasses tried to tell you. You didn't listen.


Reply 36 - Posted by: toodles3956, 11/1/2012 7:41:45 AM     (No. 8978860)

Tell the kids the president was a end result of affirmive action and thats why you and your family will not be a part of it.


Reply 37 - Posted by: eden202, 11/1/2012 8:09:44 AM     (No. 8978912)

1. Get a job.
2. Show up for work.


Reply 38 - Posted by: crossmyheart, 11/1/2012 8:12:41 AM     (No. 8978924)

Tell him/her that the american voters has the same expectations of every president regardless of cultural background. And when they fail to meet those expectations they have to let them go.


Reply 39 - Posted by: mickturn, 11/1/2012 9:51:38 AM     (No. 8979195)

It is actually very simple...some people are good and some are bad, Obie is really bad...then tell the truth about the bad things he's done...don't sugar coat it, lay it out!

Those that say he's good are on the take at our expense.

Child, what would you say if Obie took your piggy bank and gave all YOUR hard earned/saved money to the lazy kid down the block?


Reply 40 - Posted by: amylu, 11/1/2012 10:19:14 AM     (No. 8979289)

Tell him/her to join the rest of us and thank the Lord. Next, tell that child to grow up, go to school, get a job and make his own way through life without depending on handouts and entitlements.

Lastly, tell him to keep his nose clean, stay out of trouble and vote Republican.

What's the problem?


Reply 41 - Posted by: Aubreyesque, 11/1/2012 10:23:56 AM     (No. 8979313)

What an asinine question/article. As if that question didnt occur to me when Clinton was re-elected.

Tell him this: Obama was a wretched president with Islamic sympathies. And if you can't suck it up that he lost, that's YOUR problem, not the rest of the country's.


Reply 42 - Posted by: capt scurvey, 11/1/2012 10:26:44 AM     (No. 8979329)

What #18 said. Dr King's words are probably more pertinent than ever


Reply 43 - Posted by: Rumblehog, 11/1/2012 10:30:15 AM     (No. 8979348)

Tell him his black half won the first time, and his white half lost on the second.


Reply 44 - Posted by: Boneshaker, 11/1/2012 10:34:48 AM     (No. 8979370)

Tell them the truth:

A black man had the presidency handed to him because he was black.
But when he got his chance he wasn't man enough to do the job.
.


Reply 45 - Posted by: SouthSanAntonio, 11/1/2012 10:37:15 AM     (No. 8979378)

Tell them the truth -- that racism played nothing to do with his defeat.

N∅bama had four years to do a job, and he failed miserably. That had nothing to do with his skin color. Because he didn't do a good job, the voters replaced him.

Unless it was racism that defeated George H W Bush or Jimmy Carter, then it's not racism that defeats N∅bama from re-election. It's personal incompetance. That transcends racial makeup!!!


Reply 46 - Posted by: ivehadit, 11/1/2012 10:41:03 AM     (No. 8979396)

Tell him that America is the greatest country in the history of the world. And tell him how lucky he is to be born into this country where the playing field is: results are what matter and freedom reigns.

And yes, tell him that we are ALL proud of our founding fathers because we don't see any other countries accomplishing what they did...ever.


Reply 47 - Posted by: msjena, 11/1/2012 10:49:46 AM     (No. 8979436)

Tell them that Obama didn't get the job done. Too many people are out of work and suffering. Tell them to judge people on their accomplishments, not their skin color.


Reply 48 - Posted by: AltaD, 11/1/2012 11:03:23 AM     (No. 8979492)

Tell them failure comes in all colors.


Reply 49 - Posted by: Bad Dog, 11/1/2012 11:56:13 AM     (No. 8979693)

Worse situation: How will you explain what's about to happen to their future if Mr. First Black Whatever WINS again?


Reply 50 - Posted by: readaholic, 11/1/2012 12:13:50 PM     (No. 8979757)

Looks like a lot of posters are responding to the headline and didn't read the article.

Larry takes an incredible amount of hatred from the black community because he is constantly telling them to stop feeling sorry for themselves, and discriminated against, and that if they work hard they will make it.

