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President Obama Bows Out of UN Racism Conference...Angers Blacks

by BPB1 | April 18, 2009 at 07:10 pm

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Despite great concern from the African-American community, President Obama has declined to attend or send forth any U.S. Delegates to the UN Racism Conference to be held in Geneva, Switzerland the week of April 20-25.

Citing conflicts of interest regarding Freedom of Speech and a respect for Diplomatic Foreign Policy efforts as it relates to Israel, the Obama Administration has chosen to sit out the conference this year.

After reviewing the main conference draft text in February and requesting that conference officials change all offensive references to the Jewish religion, upon recently learning the text would remain the same, President Obama bowed out of the event.

Prior to jumping knee deep into the world of Politics, President Obama was a Harvard trained, Constitutional Law Professor at the University of Chicago Law School.

Thus he would of course be strongly opposed to any restriction of Freedom of Speech or Freedom of Religion, both being violations of the U.S. Constitution and Human Rights.

He also realizes that if he chose to attend the conference it would be a direct blow to the Jewish race and the nation of Israel.

Considering the fact that Israel is one of America's most trusted allies, it would be foolish to disregard all of the hard work from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to help maintain Peace in the Middle East by appearing at the meeting. To appear would have been too risky.

The President's decision to not attend the conference has angered the African-American/ Black community. But why?

Doesn't the Black community realize that sometimes Leaders have to make unpopular decisions and do what's best for a large number of people, not just one particular population?

Doesn't the Black community realize that he is the Top Political Leader of the entire United States, not just the Black community?

In addition President Barack Hussein Obama has NEVER been ashamed of his Black Heritage. Nor has he ever been ashamed of his White heritage.

He has also never dissed or ignored the Black Community.

In fact his past public service record proves his kind heart towards the Black Community.

So why the beef regarding his decision not to attend this conference?

Has the Black community cast aside their true convictions and reasoning for voting President Obama into the Oval office in the first place?

Or.....did the Black community just vote for President Obama because he was African-American?

I didn't.

When I chose to vote for President Barack Obama I did so only after I listened to his speeches and read the transcripts of his speeches.

You see it wasn't that I didn't believe that a Black man couldn't become president of the United States. I just didn't want to vote for him simply because he was a Black man.

Do I care about issues which affect the Black community? Sure I do however....

As an intelligent voter, I had to hear his heart relative to issues that affect my life. I also had a responsibility to research his beloved wife Michelle's agenda.

Then and only then did I choose to fully support him way back in February of 2008.

I respect and understand without malice, my president's decision not to attend the 2009 UN Racism Conference. I still support him. Even if I didn't agree I would still support him.

Thank God for the U.S. Constitution which allows me the legal right and freedom to choose.

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Tamiya

at 20:00 on April 18th, 2009

Racism is "People with racist beliefs exhibit stereotype-based prejudices towards individuals and groups of people according to their race. According to the United Nations conventions, there is no distinction between the term racial discrimination and ethnic discrimination. Racism is the belief that a particular race is superior or inferior to another, that a person's social and moral traits are predetermined by his or her inborn biological characteristics."

Racism constitutes for most of the war, conflicts and genocides around the world.

I think it is important for the US to take center stage in such an important conference than letting countries like Iran and others hijack the conference.

For better or worse, many people outside of US expect Obama to provide leadership.

Jordan Yerman

at 08:40 on April 19th, 2009

Good work with this. (Also see francislholland's related story)

Also boycotting are Canada, Italy, Israel (obviously), Netherlands, and Australia:

"Regrettably, we cannot be confident that the Review Conference will not again be used as a platform to air offensive views, including anti-Semitic views," said Stephen Smith, Australia's foreign minister.

Karl Gotthardt - albertacowpoke

at 17:48 on April 19th, 2009

I was intially of the mindset that Obama should attend until I heard that the conference is about to become a Israel bashing event. Most western European nations will not attend.

bettermakings (not verified)

at 21:51 on April 19th, 2009

does anyone do any research and know what this is really about?

the muslim nations have introduced this "racism" issue so that islam cannot ever be criticized or questioned. this is because they know that, if one were to read the koran and quote it, the truth of the religion would soon be exposed, that it is a racist and violent religion in itself. has anyone ever heard of Geert Wilders? he made a short film quoting the koran and showing muslims act out the crimes that their religion told them to do. he was deported from Britain. it's a long story, but since he's been getting so much publicity, the muslim UN-member states decided to make it an international crime to "insult" islam, so that such quotes from the koran cannot be criticized.

all the while, iran and many muslim-majority countries have official laws punishing apostasy with the death penalty, along with many other violations of human rights.

in other words, muslims are trying to take over the world, and part of it is taking over the UN.

duo

at 00:14 on April 20th, 2009

This article makes me glad - I did not know that free speech was so highly valued around here. Imagine that!

Mary Neal
http://wrongfuldeathoflarryneal.com

Krisnic101 (not verified)

at 14:53 on May 5th, 2009

I find it particularly aggravating when people speak of the "Black community" as if there is monolithic group of people of African descent gathering and discussing Obama's every move. That group doesn't exist and as an African American, I wish and challenge you to see the diversity within the so-called "Black" experience in the US and stop referring to us as the "Black community"