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Originally Posted by nittanyalum
Oh my god, UGA, give it a freaking rest. His Mom died at 53 and her Mom, who helped raise him, is now probably dying. Get off the bitter wagon about how unfair everything is for poor Mac & Sarah and at least give credence to the fact that he may be having to deal with a real family tragedy in the midst of probably one of the most stressful periods of his life with just weeks to go before the election. And by the way, please don't brush off that speech of his and misrepresent what he said by putting those words in his mouth. He probably gave one of the most honest and upfront speeches about real race relations in the country and is in a unique position to "see both sides", even though he is mainly only seen as being on one side by most people. I predict a long 4 years (hopefully 8) ahead for you, sister.
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He referred to her as a typical white person in one interview and said in the speech about race: "I can no more disown [Wright] than I can disown my white grandmother, a woman who helped raise me, a woman who sacrificed again and again for me, a woman who loves me as much as she loves anything in this world, but a woman who once confessed her fear of black men who passed her by on the street, and who on more than one occasion has uttered racial or ethnic stereotypes that made me cringe."
I think there's a reason they didn't note the whole comment. I don't think it puts his regard for her in the best possible light.
ETA: and interestingly, I don't think I'm going to mind his presidency if Obama gets elected. I don't have any bad feelings about him really other than thinking he's been a political lightweight with seriously liberal leanings, which aren't my own. I don't find him hard to watch or listen to. The media just disgusts me, and their partisanship matters in the race.
Do you really think they hold Obama to the same standard?
EATA: It's also worth noting that he disowned Wright a few weeks later, but I'm sure his regard for his grandmother is sincere.