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[me]

You all are pathetic.

[Purplelady1040]

Read: uppity negro.

You forgot educated uppity. People tend to think that about him and his wife.

[me]

When someone looks down their noses at people be they black or white, yes, they can be called an uppity person. The other name is your words not mine.

[Locutus]

When someone looks down their noses at people be they black or white, yes, they can be called an uppity person. The other name is your words not mine.

Examples of Obama "looking down his nose" at others?

I won't hold my breath. 

[Purplelady1040]

Examples of Obama "looking down his nose" at others?

I won't hold my breath.

I think we can wish in one hand and crap in the other and see which one gets filled first.

[me]

I think we can wish in one hand and crap in the other and see which one gets filled first.

Did you not ever watch him when he gave one of his stump speeches or at most of his town halls?

[The Troll]

Did you not ever watch him when he gave one of his stump speeches or at most of his town halls?

  Yes, yes Thunder Thighs, you're just like the three monkeys when it comes to Republicans.  You see no evil, you hear no evil and you speak of no evil when it come to Republicans in Washington DC.   

[libby]

Speaking of blacks and whites and uppity people and such, below is a funny story about our current POTUS. Seriously, I wonder who the heck wrote his speech for Black History Month?


Trump implied Frederick Douglass was alive. The abolitionist's family offered a 'history lesson.'

By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. February 2 at 12:25 PM

The White House's vague statements about Frederick Douglass  Play Video0:36
President Trump and press secretary Sean Spicer highlighted Frederick Douglass on Feb. 1, the first day of Black History Month. Trump said that Douglass, the former slave, abolitionist, author and vice-presidential candidate, "is an example of somebody who's done an amazing job and is being recognized more and more, I notice." (The Washington Post)

The world may never know whether President Trump just got a little sloppy with his verb tenses on Wednesday morning or simply had no idea that the famous black abolitionist Frederick Douglass was, in fact, dead.

"Frederick Douglass is an example of somebody who's done an amazing job and is getting recognized more and more, I notice," the president said.

Critics seized on Trump's comments at a Black History Month event, mercilessly attacking him for statements that spoke of Douglass in the present tense.

The Atlantic asked, simply: "Does Donald Trump actually know who Frederick Douglass was?" and said that Trump's remarks were "transparently empty."

The Washington Post's Dana Milbank joked that Trump "raised the dead."

And someone started a Frederick Douglass Twitter account that trolled the president before it was deleted (although some of the tweets have been saved).

Even White House press secretary Sean Spicer struggled to clarify Douglass-gate when asked at a briefing later on Wednesday. "I think there's contributions — I think he wants to highlight the contributions that he has made," Spicer said of Trump's reference to Douglass. "And I think through a lot of the actions and statements that he's going to make, I think the contributions of Frederick Douglass will become more and more."

Kenneth B. Morris Jr. (Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives) Kenneth B. Morris Jr. (Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives)

But the descendants of the revered abolitionist — who, just to be clear, died in 1895 after becoming a powerful voice against slavery and then Jim Crow — responded on Wednesday.

"My first instinct was to go on the attack," said Kenneth B. Morris Jr., Douglass's great-great-great grandson. "I think it was obvious to anyone that heard [Trump's] comments or read his comments that he was not up to speed on who Frederick Douglass was. We just thought that was an opportunity to do a history lesson and to make some points about what we're currently working on."

The family released a statement on the Huffington Post on Wednesday.

"Like the President, we use the present tense when referencing Douglass's accomplishments because his spirit and legacy are still very much alive, not just during Black History Month, but every month," the family wrote.


" ... We believe, if he had more time to elaborate, the President would have mentioned the following: Frederick Douglas has done an amazing job ..."

This is a photo of a daguerreotype of abolitionist Frederick Douglas. (AP Photo) This is a photo of a daguerreotype of abolitionist Frederick Douglass. (AP Photo)
Then the family mic-dropped 15 things Douglass has done a great job at:

"Enduring the inhumanity of slavery after being born heir to anguish and exploitation but still managing to become a force for solace and liberty when America needed it most."
"Teaching himself to read and write and becoming one of the country's most eloquent spokespersons."
"Composing the Narrative of his life and helping to expose slavery for the crime against humankind that it is."
"Risking life and limb by escaping the abhorrent institution"
"Arguing against unfair U.S. immigration restrictions."
If Douglass were still alive, he'd celebrate his 200th birthday next year.

The family's statement said they were involved in several initiatives that highlight their ancestor's legacy.

"We look forward to helping re-animate Douglass's passion for equality and justice over the coming year leading up to his Bicentennial in 2018," the statement said. "We encourage the President to join in that effort."

Cleve Wootson is a general assignment reporter for The Washington Post.  Follow @CleveWootson

[Purplelady1040]

Did you not ever watch him when he gave one of his stump speeches or at most of his town halls?

Yes and I didn't see him looking down at people.

[Locutus]

Yes and I didn't see him looking down at people.

Only someone who thought he was an "uppity negro" would have thought that way. 

[Purplelady1040]

Only someone who thought he was an "uppity negro" would have thought that way. 

Exactly, I thought his speeches were also well thought of and done very well. It was obvious he and his team put a lot time into the speeches and planning.

[me]

Only someone who thought he was an "uppity negro" would have thought that way. 

Uppity person, that he is black it only obvious and does not need mentioned constantly. You all really seem to be fixated on bringing that up constantly and I find that racist.

[Locutus]

Uppity person, that he is black it only obvious and does not need mentioned constantly. You all really seem to be fixated on bringing that up constantly and I find that racist.

Pointing out racism in others does not make one a racist. 

[Exterminator]

Only someone who thought he was an "uppity negro" would have thought that way. 

Exactly.

[Palehorse]

Raging Cheeto is rolling back all of the regulations on the banks and financial sectors put into place after the housing fiasco and economic downturn.

Here we go folks. Deja Vu!