Racially charged comments made by the Rev. Dr. James Lowery at a “get out the vote” event in Forsyth, Ga., on behalf of the president are making the rounds on Twitter today. According to the Monroe County Reporter, Lowery, who delivered the benediction at President Obama’s inauguration ceremony in 2009, told an audience of voters that level of “hatred and bitterness” coming out of the election had him returning to his views as a young militant that all white people are going to hell.
The Reporter also quoted Lowery as saying, “I don’t know what kind of a n—– wouldn’t vote with a black man running. All that he did with the stimulus was genius. Nobody intelligent would risk this country with Romney.” Contacted by the Daily Caller for comment, Lowery said the line about white people going to hell was clearly a joke, and he didn’t remember making the second statement.
Opinion on Twitter is split between whether Lowery’s comments represent the “new tone” in Washington or the “post-racial” America of the Obama administration.
Reverend who gave O’s inaugural prayer thinks all white people are going to Hell-that doesn't seem very "post" racial! http://t.co/gluBeKgZ
— Alan D Reitz (@argasdoc) November 1, 2012
https://twitter.com/jrsalzman/status/263818389707964418
https://twitter.com/instapundit/status/263821453340860416
Nice, some healthy ideas here > http://t.co/LM7ziKcy
— Jim (@CoolPapa68) November 1, 2012
Lovely … The rev. who gave Obama’s inaugural benediction thinks all white people are going to Hell http://t.co/8HVkQtgi via @zite
— William Skaggs (@wfskaggs) November 1, 2012
https://twitter.com/DaleCop/status/263838833236381696
Funny how Obama keeps finding racist preachers http://t.co/EGfQZf1t
— (((Aaron “Worthing” Walker))) (@AaronWorthing) October 31, 2012
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Obama = to hell in a handbasket RT @instapundit Pastor who prayed at Obama inaug says all white people will go to hell http://t.co/JbUYPXWx
— Prudence Paine (@PruPaine) November 1, 2012
@Mathiasian Got news for that Pastor, 4 years of Obama has been hell…
— Southern With Sass (@LilSouthernSass) November 1, 2012
The comments raise questions not only about the spiritual company the president keeps, but also about the souls of mixed-race individuals.
Half of me? This could get Solomonic. RT @TuckerCarlson All white people are going to hell, says civil rights icon: http://t.co/kkpW7wLt
— Seth (@dcseth) November 1, 2012
Do half-whites go to limbo then? RT @TuckerCarlson: All white people are going to hell, says civil rights icon http://t.co/ccCfdXNA
— Erik Rush (@erikrush) November 1, 2012
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