As a black woman, let me add a hearty FUCK YOU salute to Michael Moore!

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

134. Excuse me, cali, but go back and re-read what MM said. He said that President Obama will only

be remembered as the first black American president. That is bullshit.

First, MM spent several years making a moving about 911 and the invasion of an unarmed nation. The irony is that the unfortunate events that we now face in Iraq are PRECISELY caused to those bad decisions made by the previous administration now sitting on the lap of the current president.

It is absolutely appalling and incredibly unfair to blame THIS president for the actions of the PREVIOUS administration. Had we not invaded and attacked that sovereign nation, I wouldn't be hurting my fingers typed this post to you.

The bottom line is that President Obama--like him, love him, hate him--has a long list of accomplishments, including the capturing and killing of the person responsible for 911. That is a fact! To dismiss that, especially from someone like Michael Moore, is not only strange, it is offensive.

Michael Moore brought in the issue of race. No one here on DU did.

Second, MM also spent several years...well, many years railing against the current health care system.

Well, the current BLACK MAN IN THE WHITE HOUSE has gone further than any previous administration to make improvements to said system. Is the ACA perfect? NO! Is it what we ultimately want? NO! I have been clear and very consistent that at the very least, we should have some form of public option if we can't get universal medicine.

But again, to dismiss and diminish this man's record of accomplishments is, to me, yes, racism.

As a black woman who has accomplished very much in my own life, I am very familiar with having my own successes reduced down to my skin color and my skin color ONLY (not even my gender).

Michael Moore's comments were wrong. They were wrong and offensive. And most blacks--some of whom may even be disappointed with President Obama--know what it feels like to be reduced down to one's skin color rather than have their accomplishments acknowledged. It happens nearly everyday here on DU when it comes to this president, and don't think that the black DUers are not having discussions about it because we are. It's offensive! And wrong!