Actor Samuel L. Jackson Sees No Other Reason Why Tea Party Opposes Obama Reelection Other Than Race

Actor Samuel L. Jackson says he can see no other reason why the Tea Party would oppose President Obama's reelection other than race. That's despite the weak economy and lukewarm reception by legislators to President Obama's jobs plan. Jackson's comments come on the heels of fellow actor Morgan Freeman's comments about the opposition to Obama being purely racist. From an interview with New York Magazine:

While we were on the subject, we asked Jackson if he agreed with fellow thespian Morgan Freeman, who caused something of a ruckus recently after he claimed that the tea party is racist. “It’s pretty obvious what they are,” Jackson told us. “The division of the country is not about the government having too much power. I think everything right now is geared toward getting that guy out of office, whatever that means,” he said, echoing Freeman. “It’s not politics. It is not economics. It all boils down to pretty much to race. It is a shame.”

I won't say all opposition to President Obama's reelection is racist. Yeah, some people are. They were opposed to him purely for his skin color in 2008 and will still be in 2012. But there are some really troubling issues confronting this country and since he's the president, they are his problems.