Racism in the Presidential Race

Other than race

90% of blacks can't put Obama in the lead. So there must be others voting for him like white, older, working class, etc...90% of whites can put Hillary in the lead if 90% of all whites voted for her. But they didn't only in WV and one other state. Therefore this racism problem is isolated. My husband is from WV and he often talked about the racism there.

Oh let's all just be "-ists"

People. People. People. Let's see if we can work our differences out by looking at things from different perspectives.

White people think black Americans are racist because of the high proportion voting for Barack.

Black people think that white Americans are racist because Hillary swept mostly white West Virginia.

Older people think that younger Americans are ageist because they voted for the younger candidate.

Younger people share the ageist opinion and think that older Americans aren't capable of making informed decisions because they tend to be less educated and have a higher incidence of dementia.

Women think that Barack is sexist because he called a woman "sweetie".

Men think that Hillary doesn't have the balls to run the country.

So. We have racists, ageists, sexists, and misogynists, listed above. If we add in culturalists, elitists, and a few more -ists just for good measure, I'm sure that we can all agree that somewhere, we all fit in. Doesn't that make you feel better, you *ist, you?

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Maybe It's Time We Learned a Lesson....

....and lose the election because of poor race relations and force the issue to the forefront for a while. I thought Obama's speech on the matter was an excellent one. Apparently people prefer to believe that he is not sincere and simply using pretty words.

Personally, I would have preferred Dennis Kucinich or even Joe Biden. I will not vote for Hillary Clinton, in large part because I want to break this string of familial power running this country. It has nothing to do with her being a woman or Obama being a Black man.

Politcially, they are virtually identical. For that reason, I don't blame people for voting for the person they can most identify with on the basis of whatever qualities mean the most to them, whether race, gender, religious affiliation, alma mater, whatever it is. And I do believe that's what the majority of people are doing.

But others have latched onto Reverend Wright as a justification for giving voice to the racism that does roil underneath the surface. Maybe it's time to bring it up and deal with it head on so that next time people can focus on what really matters.

Racist if you don't want Obama; misogynist if you don't want Clinton

And maybe it is just our misanthropy showing?

If we question Clinton's stridence, we are misogynists. We cannot simply not want her as President for reasons other than her sex (such as a disregard for honesty at times or a predisposition to taking tax money from the able and giving it to the slothful?)

If we put up posters with 43 next to Curious George, we are funny. We can't simply think that he is isolated, ill-advised by folks with ulterior motives, and naive.

If a barkeep in Georgia sells Curious George shirts with Obama's name on them, he is racist. We cannot simply think that Obama is naive, surrounded by bad folks, and has no record in the Senate and an annoying spouse.

When a school kid in New Hampshire asks McCain "aren't you too old to be President?" he is an "ageist." We cannot simply think that McCain has voted with 43 too often to believe that he is independent enough for us.

Or if ... well, you get the idea.

And maybe we have been taught in the schools for the last 50 years that we are entitled not to have your feelings hurt---and that anyone who says something you disagree with is not entitled to free speech. No one should say something that you don't like---and if your feelings are hurt the miscreant is a

racist

ageist

hater

and has no right of free speech.

You cannot simply say that anyone who disagrees with you is a dolt?

This is the year of crybaby politics.

Too bad we don't have a Hyde Park Speakers Corner around her.

non-sequitor

There is no such thing as race...there are only people. Smart ones, dumb ones. Compassionate, downright mean. Ill-informed, aware. You can just as easily meet up with a jerk as a saint. My point, you ask? Such a waste of energy...once told to me, 'The longest journey we all must make is from our heads to our hearts.

Obama had always held the African American support

Comments that the African American support was always with Hillary is wrong. After the Iowa contest that Obama won, African Americans were able to see for the first time a viable winnable candidate that was African American. They came out to support him in big numbers.

Bill Clinton side comment in SC was raised by Obama Campaign to interject RACE into the contest. It is a convenient excuse for well-known supporters of Bill and Hillary from the African American community to go now and support Obama. With or without the Bill Clinton comment, 90% of African Americans would vote for Obama. Anyone who says anything else is a LIAR and only wants to attack Bill and Hillary unfairly.

NOTE: I am for both Hillary and Obama. I am not one of those Obama or Hillary haters. My question is will those who supported Hillary stay at home during the November election? It is possible because that is what many Jesse Jackson Supporters did when he wasn't named Vice President candidate back in 1988.

$$$$ for Obama

Wait, you mean to tell me that all the tons of money (from many small contributions) that Obama raised, more than anyone in presidential history, came from buncha black folks? I think not!

why the racism?????

i hear a lot of talk about racism against blacks. what is the reason for this racism? i'd like to hear some authoritative analysis of why white folks dislike blacks.

all this talk about white racism. we hear very little about black racism.

one last point: obama isn't black. he's half white. he did not grow up back. he grew up white. lastly, he doesn't act black. he acts white. ask any black high school kid and he'll caution black kids about acting white. so, perhaps obama is a real contradiction on both sides.

west virgina racism

There is very little political difference between Obama and Clinton. So why do 90 to 95 percent of black Americans vote for Obama? It is not "clinton fatigue", for I have no dought that those same black voters would be supporting Mrs. Clinton if her only opponent was Mr. Edwards. No, the black voters vote for Mr. Obama over Mrs. Clinton because he is black. But they are not called racists for making such a choice. Only white voters can be called racists