Obama Boy Comment

Guide Note:On April 12, 2008, Kentucky Congressman Geoff Davis, during a speech at a Republican fundraiser in Frankfort, referred to Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama as "that boy." Davis also said that Obama did not have the foreign policy experience to be the President, and called the Illinois Senator a "snake oil salesman."

Davis apologized for the comments after they became public, saying his choice of words was "regrettable", and the Congressman asked for Obama's forgiveness.

The use of the word "boy" in reference to African-American males is considered a derogatory and racist term, especially in the American South.

Fast Facts:

1. Full comment: "That boy's finger does not need to be on the button."
2. Davis first elected to Congress in 2004
3. In 2005, Davis said that Democratic lawmakers who called for a withdrawal from Iraq were "cooperating with" and "emboldening" Al Qaeda
4. Davis appeared at the fundraiser with Republican United States Senators Jim Bunning and Mitch McConnell
5. Davis claimed he had recently participated in a "highly classified national security simulation]] with Obama
6. In 2006, Supreme Court ruled that term "boy" wasn't necessarily racist, but could be so depending on context