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November 7, 2008 2:57 PM | Link to this

Ya know, it makes me angry at the lack of concern in your tone for a child, or as you called her, “little white girl,” who LET racist black children intimidate her-?? Are you serious lady? You may know what it’s like to deal with ignorant whites that hate for no reason, but to feel the hate and passion of that hatred from angry, black children that GANG up on an innocent “little white girl”, is quite different. My friend didn’t do anything to deserve being JUMPED on a daily basis, but yeah, you’re right, she allowed them to inimidate her! You’re just as ignorant as I thought. You’re not helping heal anything if you teach your children buy flicking them in the forehead and making sure that no white person ever TAKES their education, whatever you said. We are all people, we all want the same thing. As soon as you teach your children that white people-ah, there it is, thats where the hatred is born.

By Deb

November 7, 2008 2:45 PM | Link to this

In response to that Just Me, I hear you, but I’m hearing that oppression rearing its ugly head through all your thoughts as if you’re just so used to it, that it’s become almost some sick security blanket. I’m not asking you to feel sorry for my girlfriend, nor did I ask you to think that all black children are bad-?? That’s not at all what I was suggesting. But because you felt descriminated against in your lifetime, you can’t feel compassion for another (white person, that is)? But the point was she didn’t demand healing time, nor does she continue to complain about her past today. I don’t understand why there’s a difference. A child should never be scared of “being cut” in school. Where’s the security? Didn’ they just pass the levy? Maybe Ms. Mcline should stop buying hats and do something about inner city school security. Thanks, and God Bless.

By null

October 21, 2008 8:56 PM | Link to this

Divide and conquer…that is what black vs. white is about. It’s the white man’s fault that blacks aren’t higher up the social economic status. Or is it the black man’s fault because he hasn’t taken advantage of the oportunity to climb the ladder to success? We’re all slaves to the mindset that this country owes us something. The dirty truth is, it owes us nothing. If a person doesn’t want to make something out of themself, it’s because they made that choice…so lay in the bed you made, and quit blaming it on whitey or blacky, and start being responsible for yourself. In other words…quit being “democrat”.

By JustMe

October 21, 2008 5:13 PM | Link to this

i did want to add, that of course, hating a person for their skin color is wrong. it is just as wrong for a black person to hate a white person for their skin color, and vica versa. but a certain amount of this human behaviour is always going to happen. if everyone in america was the exact same shade of skin color, then people would start to discriminate by eye color, nose size, hair color, etc. studying world history will confirm this. in my comment below, i am trying to say that its no surprise some black people don’t like white people. that’s like telling me the sky is blue. some puerto ricans don’t like mexicans, some mexicans don’t like native americans, etc. dislike due to race or ethnicity will not go away, although it can be diminished. in the meantime, you just have to cope with it. if you want to get somewhere in life, you can’t allow someone or a group of people to intimidate you. i am writing this because i know i probably sound very cold in regards to Deb’s friend. when i was a little girl, in first grade, in a 90% white school, my mother explained to me that i cannot allow anyone to stop me from gaining knowledge. she tapped my forehead and said “nobody can take away what you learn”. no coddling, no sympathy, only the importance of learning. and that was that.

By justme

October 21, 2008 3:55 PM | Link to this

this is in response to deb 11:34. you said: “JustMe, you stated you feel that Black Americans need a few more decades to heal, so why not allow them to continue labeling, but when the time is right, that will all end? Ok, so let me ask this, how about my best friend, blue-eyed, blonde, who because of her alcoholic mother, had to grow up on the west side of Dayton, in a run-down house, and had to quit school at 13, because she was tired of fighting everyday with racist black children who in that situation made her already miserable life even more miserable. Where’s her healing time” in regards to labels, i am saying that the labels are not going to fall away overnight. it is not possible to do that. how would you approach it? have a meeting of “who?” so they can have a national referendum? this is a practical matter that will reduce and disappear on its own. for instance, i almost had a heart attack, around 10 years ago when maybelline introduced cosmetics for women of color!!! i spent 40 years of my life not being able to use revlon, maybelline, and other big name high quality makeup. the fact that the cosmetic industry stepped up (to make more money), that action killed the companies that produced low-quality cosmetics for black people. see? that industry, with a label of “black cosmetics” died. that is how it works. the labels will die on their own as “black” things are incorporated into the main stream. in regards to: “more years for the black community to heal”. there is too much to this that i can’t fit into this commentary. the black community started healing 40 yrs ago. the next 40 yrs will help right some of our social problems that result in large numbers of high school dropouts, low grades, and high correctional system percentages. that’s what i am talking about. i am not talking about healing on an individual level, i am talking about the racial group as a whole. the problems your white friend’s experience isn’t any different than black kids (or any kid for that matter) in the same neighborhood experience. girls ofall races are scared to death of getting cut up in school. in fact, i have had several parents on the west side tell me that the test scores for their school districts are so low because the kids are scared of getting physically hurt on a daily basis. a large amount of impoverished children have screwed up parents. in the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, there were children of any race in the same situation. the ones that have a pretty good life right now didn’t give up. i do wonder though, that blacks are only 13% of the population while whites are over 50% of the population, why people think blacks should be horrified when one white person experiences a little bit of what most blacks have had to deal with on a daily basis? um, a lot of white people don’t like black people. black people are out numbered 4 to 1. all i can do is tell your friend not to give up. that’s what i tell young black people. also, i wonder why no one called social services to help the young girl if her mom is a detriment? why haven’t -you- called them? i know you want me to say that those black kids that the white girl let intimidate her are really bad, bad kids. but when white people have tried to intimidate me, in 90% white schools & 95% white workplace, i pretty much chalked it up to “that person sucks” and “some white people are cool”. i never was “all white people are bad and racist”. so what do you want me to say in reference to the little white girl? all black people are bad and racist? nope. she just has to struggle through.

