It is, of course, an axiom that Jeff Schreiber of America’s Right is a man of unimpeachable character — just ask him. It is therefore a distinct honor to present yet another example of Schreiber’s scrupulous honesty.
In a blog post entitled Justice Obama? You Betcha!, Jeff Schreiber stated:
I, for one, would love to see Barack Obama on the Supreme Court. I just don’t think, ideological slant or otherwise, he really has a grasp of the law or of the Constitution, the document he believes to be “deeply flawed.”
Schreiber was challenged to provide the entire quote, rather than just two carefully selected words, and to present that quote in context. Of course, he responded promptly:
“I think it is a remarkable document … the original Constitution as well as the Civil War Amendments, but I think it is an imperfect document, and I think it is a document that reflects some deep flaws in American culture, the Colonial culture nascent at that time. And in that sense, I think we can say that the Constitution reflected an enormous blind spot in this culture that carries on until this day, and that the Framers had that same blind spot. I don’t think the two views are contradictory, to say that it was a remarkable political document that paved the way for where we are now, and to say that it also reflected the fundamental flaw of this country that continues to this day.”
Look at that quote. Just look at it and marvel at it. It is truly a shining exemplar of painstaking accuracy, as one can see by noting how very closely it matches Obama’s actual words (which can be heard at 45:26 in the original broadcast):
“I think it is a remarkable document, I think… the original Constitution, as well as — as well as the Civil War amendments, but I think it is an imperfect document, and I think it is a document that reflects some deep flaws in American culture — the colonial culture nascent at that time. African-Americans were not — first of all, they weren’t African-Americans. The Africans at the time were not considered as part of the polity that was of concern to the framers. I think that, as Richard said, it was a nagging problem in the same way that, these days, we might think of environmental issues or some other problem that, where you have to balance, you know, cost-benefits, as opposed to seeing it as a moral problem involving persons of moral worth. And, in that sense, I think we can say that the Constitution reflected a enormous blind spot in this culture that carries on until this day, and that the Framers had that same blind spot. I don’t think the two views are contradictory to say that it was a remarkable political document that paved the way for where we are now, and to say that it also reflected the fundamental flaw of this country that continues to this day.”
You see? You see how perfectly Jeff Schreiber reported Obama’s words? Is that not astonishing?
It is clear that everyone on the far right of the great American political debate owes Jeff Schreiber a huge debt of gratitude for setting the standards of honesty and character where he has.









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