I don't know who Toby Keith is, I've never heard of him, but I read an article today in the Huffington Post, where he assumed to be an expert on what Blacks think.
During Keith's appearance on the July 30 broadcast of Beck's show, he remarked, "I think the black people would say he [Obama] don't talk, act or carry himself as a black person."
"What does that even mean?" the audibly shocked Beck replied.
"Well, I don't know what that means," Keith drawled, "but I think that that's what they would say. Even though the black society would pull for him I still think that they think in the back of their mind that the only reason he is in [the general election] is because he talks, acts and carries himself as a Caucasian."
Well, based on the picture of him, he's white or caucasian, (as we never refer to white folks). So does that mean Obama talks, acts or carries himself like him. Or better yet, the Pope is caucasian, does Obama copy him.
What I'd like to know is what the hell does he mean? Do all white people talk a certain way? Do all blacks? No! No one can sit and stereotype a race and then tell others what we think. Quite frankly, Obama talks like my dad, and he's Black. He also sounds like a guy I worked for once, and he was white. I could think of a lot of intelligent people over the course of my life, irregardless of color, that sound and carried themselves professionally like Obama.
And if, anyone believes that all blacks are voting for Obama, they are not paying attention. There are a lot who oppose him. And I am not voting for him because he's black. I've listened and read his positions and I agree with him. He is the best choice!
I really don't know who this guy is, but I think his ignorance is on display and I am surprised that Beck, didn't ask him if he thought Obama sounded like him, after all he is caucasian. Well, maybe not, that would have meant he was thinking...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...