It's Not Race, It's Arugula -- Obama's real electoral challenge.

Weekly Standard ^ | 06/23/2008 | Noemie Emery

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

Now let us imagine a different candidate, one who looks like Barack Obama, with the same mixed-race, international background, even the same middle name. But this time, he is Colonel Obama, a veteran of the war in Iraq, a kick-ass Marine with a "take no prisoners" attitude, who vows to follow Osama bin Laden to the outskirts of Hell. He comes from the culture of the military (the most color blind and merit-based in the country), and not the rarefied air of Hyde Park. He goes to a church with a mixed-race congregation and a rational preacher. He has never met Bill Ayers, and if he did he would flatten him. He thinks arugula is a town near Bogota and has Toby Keith on his favorites list. Would he strike no chords at all in Jacksonian country? Does anyone think he would lose 90 to 9 in Buchanan County? Or lose West Virginia by 41 points? For those Jacksonians who would be fine with a black man in the White House (not as tiny a group as Newsweek thinks), Colonel Obama is the one we are waiting for. When we will get him is anyone's guess.

The Electors shall meet in their respective States and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same State with themselves Twelfth Amendment

The only provision for affirmative action in the Constitution of which I am aware is the fact that the Constitution incentivizes parties to nominate vice presidents whose identities will help unify the country. In McCain's position I would nominate the aforementioned "Colonel Obama" for VP, thereby taking race off the table. It wouldn't attract a single black vote, perhaps - but it would delegitimate the idea that the Democrats' Obama deserves a pass on Rev. Wright, Bill Ayers, et al because of his race. And after the McCain/"Col. Obama" ticket won in November after polling poorly in October (which it would), the identity of VP-elect "Col. Obama" would delegitimate the grievance mongers who would promote the idea that rioting by blacks was justified.

[GladesGuru]

“BUT TO BECOME DOMINATE”

“All your dominates are belong to us”.

Stupid Sand Savage - one becomes ‘dominant’, not ‘dominate’.

To avoid becoming a walking, talking, caricature of Mad Mo, do consider learning to use something called a dictionary. Or learn to use the SPEL CHEQUER on your computer.

[happygrl]

As fine an anlysis that I’ve seen on this subject.

[1035rep]

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[Mr. Blonde]

As always, Snopes is your friend.

[Dajjal]

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