Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) just can’t resist talking about race. On Thursday the former New York mayor said that President Barack Obama doesn’t praise the country’s police enough and should say more things like disgraced comedian Bill Cosby used to.
Speaking on AM970 Thursday morning, Giuliani said that the president isn’t paying attention to “enormous amounts of crime” and that it’s the obligation of the president to explain “that our police are the best in the world.”
“I hate to mention it because of what happened afterwards, but [Obama should be saying] the kinds of stuff Bill Cosby used to say,” Giuliani said on the radio station, according to The New York Daily News.
Obama, actually, praises police often, including in a major speech he delivered in Selma, Alabama recently.
Cosby had frequently argued that African Americans should avoid engaging in crime and focus on being better parents.
Giuliani did offer a little praise for the president, though, saying, “I disagree with Barack Obama on almost everything, but I think he’s a good family man and a good man.”
About a month earlier, Giuliani said that he didn’t think Obama loved America.
“He doesn’t love you. And he doesn’t love me,” Giuliani said to a group of business executives in New York. “He wasn’t brought up the way you were brought up and I was brought up through love of this country.”
Giuliani later said those comments couldn’t possibly be racist because Obama’s mother was white.
(H/t: Jonathan Chait)
Huh? Jello?
Oh, and… (palmface)
Guess Rudina doesn’t want anyone to mention Bernie Kerik, though
Crime is at a fifty year low. The only people who don’t know this are old white people who watch Fox and lots of local news.
I think it’s safe to say that no matter what Pres. Obama says or doesn’t say, Republicans like Gui911iani will find something to criticize. I think the issue here is that Gui911iani feels all the problems in the Black community is laid at Pres. Obama’s feet and since they weren’t magically solved by a speech Nov 5 2008, then it’s all Pres. Obama’s fault.
Obama has continually acknowledged the hard job the police has, but that doesn’t mean they are perfect or shouldn’t be held accountable when they do shit wrong. But of course that seems to be what Gui911iani wants, facts be damned.
I’m happy and thankful Pres. Obama speaks to us like we are adults and not some kid being told about the Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy and Santa Claus.
By the way, Cosby going around wagging his finger and insulting the Black community while many right wingers screamed with glee helped nothing. And then there’s the matter where Cosby was no model citizen himself…
“I hate to mention it…”
yeah, no you don’t