Comments on: Imagine if a Black Person Yelled like an idiot at a Town Hall?

By: PI

PI — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:51:43 +0000

With all that has occured lately you have plenty of source material, where is the latest video?

By: justin

justin — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 02:44:31 +0000

white people still acting like fools. the whites at these town hall meetings are no better than lynch mobs of old.

so vile, so evil. if you’re not helping the problem, you’re a part of the problem.

this lady acted accordingly, and her attacker was clearly out of line.

By: Rochelle Spencer

Rochelle Spencer — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 01:33:35 +0000

And the guy ripped the poster out her hands in such a violent , rage-filled manner when he could have calmly asked her to just put the poster away. The “security” should have been much more concerned with his behavior, than hers!

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:06:48 +0000

Well, to be fair Mr Winfrey was arrested on charges of suspicion of assault. So while the media took the video out of context (shocking, i know) Ms. Johnson may get the last laugh after all.

By: Marie Mahoney

Marie Mahoney — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:09:53 +0000

In response to devans00: I agree wholeheartedly with your last sentence. That said, without minimizing the racist overtones here–and fully admitting that as a white person I likely don’t “get it”–I think the crowd’s response may also have something to do with the fact that people can be kinda stupid in groups. People at these forums seem to think they’re at wrestling matches or old-fashioned melodramas. It’s astonishing how juvenile people are acting–and how mean-spirited so many people appear to be.

By: devans00

devans00 — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:54:50 +0000

One of the most disturbing things to me about the video clip is the hootin’ and hollerin’ going on when the lady was bum rushed out.

If there was any question whether or not the “shut em down” protests were about health care or something else, listening to the crowd should give the answer.

By: Marie Mahoney

Marie Mahoney — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:19:30 +0000

Dear Elon James White,

I do not think you are an “oversensitive Black guy.” I think Mr. White Guy in Blue T-Shirt was overzealous. WTF with the ripping? Who ASKED him to play the vigilante? And whoever slammed you on Facebook WAS an a-hole. You’re not ranting; you were just calling people’s attention to a situation where the authority’s response seemed out of whack–maybe it was and maybe it wasn’t (hard to be entirely sure based on a short video clip), but you’re allowed to say what you think. GAH! People just need to simmer down. The public “discussion” on health care is a nightmare–like Thanksgiving dinner with my loud-talking Italian relatives, times 40 million.

By: Jessica Walsh

Jessica Walsh — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:13:03 +0000

Rules are Rules…so as I agree that the woman shouldn’t have tested the waters with her poster, I do however think the man was completely out of line! Both, in my opinion are part of the problem and not the solution! Honestly, is anyone REALLY surprised at the reactions from either side? Reality is reality…and Racism is our reality in this country! Unfortunately for those of us that wish it weren’t….we’re left to be exposed to the ignorance of others. Personally, I feel that setting the right example in ourselves is much more effective than trying to prove to someone why they should change! In these situations (healthcare reform) I just ask myself…”What would Jesus do?”……and I think we all know the answer to that!

By: derek arnold

derek arnold — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:05:52 +0000

Folks have been looking for ways/places to act the fool ever since President Obama got elected. They are only making a fool of themselves and, more dangerously, enabling even bigger fools.

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:46:38 +0000

UGH!!! That stuff pisses me off! True, if you were told not to bring posters, don’t bring ‘em, but…the man snatching here property and trying to destroy it was totally uncalled for and complete assery! Why was she taken out like that? She wasn’t the one flipping out! This whole health care issue, which isn’t really about health care, is so out of control with insanity…