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[shuri]

Yeah I know it's a TMZ link but still

Barack Obama's politics meant nothing to Samuel L. Jackson because the "Pulp Fiction" star only voted for the president for one reason and one reason only ... because he's black.

In an interview with Ebony magazine, Jackson explained, "I voted for Barack because he was black. 'Cuz that's why other folks vote for other people — because they look like them ... That's American politics, pure and simple. [Obama's] message didn't mean [bleep] to me.

Jackson then went on to drop the N-word several times when discussing Obama, telling the mag, "When it comes down to it, they wouldn't have elected a [bleep]. A [bleep] is scary. Obama ain't scary at all. [Bleeps] don't have beers at the White House. [Bleeps] don't let some white dude, while you in the middle of a speech, call [him] a liar. A [bleep] would have stopped the meeting right there and said, ‘Who the [bleep] said that?' I hope Obama gets scary in the next four years, 'cuz he ain't gotta worry about getting re-elected."

Source: http://www.tmz.com/2012/02/11/barack-obama-samuel-l-jackson/

How do you guys feel about this? It's his own personal choice, but I disagree with his point. I really dont think that people vote for candidates that look like them. I would almost go the point of saying that it's a pretty damn dumb reason to vote for someone. I expected better from Jackson.. And whats with the 'some white dude' thing :/

 

[FStop7]

Yeah I know it's a TMZ link but still


Source: http://www.tmz.com/2012/02/11/barack-obama-samuel-l-jackson/

How do you guys feel about this? It's her own personal choice, but I disagree with his point. I really dont think that people vote for candidates that look like them. I would almost go the point of saying that it's a pretty damn dumb reason to vote for someone. I expected better from Jackson..

wat

About the rest, I really don't give two shits about what Samuel L. Jackson or pretty much any other celebrity has to say about anything. Their worldviews are so much different than mine simply because they're celebrities. They don't exist in the same world that I do.

 

[Casp0r]

Politics is built on retards.

 

[soundahfekz]

I appreciate his honesty. Doesn't make it any less ridiculous though

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

I was tempted to make a post simply "That's fair, I didn't vote for him because he's black" but was afraid the sarcasm wouldn't be detected.

 

[Suairyu]

If people vote for people because they look like them, how did an individual belonging to an ethnic minority get elected?

 

[mollipen]

How do you guys feel about this? It's her own personal choice, but I disagree with his point. I really dont think that people vote for candidates that look like them. I would almost go the point of saying that it's a pretty damn dumb reason to vote for someone. I expected better from Jackson..

HMMM.

Anyhow, doesn't bother me. Thinking a lot of black people wouldn't vote for the first potential black president simply because he's black is ridiculous. It'll also happen the first time we get the opportunity for a first female president.

And then beyond that, he's right. Hell, at this point, so much of our population simply votes on "republican" or "democrat" without actually caring what the people stand for or their views on issues.

If we had a populace that actually gave more of a damn about voting for the "right" person, then I'd care more when people make statements like these.

 

[Broder Salsa]

Didn't Chris Rock already do this? "He black. I black".

 

[timetokill]

So did a ton of other people.

People also vote for people because there's a "D" or a "R" next to their name.

 

[Baconsaurus Rex]

That were a lot of bleeps

 

[Verelios]

I can actually see where he's coming from. Actually, I just didn't want to vote for McCaine.

 

[Suairyu]

I'm now going to be looking at every mod decision ever made by Bish in a new light.

 

[BlueTsunami]

I hope Obama's 2012 re-election message is based on the "Angry Black Man" stereotype. Fuck hope and change. No more nursing some weak ass white wine, bust out 'dat bourbon.

 

[Vox-Pop]

I was going to go vote for Obama, but I think I just stayed home that day.

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

So did a ton of other people.

Starting to warm up those engines, who is going to step up and really launch this thread?

 

[mysticwhip]

i only like obama because he's black

 

[Bulbo Urethral Baggins]

I hope Obama's 2012 re-election message is based on the "Angry Black Man" stereotype. Fuck hope and change.

 

[Amagon]

At least he voted, am I right?

 

[Trigger Warning]

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[wenis]

I was tempted to make a post simply "That's fair, I didn't vote for him because he's black" but was afraid the sarcasm wouldn't be detected.

You sir are no hero of the day.

Live up to your name next time and go for the gusto. I would have laughed.

 

[FStop7]

I voted for Obama because he's white.

Now what, bitches?

Spoiler

yes i am kidding for the sarcasm impaired

 

[disappeared]

His re-election speech will simply be Ezekiel 25:17.

