I respect Gateway Pundit a lot, but I think that there’s too little context here, and that it rehearses things that we already know, though in some cases the quotations from Dreams from My Father in text and/or audio are instructive. That is to say, some of this is liable to be meant more as confessional than as assertive; or at least I’d hope that that was the case, since he’s often recounting things he thought or felt as a younger, presumably more self-divided individual.
What does distress me, though, is how miserably ignorant and ideologically self-serving is his reading of Heart of Darkness, which is animated by a far more open spirit than he represents.
Comment by Enoch_Root on 4/10 @ 7:04 pm #
Dan – pls build this out. I would be interested in more meat for murder.
Comment by Jay on 4/10 @ 7:33 pm #
More meat for murder? But what I really need is a couple of hands, to complete one hell of a lampstand..
Comment by The Sanity Inspector on 4/10 @ 7:49 pm #
You’re right, Dan. The passages from Obama’s book are descriptive, not prescriptive. He’s just telling his story here, not hatin’ on whitey.
As to how much his governance would be affected by that upbringing, that’s a different matter.
Comment by darwins on 4/10 @ 7:58 pm #
He’s such a greasy racist. He’s not clean at all, Mr. Biden. Dirty racist is what he is.
Comment by MC on 4/10 @ 8:05 pm #
Dan, you might not like what I’m about to infer… ‘course I have more than just on tape…
Comment by daleyrocks on 4/10 @ 8:51 pm #
That would not be Gateway Pundit’s video, either. It is posted for our delectation.
Comment by Ardsgaine on 4/10 @ 9:37 pm #
If it mattered, I would buy the book so I could see the quotes in context. I don’t really need to know anymore than I already know, though. The way beyond racial animus lies in a socialist state? That’s just more of the same old crap. Seen it, done it, got the t-shirt.
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Comment by trenntk269 on 4/10 @ 11:28 pm #
the horror…the horror
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Comment by darwins on 4/11 @ 2:11 am #
I don’t think it’s a contexty thing really. It’s obvious the man has lots of baggage. Issues, really.
Comment by darwins on 4/11 @ 2:17 am #
Ohnoes. More issues.
Baracky is not what he pretends to be. No freaking way.
Comment by Americaneocon on 4/11 @ 5:24 am #
Yeah, these mashups don’t really prove much, though it’s good to get the information out there and assess the whole of Obama’s statments and relations. There’s no doubt that the Illiois Senator’s got sympathies with highly suspicious folks. It’s really bothersome.
Comment by willbo on 4/11 @ 7:06 am #
Darwins,
come on. So he attended a lecture by Said and took an English class with him–like tens of thousands of undergrads have done over the years. Big freaking deal.
Comment by Pablo on 4/11 @ 7:25 am #
Good friends with Rashid Khalidi? Enough already. Do. Not. Want.
Comment by yo on 4/11 @ 8:28 am #
after years of hearing “racism” screamed, now we have to look at the context…….. when it’s a liberal being accused.
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Friday links and open thread
It’s another busy day for me in the office, so here are a few links for your perusal until I can return later this evening to catch up:
—- Unfortunately, Hillary Clinton isn’t the only one embellishing (actually, it’s more like …
Comment by Karl on 4/11 @ 1:00 pm #
JOM-a-lanche.