W Virginia keeps distance from Obama

Financial Times ^ | 5/11/08 | Andrew Ward

[personalaccts]

If these people knew that "Sheets" has a son-in-law named Mohammad they'd freak.

[2ndDivisionVet]

So if whites don’t vote for Barack Hussein Muhammad Obama, they’re, ipso facto, racists? Thank goodness for the privacy of the voting booth. I suppose the left will demand public voting in 2012...

[Thrownatbirth]

The MSM’s job this week is to paint West Virginia as a demographic aberration of racist bumpkins who don’t matter on a national level. They have to marginalize Hill’s impending landslide.

[Jaxter]

"Obama supporters believe patriotism is being used as code to harness racist sentiment."

These guys are harness racists...

[padre35]

Wow, if Obamao is blown out in WVa, he will have to spend buckets of time trying to cozy up to rural voters.

[The peoples DJ]

where I’m at right now the local dumbassrat HQ has everything Hellirty. Noting of Barry. Across the street, Barry has a office on the second floor of a building that has maybe 10 people working there.

No we’re (meaning those of us in WV) are not racist. We’re just old school. :)

[Tut]

But Tuesday’s contest is likely to reinforce Mrs Clinton’s argument that she would be the stronger opponent for Mr McCain in November, and raise fresh doubts about whether the US is ready to elect its first black president.

This is my belief.

I believe it depends on the black candidate. I know some that I would be willing to vote for but in my view, Obama is a fraud. I believe he is one person who gets up there on stage and makes his speeches but in private is a whole other story.

His wife, the church he went to for the past 17+ years even his association with known terrorists are all a concern of mine. I believe the more about Obama people finds out, the less people would like who he really is.

Frankly, people like Obama scares me and it scares me even more that so many have been suckered by him. I can't see how a Marxist like Obama can be on a presidential ticket. The liberal left wing have let us all down.... big time in his acceptance and my dislike for the man has nothing to do with his skin color but who I think he really is.

[G.Mason]

" ... “I heard that Obama is a Muslim and his wife’s an atheist,” said Mr Simpson, drawing on a cigarette ..."

Excellent slur of a rube from W. Virginia. Only thing Andrew Ward left out was the white sheet.

[RU88]

Policy wise I don't see a dime's bit of difference between the false messiah and the beast. However the beast knows how to relate better to typical white people better than the magic mulatto. She can make that connection whereas he can not. This far into the primary season it's become strikingly clear that his support among blue collar whites is paper thin.

What really irks me is the double standard we have in this country today concerning race. 90 some percent of blacks vote for the black candidate and race never gets talked about or reported in that light. 20% of the beasts supporters say they can't vote for Hussein and they're called a bunch of racists. Let me put it another way: If I state that I am going to vote for John McCain because he is white, what makes me any different than a black person saying he is going to vote for Obama because he is black, well half black. Both statements are equally racial in tone and context and both are equally as wrong.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Barry just needs to learn how to appeal to Byrd's constituents.

[Thrownatbirth]

We’re just old school. :)

Oh, I know. I'm an old Gauley river rat and just hate to see you guys unfairly dumped on.

[caver]

“I’m an old Gauley river rat and just hate to see you guys unfairly dumped on.”

The Gauley and the New River area is simply beautiful!

[tcrlaf]

“The Gauley and the New River area is simply beautiful!”

Sure....
Unless you’ve been caught in the Town of Gauley Bridge’s Speed-trap...

[PennsylvaniaMom]

“I heard that Obama is a Muslim and his wife’s an atheist,” said Mr Simpson, drawing on a cigarette outside the fire station in Williamson, a coalmining town of 3,400 people surrounded by lush wooded hillsides.

Gee, did they edit out the part about the banjo music playing in the background? This is the drive by media's slap at (once again) at small town America. Shame on them for portraying West Virginians as inbred illiterates. Obama's poor showing...is just that a poor showing representing the notion that possibly the people presented with his candidacy opt to choose his rival. Maybe West Virginians see in Obama what their neighbors in Ohio and PA did...that he is (even next to Hillary) an uber lib. That maybe people living in the 'rust belt' don't see liberal policies as the 'answer.' Nahhhh....its just 'easier' for the MSM to paint w/that broad brush...WV=rural rubes; OH=too mainstreet; PA=too bitter. How about Obama=way too liberal?

[caver]

“Unless you’ve been caught in the Town of Gauley Bridge’s Speed-trap...”

I think that’s called their revenue generator.

[Nextrush]

I’m not sure where “Sheets” Byrd stands but my guess is that he endorses Clinton 100 percent and Obama 50 percent (his white side of course).

[mrmargaritaville]

seems like he forgot the “as he fondled his assault rifle”
in that comment.

[G.Mason]

" seems like he forgot the “as he fondled his assault rifle”
in that comment."

You're right, that white sheet thing is rather passe.

ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒE

[Concho]

You say that as though it is something bad???

[Gumdrop]

There they go again. Insinuating that folks who do not trust Obama are idiots or racists. It just will not wash. It’s the folks who believe anything Obama says who are the stupid ones.

I am tired of hearing that any reference to Obama’s early ties to the Muslim faith are totally untrue. One would have to be outside our universe to be unaware that Obama was a Muslim as a child. The liberal news media think that by saying that this is not so, will make it so. It is clear that Obama’s religious convictions will play a large part in this election cycle. It is hard to hide the truth about it. Clearly he was a Muslim for about 25 years of his life, even though he may not have been a devout one. Then he meets and marries Michelle who is a radical, black power, feminist, and he joins Trinity church. There he listens to Rev. Wright’s rants against the country, and against all white people for 20 years.

Now, Obama wants us to like him and believe his lies.

I still have never seen proof or heard him say that he was ever baptized himself.