Louie Gohmert Wishes Obama Led Like His Black High School Coach
- 5 years ago
In his State of the Union address Tuesday, President Barack Obama touched on the turmoil in many cities where African-Americans have been protesting unjust treatment by the police.
"We may have different takes on the events of Ferguson and New York," Obama said. "But surely we can understand a father who fears his son can't walk home without being harassed. Surely we can understand the wife who won't rest until the police officer she married walks through the front door at the end of his shift."
Some progressive advocates were disappointed that Obama didn't delve further into the controversy and push for specific criminal justice reforms. But for Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas), even the president's brief mentions were too much, evidence that Obama is trying to divide the country racially.
"He's been so divisive on the issue of race," Gohmert told reporters Tuesday night after the speech. He said he'd thought that once Obama was elected president, "that issue" would be "behind us."
Gohmert expressed a wish that Obama were more like his black high school coach.
Full story: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/21/louie-gohmert-obama_n_6517408.html
"We may have different takes on the events of Ferguson and New York," Obama said. "But surely we can understand a father who fears his son can't walk home without being harassed. Surely we can understand the wife who won't rest until the police officer she married walks through the front door at the end of his shift."
Some progressive advocates were disappointed that Obama didn't delve further into the controversy and push for specific criminal justice reforms. But for Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas), even the president's brief mentions were too much, evidence that Obama is trying to divide the country racially.
"He's been so divisive on the issue of race," Gohmert told reporters Tuesday night after the speech. He said he'd thought that once Obama was elected president, "that issue" would be "behind us."
Gohmert expressed a wish that Obama were more like his black high school coach.
Full story: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/21/louie-gohmert-obama_n_6517408.html