Posted on 09/14/2008 10:00:22 PM PDT by mojito
....Never before have my emotions been so exercised by a political campaign. For one thing, never before has a candidate so fully challenged the many inhibitions that have prevented people of all races, including African Americans, from seriously envisioning presidential power in the hands of someone other than a white American. With intelligence, verve and elegance, Obama has opened the public mind to the idea of a black president and made that idea broadly attractive.
The senator's progressive politics, cosmopolitan ethos and pragmatic style have turned me into an enthusiastic supporter, and I savor the prospect of his triumph. But I'm watching this election very closely as I teach a course about it this semester. And I know that the conclusion to this electoral drama is far from determined. Yes, political gravity would seem to favor the Democratic candidate after two terms of Republican control of the White House. Yet the possibility is very real: Barack Obama could lose.
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That's why he spent so much time in Chicago at the feet of Jeremiah Wright. He spent his time as a "community organizer" learning to be one of the brothers.
I'm from "the hood" of South Central and know exactly what you're talking about. I'm just glad that most of my family moved out of there decades ago.
I honestly hope that it doesn't go that way. I truly do. Only a commanding victory by McCuda will ensure that.
lol, me too
I've been trying to make the case for this to my liberal black family for years. Haven't made a dent in their liberal mind control programming in all that time.
Maybe Sarah will get them to see us in a different light after a year or two in office.
Your post makes a very good point that "not all" blacks will riot if Obama loses. I'm from that community, and know that to be more true than a lot of Americans do.
In the incidents you mentioned, only a small minority of the black community actually participated in that criminal behavior.
Unfortunately, if it's a close win by McCain/Palin, far too many opportunists in the black community will use that as their excuse to "take it to the streets."
My eyes will be cautiously watching the reaction of the black community in New Orleans given that I live in the greater area.
That's the one argument that I haven't tried using on the family. In a way, it's a technicality, and I'd look like I was splitting hairs with them over something of lesser importance than what the man actually represents.
His politics are much more consequential than his racial origins, and are my chief reasons for opposing him. Those are the things that I've hammered in my talks with family, and are the things that they should be analyzing.
You'll have to keep putting all of the improving statistics in their face until they cry Uncle. That's what I'm gonna do.
My whole family are educated, upscale people, but that is exactly the mindset they're stuck in. It's only because they refuse to examine Obama with critical analysis that they allow themselves to "believe" in him.
I honestly think they're smarter than that, but they'd have to re-examine the foundations of their liberal politics if they looked too carefully. It's intellectual dishonesty on their part, frankly. They can't look, or their worldview will fall apart, and OMG!, they might become Republicannnnnnnnnsssssssss!!!!!!!!!!
Keep your protection on you. You've got every right to defend yourself against domestic terrorists.
Until a liberal finds the intellectual honesty and courage to question the dogma they've been indoctrinated with, they will remain imprisoned by lies.
Even with encouragement and loads of good data, it can be almost impossible to penetrate liberal mind control programming. One of the first axioms of liberal dogma is that the right is inherently evil, and you must not EVER listen to them.
Once that axiom is set in the bones, it's nearly impossible for a useful idiot to escape the plantation. The master has cut him off from his only key to freedom.
I think Obama himself will largely define the reaction in how he handles defeat.
The DNC is the party of excuses but the FACT remains that the last 2 Democrats in the White House had platforms firmly in the middle. Obama does not have a middle America platform nor does he have the experience Americans are comfortable with. He has a liberal record (curse of death in Presidential elections) and questionable friends on top of it all.
It is sad that so many blacks cannot see past color. The very sin they routinely project on others. I am sure there will be riots and anger for the wrong reasons but Obama should exit gracefully to pave the way others. If he does not, I am afraid he could add decades to the chance another Black Democrat could grab the nomination.
Based on this, I believe the GOP will have the first black President in office and I would be happy with that if he/she were the best man/woman for the job!
Interestingly, I believe the more the media discusses this possibility the more they hurt Obama on election day. Nobody in their right mind wants to see anything like this. Unfortunately, Obama has many supporters he cannot control who will probably say this over and over as we get closer to Nov 4th.
A guy I work with, an independent voter, actually called me at home tonight after seeing the Obama interview. He said, and I quote, I cannot f**king believe this guy said something that stupid”. He was fit to be tied. I just replied, I told you so...
Another McCain - Palin vote is on the way.
The Left will never admit their ideas and agenda doomed Obama. Calling Americans racist is easier.
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