[outdriving]

"Probably the same thing. John McWhorter is on our side, one of the good guys."

No he's not. If he supports Obama because he's black, he is as racist as David Duke. Or Jessie Jackson, Al Sharpton, and La Raza.

[operation clinton cleanup]

Not sure why he supports Obama, but read this:

http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/_dmn-bill_cosby.htm

[LWalk18]

The Telegraph took McWhorter's quote completely out of context- it's from an NY Sun article posted here about 2 weeks ago:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1706416/posts

He was saying that the only reason Obama is being mentioned is his race, if he was white no one would be promoting a freshman Senator as a presidental candidate.

[hinckley buzzard]

McWhorter's observation was an attempt, imo accurate, at analysis of the meaning of an Obama candidacy to the larger community. The nomination by a major party, whether the 'rats or GOP , of a Black candidate, would send a compelling message about the decline and waning of racism in America. Nowhere did I see where McWhorter "supported" Obama as opposed to (say) Ken Blackwell.