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But even casually dropping the N-word and addressing a topic that is at the forefront of our American culture, albeit one that needs to be addressed—

“Racism, we are not cured of it. And it’s not just a matter of it not being polite to say n----- in public… That’s not the measure of whether racism still exists or not. It’s not just a matter of overt discrimination. Societies don’t, overnight, completely erase everything that happened 200 to 300 years prior.”

—was not in the vein of the WTF podcast’s usual flow, and sounded more like a potential sound bite than intimate interaction.

The failure of Congress to act was a recurring theme throughout the show, as were conversationally injected bullet points about the successes of his administration—health care, jobs, the economy, ending wars, and asking, and answering himself, “Are we better off now that we were four years ago? The answer is unequivocally yes.”

But while Obama spoke conversationally, it was hardly a conversation. Maron was all but silent, interjecting only a few times, as Obama spoke at length.

andy7171 wrote:I don't see the big deal. He's talking about racism. In the context he used it in, it was appropriate.

Doing a pod cast interview in someones garage, is beneath the Presidency.

ASUG8 wrote:Did his white half or his black half use the word?

ALPHAGRIZ1 wrote:That word is no different than "cupcake"........if its in the American lexicon there is no REAL reason it cannot be used if one chooses to.


That being said, you know it was Obamas white half that said it

andy7171 wrote:I don't see the big deal. He's talking about racism. In the context he used it in, it was appropriate.

Doing a pod cast interview in someones garage, is beneath the Presidency.

andy7171 wrote:I don't see the big deal. He's talking about racism. In the context he used it in, it was appropriate.

Doing a pod cast interview in someones garage, is beneath the Presidency.

BDKJMU wrote:

andy7171 wrote:I don't see the big deal. He's talking about racism. In the context he used it in, it was appropriate.

Doing a pod cast interview in someones garage, is beneath the Presidency.

So if a white Conk POTUS says it in the same context its no different then?

BDKJMU wrote:

andy7171 wrote:I don't see the big deal. He's talking about racism. In the context he used it in, it was appropriate.

Doing a pod cast interview in someones garage, is beneath the Presidency.

So if a white Conk POTUS says it in the same context its no different then?

ALPHAGRIZ1 wrote:

BDKJMU wrote:
So if a white Conk POTUS says it in the same context its no different then?

Nope, LBJ used that word a lot

BDKJMU wrote:

andy7171 wrote:I don't see the big deal. He's talking about racism. In the context he used it in, it was appropriate.

Doing a pod cast interview in someones garage, is beneath the Presidency.

So if a white Conk POTUS says it in the same context its no different then?

BDKJMU wrote:

ALPHAGRIZ1 wrote: Nope, LBJ used that word a lot

????

Ibanez wrote:

BDKJMU wrote:
????

LBJ said the the n-word a lot.

tribe_pride wrote:

Ibanez wrote: LBJ said the the n-word a lot.

The ??? marks were because Lebron ... I mean ... Lyndon B. Johnson was a Democrat. Earlier he said if a white Conk POTUS said the same in the same context, he'd get crushed.

And obviously, we are talking about the PC era.

Ibanez wrote:

tribe_pride wrote:
The ??? marks were because Lebron ... I mean ... Lyndon B. Johnson was a Democrat. Earlier he said if a white Conk POTUS said the same in the same context, he'd get crushed.

And obviously, we are talking about the PC era.

I know why he was confused. Alpha was showing that a democrat was just as guilty as a republican.


Right, AG1?

Ibanez wrote:

tribe_pride wrote:
The ??? marks were because Lebron ... I mean ... Lyndon B. Johnson was a Democrat. Earlier he said if a white Conk POTUS said the same in the same context, he'd get crushed.

And obviously, we are talking about the PC era.

I know why he was confused. Alpha was showing that a democrat was just as guilty as a republican.


Right, AG1?

kalm wrote:A pretty good review of Mark Maron's interview with the Big O. WTF is indeed one of the best podcasts out there and Maron is a great interviewer but he swore off politics a long time ago, so I don't really blame him for not digging into Obama's mind like he normally would a guest.

The interview is a great example of Obama's aloofness. Is the use of the word "n*****" beneath the office of the President?

But even casually dropping the N-word and addressing a topic that is at the forefront of our American culture, albeit one that needs to be addressed—

“Racism, we are not cured of it. And it’s not just a matter of it not being polite to say n----- in public… That’s not the measure of whether racism still exists or not. It’s not just a matter of overt discrimination. Societies don’t, overnight, completely erase everything that happened 200 to 300 years prior.”

—was not in the vein of the WTF podcast’s usual flow, and sounded more like a potential sound bite than intimate interaction.

The failure of Congress to act was a recurring theme throughout the show, as were conversationally injected bullet points about the successes of his administration—health care, jobs, the economy, ending wars, and asking, and answering himself, “Are we better off now that we were four years ago? The answer is unequivocally yes.”

But while Obama spoke conversationally, it was hardly a conversation. Maron was all but silent, interjecting only a few times, as Obama spoke at length.

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Ursus A. Horribilis wrote:kalm, you're welcome, first off.

Here's some extra from Opie & Jim today for you.

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