By Deb

October 21, 2008 11:34 AM | Link to this

I also would like to add a couple more thoughts on this matter of segregation. I believe that keeping separation alive by labeling, it gives people a reason TODAY to hate. It gives them a reason to compare tragedies, like Josh and JustMe felt the need to do. Both tell us horrible stories, and there’s absolutley nothing that I can do about it today. It breaks my heart knowing that a whole lot of people were hurt, murdered, treated more than unfairly, and felt hated for no reason at all, other than the color of their skin. It makes me sick, so why do we want to continue that? JustMe, you stated you feel that Black Americans need a few more decades to heal, so why not allow them to continue labeling, but when the time is right, that will all end? Ok, so let me ask this, how about my best friend, blue-eyed, blonde, who because of her alcoholic mother, had to grow up on the west side of Dayton, in a run-down house, and had to quit school at 13, because she was tired of fighting everyday with racist black children who in that situation made her already miserable life even more miserable. Where’s her healing time? She didn’t ask for that, nor did she hate anyone or raise her child now to hate anyone. She went on with her life, educated herself with books, and raised her child in love. She doesn’t remind anyone that she was segregated in school affecting the rest of her future, and demand labels. No, she also doesn’t demand “healing-time.” I think we should all be aware that no one knows the struggles of another family or person, and can’t speak for them, but instead makes the best of their own life, and tries to teach their own children a better way, which does not include labels. Thanks

By Deb

October 21, 2008 10:56 AM | Link to this

In response to JustMe, I definitely hear what you’re saying, and it’s educating to hear your point of view on this matter, and in not a hateful or vengeful way. I think of what Shelby said in questioning why there are “black-only” sections, tv channels, etc., and I’m positive that she did’t mean that in any disrespectful way, but honestly questioning why, in this day and age, that kind of thing is still happening while keeping separation and segregation alive. I’ve questioned it since I was a kid, but here’s the thing..I was born in the mid-70’s. The times I’ve been raised in are a lot different than they used to be. I haven’t seen the kind of racism that was allowed to go on back then, not to be ignorant and say it doesn’t still exist, but it’s definitely not acceptable now or tolerated by educated, christian people. I agree that it does keep a separation alive, and I believe that now in these times, we should stop putting labels on people, tv channels, sections at the store, etc., and see that everyone is now given opportunities to succeed with hard work. I don’t completely agree that everyone is given the same opportunities financially, but that’s another subject. We are only separated in financial statuses now, not race or color, in my opinion. I have never had money, nor has my family, and so it’s frustrating to be forced to live out a history that I didn’t have anything to do with. Sure, we should be educated, but for how long do people think caucasion americans should feel guilty or make up for some horrible history that ignorant people that I don’t even know did? I don’t mean to downplay any struggles that black americans went through, I’ve seen the movies, I’ve read books, but I wasn’t there, nor do I agree with what happened. I believe we are all children of God, and that’s that.

By Tiredofthisbs

October 21, 2008 8:58 AM | Link to this

The problem has just reinforced why laws such as affirmative action is necessary. No, I am not saying hire someone because of their skin color, but hire them because despite, their skin color, they have very valuable skills. I am Black or African American, whichever people prefer, I choose not to argue over the terms. But as someone mentioned earlier, all races have problems within them. I have had people from all races help me, especially in school and my career. One race is not more superior than another. So for people to have that mentality that “they are taking over” displays ignorance and lack of knowledge. That is why the “Black race” holds grudges but that is by far no excuse; for you are only stooping to their level of stupidity. I just wish that would could all get along but I still don’t see that happening even in my lifetime.

By Thompson

October 21, 2008 5:24 AM | Link to this

Get your facts right on Obama. Go to www.fightthesmears.com Please visit to obtain accurate information about him before you spread any further lies!!!

By Christina

October 20, 2008 10:29 PM | Link to this

I can’t understand why we cannot see each other as people. Why allow media to place poison on ones mind making the stereotypical think white people are sneaky racist hillbillies who hate everyone but there own kind. Then, on the other side, media depicts black people to be bitter angry people who are out to rob and kill. At what point will we see each other for the person we are and not the color of our skin. I have been around both races. Both have good and bad people. Ask yourself this question: Why do we allow hate and life’s situations to consume us? Its simple, you have no peace. I know a higher power that can supply you with this and you will learn to love like you have never loved before. We must unite as a country and allow God to be author of this life! God is a healer and a deliverer. Ask God to heal you of your illness of racism. As a mother of 2, I am embarrassed that grown adults are acting like this. We should be an example. we should be excited about this election. We are apart of history. This is a good thing. And for the ones that want to call black people angry; I would have to say you sound a bit angry yourself. If it takes hanging an Ombama Ghost from a tree to announce the reason for your vote, you have that “racism” illness I was speaking of and you are angry. God can deliver you. Just ask him. As a white women I strongly feel this election is a positive thing. One day when you pass on and you stand before judgment and God says to you; Why would you judge someone because of the color of there skin? I said judgment was mine, not yours! We are ALL Gods Children. Let go and let God!

