Obama the Racist?

I generally ignore extreme wingnuts, left and right, but the latest nutty charge, that President Obama is a racist, seems to have some staying power. Let’s take a look at the people he appointed to positions of power in Washington. Here are his first 50 appointments, in no particular order. Go ahead, scroll down through all of them and see the results of his “racism”.

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan

Secretary of Energy Steven Chu

Secretary of Energy Steven Chu

Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sibelius

Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sibelius

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan

Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis

Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar

Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner

Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner

Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood

Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki

Administrator of the SBA Karen G. Mills

Administrator of the SBA Karen G. Mills

Administrator, EPA

Administrator, EPA Lisa Jackson

Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry

Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry

Chairman, SEC Mary Shapiro

Chairman, SEC Mary Shapiro

Chairman U. S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission Gary Gensler

Chairman U. S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission Gary Gensler

Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System Daniel Tarullo

Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System Daniel Tarullo

Chairman, FCC Julius Genashowski

Chairman, FCC Julius Genashowski

Chairman SEC Mary Shapiro

Chairman SEC Mary Shapiro

Chief of Staff Fahm Emmanuel

Chief of Staff Fahm Emmanuel

Co-Chair of the President's Council on Science and Technology Harold Varmus

Co-Chair of the President's Council on Science and Technology Harold Varmus

Co-Chair of the President's Council on Science and Technology Eric Lander

Co-Chair of the President's Council on Science and Technology Eric Lander

Coordinator of Climate and Energy Policy Carol Browner

Coordinator of Climate and Energy Policy Carol Browner

Director Central Intelligence Agency Leon Panetta

Director Central Intelligence Agency Leon Panetta

Dir. Office of Science and Technology, and  Co-chair of the President's Council on Science and Technology John Holdren

Dir. Office of Science and Technology, and Co-chair of the President's Council on Science and Technology John Holdren

Dir., White House Council on Environmental Quality Nancy Sutley

Dir., White House Council on Environmental Quality Nancy Sutley

Director NOAA Jane Lubchenko

Director NOAA Jane Lubchenko

Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair

Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair

Director, Office of Management and Budget Peter Orszag

Director, Office of Management and Budget Peter Orszag

National Security Advisor James L. Jones

National Security Advisor James L. Jones

Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke

Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke

Special Envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell

Special Envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell

U. N. Ambassador Susan Rice

U. N. Ambassador Susan Rice

U. S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk

U. S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk

Deputy Assistant to the President, and Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs Michael Froman

Deputy Assistant to the President, and Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs Michael Froman

Director, White House Office of Urban Affairs Adolfo Carrion

Director, White House Office of Urban Affairs Adolfo Carrion

Director, U.S. Dept of Justice Office of Legal Counsel Dawn Johnsen

Director, U.S. Dept of Justice Office of Legal Counsel Dawn Johnsen

Chair, President's Council of Economic Advisors Christina Romer

Chair, President's Council of Economic Advisors Christina Romer

Commissioner, FDA

Commissioner, FDA

Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra

Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra

Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gray

Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gray

Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts Rocco Landesman

Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts Rocco Landesman

Attorney General Eric Holder

Attorney General Eric Holder

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack

Asistant Secretary For the Department of Housing and Urban Development David Stevens

Asistant Secretary For the Department of Housing and Urban Development David Stevens

Head, NRC Gregory Jaczko

Head, NRC Gregory Jaczko

Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke

Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates

Head, CDC Thomas Friedan

Head, CDC Thomas Friedan

Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano

Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano

Deputy Secretary of State for Management Jacob Lew

Deputy Secretary of State for Management Jacob Lew

This looks more like a Rotary Club than the result of an African-American racist.

‘Nuff said?

Bill Way
New York, NY
August 2009

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