Clinton Rejects Carter's Claim on Racism Against Obama

Any reference or idea that can be construed as critical or negative toward Obama is fast becoming immediate fodder for claims of racist attack against the President. My book, "Hulagu's Web the Presidential Pursuit of Senator Katherine Laforge" written in "2003" but not published till November of 2008 has been attacked by some as racist because of references to a junior senator, who is groomed and promoted by a group of politicians and corporate elites to become the next president. Because the novel speaks of this as a nefarious attempt by members of congress and groups of businessmen working together to insure this junior Senator becomes President, it is assumed by some that the book is referring to President Obama. Below are 2 excerpts, which some question or find offensive:

"I know she said that this secret group is enlisting other Senators and in particular junior Senators, with one chosen to become President, but that logically couldn't happen. They would have to convince the public to vote for an inexperienced junior Senator without a power base and no amount of perception management could accomplish that. Senior statesmen would never support the election of a junior Senator. And where would they raise the money? Wall Street would not gamble on a powerless junior Senator. It is inconceivable. But then I also doubt that major contributors like Big Oil or Wall Street would embrace their nemesis, Katherine."

She took in deep breaths and said, 'He is a young junior Senator, and they want him to win. And they will make sure he does.'

These minuscule references to a junior Senator are just part of a sub plot about a junior Senator used to help create a plutocracy and has nothing to do with Obama. This character in my book is never racially described, he is simply spoken of as a junior Senator. How readers can construe this as an attack on Obama is hard for me to understand and I hope this explanation will help defuse this issue. I also hope that the public in general wakes up and realizes that it is necessary to be able to verbally disagree with the policies of this President in the same fashion as we have done with former Presidents without being labeled a racist for exercising this right. Prior Presidents have had their character and names attacked constantly, Lyndon Johnson decided not to run because of the hatred he felt from his attackers, George W. Bush was lampooned and ridiculed constantly, Reagan was often portrayed by the media as to old and senile to lead, and Carter was always a constant joke to the media with his dysfunctional family, the oil embargo, Billy beer, the Iran hostage crisis and more. So let's face reality all Presidents have been the target of ridicule, armchair quarterbacking, and prejudices - that extends from being called a redneck (Johnson & Bush), Kennedy had to contend with anti-Catholic prejudice, and many spoke of Franklin Roosevelt contemptuously as a "cripple." "Res ipsa Loquitur"

David Hearne of TX 11:54PM September 23, 2009