Can you imagine what would happen to President Bush if he had said “This is my man, right here” about a politician who declared dark skinned people responsible for anything bad. It would have been a certification of the widespread belief that the right was racist.
However, the fact that President Obama said that about President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gets no attention. At all:
During a lunch at the Group of 20 summit in London, Obama shook hands with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and said: “This is my man, right here. I love this guy.”
A bemused Silva — who does not speak English — appeared to enjoy the comments as they were relayed by an interpreter, grasping Obama’s outstretched hand with both of his.
Recently, Lula declared that the curent economic turmoil was caused by white people with blue eyes:
I’m guessing Obama didn’t hear that, just like he didn’t hear anything Rev. Wright said for 20 years.
