Comments on: Obama & Diplomatic Dress http://www.tellingthoughts.com/us-politics/obama-diplomatic-dress about our world - people - events Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:27:06 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ritz http://www.tellingthoughts.com/us-politics/obama-diplomatic-dress/comment-page-1#comment-16 Ritz Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:44:00 +0000 http://www.tellingthoughts.com/us-politics/obama-diplomatic-dress#comment-16 It is so obvious that these photos, which as you mention, show Obama simply adorned in traditional garb, as a respect to the African culture. This practice has long been carried out by American Presidents and other officials, as well as by leaders and visitors of other countries. The attempt to invoke the same type of nonsensical fear tactics that have been circulating throughout the Bush administration, by sending mailings of Obama in this outfit, by whomever is responsible, is debase on many levels. It appeals to the low-level thinking of very biased and closed- minded people and helps to maintain a backwards sense of white superiority and racial tension. This was clearly the plan, and I'm quite sure it will backfire, along with the other misguided attempts at playground bullying that have been used by the Clinton campaign and others. It is so obvious that these photos, which as you mention, show Obama simply adorned in traditional garb, as a respect to the African culture. This practice has long been carried out by American Presidents and other officials, as well as by leaders and visitors of other countries.

The attempt to invoke the same type of nonsensical fear tactics that have been circulating throughout the Bush administration, by sending mailings of Obama in this outfit, by whomever is responsible, is debase on many levels. It appeals to the low-level thinking of very biased and closed- minded people and helps to maintain a backwards sense of white superiority and racial tension.

This was clearly the plan, and I’m quite sure it will backfire, along with the other misguided attempts at playground bullying that have been used by the Clinton campaign and others.

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