By justme

October 20, 2008 8:09 PM | Link to this

shelby 6:44pm, you ask some good questions. the label “african american” wasn’t voted on by black people in america. in fact i didn’t know about it until someone addressed me as african american. it really caught me off guard. i don’t know whose bright idea it was. my point is to not blame black people for that, most of us didn’t even know it was being considered! just as it became pc for non-whites to use it, it became pc for blacks to accept its usage. negro, colored, black, african-american, now leaning towards black again. i have no clue how that works. and i agree we are all americans. if people need to mention their ethinic nationality then it should be “american italian” “american irish” etc. i don’t understand your point about the white african american (came from south africa). are you upset because his resume got rejected because it said african american and the guy is white so his resume would not have gotten rejected if black people didn’t use the same label? or is it because using that label got his resume rejected like other african americans resumes would be rejected. i am not commenting, one way or the other, as to whether or not resume rejection occurs because a person is black. now, why does the black community have BET or Ebony magazine, or even a black novel and movie section at walmart? one of the large reasons was because jim crow laws were not striken from the judicial system until 1965. and many states didn’t repeal them until several years later. jim crow were the type of laws that said black people had to sit in the back of the bus or theater, etc. i remember the “white only” signs on public water fountains and bathrooms. there were a lot of laws used locally and state wide that governed what black people were allowed to do. the laws were applied only to black people. black magazines and books came about because the publishing houses and distribution sources rejected anything to do with black magazines and books 99% of the time. black people had to create their own publishing house and distribution. without that, there would not have been one national magazine that even mentioned black people in a positive light all the time. or cover events and people that had to do with black people. that was the same thing with BET. i’m sure you can see that black people wanted a television channel that had tv shows about black people. no one else would do it. if the time comes for “white entertainment television” then that means whites will be in the minority or at least perceive themselves to be. as far as doing away with anything and everything that is labeled “black” is premature. black americans have just recently been able to cross over from the black genre to the mainstream. in a few years all new black comedians, muscians, authors, etc will simply be introduced to all of the american media and the special “black” media will have no need to exist. that will be a wonderful day. don’t worry all of that will occur in time quiet naturally. i think affirmitive action should be based on economically disadvantaged children and young adults of any ethnicity, religion or color. hopefully that happens soon.

By Carol Davis

October 20, 2008 7:14 PM | Link to this

It really makes you wonder how this idiot justifies his discrimination. This is not American..or at least a good American. It is a shame we cannot deport this person to a bigot island somewhere close to no where. Grow up, get with the times and remember…All men are created equal!

By HuberTucky

October 20, 2008 7:06 PM | Link to this

Talk about asleep at the wheel…I think Naomi finally had too much to drink and passed out with her face on the keyboard. How else to explain THAT many posts of the same message. Hey Naomi, call A.A for the next meting…you really need it. The rest of you need agner management class! LOL

By jedward

October 20, 2008 6:45 PM | Link to this

Gave us hillbullies a chance will ya.My Ma and Pa teached me a thing or to.We muved up chear 5 yares back frum rabel land.my’ll clan ‘ill mak mu x fer Macclean and thut goot luckin chara payun

By Shelby

October 20, 2008 6:44 PM | Link to this

Why does the term “african american” keep gettin brought up. If you are born in the states you are AMERICAN!!! If someones great great grand father is born in ireland is he an irish american? no! If someones great great grandfather is born in Germany, is he then a german american? No!!! Those are their roots and descendants, but they are american!!! Why must blacks always label themselves as that, I know of a damn guy white guy that put down african american cause he was born in south africa and his resume got rejected! Why??? He is african american and he is white!!! Why is the black community allowed to have BET, or Ebony magazine, or even a black novel and movie section at wal mart? That is racist and wrong, all it does is further serperate us than bring us together!!! That is segregation and that is started and brought upon by the black community. How would Al Sharpton react if there was a WET, White Entertainment Television? I am sure he would nto be pleased and yet again the whites would be racist! This idea of seperation needs to be stopped immediatley

By Tim

October 20, 2008 6:24 PM | Link to this

I went to the Bengals game Sunday. Some Steelers fans had a stuffed tigger hanging from a rope. I had a good laugh. Lighten up. Vote as you see fit.

By lilmaude

October 20, 2008 6:20 PM | Link to this

I think the ghost hanging in the tree with Obumas name on it was a little much, but can noone else see how the tables have turned? Whites have no rights anymore and have to be scared to speak their minds. They are not allowed to or they are out of line. I have black friends and think the world of them but when I hear an african American acting as if I am the one that made a slave of them 100 years ago then I get a little angry. Quit blaming the people today for what happened long ago. I know African americans that have the best jobs because of the color of their skin and it is just handed to them. If everyone is suppose to be the same then lets get rid of the black collage funds and the minoritys having to be hired even if they are not qaulified for the jobs stop! Just be equal and live! I am not voting for Obama because his friends are pretty bad people and his preacher is a pathetic person. You can’t tell me that obama sat in that church for 20 years and didn’t hear the things preacher wright was saying. He is a sick man and obama must have agreed with what he was saying or he wouldn’t have stayed there. He is a very scarey person and I will hate it when he gets elected. And he will get elected! They have cheated and some how obama seems to have all the money in the world and sure don’t mind spending it on foolishness. All I can say is GOD help us!

