I am white. I don't give a damn what Obama's skin color is. I am prepared to vote for whom I think represents me. Conservative, with family values and worried about the state of the world which I will leave to my children.
If anyone is thinking, even in the least, of voting for Obama simply because of his skin color, then they are just as racist as anyone thinking of not voting for him because of skin color. His agenda, and political and world views are why I will not be voting for him.
Period.
The best example I can think of is MLK. His most famous speech dreamed of a time when his children would be judged on the content of their character, not the color of their skin.
How many are truly doing that with Obama today? I personally know people whose world view and family values are in direct contrast to Obama's, but are going to vote for him simply because he is "black".
I am not voting for Obama at all. I am merely stating that I am proud that he could have the chance to be elected. While I am Conservative, I am still black. I cannot separate myself from that or what it means. One’s experiences in this country is shaped by many things, color being one of them. If you are one of those “color blind” people, then G-d bless you. Most of us are not. I DO see color and what it means, but I don’t think it is a bad thing to acknowledge the differences of our citizens. Its what makes us great. I am pro-life, pro-gun rights, pro-off shore drilling and Obama is anti- all of that. It’s not that I care what his color is, but what this means for us as a country. It is evidence of how far we’ve come.