Comments on: Limbaugh: Obama Should ‘Renounce’ His Race And Just ‘Become White’

By: Think Progress » Blog Archive » Limbaugh: Obama has ‘disowned his white half.’

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:48:58 +0000

[...] of attacking Obama’s race. He said Obama should “renounce” his race and “become white.” Limbaugh has also referred to Obama as “Osama,” and aired a song on his program [...]

By: Missouri Liberal » Sad, Pathetic, and Disgusting

Missouri Liberal » Sad, Pathetic, and Disgusting — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 17:43:51 +0000

[...] says a lot about Conservatives these days that they are attacking Barak Obama for not being black enough!Â They can’t attack his race outright so they attack [...]

By: Think Progress » Limbaugh Declares Victory: I’m Responsible For Obama ‘Getting Blacker’

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 19:18:57 +0000

[...] On Feb. 13, Rush Limbaugh derided Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) — who is biracial — for saying, “If you look African-American in this society, you’re treated as an African-American.” Limbaugh claimed that this statement meant Obama didn’t want to be black and should “renounce it”: “If it’s not something you want to be, if you didn’t decide it, renounce it, become white!” [...]

By: Fred

Fred — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:43:41 +0000

Nip, nip, nip, yep, yep, yep. I’m liberal. Please pay attention to me. I can’t think but I can make noise. Yip, yip, yip.

By: Timeshare Forums - Hyphenated Americans

Timeshare Forums - Hyphenated Americans — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 14:18:07 +0000

[...] Yesterday on his radio show, right-wing host Rush Limbaugh derided Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) — who is biracial — for saying, "If you look African-American in this society, you’re treated as an African-American." Limbaugh claimed that this statement meant Obama didn’t want to be black and should "renounce it": "If it’s not something you want to be, if you didn’t decide it, renounce it, become white!" He added, "If you don’t like it, you can switch. Well, that’s the way I see it. He’s got 50-50 in there. Say, ‘No, I’m white.’" Think Progress » Limbaugh: Obama Should ‘Renounce’ His Race And Just ‘Become White’ [...]

By: dan

dan — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 01:26:35 +0000

Rush isn’t racist, look at what he said. Obama did seem to be complaining about his race, about how he was just automatically considered black, and Rush was just telling to swith races if he was ashamed to be black. Also, he was legitamatly 4F in Vietnam, and he never said that all black quarterbacks are any good.

By: Conervative

Conervative — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 18:21:16 +0000

Why does it have to be a black thing anyway. We should look at the man for who he is not what color he is. I am a registered Republican but there is a good chance I would vote for Obama.

By responding to rants coming from a babbling idiot (Limbaugh) you are making yourselves look like idiots to. We live in a free country and can and should vote for the man/woman that we feel can do the best job.

God Bless America

By: null

null — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 12:58:29 +0000

Rush Limgaugh is a man who dodged the draft during the Viet Nam War by claiming to have an ingrown hair in his arse.

He get his prescription medicines illegally using his maid.

He says that none of the black NFL quarterbacks are any good.

Not like you can take this fool seriously.

By: sa booby

sa booby — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 11:42:49 +0000

cant we all just get home

By: EJ

EJ — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 00:52:35 +0000

ok.
1. Rush is not a racist, his world view is slanted because of his race just like ours.

2. His comment was about Obama just not defending his race by saying “Yes. I’m Black” he said America decided it for him…well I’m Black by virtue of my being BLACK. His comment was to show the ineffectiveness of political correctness.

3. I’m a Republican…and I support them becuase they say if you want to succeed you can do it. while (whitey) Slave Massa Liberal’s tell me I can’t unless they help me. That’s stupid! Malcom said the biggest enemy of the Black Man is the white Liberal….It’s too bad that many of you can’t see that. I can succeed because I am qualified, I am unwilling to accept failure, I will not lead my life as a victim, I am empowered, and I empower others. We’ve spent 50 years waiting for Democrats to save us. have they? Why do we still support them?

4. The real question is…Why is Barack forced to prove himself to Sharpton, Jackson and the like while Clinton was made honorarily the First BLACK President.

5. I like Barak, I’m voting for him. Even though he is a liberal. I’m voting for him because he is a unifying symbol for race relations if he wins. And I can finally look at my Nieces and Nephews and say “YES KIDS, YOU CAN BECOME PRESIDENT!”

By: steve may

steve may — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 00:40:22 +0000

God, does anybody else think this brainless bastard needs to have an icepick driven into his skull ?

By: steve may

steve may — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 00:40:02 +0000

God, does anybody else think this brainless bastard needs to have an icepick driven into his skull ?
i would pay someone to do it

By: steve may

steve may — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 00:38:45 +0000

God, does anybody else think this brainless bastard needs to have an icepick driven into his brain ?
i would pay someone to do it

By: brian dinkins

brian dinkins — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 18:14:33 +0000

Rush, you good old boy. I see what you were doing. You had nothing else to say so you pulled out the race card. I know rating are important but for once could you give a story from both point of views, and not just your own.
God bless youbrianrdinkinsoftheatl

By: Gordon

Gordon — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 20:11:12 +0000

Rush Limbaugh is a big, fat, drug-addicted idiot, always was, always will be. The people who listen to him are a sad lot indeed.

By: james mancherian

james mancherian — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 18:18:16 +0000

George Bush is White. Why be WHITE and stupid when you can be BLACK !!

By: daftdada

daftdada — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 10:31:07 +0000

Rush: if you truly hate dark-skinned people why all of those trips to Costa Rica? …maybe it’s those dark-skinned teenage boys who turn you on so much eh!

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Fri, 16 Feb 2007 06:05:37 +0000

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By: Raymond Funamoto

Raymond Funamoto — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 01:32:20 +0000

Well, Rush, WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO COVER YOUR FACE WITH BLACK SHOE POLISH AND GIVE US A ROUSING RENDITION OF “MAMMY” A LA Al Jolson?

By: Bluestocking

Bluestocking — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 01:09:32 +0000

Barak Obama, Holly Berry and Tiger Woods are all black period. If they were regular people not famous, no one would say they were white, no one. We know their considered black and so does white america. This bulls&%$ arguement is should that, CRAP!!!! — Marcus Robinson

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Clearly, Marcus is a proponent of the “One-Drop” theory or something very similar to it — the strange and totally illogical idea that somehow, the African-American parent totally negates the other parent and renders their children “all black” as if they had two African-American parents. When you think about it, it suggests that they must believe African-American blood is extremely powerful if it can totally negate that of the other parent — and also suggests that they are absolutely terrified of this supposed power. At least in my perception and experience, people do not hate that which they do not also fear.

I wonder how Marcus would react to an acquaintance of mine who happens to be biracial, particularly since you wouldn’t know it to look at him.