By NAOMI

October 20, 2008 5:58 PM | Link to this

YES, Joe 10-20-2:10pm-YOU are right, Barack Hussein Obama is not a descendent of slaves. It’s Worst, Obama’s Father’s Family were responsible for sending Blacks to America to be Slaves.

By Becky

October 20, 2008 5:48 PM | Link to this

We have enough hate in this world. If the news media would not post this and give him notoriety we may have a little better world. I am tired of hate.

By justme

October 20, 2008 5:28 PM | Link to this

buckeye bob, you say i am another angry black still living in slavery? that attitude amazes me. i recount part of my life, my observations of 50 years and you interpret that as being angry. it is nothing of the sort. anger damages the spirit. i have no anger in me. but like i said earlier, i am not going to get a lobotomy so i forget my past. it is what it is. i have embraced who i am and my family. i think that you cannot understand how it is that i am -not- angry. i also imagine that if you were black, with the same attitude and spirit, you would probably be frothing at the mouth at every non-black that crossed your path!!!! you also say if “you cannot bring any thing else to the table but racism and slavery, don’t come to the table”. but you also say: “If Black racism is not alive and well in Dayton,don’t tell my caucasian wife who taught in the inner city of Dayton for 25 years and was treated like a second class citizen”. my first response was based on the subject of your wife being treated like a “second class citizen” while teaching in the inner dayton school system. my response contrasted your wife’s experience with my experience and my mom’s experience. is it my fault that my mom was born in 1925 in the deep south? i was born in 1956 and bound by jim crow until my late teenage years. so mentioning my experience and my mom’s experience is racist and you mentioning your wife’s experience isn’t? you are angry for some reason i do not understand. clearly, your wife’s experience of racism has no weight in regards to the governmental oppression that i and my parents endured. yet this makes you angry. why?

By Roscoe

October 20, 2008 5:22 PM | Link to this

Geez, This is still America where the CONSTITUTION says all are entitled to their opinion even if it is racist and stupid. Now how about the ignorant people who post the same comment multiple times. They are the real problem…….

By Mustellus

October 20, 2008 5:11 PM | Link to this

And the Star of David on the forehead is a qute touch. Apparently the Star of David indicates Obama is a Muslim. ;-)

By yolanda

October 20, 2008 5:05 PM | Link to this

Its sad that in 2008 theres still racist around.As long as you have people who are IGNORANT and SMALL MINDED things will always be the same.I’m not suprised though, just wait until obama is president because he will be! All those people that live inside there boxes are going to sh.t!!!

By yolanda

October 20, 2008 5:05 PM | Link to this

Its sad that in 2008 theres still racist around.As long as you have people who are IGNORANT and SMALL MINDED things will always be the same.I’m not suprised though, just wait until obama is president because he will be! All those people that live inside there boxes are going to sh.t!!!

By yolanda

October 20, 2008 5:05 PM | Link to this

Its sad that in 2008 theres still racist around.As long as you have people who are IGNORANT and SMALL MINDED things will always be the same.I’m not suprised though, just wait until obama is president because he will be! All those people that live inside there boxes are going to sh.t!!!

By yolanda

October 20, 2008 5:05 PM | Link to this

Its sad that in 2008 theres still racist around.As long as you have people who are IGNORANT and SMALL MINDED things will always be the same.I’m not suprised though, just wait until obama is president because he will be! All those people that live inside there boxes are going to sh.t!!!

By yolanda

October 20, 2008 5:03 PM | Link to this

Its sad that in 2008 theres still racist around.As long as you have people who are IGNORANT and SMALL MINDED things will always be the same.I,m not suprised though, just wait until obama is president because he will be! All those people that live inside there boxes are going to sh.t!!!

By Buckeye Bob

October 20, 2008 5:00 PM | Link to this

Justme responds as another angry Black still living in slavery. When Black students came to school and begged my wife to take them home with her, it’s more than about audacity. When fourth and fifth grade Black students came to school and referred to white people as honky and whitey you can bet they didn’t hear that at church. If you can’t bring any thing else to the table but racism and slavery, don’t come to the table!

By Alice

October 20, 2008 4:42 PM | Link to this

“God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference.” Some people can never accept progress - but that’s ok because there’s more of us that do and I can only pray for those that are left behind. There’s too much work to be done, we don’t have time to stand around and gawk at ignorant fools. I am an AMERICAN of Irish/German descent that is voting for PROGRESS in this great country and PROUDLY standing alongside of my many white, black and brown brothers and sisters of every class, ethnicity and religion.

By Deborah

October 20, 2008 4:42 PM | Link to this

I believe “bubba the tree decorator” is jealous of where education took a black AND white Barack Obama. “Bud-man” McCain plays bubba like an old fiddle for his vote. He plays the song of racism. He knows Bubba dances well to the tune. John McCain has a black daughter by choice. Does Bubba realise McCain is not a racist? He isn’t. He just lacks real integrity, even to his family. He is of touch and out of time.

