As noted previously, for many people, this presidential election is all about race. The Race Card is being played often. On the CNN web site, Campbell Brown writes: “How much is race really a part of this race? Can we even know before Election Day, before the votes are cast and counted?” Kinda sounds like she believes that after the votes are cast and counted, then we will know. It’s just not knowable beforehand, she says.
This sounds to me like she’s one of those people for whom there’s no reason for Obama not to win, except, of course, racism.
Elsewhere on CNN, Cafferty writes: “The differences between Barack Obama and John McCain couldn’t be more well-defined. Obama wants to change Washington. McCain is a part of Washington and a part of the Bush legacy. Yet the polls remain close. Doesn’t make sense…unless it’s race.” [Emphasis added] Here’s another guy who thinks that race is the only possible reason Obama is not way ahead of McCain. We know who he’ll blame if Obama loses. The caption on a photo of Obama says: “Will race be the factor that keeps Obama from the White House?” No one, it seems, is asking: “Will Obama’s socialist politics be the factor that keeps Obama from the White House?” Naw, no one asks because no one thinks anything but racism can keep Obama out of the White House.
On BlueOregon, Jeff Alworth wrote: “Supporting Obama: Should Race Be a Factor?” Long story short: yes, it should, but only if Obama’s race impels you to vote for him, not against him — cause that wouldn’t be cool. He concludes: “If we elect Barack Obama in 2008, our troubled relationship with race will change irrevocably and for the better. How could I ignore that fact when considering a candidates?” I.e., he’s a Good Racist, not a Bad Racist.
Elsewhere I see:
- “… the actual extent of the racial divide is likely to become clear only on Nov. 4.”
- “… the fact of the matter is that some voters — we can’t know yet how many — will not get past his race. And I very much believe that the McCain-Palin ticket is tapping into that.”
Got that? America’s racism (or lack thereof) will be known on the morning of November 5, 2008. And the McCain-Palin ticket is harnessing racism to win the election. Got it?
So, are you voting for Obama or are you a racist? (And do you still beat your wife?) Personally, I think that Democrats are trying to use white guilt to get Obama elected. Is it working?