Rumor mill: Tape may show Mrs.Obama using a racial slur against Caucasian Americans!

[Full of Win]

There are a few rumors floating around the net that a tape exist of Mrs Obama using the hate-filled slur 'whitey' against Caucasian Americans. Also, and I stress the rumor nature of this - but it might have been at a rally with Luis Farrakhan. Before I continue, I must apologize for using this slur - I'm a Caucasian American, and I know how hurtful it can be - but i guess we have to accept that there are just some people that are full of hate out there.

If she did use this ugly slur against Caucasian Americans - then I think this election may just be over. If it turns out it was with Luis Farrakhan, then I think President McCain is an almost sure lock. :D

Again, I stress this is a rumor. We all know that the internet can be an echo chamber for thing like this. It might be a DNC plant, or just some wishful thinking by some of us Republicans that has developed its own life.

[Lyle]

Doubtful. And it wouldn't dissuade anyone who's already planning to vote for him, regardless.

[Jack Flash]

Caucasian American? My God you have a complex. You're white. Barack Obama is Black. It's not racist to say such a thing.

[BoyBach]

To use the terminology of teh interwebs: "pictures or it didn't happen".

(Yet again the US Presidential campaign gets sidetracked onto the topics of rumours, race, lapel pins and the church. It's fortunate that there's nothing important happening in the world, eh? :rolleyes: )

[Jack Flash]

Oh, and Full of Win, does it bother you that McCain doesn't wear a Flag Lapel Pin?

And Barack Obama has nothing to do with Reverend Wright and has condemned his statements. I guess you selectively forgot that.

[srf4real]

I have been called whitey by many folks but never percieved any hate filling. And no, it will not affect my vote either way. I'm tired of dirty laundry politics... I would run for an office myself just to get the good old boys out of there but there are way too many skeletons in the proverbial closet that could be used against me in a political campaign, never even would get elected to hall monitor, although factually I would make an excellent hall monitor.;)

[zap2]

I'm sorry, but a rumor from where?

This is how rumors start, well I heard XYZ.


Unless you have some proof, keep it to yourself. Plus there isn't even a new reports on this.

100% made up until I see proof saying otherwise.

[NC MacGuy]

Other's say she is saying "why'd he...." referring to Bush and it can be taken or interpreted as "whitey."

We shall see. It's hard for me to think she really would say something so inflammatory. Who knows?

The so called bomb is allegedly why Hilary is staying in. The GOP is supposed to drop it after he gets the nomination and has been using it for McCain fundraising.

[.Andy]

My money is on honky.

Again, i stress this is only my favorite derogatory white person name.

[NC MacGuy]

My money is on honky.

Again, i stress this is only my favorite derogatory white person name.

why'd he - hon ky, close enough for me.;)

[Lyle]

Caucasian American? My God you have a complex. You're white. Barack Obama is Black. It's not racist to say such a thing.

I have been called whitey by many folks but never percieved any hate filling...

So... you guys refer to your African-American friends as "blackies", right? :rolleyes:

I don't believe that such a tape exists, but if she did in fact use those words it would have been offensive.

[atszyman]

When was this alleged incident? Why didn't Clinton trot it out during the primaries? If prior to 2004 why didn't Alan Keyes use it? He had a fun issues page (http://www.keyes2004.com/keyes-obama.php) while he was running, a tape like that should have been right up his alley.

I call shenanigans.

[srf4real]

So... you guys refer to your African-American friends as "blackies", right? :rolleyes:

I don't believe that such a tape exists, but if she did in fact use those words it would have been offensive.No, my black friends prefer 'my [affectionate racial slur]'.;) Actually, some of my white friends appreciate this hailing as well... All these self righteously indignant at racial slurs people are the racists imo. Now 'cracker', that would get my blood boiling.:rolleyes:

[CanadaRAM]

Again, I stress this is a rumor. We all know that the internet can be an echo chamber for thing like this. It might be a DNC plant, or just some wishful thinking by some of us Republicans that has developed its own life.

Yet you chose to propagate it.

Ends justify the means, evidently.

[NC MacGuy]

When was this alleged incident? Why didn't Clinton trot it out during the primaries? If prior to 2004 why didn't Alan Keyes use it? He had a fun issues page (http://www.keyes2004.com/keyes-obama.php) while he was running, a tape like that should have been right up his alley.

I call shenanigans.

Clinton doesn't have it. The GOP allegedly does and they're having fun watching the Dem.'s eat each other alive over the MI/FL debacle. They're well aware of the Clinton machine and its tenacity.

Allegedly, it was from her talking at their church. Again, I've read that she repeatedly said "why'd he..." referring to Bush's handling of Katrina, Iraq, etc. and it is being made to sound like "whitey."

The idea is it'll be used in August - Sept.

[atszyman]

Clinton doesn't have it. The GOP allegedly does and they're having fun watching the Dem.'s eat each other alive over the MI/FL debacle. They're well aware of the Clinton machine and its tenacity.

