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The American Debate: It's little discussed, but Obama's race may be decider (barf alert)
Philadelphia Inquirer ^ | September 7, 2008 | Dick Polman

Posted on 09/07/2008 6:09:13 AM PDT by Presbyterian Reporter

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To: wny

What a farce!
What reverse English!

The only reason that such a vacant, unfit, inarticulate, radical grifter from the Chicago machine
is anywhere CLOSE to the White House
is precisely because because of his race.

Every one of his supporters should be ashamed
of putting our country’s well-being so much at risk
just because he is half-African.


41 posted on 09/07/2008 7:26:51 AM PDT by Eleutherios
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To: Presbyterian Reporter
"I won't vote for a colored man. He'll put too many coloreds in jobs."

Really just 20th century ethnic politics. Makes perfect sense. It means Obama hasn't convinced all voters that he's the post-racial candidate. He blew that to hell when he did the Presidents on the money riff.

42 posted on 09/07/2008 7:32:40 AM PDT by Stentor
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To: Presbyterian Reporter
whistling past the graveyard is ignoring obamas ties to the counter-culture

his candidacy has shown that conservative women are attacked by the left based on their ideologies, race and gender have nothing to do with the choice

the interesting revelation is when race and gender biases are accorded to voting blocks, the accuser has run out of compelling defense of position and wishes to obfuscate the nature of discourse

43 posted on 09/07/2008 7:33:40 AM PDT by daku (Obama has experience pouring out of those big ears of his.)
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To: Presbyterian Reporter

Early on, Obama appeared to be a different sort of black. He was fresh, clean and articulate and people flocked to him.

Then came along the Rev Wright and many folks pulled back thinking maybe Obama wasn’t so different after all.


44 posted on 09/07/2008 7:41:55 AM PDT by umgud
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To: Presbyterian Reporter
Let us swing the door ajar and invite the elephant into the room. One big reason Barack Obama is locked in a tight race, rather than easily outdistancing his opponent, is because he is black.

No he isn't, he just says he is.

His mother was white.

He's as much white as he is black.

45 posted on 09/07/2008 7:52:42 AM PDT by Wil H
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To: Presbyterian Reporter
By the same token, a vote against McCain/Palin proves the voter is biased against women. What a conundrum.
46 posted on 09/07/2008 7:54:14 AM PDT by magooey (stop the bs, fight the war!)
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To: daku

“when race and gender biases are accorded to voting blocks, the accuser has run out of compelling defense”

WoW, that is the most powerful line I have heard on here in days...that is it...that is all the left has to hold on to.

It’s over, they know it’s over, so, instead of being about ideas and ideology — it must be about race, since obambi has promised every entitlement and free give away of tax dollars and redistribution of wealth program under the sun to the masses and they still are not buying his BS — America has finally awaken to the idea that truly, “there is no such thing as a free lunch.” You or someone you know — will always have to pick up the check. If the American Indian had been smart — they would have refused the free blankets...but look what free blankets got em...

Obambi can promise all the give away’s he wants, but in the end, you are either going to give up freedom or money or both...that is all he has to offer — that has nothing to do with race — and I say, — “NO THANK YOU,” me and my family and my friends, we will take care of each and our community ourselves.


47 posted on 09/07/2008 7:54:19 AM PDT by areukiddingme1 (areukiddingme1 is a synonym for a Retired U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer and tired of liberal BS.)
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To: Presbyterian Reporter

Another idiotic screed. The very reason Obama made it this far is because of the white vote. Oh I see. Writer wants just enough of the white vote to win. Anything short of that is racism. That’s surely a winning argument.


48 posted on 09/07/2008 7:54:39 AM PDT by Lent
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To: Berlin_Freeper
Next are the race riots.

Not likely. Neighborhoods would form and organize loose militias overnight to protect their families. If there are riots, they will be confined to the neighorhoods of the rioters. One step out of the area would be their last step.

We had race riots in Saint Louis after MLK was killed. My father joined with the neighbors and barricaded the entrance to our street. They saw some gangs trying to approach but most rioters were smart enough to avoid them.

My mom always tells me that was the nicest group and best neighborhood we ever lived in.

49 posted on 09/07/2008 8:07:19 AM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: Presbyterian Reporter

The Messiah’s race is as “little discussed” as the weather, or the Super Bowl. But of course, we flyover country imbeciles are not supposed to notice this!


