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God knows when this racism

Tyrone — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:39:26 -0700

God knows when this racism will come to an end!

Yes definitely race matters

Ryan — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:17:36 -0700

Yes definitely race matters everywhere in this dirty world

Obama

William Barrot — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:36:16 -0700

In my opinion, this has nothing to do with race. Obama is a very carismatic individual, and by far the best candidate. I wouldn´t vote for a man because of his skin color!

No i don't think so:)

Dueces — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:02:42 -0700

No i don't think so:)

I've heard about death threats...

Racing Schools — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:20:46 -0700

There are so many white guys who said Obama is going to be assasinated really gives me the goose bumps.

Race plays a part.

Racing Schools — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:19:04 -0700

As much as I would like to say no, but the fact that he has won 93% votes of Black voters is really astounding to ignore that fact.

Racism vs Racial Resentment

Anonymous — Thu, 29 May 2008 15:32:49 -0700

Racism vs Racial Resentment? Geraldine Farraro coins new phrase. What do you think?

I invite you to read my most recent post on this subject at: http://sojournersplace.blogspot.com/2008/05/not-racism-but-racial-resentment.html

SjP

You don't know Wyoming...

kc — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 21:43:00 -0700

...or Idaho. I used to live in both states, and also Kansas. Sorry, but trying to claim Democrats in those states are trying to prove they aren't racist is not even in the ball park.

And how is not making any promises lip service? And someone has to threaten the white community in order to prove he's
"healing wounds"?

This seems to be the kind of thinking that created the wounds in the first place.

Interesting but....

Red Queen — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:49:53 -0700

Obama isn't winning over white voters in Wyoming, Idaho and Iowa because he's black. It's because he's half-white. What Obama's racial heritage has done is to bridge the gap between the races. Neither side sees him as threatening. They perceive him as someone who can fundamentally change the racial dynamics of this country, to get past all the old wounds, hatred and resentment.

I respectfully have to disagree on this. The whites in Wyoming and Idaho and Iowa are not flocking to Obama cause he's half white, they are flocking to him because they get to prove that they aren't racist without having to do any of the hard social justice work that needs to be done to really end racism. Obama has made exactly zero promises to the black community and no threats to the white community that they will have to give up some privilege. That isn't healing any wounds, it's lip service at best.

Is Obama's success due to his race?

kc — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:05:31 -0700

Below is Keith Olbermann's special comment about Geraldine Ferraro's controversial statements about how Barack Obama has gotten to where he is because he is black:

Now, I do understand Olbermann's point, though I don't agree with it entirely. For one, the more talk there is about this episode, the worse it is for the Obama campaign. He has tried very hard not to make this contest about race, and every day he has to spend on this issue means he's not talking about the issues that have won him support.

But there is another point that my wife Tracy brought up: "Why do they call him black when he's half white?"

While Ferraro is wrong about Obama's "blackness" being his key for success, his racial heritage is a major part of who he is and why his campaign has done so well.

Does that sound contradictory?

And he does this without saying a word. It's not about promises to support the right policies. This is who he is. No one can accuse him of pandering in his efforts to end the racial divide, since he's got a foot on each side. This is why his message of hope and change have resonated so well with voters of all races.

Ferraro and the Clinton campaign don't seem to get this. They want to make this about who is the better victim, women or blacks. They want to turn Obama into the black candidate, and have been trying to do so for the entire campaign. It is a central part of their strategy.

This fact makes Ferraro's comments even more repulsive. What she is claiming is Obama's key to success is what the Clinton campaign knows is the secret to defeating him. This is what the "kitchen sink" is all about. It's the standard Democratic victimization strategy that has been a dismal failure for so long.

Obama's not a victim, and doesn't buy into the Clinton victimization crap. And he's going to have to fight to keep from being pulled into that swamp.