Allegedly, it was from her talking at their church. Again, I've read that she repeatedly said "why'd he..." referring to Bush's handling of Katrina, Iraq, etc. and it is being made to sound like "whitey."

The idea is it'll be used in August - Sept.

If it indeed exists, there were more than just GOP members who knew about it and had access to it. I doubt that anything this volatile could have survived this primary season if it is indeed real. If it's fake I expect everyone who called for Dan Rather's head on a platter to be just as adamant about whomever reports this to be the real deal. But somehow I think this will fall into the category of IOIYAR.

[iJohnHenry]

Yet another thread out of thin air.

My, my, U.S. politics is sure fun.

Are we having fun yet, Daddy???

[mactastic]

Yeah, Larry Johnson was supposed to release this at 9am this morning, but for some odd reason he has yet to be able to produce the tape he was claiming was so bad -- yet he apparently hasn't even seen it yet. He's just going off what someone else told him.

If it's true, it's a real problem for Obama. But the longer this drags out, the less I think it's anywhere near as damaging as it's been made out to be.

On a side note, Larry, what happened to ye....

[Don't panic]

come on, the OP was surely in jest?

"i know how hurtful it can be" can't be actually real?

people really consider 'whitey' a 'hate-filled' 'ugly' slur? (yes, i am 'whitey').

anyways, if it does exist and it's not fully out yet, it's probably because whoever has it reckons they can do much more damage for it being talked about than being heard. in other words, if it exists, its probably quite harmless i context

[NC MacGuy]

Yeah, Larry Johnson was supposed to release this at 9am this morning, but for some odd reason he has yet to be able to produce the tape he was claiming was so bad -- yet he apparently hasn't even seen it yet. He's just going off what someone else told him.

If it's true, it's a real problem for Obama. But the longer this drags out, the less I think it's anywhere near as damaging as it's been made out to be.

On a side note, Larry, what happened to ye....


See, we can agree on something.;)

Larry's been having some cred. issues lately.

[Sun Baked]

Bitch, she should resign from the wife position post haste and make way for Oprah.

At least that way the wife would most likely be somebody to toss out a slur against a farm animal -- and likely get sued by the poultry industry for the nasty slur against white meat and chicken nuggets.

[too lazy to insert silly smilie]

[LeahM]

Over the word whitey? Are you kidding me? I used to call me friend that, I never knew it was a racial thing. I agree though, I doubt it happened. I actually didn't think people still used that word.

PEACE OUT B****ES!
just kidding

[it5five]

Despite the GOP "saving it" for later, this would have no doubt been all over the internets by now if it were true.

If this is a preview of the GOP tactics we're going to have to see during the general election, this may possibly be one of the most desperate and dirty elections that I'll see in my lifetime.

[rhett7660]

LeahM

I never knew it was a racial thing.





Whitey, in American slang, a derogatory racist term for white people. See Cracker (pejorative).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitey

It has been a racist term against whites for as long as I can remember.

**Fixed, thanks .andy**

[NC MacGuy]

This tale has been out there for over a month now. It's been reported as a "could it be?" on major news programs. Larry Johnson is probably the biggest perpetrator of the rumor. Link attached. Please don't flame me - I didn't write it.

The latest:
http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/06/02/michelle-obama-and-louis-farrakhan-take-on-whitey/

[skunk]

There are a few rumors floating around the net that a tape exist of Mrs Obama using the hate-filled slur 'whitey' against Caucasian Americans. Also, and I stress the rumor nature of this - but it might have been at a rally with Luis Farrakhan. Before I continue, I must apologize for using this slur - I'm a Caucasian American, and I know how hurtful it can be - but i guess we have to accept that there are just some people that are full of hate out there. Your ludicrous, hate-filled post is a perfect example of all that is wrong in the USA. By the way, when exactly did you leave the Caucasus?

[killerrobot]

I'm all for white guys calling each other the "c" word, but when another race does it, it's blatant racism.

e.g.
"I do say Charles, you are quite the crispy cracker. Ha, ha, ha, ha." -- That's okay.

"Waz up crackah?" (in a Dave Chapelle voice) -- I'm highly offended.
;)

[decksnap]

Your ludicrous, hate-filled post is a perfect example of all that is wrong in the USA. By the way, when exactly did you leave the Caucasus?

explain. you've gambled that he's being sarcastic. I'm not so sure.

[skunk]

explain. you've gambled that he's being sarcastic. I'm not so sure.On the contrary, I'm pretty sure he is being utterly serious.

[Thomas Veil]

Oh for cryin' out loud...

I have no opinion on this unless and until somebody can show up with proof of it.

What I can tell you now is that, in general, I would hesitate to blame someone for a stupid statement, hypothetical or otherwise, made by that person's spouse.

God, if my wife were held responsible for every idiotic thing that came out of my mouth, she'd go into the Witness Protection Program.