50 posted on 09/07/2008 8:23:57 AM PDT by Oldpuppymax (AGENDA OF THE LEFT EXPOSED)
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To: Presbyterian Reporter

You bet his race is a factor. WITH DEMS!!!!!!! He is in a close race because 98% of blacks are voting for him based on his race. If they based their vote on anything other than race, like , THE ISSUES, it wouldn’t be close. He’s a Fraud and a Dope.


51 posted on 09/07/2008 8:28:38 AM PDT by curth (No More Smears - We're Fighting Back McCain/Palin '08)
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To: Presbyterian Reporter

Let’s be perfectly clear. This is all about DEMOCRAT racism.

We are talking about those who would have voted Dem changing their vote because of race.

Those on the right are perfectly race neutral, and would vote against Obama regardless of his race.


52 posted on 09/07/2008 8:29:42 AM PDT by Atlas Sneezed (Guns don't kill people, criminals and the governments that create them do.)
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To: Presbyterian Reporter

The Democrats keep chanting the mantra “If you don’t vote for Obama, you’re a racist”. This is the culmination of years of race baiting and identity politics where nothing matters but ethnicity, and intimidation and reactionary hysteria displace rational discourse. It’s politics on the level of pre-adolescent playground taunting and name calling which has been successful at some level, i.e., the prominence of race warriors like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton. The debate has now emerged on the national level and the American people have to determine if skin color eclipses qualifications and character. It’s a much easier matter to support race selection for medical and law school candidates when it’s unlikely that such candidates will end up as your lawyer or surgeon, but now we must decide whether to place the safety of America and the Free World in the hands of an affirmative action choice. Is the world so secure that we can use the U.S. Presidency to demonstrate our magnanimity to ourselves and the world? Are we prepared for the consequences?


53 posted on 09/07/2008 8:30:10 AM PDT by Spok (The Sinopian Sage)
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To: xcamel

Philadelphia Inquirer. It sickens me that I have to buy this piece of crap every Sunday because my wife wants the coupons. At least, it’s half price at the Dollar Store.


54 posted on 09/07/2008 8:30:31 AM PDT by curth (No More Smears - We're Fighting Back McCain/Palin '08)
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To: whatshotandwhatsnot
Little discussed? It’s always discussed! And it’s always discussed and brought up by him or his race card throwing supporters.

If you are white or black and you're in a cafeteria, who do you sit with? With people like yourself of course. It's not racism, it's just human nature.

55 posted on 09/07/2008 8:31:55 AM PDT by ExtremeUnction
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To: DB

Yep, the whole country will be defined as racist. And just how can we prove not so, why only by electing a DEMOCRAT/COMMUNIST/SOCIALIST black man as POTUS. Nothing else will do. It means nothing that people of all sexes and races, including black, have been assigned prominent positions in the Bush Presidency and the Republican party. No, those are the WRONG minorities, it just doesn’t count unless it’s a DEMOCRAT/COMMUNIST/SOCIALIST.


56 posted on 09/07/2008 8:42:38 AM PDT by pepperdog (The world has gone crazy.)
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To: DB
"And when The One goes down in flames November 4th it is going to be said that he lost because he's black and that American is racist."

Then, he can move the f*** back to Kenya and live with his brother George.

57 posted on 09/07/2008 8:48:27 AM PDT by FrankR (Liberalism is communism, by the drink. O'Rorake)
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To: Presbyterian Reporter
Republicans won't vote for Obama for the same reason they wouldn't vote for either of the Clintons - political philosophy. But now we see there are Democrats who won't vote for Obama because he's black.

The thing here is that it's the DEMOCRAT voters who are biased, and they may end up costing Obama the election.

The irony... LOL!!!

58 posted on 09/07/2008 8:58:03 AM PDT by dbwz
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To: wny

Actually Barack Obama is only half black - the other half is good old Kansas white. If he had not cultivated his “black identity”, we would never have heard of Obama; he is where he is solely because of skin color and attitude. He is, however, 100% leftist, which is why I would never vote for him.


59 posted on 09/07/2008 9:29:21 AM PDT by astounded (Barack Obama - 50% black, 100% fraud)
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To: ExtremeUnction

That’s right, I’d sit with white folks as well. Does that make me racist? I’m sort of proud of being white, and of German descent. Oops, now I guess I’m a Nazi sympathizer as well.Oh well, I guess I just can’t please everyone.Can a person be proud of his race and thier accomplishments without being racist? Only if they are black?


60 posted on 09/07/2008 9:31:23 AM PDT by Quickgun
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