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I am talking about liberal the sh_t stirrer.

You are correct secret as you did not say a work about color in your post you just said if we all agree which is just fine. You do not nor do I have to agree or disagree with all he has said

I was personally offended when they served me white ice cream instead of chocolate ice cream.

Btw oldie, that's Mr. Trucker to you, heavy on the mister!!

You are right that color should have nothing to do with anything. And, by continuing to bring it up and continually harping here about it, you make yourself nothing but a race baiter, sh_t stirrer, and in actuality, nothing but a bigoted racist yourself.

And while sit around and whine and moan over all that's wrong in this world, I'll continue loving life!!!

trucker how could you possibly hurt anyone but yourself? It is people like you who consider this entertainment and so say what ever they can to create anger that hurt the world we are in as you do not take what you say seriously. What we put out can hurt those who do not deserve it. It is you and your kind that cause the problems so perhaps you should think before you post your really stupid comments that have not been thought out except that you hope to create conflict in the world you take space up in. Kind of a waste of space, don't you think?

Oldie, if you think I take anything on here as serious. You are sadly mistaken.. I view this as nothing more than entertainment to pass the time by.. It's the ones like you that become butt hurt easily on the world wide web and become easy targets... Always remember when you hit that log in tab, check your feelings at the door.. Because if you don't they are most likely going to be hurt or offended!!!!

Trucker until people like you die out we do not stand a chance in the US. You are from the 50's aren't you? Back then they were to stupid to know that character not color made a person what they were. We who have opened our eyes can see that color has nothing to do with how good or bad a person is.

Secretagent. You do not have to agree with anything he said at all but none of us will be OK until we agree that color should have nothing to do with it

LMAO@ BET, I prefer viewing WET.... White Entertainment Television... I didn't even shop on Black Friday, I'm waiting for White Wednesday to latch on to some bargains...

I see the gw racist is back.

So if we all agree to agree with everything he says, then everything will be OK, right? I understand every word he said loud and clear.

Until we stop looking at the color of a persons skin we are doomed to repeat terrible behavior

http://www.bet.com/news/pol...acism.html

nice cut and paste, do you have any commentary to go along with this?

Peaceful protests, he said, remind the public of the progress still to be made.

Barack Obama � not the president, but the man � has a dream: his children will be viewed as individuals and judged not by the color of their skin but based on the content of their character, their behavior and their talents and gifts. Sadly, he observed in an exclusive interview with BET Networks, "misguided attitudes" mean that people of color still have less margin for error, particularly if they are male.

The good news, the president said, is that younger generations have evolved on the issue of race, which is evidenced by the sea of multi-ethnic faces in the crowds at coast-to-coast protests taking place in response to the Michael Brown and Eric Garner tragedies.

"They've got a better attitude and a clearer mindset and a greater empathy for what's going on. And I think each successive generation, as it gets more understanding, more familiarity, more comfort with people of other races and other cultures, then some of this dissipates," Obama said, referring to the "deeply rooted" racism that still plagues this nation.

Hours before the interview aired, his critics on the right began lashing out at him for, according to Breitbart News, "playing the race card more overtly than ever before." Others will say it's about time he spoke up about the series of police-involved deaths of a disproportionate number of African-American men, which he acknowledged. But he also said that "institutionally" he is required to remain silent during the investigations of those incidents, which would be compromised "if it appeared that I was trying to steer to a particular outcome."

That doesn't mean he does not empathize with those who've expressed their anger and frustration more publically. The president recalled a meeting he had last week that included several young African-American leaders whose experiences of being stopped or treated suspiciously for no reason reminded him of his own. He also said that as long as the protests remain peaceful, they are necessary

"And that's why I had them in the Oval Office, some of these folks who've been organizing these protests. Because the old adage, power concedes nothing without a fight � I think that's true," said Obama. "But what's also true is that a country's conscience sometimes has to be triggered by some inconvenience, because I think a lot of people who saw the Eric Garner video are troubled, even if they haven't had that same experience themselves. Even if they're not African-American or Latino."

But time sometimes causes interest to wane or another headline grabs the public's attention, he added, so "the value of peaceful protests, activism, organizing is it reminds the society this is not yet done."

During the 30-minute interview, Obama outlined some of the steps his administration is taking to try to address disparities in the nation's criminal justice system. In 90 days, a new task force will present recommendations on issues such as how to train and equip law enforcement and hold them more accountable. He also is prepared to withhold funding to jurisdictions that eschew best practices identified.

"We're going to provide more [funding] to folks who are doing the right thing and we're going to be investigating folks who are not doing the right thing," he warned. "I think that becomes an important part of the leverage that we can exert."

Obama does, however, believe that the "vast majority" of law enforcement officers are doing a good job and "trying to do the right thing."

"But a combination of bad training, in some cases; a combination in some cases of departments that really are not trying to root out biases, or tolerate sloppy police work; a combination in some cases of folks just not knowing any better, and in a lot of cases, subconscious fear of folks who look different � all of this contributes to a national problem that's going to require a national solution," he said.

It's also not a problem that can be solved overnight, but it's important to acknowledge the progress already made and older generations will attest that racism in America is not as bad as it was 50 years ago, Obama said. In some cases it's still "not good, but better," he conceded, but that's why he's pushing young people to be vigilant and persistent in their efforts to uproot racism and bias in American society.

"This is not only personal for me, because of who I am and who Michelle is and who our family members are and what our experiences are, but as president, I consider this to be one of the most important issues we face. Because America works when everybody feels as if they are being treated fairly and that they've got a fair shot," Obama concluded. "And whenever we are unified in trying to uphold our ideals, then this country can't be stopped. And when we are divided and people feel as if those ideals are being betrayed, that holds us back in every aspect of life."http://www.bet.com/news/pol...acism.html