To use a basic scientific principle, something is either true or false, clear or obscured. When you hear basic truth you must acknowledge it without regard for the source. When you hear so-called 'half truths', you should NOT look for the nugget of truth within it but reject the statement in its entirety and castigate the purveyor, who is serving only their OWN personal agenda by trying to confuse you (can you say 'Chewbacca defense?')

All that was big words for this :Black or white, rich or poor, what the man (Obama) said was true, you KNOW its true, and all your arguments against it are nothing but peeing in the wind to try and sooth your wounded egos.

I give NO credence to the rantings of fools like Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, Pat Robertson, or even Rush Limbaugh and their ilk. They have ulterior motives. They do *NOT* want the best for all of us, they want the best for their private agenda.

Cosby should not have been subject to take that kind of flak for saying what he says just because he's black. Or, that kind of flak should have been ridiculed by more people than, say, Patrick. Also, Cosby shouldn't be subject to this because he's Cliff f****** Huxtable, but never mind that (I know what you are thinking, Ken, but Leonard 6 doesn't cancel that out). Sure, if you want to argue the position, have at it. I just like to think we can do that sort of thing without calling him an Uncle Tom.

I'm certainly interested to hear what it was that Jackson the Elder said, though I suppose I can guess. I'm not sure I see reasonable room criticize Obama's position. Except that white folk could probably use a good dose of that advice too (but then presume this was addressed in a context where he was talking about black people so, ok, no biggie). I don't think Obama was making some sort of "all families must be of the nucular variety" argument here. That would seem out of character at least.