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“Barack Obama is to blame”: 13 Alabama conservatives on Charlottesville

Several Alabama voters blame President Barack Obama for the white supremacist violence in Charlottesville this weekend because, they say, he sowed division in American politics.

Attendees at a rally for Rep. Mo Brooks, a conservative House Republican running for Senate, in Decatur on Monday said they were confident that philanthropist George Soros was bankrolling both sides of this weekend's violent clashes.

And on conservative Alabama talk radio, Black Lives Matter activists quickly emerged as a top culprit in the bloodshed. Callers, citing Facebook posts, claimed that BLM protesters had thrown bricks at the car that then hit and killed Heather Heyer.

“There’s a lot of wrong on both sides, and unfortunately all the liberal media talks about is the wrong on one side,” said Tom Cowles, 61, a retired engineer from a wealthy section of northeast Alabama.

Ann Eubank, 68, of Rainy Day Patriots Tea Party: Obama set racial relationships in the nation back 100 years with his divisional rhetoric. Being a Southerner, the KKK was always Democrat. So to blame it on Republicans is ridiculous. Did they have the right to march? Absolutely. Did the antifa have the right to stop them? No. That's how violence begins — the two polar opposites don't want the other to be heard.

Dawn Ray, homemaker
It's very sad and counter to how I think — to be racist. And to create conflict is counter to my worldview and the worldview of those I associate with. We, as a rule, look at people as individuals and don't judge people by the color of their skin.

The climate that's created, in part by the last presidential administration, encouraged dissent and encouraged conflict by not denouncing it.

Kerrick Whisenant, 41, construction executive
I think Barack Obama is to blame. I think this country is more divided than it ever has been. I think almost all racism in world history can be tied back to liberalism, socialism, the idea everyone's supposed to have an equal outcome as opposed to equal opportunity — those are liberal ideas that have been propagated over the past eight years through the administration, with just terrible things going on and the rhetoric we had coming out of the White House during that time.

And I think President Trump's leadership is spot-on — we have to reject all kinds of racism, and eventually we have to reject it and refuse to acknowledge it, other than criminal proceedings, and get rid of it.

I think with a lot of things in life we have to ask, "Who is to gain from this?" I don't think you have crowds show up to that sort of thing without somebody to gain. Somebody having something to gain. I think that news media, Hollywood, and Democratic politicians are the top three entities that can gain from something like that.

Dave Garvey, 66
It's terrible. I think some good is going to come of it. There will be a crackdown on almost all hate groups — the white supremacists, the KKK, even on the other side and those against freedom of speech trying to shut down peaceful protests.

I don't think they should have even allowed [the neo-Nazis there]. If you're going to allow it, bring in the National Guard preemptively and make sure the area is secured. If you authorize something like that, there's going to be confrontation — I'm surprised there wasn't more destruction of property.

It would have been nice if the president had come out a little stronger against the specific groups, but if you're going to give a rapid off-the-cuff response, it was probably a little bit bland; but if you're going to do that, I didn't have a problem with that. Today he just met with the attorney general and probably got more information today than he did yesterday. It's hard to jump in and start accusing people before you have the facts; and today he named the groups.

Rep. Mo Brooks, US representative and Republican Senate candidate
I’m not in a position to form a judgment as to who is or who isn’t responsible until I have more factual information. I just have news clips. Certainly, the guy who drove his car into other people — that was dead wrong, and he ought to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, and if the death penalty permits, he ought to be executed.

But I also saw other film clips of different groups of people assaulting each other, but from the scrum it was difficult to determine who was who.

Hot takes.

Blame Barack Obama if old.

 

[Akronis]

Thanks Obama

For real though, of course they think Obama is to blame. Where's the bingo card for this?

 

[……forgetit]

Woo, I got bingo!

Thanks Obama

For real though, of course they think Obama is to blame. Where's the bingo card for this?

Ah damnit.

 

[Nowise10]

God damnit Obama.

 

[charpunk]

75 years from now, republicans are still going to be blaming Obama.

 

[DrROBschiz]

Disgusting

These people will never see reason

and pass the blame to Obama every god damn time

 

[Laevateinn]

Obama had a lot of nerve being a black man.

 

[Skinny Pete]

Oh fuck off you racist pieces of shit.

 

[capitalCORN]

Without fucking fail. Those nazis were simply 'fighting back'.

 

[rjinaz]

It's really the only thing Republicans are good at, blaming Democrats. Shit it's how they dominated this election. Now that the Democrats are out of power they are utterly useless. So it makes sense they'd keep sticking with what works for them. Except I don't think the American people are going to buy it this time.

 

[DonShula]

back 100 years with his divisional rhetoric. Being a Southerner, the KKK was always Democrat. So to blame it on Republicans is ridiculous.

The hell-blazingly hottest take of them all.

This is what "both sides" gets us. People out there actually think this makes sense.

Thank you cable news.

 

[Kayhan]

Wow I never saw that coming.

 

[LionPride]

Yo my nigga Kerrick needs to chill

The fuck they on

 

[RedAssedApe]

these people might as well join the white power rallies

 

[Alligatorjandro]

Shut the fuck up

 

[Randolph Freelander]

I have never been able to understand this conservative nonsense about Obama being to blame for racism.

Unless they mean by merely existing and being twice elected President, I guess.

