Obama; Steelers over kindergartners...

[chernmax (Premo)]

Everyone knows the kids visit was a distraction for the Obama's, their celebrity interest come first!!!

[Alexa]

Originally Posted by Lenny

Maybe it was selective editing on the part of the news station but every kid and parent from Stafford County that were shown were quite pale skinned. The pictures of the Pittsburgh Steelers (in parallel with every pro team photo I've seen) was really devoid of non-African-American coloration. (How do we voice that the whites were shucked-and-jived while the N's weren't without sounding racist?) The truth is racially painful!

The tides are changing. While most are projecting a 2050 date (some others say 2023 or 2042), whites will become a minority in the U.S. I believe we are in a transitional phase right now in which traditional (where whites have always dominated in numbers) laws and events were created for the protection of minority groups are becoming antiquated, in need of revision or scrapped completely as attitudes, demographics change and goals of these laws and events are met.

We tend to be creatures of habit and it may take a while for changes to come about once again. It would be ironic for the oppressors to become the oppressed. And depending on what side of the equation you stand on could be considered poetic justice for some.

Don't get me wrong, I don't believe disparities among races have been wiped out completely and see some minority groups being heard while others are still ignored and even discriminated upon by other minority groups. You think being oppressed would make one more attune or sensitive to the plight of others.

One could even argue that the reason the Steeler's are predominately black is because of racial oppression, for an overwhelming amount of black American's gear themselves for the sport as other avenues had been traditionally closed off to them in the past.

I suspect as time goes on these little blurbs will become more and more prevalent. And from the onset, it doesn't seem as if it is being taken very well at the moment. The angry black man may very quickly become the angry white man? Food for thought, is all.

[Mike (Premo)]

Originally Posted by twinoaks207

I heard this on the news this morning -- really ticked me off! Those kindergartners would have been super-excited about going to the White House. Unbelievable that someone at the White House couldn't make some kind of arrangements for them to do the tour -- heck, they could have done a "two-fer" & seen the Steelers, too! That would have been a PR dream! Instead, we get crying 5 year-olds and PR nightmare with the White House again looking bad! Kinda makes ya think that no one actually read those l-o-n-g job applications that got filled out!

GRRRRRR!!!

Obammy knows he will be long gone by the time those kids are old enough to vote. I just hope the Teacher's union was paying attention. Again, he, himself shows zero class. Do you doubt for a second that George Bush would not have made time for these kids? Not a chance!

[jetmonkey]

Originally Posted by Larry Gude

Sobbing Kindergarteners Snubbed for Steelers? | NBC Washington


PR nightmare.

Sobbing Kindergarteners Snubbed for Steelers? | NBC Washington




He couldn't have had adults, football players, wait a few minutes while he just said "Hi"?

Who the heck makes these decisions, the PR stunts, this?

I think the lesson here is punctuality

[twinoaks207 (Premo)]

Originally Posted by jetmonkey

I think the lesson here is punctuality

Even the most punctual person can be caught in the killer traffic of the Washington, DC metro area.

The best laid plans....

It all boils down to White House staff members making the decision that a professional football team who won the Super Bowl (and all of the attending press and publicity) was more important than 150 kindergartners who aren't old enough to vote in the next election anyway.

A defnite lack of class all along the line.

[bcp (Premo)]

How great would it have been for those kids to not only see the white house, and the illegal currently residing there, but also to be able to meet the football team.
Talk about a day they would never forget.

What am I thinking, they wont forget this day either.

[Larry Gude (Premo)]

Originally Posted by jetmonkey

I think the lesson here is punctuality

Is the thing that is I95 North into DC, I395 and on in an unknown horror to you?