quoted from Washington Monthly COPYRIGHT 2007 Washington Monthly Company
May 1, 2007
Volume 39; Issue 5 "For example, Sailer relates an anecdote from the book in which Obama's white grandmother wants a ride to work because she had been threatened by a black panhandler while waiting for the bus the day before. Obama "is outraged--at his grandparents," according to Sailer, who offers the story as further evidence of Obama's anger toward his white family. But in the book the situation is far more nuanced than Sailer lets on. In fact, it's Obama's grandfather who's outraged that his wife was scared because, in her words, "the fella was black." Obama describes these words as "a fist in my stomach." But he tells his grandfather that although his grandmother's attitude bothered him, "Toot's fears would ... pass and we should give her a ride in the meantime." Putting his hand on his grandfather's shoulder, he says it's all right, that he understands."

About 2 years ago I remember reading or hearing a speech about his white grandma being frightened, looking at articles of the time I noted that there was a sub article about a 101 year old grandma that had been frightened or something by black youths. Hence the connection. I have been looking for the quote, but I read a heck of a lot.....so

But this book excerpt by Obama is kinda far-fetched actually, people tend to be raised by people and whatever is said is blown off, to have so much racial insecurity that a statement made by a grandparent has this reaction is a bit of a fantasy I think.

I'm not sure what the demographics are in hawaii, but sometimes that needs to be taken into account as well. A grandma passing a black panhandler in New York on the way to the bus is a bit different from a grandma passing a black panhandler in Iowa on the way to the bus. And also it could have been the way this guy approached her. Women tend to be protective of their kids also, so her identity to her grandson could have made the threat seem more real, that a black man had come to take her grandson.

People are complex. For Obama to take an authentic moment in his grandma's life to bandy about for his own means, just tells me how indulged and how very very selfish he is.

Before the Obamanites get out the pom poms and begin spouting Obama for Jesus routines. Obama endorses global welfare and global taxation and he gives less than 1% to charity (25% of that 1% was to his Wrightest church)