By justme

October 20, 2008 4:38 PM | Link to this

josh, i also want you to understand, when you compare the irish experience to the black experience you are talking apples and oranges. for instance, when i visit the graveyard that my mothers’ people (slaves) have been buried for generations, it is on the same white family’s land that owned my mother’s people (about 250yrs worth buried, not sure of all the bloodlines, can only trace hers back 175yrs). what irish person can say that here in america? just that one small thing should be significant enough for you to understand that the irish experience here in america has very little in common with the black experience. the remnants of the shack my mother was born in still exists although overgrown by woods, at least in 1988 when we went into the backwoods in my mom’s home state. again on the white families land that owned my mother’s grandmother. my mother was born at a time in arkansas where not only being black created a problem in gaining education, but being a poor woman made it almost impossible. you kind of need someone educated to teach another person. so my mom was uneducated, but she and my dad worked sometime 50+ hours a week to provide a stable life for my siblings and myself. my dad kept his first job for 45 years in a factory and only missed one day i realize many whites think blacks are inherently lazy but you really do insult me, my family, and my friends because we know who we are and what our values are. also remember -jim crow-. how many black people were able to create any kind wealth between 1862(signing of emancipation proclaimation - which few blacks realized happen because they could not read -literacy was punished with death- and it was not in the interest of slave owners to tell them) and 1965 (when jim crow was striken as a law)? black people are just now generating enough wealth, financial security for a lot of blacks, so now we can fund methods of helping more blacks understand the importance of knowledge is power and to combat ignorance. google “black african american mentoring”. you will find thousands of programs funded by blacks that take young black children by the hand and set them on the road to higher education and entry into professions, not just jobs. i am proud of who i am, and who my parents are, and who my children will become.

By Missy

October 20, 2008 4:33 PM | Link to this

I’m not surprised at all. I’m sure this is just the beginning.

By Leslie

October 20, 2008 4:33 PM | Link to this

It’s not racist because Obama is white as much as he is black. It’s not racist cause it is a Halloween display. Since it is okay to have signs with Sarah Palin having her face kicked in. It is okay to have signs with a gun pointed at Sarah Palin. It is okay to have signs that say Sarah Palin is a c� Then yeah this is okay too.

By Don

October 20, 2008 4:30 PM | Link to this

Nod: Want to know how to make a liberal? let a conservative become unemployed with no job prospects. :-) Ohh, so if you won’t work because you are lazy or they won’t pay you enough you think that money should come out of the paychecks of people who do so you can sit at home and complain about your problems over a cold beer or two? How is it that Mexican’s can come here and find work without even having identification but liberals can’t find work? Too many people in this country are living off the system. That’s why they want Obama in office, to make it even easier to do so. If I loose my job, I’ll find another even if I have to work for minimum wage. Ever heard of working your way up?

By Attorney Shy

October 20, 2008 4:24 PM | Link to this

People on here are so mad at the fact that Obama will be our next president! Get over it! You idiots that want to vote 4 a man that won’t change a thing, will feel like fools after you see the change that is coming with OBAMA as our NEXT president!

By janet

October 20, 2008 4:16 PM | Link to this

OMG!! WHAT IS THE WORLD COMING TO? WE ALL KNEW THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS WAS BOUND TO COME OUT.sarah needs to be at home taking care of her family and mccain needs to be at home being taken care of.mccain has no interest in the average american,only the rich ones. and sarah,go home and be a mother and wife. if she can’t take care of home she certainly can’t take care of america..obama speaks to the avearage american,for once someone is looking out for us..the rich can’t get richer if the rest of us don’t have a job and money to spend.they don’t trickle anything down to us and when we ask for help they tell us to get a job..where is the job? why did they send all the jobs overseas? so they could make more money to keep in their pockets!america needs a change and obama is the one to take us there. put the prejudice aside,just think if obama was a white man,you would pick him over mccain in a heartbeat.just think of sarah as a black woman,you wouldn’t pick her to save your soul..think smart,don’t be fooled again.and for all you who don’t want obama because he’s black,that’s a shame.what if every black person didn’t want mccain because he’s white? everyone who can vote should vote.let your vote count,don’t be a follower,be a leader. don’t be discouraged,stay positive.we must protect ourselves from fools like that man with the hanging obama.he is just ignorant.everything you think does not have to be said or expressed out loud. as it used to be said,if you can’t something nice,then don’t say anything..peace to the people…

By TYGO

October 20, 2008 4:03 PM | Link to this

Upon reading the posts, it simply re-inforces to me the total ignorance of the average American. If there was a literacy test mandated to register to vote, 95% of these idiots would not be able too, but just like “Joe the plumber”, no doubt most of these morons aren’ registered or won’t be voting anyway since it takes a bit of intelligence or find one’s polling place. Take your racism, your ignorance and hatred and go back to wherever it is your ancestors came from. I am a NATIVE AMERICAN. I am proud and independant.

By TYGO

October 20, 2008 4:03 PM | Link to this

Upon reading the posts, it simply re-inforces to me the total ignorance of the average American. If there was a literacy test mandated to register to vote, 95% of these idiots would not be able too, but just like “Joe the plumber”, no doubt most of these morons aren’ registered or won’t be voting anyway since it takes a bit of intelligence o find one’s polling place. Take your racism, your ignorance and hatred and go back to wherever it is your ancestors came from. I am a NATIVE AMERICAN. I am proud and independant.

By justme

October 20, 2008 4:02 PM | Link to this

josh, although i have the highest regards for the irish experience in america, you need to understand something. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JimCrowlaws read about jim crow. i am sure you will be able to understand that jim crow kind of slowed the “blacks have the same chances in life as whites”. that became somewhat true after jim crow was legally lifted. irish people were not suppressed via federal law like black people. my point is, that the playing field started leveling off around 1970. that’s less than 40 years for black people as a whole to get their stuff together. you also have no idea the level of devastion that blacks went through and why the effects have lingered in the people that caught the brunt of hate. in america, the only people screwed over more than blacks were the american indians. when people are traumatized it causes issues. imagine when i huge majority of people get traumatized at the same time. black people have issues. why not give us a few more decades to try to heal. and your stereotypes are not correct. you see what you want to see.

