Morgan Freeman: Obama's not our first black president

[Double J]

President Barack Obama is considered by some to be the nation's first black president - but Morgan Freeman isn't one such individual.

The actor told NPR's "Tell Me More" host Michel Martin in an interview posted Thursday that "the first thing" that he thinks of when he thinks of Obama is "all of the people who are setting up this barrier for him," Morgan said.

"They just conveniently forget that Barack had a mama, and she was white - very white American, Kansas, middle America," the Oscar winner continued. "There was no argument about who he is or what he is. America's first black president hasn't arisen yet. He's not America's first black president - he's America's first mixed-race president."

Race aside, however, Freeman also mentioned that he believes the president has been treated unfairly by members of the opposing party.

"He is being purposely, purposely thwarted by the Republican Party, who started out at the beginning of his tenure by saying, 'We are going to do whatever is necessary to make sure that he only has one term,'" Freeman said. "That means they will not cooperate with him on anything. So to say he's ineffective is a misappropriation of the facts."

As a mulatto myself I actually agree.

 

[Takerstani]

Morgan Freeman on a bender again? Obama's been Black, Biracial, whatever it is each individual considers him, for a while now...enough. Why is he rehashing this now? He's not getting any whiter or blacker at this point.

What is with the timing of this? Every so often this guy trots out some more of his racial opinions. I wish he'd stick to making thrillers with Ashley Judd....they're actually more than decent.

 

[jadillac]

Morgan Freeman on a bender again? Obama's been Black, Biracial, whatever it is each individual considers him, for a while now...enough. Why is he rehashing this now? He's not getting any whiter or blacker at this point.

What is with the timing of this? Every so often this guy trots out some more of his racial opinions. I wish he'd stick to making thrillers with Ashley Judd....they're actually more than decent.

Ohhh, geee, I dont know....maybe...uhhhh.......someone asked him a QUESTION and he answered it.

 

[88m3]

Guy has the most random tangents

 

[Economics]

Dude is hit or miss with stuff, this topic had been at this point.

NPR should've played this to him (granted I didn't listen to his whole interview with them) and asked does his present self still agree with his past self

 

[Nefflum nigga]

U mulatto negroes are n1ggaz too.

They wouldve owned u not because of your whiteness..but because of your blackness

U stopped bein mulattos after they removed it off the census in the 30s

If a cop runs your name...under race there is a "B" and please believe that b doesnt stand for biracial. It stands for black.

Ask huey p newton, angela davis, and elaine brown(all led the black panthers) are they so called mulattos...they'd say hell no and that they are black.

Stop being blinded young mixed negro. You would've been sold as a mulatto NEGRO.

Morgan freeman is perpetuating the willie lynch mindset

 

[Amare's Right Hook]

He can be very full of himself sometimes.

 

[marcuz]

Morgan freeman is perpetuating the willie lynch mindset

but your perpetuating the one drop rule

 

[GreatestLaker]

He is 100% correct. The one drop rule is RACIST. Calling Obama black is racist. He is not black.

 

[koyaanisqatsi]

Is Drake black ?

 

[GreatestLaker]

Is Drake black ?

Is Drake white? No. He is mixed. Its fukking simple.

 

[Will Ross]

You can't have a mixed race If one of the groups don't want to claim you.

 

[Clem]

He's not white though.

 

[Will Ross]

Is Drake white? No. He is mixed. Its fukking simple.

No such thing as mixed my friend. White people dont accept you unless your 100% white.

 

[Heelish]

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