 

[xxracerxx]

Sowed division by being a black man in the White House.

Pieces of shit.

 

[ramoisdead]

"Hmmmm a black man who is currently out of a job and nowhere near Charlottesville during the rally...

The perfect person to blame!"

 

[Snowybreak]

Dawn Ray, homemaker
It's very sad and counter to how I think — to be racist. And to create conflict is counter to my worldview and the worldview of those I associate with. We, as a rule, look at people as individuals and don't judge people by the color of their skin.

The climate that's created, in part by the last presidential administration, encouraged dissent and encouraged conflict by not denouncing it.

By not denouncing what exactly? "I'm not racist and don't like racism, but racism is Obama's fault."

 

[Not]

Technically they're just being honest. All it took was a single almost-faultless black President to get the White Power movement up and running.

Cool they're admitting it.

 

[Host Samurai]

They will blame Obama for rising sea levels. Not surprised here.

 

[Team Filler]

Oh that classic chestnut! Chappelle's show continues to be relevant.

 

[……forgetit]

Kerrick Whisenant, 41, construction executive
I think Barack Obama is to blame. I think this country is more divided than it ever has been. I think almost all racism in world history can be tied back to liberalism, socialism, the idea everyone's supposed to have an equal outcome as opposed to equal opportunity — those are liberal ideas that have been propagated over the past eight years through the administration, with just terrible things going on and the rhetoric we had coming out of the White House during that time.

What the fuck is this dude smoking?

 

[Waylon Drums]

And it doesn't matter. It doesn't and will not matter. People will listen to them and believe what they're saying because it's what they want to hear.

 

[FinaruDensetsu]

Obama the most divisive president who never said anything divisive.

 

[RedAssedApe]

luckily most of them are older.

 

[LegendofJoe]

Dave Garvey is the only somewhat sensible, non-brainwashed person in that group. The rest live in an alternate reality.

 

[buttery fistful]

there go republicans projecting again

 

[Viewt]

"Hey, I'm no racist, but it's the black guy's fault."

 

[Not]

75 years from now, republicans are still going to be blaming Obama.

I'd love to make them also blame Kamala Harris. And decades of other nonwhite people.

Let's do this.

 

[Barry Burton]

Dave Garvey, 66
It's terrible. I think some good is going to come of it. There will be a crackdown on almost all hate groups — the white supremacists, the KKK, even on the other side and those against freedom of speech trying to shut down peaceful protests.

Read this over and over and tell me it doesn't make your head hurt.

 

[PepsimanVsJoe]

What the fuck is this dude smoking?

Just another pseudo-intellectual fucknaught whose mind is filled to bursting with bullshit.

 

[Violence Jack]

Those hardcore conservatives think the US is tainted now because a black man was president for two terms, and now hope Trump destroys it all because that was the last straw for many of them.

 

[capitalCORN]

I have never been able to understand this conservative nonsense about Obama being to blame for racism.

Unless they mean by merely existing and being twice elected President, I guess.

The fact of a black person holding the highest office in the country caused such an inferiority complex, their prewired fear of retribution for slavery caused them their racism to jump to overdrive. Kinda like how tiny wippy dogs get loud around larger dogs.

 

[effzee]

I have never been able to understand this conservative nonsense about Obama being to blame for racism.

Unless they mean by merely existing and being twice elected President, I guess.

He became President and is black. He also didn't deny he is black thus he brought the color of his race to the forefront and is to blame for people looking at ppl by the color of their skin.

If he only identified as an equal opportunity human.

 

[DrROBschiz]

They are caught in psychosis

Are they seriously going to blame Obama for everything till they are dead?

Fucking cowardly dumb pieces of shit

 

[Nikodemos]

"If only those [[entitled black protesters]] would [[engange constructively]] and not be [[enabled]] by the [[irresponsible]] actions of [[Barack Obama]]."

They are parrotting dogwhistles so loud it sounds like a cicada concert.

 

[Akronis]

luckily most of them are older.

Unfortunately, too many internet communities are driving younger people to the alt-right. Things will need to radically change for us to fix this rather than just waiting for all the old people to die.

 

[excelsiorlef]

But remember all we have to do is just talk to these people

 

[Gordon Shumway]

(((SOROS)))

 

[Ouroboros]

They pulled the "Blame Barry" card a lot later than I thought! I expected this to happen the next day.

 

[Evening Musuko]

Blaming a black dude?

Just another tuesday in america.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

 

[Socreges]

 

[Mahonay]

Racists blame black guy for something a white man is responsible for, news at 11.

 

[DonShula]

I have never been able to understand this conservative nonsense about Obama being to blame for racism.

Unless they mean by merely existing and being twice elected President, I guess.

This is exactly what they mean.

How dare he assert that he and his people are equal? His blackness doesn't need to be all up in white people's faces.

 

[HazySaiyan]

How the fuck are you supposed to reason with people like this?

 

[flkraven]

So the KKK Nazi rally that ended up killing people was a black guy's fault?

That's the opinion of some Alabama conservatives?

I'm blown away.

 

[AmayaPapaya]

How long are they gonna keep blaming him? The South's history of blaming other people for their problems is just SAD. SAD! Lost Cause and all that.

 

[Fergie]

Ignore hundreds years of history.

These people need to come out and say seeing a black man as president broke them. No need for disingenuous bullshit.