And no, #35, at no time did Larry ever consider voting for Obama. If fact he had a very heated and emotional on-air exchange with two fellow radio shows hosts because, in spite of their usual conservative talk, fell for the Obama bee-ess (yes, you Doug McIntyre and Al Rantel! Ya happy now?)


Reply 51 - Posted by: radrelic, 11/1/2012 1:01:58 PM     (No. 8979915)

Might tell them his black half echoes his Communist father, his white half his atheist, Marxist mother and his religious yearnings his madras of his youth and his step-father,

Just why did Stanley Ann send him to Hawaii to be mentored by his real father?

And why is that cd not online for the watching?


Reply 52 - Posted by: jimmyfoxhound, 11/1/2012 3:27:31 PM     (No. 8980308)

My gosh, don't knee jerk react to the headline. This is Larry Elder, a wonderful man and this is a very good article. Love the way his mom spoke to him about the poem.



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President Barack Obama is bringing 11 relatives of those killed in the shooting at Connecticut´s Sandy Hook Elementary School to Washington on Air Force One on Monday so they can personally encourage senators to back gun legislation that faces tough opposition. A nonprofit organization that works with the families, Sandy Hook Promise, said that after Obama´s speech on gun control in Hartford, he is flying with relatives of seven children and one staffer killed during December´s massacre at the school. The White House says Obama is going to argue that lawmakers have an

Updated: White House, McCain
blast Cruz for threatening
filibuster over guns

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Houston Chronicle, by Joanna Raines    Original Article
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There was growing buzz over the weekend that a bipartisan agreement on gun control — a deal that would expand background checks — could hit the floor as early as this week. However, any deal could be derailed by the looming threat of a Republican filibuster involving Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. With Cruz standing proudly in the way of any gun legislation, Democrats are trying to make him pay a political price — and even a couple of high-profile Republicans are questioning his tactics.

Gay Connecticut couple accused
of raping adopted children
will face trial

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New York Daily News, by Erik Ortiz    Original Article
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The case of a same-sex Connecticut couple accused of repeatedly raping and abusing two of their nine adopted boys is headed for trial. Married couple George Harasz and Douglas Wirth of Glastonbury were supposed to be sentenced Friday in Hartford Superior Court under a plea deal, but instead withdrew from their agreement with prosecutors. The men had already pleaded no contest in January to one felony count each of risk of injury to a minor — a reduction from even more serious charges related to sexual assault....

Why Is White House
Stonewalling on Benghazi

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Investor´s Business Daily, by Rep, Dana Rohrbacher    Original Article
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More than six months since Ambassador Christopher Stevens was assassinated by terrorists in Benghazi, the Obama administration is still trying to keep a lid on information about the attack. Congress and the American people need to know what happened the night of Sept. 11, 2012. Who did the killing and what was their motive? Why wasn´t help sent? And why did the administration lie about who was responsible? Members of Congress have asked hundreds of questions at hearings conducted by several investigative committees, but many of the most significant have been left unanswered. Information detailing what happened before, during and
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Joe Scarborough: Republicans
that filibuster gun control ´put
rapists´ rights over parents´ rights´

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Daily Caller, by Jeff Poor    Original Article
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On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC “Morning Joe,” host Joe Scarborough voiced his agreement with Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain, who on Sunday’s “Face the Nation” on CBS questioned those Republicans who are threatening a filibuster on pending gun control legislation. Scarborough said such a filibuster would be an example of the GOP putting “rapists’ rights ahead over parents’ rights.” “[I] tell you what, Richard Haass, I saw John McCain there,” Scarborough said. “And I’m hopeful. Because, you know, there are a lot of guys out there in the Senate and they are going out because it’s a free shot.

The World-Changing Margaret Thatcher
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Wall Street Journal, by Paul Johnson    Original Article
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Margaret Thatcher had more impact on the world than any woman ruler since Catherine the Great of Russia. Not only did she turn around—decisively—the British economy in the 1980s, she also saw her methods copied in more than 50 countries. "Thatcherism" was the most popular and successful way of running a country in the last quarter of the 20th century and into the 21st. Her origins were humble. Born Oct. 13, 1925, she was the daughter of a grocer in the Lincolnshire town of Grantham. Alfred Roberts was no ordinary shopkeeper.


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