[decksnap]

On the contrary, I'm pretty sure he is being utterly serious.

OK so explain what was hate-filled with his post. If someone called me whitey their face would be split.

[jb60606]

There are a few rumors floating around the net that a tape exist of Mrs Obama using the hate-filled slur 'whitey' against Caucasian Americans. Also, and I stress the rumor nature of this - but it might have been at a rally with Luis Farrakhan. Before I continue, I must apologize for using this slur - I'm a Caucasian American, and I know how hurtful it can be - but i guess we have to accept that there are just some people that are full of hate out there.

If she did use this ugly slur against Caucasian Americans - then I think this election may just be over. If it turns out it was with Luis Farrakhan, then I think President McCain is an almost sure lock. :D

Again, I stress this is a rumor. We all know that the internet can be an echo chamber for thing like this. It might be a DNC plant, or just some wishful thinking by some of us Republicans that has developed its own life.

thanks for further propagating said *rumor*. Cheeser.

[skunk]

God, if my wife were held responsible for every idiotic thing that came out of my mouth, she'd go into the Witness Protection Program.I hear there's a safe house somewhere in the Caucasus.

[decksnap]

I hear there's a safe house somewhere in the Caucasus.

next.

[skunk]

OK so explain what was hate-filled with his post. If someone called me whitey their face would be split.I rest my case.

[zioxide]

Before I continue, I must apologize for using this slur - I'm a Caucasian American, and I know how hurtful it can be

Oh please. I'm "caucasian american" and it's not offensive. Anyone who thinks it is offensive is way too over-sensitive. They're just words.. get over it.

but i guess we have to accept that there are just some people that are full of hate out there.

irony?

[decksnap]

I rest my case.

Really?? That's a crap case. Racism goes all ways.

[skunk]

Really?? That's a crap case. Racism goes all ways.Endlessly, it seems.

[mactastic]

And of course, for all those worried about a potential racist slur from the wife of a candidate... What if a candidate for president used a sexist slur? About his own wife no less?

'Cause John McCain got caught calling his wife a c-word that rhymes with 'punt'.

If we're so obsessed with a potential slur against an entire race, why wouldn't we be just as upset and obsessed with an actual slur against someone who represents half the population of the world?

[skunk]

If we're so obsessed with a potential slur against an entire race, why wouldn't we be just as upset and obsessed with an actual slur against someone who represents half the population of the world?Because "righteous" starts with an R?

[killerrobot]

'Cause John McCain got caught calling his wife a c-word that rhymes with 'punt'.


He called his wife a confront?

[decksnap]

Endlessly, it seems.

For the record I am a democrat, and I don't believe this rumor. But I still don't understand your original post. It's a racist term.

[srf4real]

racist is as racist does. I will never use hateful racist speech regardless of whatever words I may speak, as I am not a racist. I'm a whitey cracker from the south with some cool homies for friends. [still afraid to type that affectionate term for 'black brother' for fear of offending some self righteous white type person...]:cool:

[skunk]

It's a racist term.It may be a racist term, but it certainly is not a "hate-filled slur", Michelle Obama certainly would not have used it, and the crowing, triumphalist tone of Full of Win's scurrilous post is itself ample evidence of a dangerously unhinged and visceral reaction. This is the politics of the lynch mob.

[Peace]

I'm not prejudice. I hate everybody!

[skunk]

I'm not prejudice. I hate everybody!Fair enough. ;)

[jb60606]

this thread is so f'in tacky.

and since when can Mac Rumors be used for the propagation of what, thus far, has proven to be nothing more than a fabrication?

How about we delete it until the smear queens can provide a link to some actual proof? Otherwise, I'm going to start propagating my own 'rumors' here.

[SMM]

Despite the GOP "saving it" for later, this would have no doubt been all over the internets by now if it were true.

If this is a preview of the GOP tactics we're going to have to see during the general election, this may possibly be one of the most desperate and dirty elections that I'll see in my lifetime.

What I have noticed about Barack is he maintains control and seemingly does not get flustered. He handles himself very well. He knows full well he is going to encounter a great number of sharks in the water. What needs to be done is to get the mainstream news to act like skeptical news journalists, and quit parroting the right-wing talking points. What is working in our favor, which did not exist in 2000 & 2004, is a strong (over 3 million daily), well organized, progressive Blogosphere.

[Virgil-TB2]

Your ludicrous, hate-filled post is a perfect example of all that is wrong in the USA. By the way, when exactly did you leave the Caucasus?Indeed. Also when you report a rumour without giving any sources at all then for all intents and purposes you are in fact the *source* of said rumour. The OP is likely the source of this rumour in other words.

[Peace]

Indeed. Also when you report a rumour without giving any sources at all then for all intents and purposes you are in fact the *source* of said rumour. The OP is likely the source of this rumour in other words.

Makes ya wonder "why'd he" say such a thing.

[.Andy]

Makes ya wonder "why'd he" say such a thing.
This made me giggle Peace :).