If Obama Loses, Don't Assume Racism (vote, president, black president, McCain)

[ShoppingCartLaw]

If Obama Loses, Don't Assume Racism
If Obama Loses, Don't Assume Racism, The New Republic: We Must Confront The Fact That Race Is Not The Only Reason Obama Could Lose - CBS News

The New Republic: We Must Confront The Fact That Race Is Not The Only Reason Obama Could Lose

That Obama's loss in the general election may have more to do with his performance than his melanin will be treated as something to acknowledge parenthetically at best. And that will be a dismissal of the very lesson Dr. King tried to teach us. Two decades ago, when Jesse Jackson ran for president and Time magazine did a cover with his picture and the headline "The Jackson Factor", it was just to sell copies: We all knew America wasn't ready for a black President. Perhaps the reaction was partly due to certain things about Jackson himself, but who knew that not so long later, a black man would be within a hair's breadth of the White House in part because of his race? Yet, if we truly understand that King's lesson was that black people are whites' equals and not eternal poster children, then we must confront the fact that race is not the only reason Obama could lose.

[meson]

Non issue, he WILL win!

[delusianne]

http://www.city-data.com/forum/2008-...ut-combat.html

[Metlakatla]

Speaking of racism....

Electronic Village: Sarah Palin and African Americans in Alaska

[idahogie]

We won't assume racism.

GOP voter suppression is a much more realistic explanation.

The racism happens on this board when the less intelligent make up stuff about Obama. But they aren't convincing anybody.

[Aylalou]

It IS the New Republic after all writing this. Martin Luther King felt that black people are whites' equals but there are many whites who don't see it that way. Duh.

[seattlenextyear]

Ok, I'll assume plain ol' stupidity.

[01Snake]

Originally Posted by idahogie

We won't assume racism.

GOP voter suppression is a much more realistic explanation.

The racism happens on this board when the less intelligent make up stuff about Obama. But they aren't convincing anybody.

There is an excuse for everything isn't there?

[ShoppingCartLaw]

To avoid being called a racist, I think every McCAIN supporter should start their statement with a positive note when talking about Obama.

EXAMPLE:

Obama is an eloquent speaker, BUT.........

Obama is a great debater, BUT ..............

Obama has a lot of charisma, BUT..........

Obama is tall and young, BUT........

[meson]

Obama president of the United States of America, But....???