By whatever

October 20, 2008 3:49 PM | Link to this

UHMMM there are masks out there in resemblence to politicians, movie stars etc… its a ghost for crying out loud, come-on people give it a break. How come no one called the NAACP about this??? Please don’t let your panties get all in a bunch. I’m sure there is someone out there doing the same thing to McCain. Freedom of Speech everyone!!

By Josh

October 20, 2008 3:48 PM | Link to this

Hey JustMe, I come from an Irish background. We have been enslaved longer than the African population (see Tobacco Island). Your ancestors were beat and lynched? My ancestors were murdered, by the thousands. When we came to the U.S. we couldn’t find jobs, drink from same water fountains, eat at certain restaurants…We were forced to live in shanties in Central Park. We wanted to assimilate and were denied. We were forced to change our last names and work on an American accent just to get a chance. Yet we’ve flourished. Why haven’t African Americans? Because the African American culture thrives on laziness. You don’t hear the Irish wanting reparations. You don’t hear our music talking about getting ahead by dealing drugs and being a thug. African Americans have it easier to get ahead. The road is paved with government assistance, scholarships, government allowed advantages simply based on the race. Yet it’s not used or blown.

By nod

October 20, 2008 3:46 PM | Link to this

Want to know how to make a liberal? let a conservative become unemployed with no job prospects. :-)

By Don

October 20, 2008 3:38 PM | Link to this

Want to know how to make a conservative? Mug a liberal. :-)

By Don

October 20, 2008 3:38 PM | Link to this

Want to know how to make a conservative? Mug a liberal. :-)

By justme

October 20, 2008 3:25 PM | Link to this

buckeye bob,if the republican ticket had george w. wrapped in black skin for president and connie rice as vp, do you think blacks would vote for them over a white pres/vp democratic ticket?

By justme

October 20, 2008 3:15 PM | Link to this

this is in response to buckeye bob’s comments. 95% blacks always vote for the democratic party, it isn’t because obama is black. the white teacher in a school with a majority of black students was treated as a second class citizen? imagine what its like to be in the minority all the time over 5 decades. i pursued education and thrived in a field that i love. but i had and have to be around a 95% white environment. second class citizen? your wife has no idea what that feels like. jim crow wasn’t officially a bad thing until the late 1960’s. my parents were born in 1924 & 1925. they raised me. i can’t believe you have the audacity to even consider that your wife is somehow dumped upon. these young black children are exposed to maybe 1% of the racism and oppression that my parents went through. but the children are aware through non-verbals of black people my age. and that is something that can’t be helped. what should i do, get a lobotomy because my memories offend white people who add their comments to ddn? second class citizen? you and your wife are clueless.

By SARAH

October 20, 2008 3:12 PM | Link to this

This is to Diane,Bailbonds,Mad as h…,and Utterly disgusted, First of all, you don’t know me. In 2006 I voted for Ken Blackwell to be the Governor of Ohio so it is not about race for me. And you may be surprised by this but there are really white and black people in our world.You act like I affended you by saying the word black. Oh, but I forgot, liberals are whiners and whimps. You brought this on yourselves and as for me being ignorant? I laugh at that as you have shown your own. I get my news from fox news where do you get yours? cnn, cbs,abc? I also did not say what that man did by hanging the ghost in his tree was right. I think it is morally wrong but at the same time, I have had to see ignorant fools bash my favorite President Bush with worse things than a ghost in a tree!If you don’t like President Bush that’s your problem. He has stood firm in what he does and says, he doesn’t waiver to the polls to be popular. He also brought integrity back to the white house from the 8 years with the Bill Clinton womanizer. I am not here to convince you to change your mind about what you think! I am a Republican and I don’t bend because of the wind. I stand for what I believe in and that’s Pro life, Pro marriage between one woman and one man, and for the people not the government to depend on. I am against big government. I take care of my own.I am not rich I am middle class but I am here to say that poor people have been voting democrats for years and they aren’t rich yet! Funny how they think we should all have to pay because of that. It’s like saying little Jimmy who got an A in math has to go down to a C because it wouldn’t be fair to little Larry! I hate the liberal politics, plain and simple. I have many black friends and they are wonderful, good people and they are even telling me that they know so many that are just now voting becuase Obama is a black man. It’s just a fact! I am not saying all blacks are doing this but a lot are. Now, I just urge you to look in the mirror before you go vote and see if the person you vote for reflects your beliefs and morrals.I am for McCain 100%.

