Comments on: Zell Miller: Obama should be restrained with ‘Gorilla Glue’

By: katrina

katrina — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:14:33 +0000

Oh you want to jone zell miller? While you want to associate President Obama with gorilla’s, you must be the cousin looking like an old gray haired wrinkled up orangutan and you don’t have a tail – but one thing is for sure – YOU’RE A STRAIGHT IDIOT!

By: dead_lancelot

dead_lancelot — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:07:07 +0000

DaleC, it’s ok. You’re arrogant, I get it.

My salary freeze, for example.

By: Stacey Hopkins

Stacey Hopkins — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 15:45:59 +0000

Oh, Zig Zag Zell, you just want a share of the limelight! Being that he hails from N. Georgia – not an area known for its racial diversity – I would expect a bit of racial ignorance and insensitivity – but as a Black woman, I honestly think that there’s being much too much made of this.

I never thought I’d ever come to the defense of Zig Zag, but I really think he meant the comment in the context of using a very popular adhesive – no more, no less. Now, he could have used another brand, granted, but what I find fascinating is the responses from mostly Whites that are calling this a racist statement, when only a few months ago should Blacks had expressed such outrage, we would have been labeled overly sensitive and should lighten up. As a child of the civil rights movement and subject of incidents of blatant racist acts, this doesn’t merit a blip on the radar.

I apprciate the heightened senstivity to racist comments, however we need to keep our heads about it lest we eliminate many of the words in the English language. Miller might indeed harbor racist thoughts and attitudes, but I just don’t see it here. Everyone needs to just calm down a bit but should continue to be vigilant. We’re coming along in race relations in America, but still have quite a way to go and requires all to overcome.

By: DaleC

DaleC — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:47:59 +0000

If the “audience” doesn’t know, they are beyond my help.

BTW, to which salary cuts/freezes do you refer?

By: dead_lancelot

dead_lancelot — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:27:29 +0000

Dale C, I was merely hoping you’d educate the audience on the War numbers and Obama’s spending. And on the virtual difference between the (small) money spent on a war in a third world country vs. the (huge) money being spent here at home.

By: DaleC

DaleC — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:31:58 +0000

what part of this is racist? I thought we are in a post-racial America now that we have elected The One?

By: DaleC

DaleC — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:30:27 +0000

Dead Lancelot – my point is that you don’t pay a small debt the same way you pay off a huge debt, especially when you are not cash flow positive.

The numbers are well known enough to anyone paying attention (and taxes) that they really shouldn’t require foot notes.

By: Annie

Annie — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:53:01 +0000

Zell is an idiot. No, he gets no slack and is not trying. We are to believe that he can run a campaign, organization, government, etc., but is too stupid to write or approve a non-racist speech. Whatever I liked about him before, is gone. He’s an idiot, and if Americans don’t start to look at the big picture, and be glad that Obama is globetrotting so he can know first hand what he’s dealing with, instead of through surely biased by fellow idiots like Zell in government who wrote reports he is to rely upon, we are all in trouble. Fly Obama, fly! Shut up Zell, and others too shortsighted to see what is happening. 2012 and counting!

By: wesleywhatwhat

wesleywhatwhat — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:26:13 +0000

“get off your knees”???

what’s really on your mind, chief?

By: dead_lancelot

dead_lancelot — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:24:56 +0000

DaleC,

He said “the same way”, which I would interpret as “paid by our taxes, salary cuts/freezes, inflation, etc”. Besides, if you’re going to quote numbers as evidence, it helps to provide sources.