In the Spirit of Politics,
President Obama denounces Donald Sterling's "incredibly offensive racist remarks" from Malaysia
President Barack Obama denounced the "alleged" comments by Donald Sterling, the owner of the Clippers basketball team, as being "incredibly offensive racist statements" and placed them in the context of "a continuing legacy of slavery and segregation that Americans must confront." reports Obama: Donald Sterling Comments 'Incredibly Offensive.'
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/...edibly-offensive-racist-remarks-from-Malaysia
"The United States continues to wrestle with the legacy of race and slavery and segregation, that's still there, the vestiges of discrimination, ....We've made enormous strides, but you're going to continue to see this percolate up every so often," he added. "And I think that we just have to be clear and steady in denouncing it, teaching our children differently, but also remaining hopeful that part of why statements like this stand out some much is because there has been this shift in how we view our ourselves."
President Obama denounces Donald Sterling's "incredibly offensive racist remarks" from Malaysia
President Barack Obama denounced the "alleged" comments by Donald Sterling, the owner of the Clippers basketball team, as being "incredibly offensive racist statements" and placed them in the context of "a continuing legacy of slavery and segregation that Americans must confront." reports Obama: Donald Sterling Comments 'Incredibly Offensive.'
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/...edibly-offensive-racist-remarks-from-Malaysia