By UNIQUE

October 20, 2008 3:03 PM | Link to this

I DEFINITELY AGREE WITH LIZARD WHEN HE SAYS ALL OF THE RACIST PEOPLE SHOULD BEHUNG TO A TREE LIKE GHOSTS AND BEAT LIKE A PINATA! WHAT GOOD ARE YOU ON THIS EARTH IF YOU ARE SO NEGATIVE! BEFORE WE ARE ANY TYPE OF RACE WHETHER ITS, AFRICAN AMERICAN, CAUCASION, ASIAN, HISPANIC, ETC WE ARE HUMAN BEINGS FIRST. SO FOR YOU TO BE LIVING IN THE 21ST CENTURY AND STILL BE STUCK ON COLOR GROUPS AND RACE AND ALL THAT STUPID S**T THEY NEED TO BRING THE ELECTRIC CHAIR BACK FOR YOUR A*S AND FRY ALL OF THE RACIST REMARKS OUT OF YOU! YOU ARE IGNORANT, YOU NEED HELP, AND YOUR JUDGEMENT DATE WILL SOON COME! SO DON�T WONDER WHY YOUR RACIST A*S MAY BE FRYING IN HELL FOR ETERNITY JUST BECAUSE YOU DECIDED YOU DIDN�T LIKE THE COLOR OF SOMEONE ELSE�S SKIN WHO MAY HAPPEN TO BE IN YOUR BLOOD LINE SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE DID YOUR DUMB A*S EVER THINK OF THAT? RACISM IS SO PLAYED OUT, AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE SO BOLD AS TO SPEAK YOUR MIND ABOUT SOMEONE ELSE�S RACE, BE CAREFUL BECAUSE YOU WILL REAP WHAT YOU SOW! SOMEWHERE IN THE NEAR FUTURE YOU MAY NEED A NEW KIDNEY OR HEART TRANSPLANT AND IS RACE SO MUCH OF AN ISSUE THAT YOU WOULD NOT ALLOW SOMEONE TO OPERATE ON YOU BECAUSE OF THEIR RACE, OR YOU WONT ACCEPT A NEW HEART BUT THE PERSON WHO IT IS COMING FROM IS A DIFFERENT RACE? THINK ABOUT THAT, AND THEN SLAP YOURSELF A FEW TIMES BECAUSE THIS IS NOT A WORLD OF ONE RACE! WE COME IN ALL SHAPES, SIZES, COLORS, AGES, PERSONALITIES, ETC.

By Wordell

October 20, 2008 2:59 PM | Link to this

Thre was a man from Austria in the 1930’s who hypnotized the entire nation of Germany. The man in this article is just like him, and so are you, but you’d never admit it. Obama duplicates his personna, manners, politcal speech, talks and talks and talks and says nothing…but just enough to fire up the ignorant masses…as his Austrian mentor did. He aligns himself with bigot ministers (Rev. Wright), a murderer( Richard Ayers), and his indicted Syrian friend/crook in Chicago (Rezco). The list is long, your control of the media covers it up. I wondered when all of you would crawl out of the slime to take your appointed places. When he takes us all down, I’m sure we’ll hear from you, and when questioned how it happened, deny that you had anything to do with it…the standard answer from a facist supporter. Obama supporters and this Butler county idiot…the same.

By Buckeye Bob

October 20, 2008 2:50 PM | Link to this

It would seem that all the indignation and anger toward a property might also be directed at congress. These losers are the difference makers, not one man in Butler Township. Both Republicans and Democrats can share the blame for the mess we are in. All Bush haters might wish to unlock their brains and understand it’s not about one person or one party. If Black racism is not alive and well in Dayton,don’t tell my caucasian wife who taught in the inner city of Dayton for 25 years and was treated like a second class citizen by the ruling majority! That 95% of Blacks will vote for Obama is purely circumstance? Sort of like summer followed by spring!

By debbie

October 20, 2008 2:44 PM | Link to this

Just shows how ignorant and uneducated the man is. Let him stew in his own misery!

By debbie

October 20, 2008 2:42 PM | Link to this

Just shows how ignorant and uneducated the man is. Let him stew in his own misery!

By Human race

October 20, 2008 2:42 PM | Link to this

People need to stop making excuses for this person because “he can’t help how he was raised.” He is an adult and responsible for himself. My husband and I were both raised by racist parents, but we made the effort to be different and try raise our children to follow Christ, which means we are ALL children of God, not matter what race, religion, or political party. No human can perfectly live up to Christ’s standards, but this person crosses the line. Hate poisons this person’s heart and brain.

By debbie

October 20, 2008 2:41 PM | Link to this

just shows how ignorant and uneducated the man is. let him stew in his own misery!

By Tom

October 20, 2008 2:16 PM | Link to this

So what? It’s his right, and it gives me a great idea for Halloween decorations.

By joe

October 20, 2008 2:10 PM | Link to this

Hey Dee E. Barak Obama is not a descendent of slaves.

By Kerry

October 20, 2008 1:59 PM | Link to this

Why are we so upset? what that man does is on him, If we dont entertain him he cant enjoy himself. Now those people know who lives next door!!! myself I live in a all white neighborhood, I have good people around me but the man nxt door is older he doesn’t like blacks, I say so what. Whom ever you vote for do it because you believe in him.

By Kerry

October 20, 2008 1:56 PM | Link to this

Why are we so upset? what that man does is on him, If we dont entertain him he cant enjoy himself. Now those people know who lives next door!!! myself I live in a all white neighborhood, I have good people around me but the man nxt door is older he doesn’t like blacks, I say so what. Whom ever you vote for do it because you believe in him.

By null

October 20, 2008 1:46 PM | Link to this

but food fights are fun……

By justme

October 20, 2008 1:36 PM | Link to this

i am black and voting for obama. it’s halloween. hanging a ghost of anything is ok. i give the guy the benefit of the doubt. i might hang a mccain ghost. if it were not halloween it would be inappropriate. i don’t agree with the insults hurled by mccain people, or vica versa. i am getting so sick of people insulting each other that i want to throwup. it’s like being in an endless food fight in a school cafeteria. why do adults reduce themselves to five year olds? shame on all of you.