 

[apana]

If people vote for people because they look like them, how did an individual belonging to an ethnic minority get elected?

I think the point is that people have been voting for white presidents for the past however many years and the idea of a president who is not white was not even something under consideration for a while so a lot of ethnic politics were at play. Hell we still won't vote for someone if they are not christian. It is true that a lot of enthusiasm in the black community for Barack Obama was because he was a minority and honestly I don't see the huge deal considering that it is something that no one ever expected could happen so naturally people got excited. I don't get mad when Mormons vote for Mitt Romney. Ultimately the goal for society should be to move beyond ethnic politics.

 

[Meier]

So.. did he say a or er?

 

[Kinyou]

So Samuel would be okay with white people to not vote for Obama just because he's black?

 

[rezuth]

Thats rather dumb.

 

[Bulbo Urethral Baggins]

So Samuel would be okay with white people to not vote for Obama just because he's black?

No. He knows that would never happen.

 

[OpinionatedCyborg]

[Bleeps] don't let some white dude, while you in the middle of a speech, call [him] a liar. A [bleep] would have stopped the meeting right there and said, ‘Who the [bleep] said that?' I hope Obama gets scary in the next four years, 'cuz he ain't gotta worry about getting re-elected."

hahahha

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Was he high?

 

[ratcliffja]

I voted for Obama because he's white.

Now what, bitches?

Spoiler

yes i am kidding for the sarcasm impaired

I like the cut of your jib.

 

[Makoto]

Didn't Chris Rock already do this? "He black. I black".

Because he's black and qualified.

 

[Seth C]

You're probably right. They don't vote for them because they look like them. They vote for whichever one spends the most money advertising.

 

[Good Job Bob]

When it comes down to it, they wouldn't have elected a nigga. A nigga is scary. Obama ain't scary at all. Niggas don't have beers at the White House. Niggas don't let some white dude, while you in the middle of a speech, call [him] a liar. A nigga would have stopped the meeting right there and said, ‘Who the fuck said that?' I hope Obama gets scary in the next four years, 'cuz he ain't gotta worry about getting re-elected.

Damn.

Thought Samuel was smarter than this.

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

Thats rather dumb.

At least it worked out well this time. I mean, he could have voted for McCain and Palin other wise.

 

[adamsappel]

I didn't vote for Obama solely because he's black, but I was happy to be voting for a black guy for the presidency. Likewise I would have been pleased to vote for Hilary Clinton, as the first female president.

 

[teruterubozu]

Was he high?

He's probably sick of the Hollywood=liberal crusader thing with Clooney, Pitt and all those touchy-feely types. It just came out the wrong way.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

He's probably sick of the Hollywood=liberal thing with Clooney, Pitt and all those touchy-feely types.

nah, he was probably high.

 

[JDeluis]

So did a ton of other people.

People also vote for people because there's a "D" or a "R" next to their name.

http://youtu.be/b5p3OB6roAg

 

[Averon]

Yeah, a lot of people probably voted for Obama because he's black. But a lot of people probably voted against him because he's black. It all evens out to me.

 

[teruterubozu]

nah, he was probably high.

I thought that's what I said.

 

[FreeMufasa]

On another note, I always found it funny when people say something like "Yeah well all blacks/minorities voted for Obama". Doesn't that mean only whites voted for that McCage dude?

 

[Dreams-Visions]

I thought that's what I said.

 

[OddSpoon]

Politics is built on retards.

Samuel is right though. Just take at all the recent "surges" by the different republican candidates. People switch like nothing.

 

[Prince of Space]

I don't blame him. I too voted for Obama because he was black -- though still white enough so as not to completely disrupt my delicate sensibilities.

 

[Princess Carl]

Sounds like they caught him at the perfect time. He seems very frustrated with the American political system and this frustration has probably been building for some time.

 

[DeaconKnowledge]

This is the mindset from which most people, especially older people vote.

...are people just learning this?

 

[Baby Milo]

Damn.

Thought Samuel was smarter than this.

im sure he wasn't trying to be humorous at all

 

[LQX]

I always found the outrage about that fact some blacks voted for Obama based on the fact he was black ironic when at the same time there was women's movement that basically wanted to elect Hillary because she is woman then the same thing happened when Palin came in to the picture. It very hypocritical especially when we know for damn sure many also did not vote for Obama because he is black.

 

[speculawyer]

We that is a stupid fucking reason to vote for him.

 

[Sol..]

when keeping it real goes awesome.