By nullN. Hecker

October 20, 2008 1:22 PM | Link to this

It’s Halloween- Ghost is Very Appropriate!! What’s not is all Blacks voting for Barack Hussein Obama just because He is Black,plus how to vote by ACORN wearing Tee Shirts that says Obama!!!! Hope Americans wake-up & do the same-White people vote for McCain because He is White and a TRUE AMERICAN!!

By null

October 20, 2008 1:19 PM | Link to this

You can fix ignorance but you can’t fix stupid. He knows what he’s doing. He doesn’t care about rights. He chooses to hate for no other reason than the color of someone’s skin.You can’t tell him that it’s wrong because that how he was raised. If there’s no city or neighborhood ordinace against this then he is within his rights no matter how wrong he is. St. Paul thought he was right about anyone who followed Jesus as well. He saw the light and I suspect that’s what it would take. Pray for the stupid fool and get on with life.

By null

October 20, 2008 1:17 PM | Link to this

Please hit enter once and wait..it will upload,takes time. thank you

By Christina

October 20, 2008 1:15 PM | Link to this

We live in a country that has suffered economically. Ranging from gas prices, food and houseing. It is a shame that we can not come together as one and agree that this is a problem that needs fixed. If you you take the time to look at history, a white man has been responsible for this country sicne the begining of time. So, a white man has to take acountability for the shape that this country is in. There is hope for the futute. We must put our trust in the Lord, not in a man. It has been proven that no matter the color of your skin, we are all human and are all capable of making bad decisions. Bad decisions hurt all of us. Whomever God had already decided to run our country, it is so important to put race behind us, come together as one and PRAY!!! At the end of the day Mccain and Obama are simply men. May God Bless whomever wins and direct there path. As far as the man whom had the ghost hanging from the tree, we all know this is an illness passed down from generations, we need to pray and forgive him too. God Bless!!

By Christina

October 20, 2008 1:14 PM | Link to this

We live in a country that has suffered economically. Ranging from gas prices, food and houseing. It is a shame that we can not come together as one and agree that this is a problem that needs fixed. If you you take the time to look at history, a white man has been responsible for this country sicne the begining of time. So, a white man has to take acountability for the shape that this country is in. There is hope for the futute. We must put our trust in the Lord, not in a man. It has been proven that no matter the color of your skin, we are all human and are all capable of making bad decisions. Bad decisions hurt all of us. Whomever God had already decided to run our country, it is so important to put race behind us, come together as one and PRAY!!! At the end of the day Mccain and Obama are simply men. May God Bless whomever wins and direct there path. As far as the man whom had the ghost hanging from the tree, we all know this is an illness passed down from generations, we need to pray and forgive him too. God Bless!!

By Christina

October 20, 2008 1:13 PM | Link to this

We live in a country that has suffered economically. Ranging from gas prices, food and houseing. It is a shame that we can not come together as one and agree that this is a problem that needs fixed. If you you take the time to look at history, a white man has been responsible for this country sicne the begining of time. So, a white man has to take acountability for the shape that this country is in. There is hope for the futute. We must put our trust in the Lord, not in a man. It has been proven that no matter the color of your skin, we are all human and are all capable of making bad decisions. Bad decisions hurt all of us. Whomever God had already decided to run our country, it is so important to put race behind us, come together as one and PRAY!!! At the end of the day Mccain and Obama are simply men. May God Bless whomever wins and direct there path. As far as the man whom had the ghost hanging from the tree, we all know this is an illness passed down from generations, we need to pray and forgive him too. God Bless!!

By Dave

October 20, 2008 1:10 PM | Link to this

The positive thing about this… and the underlying reason to put this out there to begin with ..is Dayton daily News is getting the controversy- as that sells papers and they get us to post so they can guage their success in reaching readers… lol …Bet they dont give a hoot what you put in your yard,unless it will get readers to read their paper?

By Concern American

October 20, 2008 1:04 PM | Link to this

This article is a sad one. How can anyone be angry at this individual, when you should feel sorry for him. This much hatred can not be healthy and it was probably learned through generations of people just like him. The real sad part about this article is that half the racist in this city/world really can’t explain why they are that way, other then to repeat something negative that either someone in their family or a friend has told them about different nationalities. And because they think they are the superior ones on this earth. Instead of getting angry, just pray for this poor soul. He can’t help the way he was raised. Anyone who is willing to place this country at risk with a 70-old man and a woman who can’t think on her own and is incapable of completing a full sentence, without repeating the same statement over and over again, needs pity not angry. Have mercy on him and others that think like him souls.

By Michelle

October 20, 2008 1:04 PM | Link to this

For those of you defending this man’s actions and saying it isn’t racism - did you read the article? “The man�s Fairfield neighbors are angry about the display and the man is not reluctant to speak his racist views toward Obama. He tells news reporters that he is against Obama because of his race.” So yeah, it IS racism.

By Concern American

October 20, 2008 1:03 PM | Link to this

This article is a sad one. How can anyone be angry at this individual, when you should feel sorry for him. This much hatred can not be healthy and it was probably learned through generations of people just like him. The real sad part about this article is that half the racist in this city/world really can’t explain why they are that way, other then to repeat something negative that either someone in their family or a friend has told them about different nationalities. And because they think they are the superior ones on this earth. Instead of getting angry, just pray for this poor soul. He can’t help the way he was raised. Anyone who is willing to place this country at risk with a 70-old man and a woman who can’t think on her own and is incapable of completing a full sentence, without repeating the same statement over and over again, needs pity not angry. Have mercy on him and others that think like him souls.

By Naomi

October 20, 2008 12:58 PM | Link to this