Admit it, Racism is a factor in this election.

[Eddiehaskell7]

"From what I read, something like 90% of African Americans are voting for Senator Obama. If that isn't pure racism, nothing is."

[PeterFinn]

Martin Luther King Jr. would've voted for McCain because MLK Jr. was a lifelong Republican. Just thought I'd toss that in here.

[skully]

I have friend who is African American; I refer to his race because it is relevant to this discussion. He is one of the 10% that is supporting John McCain. His main reason is that McCain will make a better Commander in Chief. He says he also is skeptical of Obama, because he reminds them of the neighborhood activists(community organizers) where he grew up, who act like they're victims, instead of teaching people how to stand up as individuals. He said the flack he is getting from his family and some friends for supporting McCain is pretty bad. It's upsetting him, but he's not going to waiver. He's voting based on what he thinks is best for America. He put it this way: “When we vote we should vote as just Americans, not partial ones. When I'm in the voting booth, I'm 3 colors..Red White & Blue” The man is a true patriot.

[LYSandra]

That should go far with middle age white men and women! Ha!

[PeterFinn]

There’s nothing wrong with vanities in their place and this one was in the right place.

[wardaddy]

Let’s all admit it, vanities are killing FR.

A big ROTFLMAO, you got that right.....every time I see a header I think , "damn, what pundit wrote that??"

and instead it's usually just some obscure blogger or freeper or both musing...

but given the surge in enthusiasm it's ok I guess, keeps folks pumped up and at times is a source for making good catches like buckhead's famous rathergate snag.

i reckon JR and the PTB here figure a little more leeway in the this area right now is prudent....I bet FR's numbers and hits are swelling now too

[HamiltonJay]

Racism is a factor... but when you look at it, its mostly a wash.

Blacks will vote in large numbers for him, simply because he’s black. Certain whites will vote him simply because of “white guilt”, and certain others won’t vote for him no matter what because of the simple fact he is black.

In the end these 3 will balance each other out, but rather than blame their message, and a horrible candidate selection the press will blame white racists for Fauxbama’s loss. Why? Simple... Liberals can not handle the truth. When they are rejected on issues and principle, they have to spin it as faults in others, not faults in themselves.

[anton]

I just can’t keep up with this stuff. Seems only a few months ago our local blacks were saying BO is not really black because he has a white momma and was raised white. Didn’t Jesse Jerkoff have something to say on this point?

It just befuddles me. Black, sort of black, bigots, the whole this is just distasteful. I guess its McCain.

[Dixie Yooper]

I think the word you're looking for is bigotry, not racism.

A bigot is a person who is intolerant of opinions, lifestyles, or identities differing from his or her own, and bigotry is the corresponding state of mind. Bigot is often used as a pejorative term against a person who is obstinately devoted to prejudices even when these views are challenged or proven to be false or not universally applicable or acceptable.

Racism is the belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others.

[Mr Rogers]

I have no objection to vanities, as long as they are marked as such. Would you mind adding (vanity) to the title the next time you post one, so I can decide if I want to read it or not?

Someone pointed out this is posted in chat, but I view replies, so I have no idea if it is ‘chat’ or an editorial.

And I agree with your point.

[Poincare]

I wonder if the polls of black voters are skewed by an intimidation factor. There may be a number of blacks that don’t buy Obama’s line but don’t want to fight their neighbors. A few percent? More?

[IL1949]

Sign me up!

(Heard somewhere else and repeated here)... I’m not voting for Obama because his skin is dark. I’m not voting for Obama because his soul is dark.

[skully]

You might be on to something. My buddy that I referenced in my earlier post, has said that the flack he's been getting isn't from everybody. But it sounds like its enough to upset him. I also think he's upset because race is overriding issues, and it makes any real discussion impossible. But my buddy is no nonsense type of guy that will speak his mind. I wonder how many blacks that aren't as forthright as he is; will quietly vote for McCain, but say the voted for Obama to avoid confrontation among their peers. I figure such numbers will be small, less then 5%. Dems tend to get about 85% of the black vote anyway. So how much of this is actually racism as opposed to party loyalty.

[MosesKnows]

Racism is a factor in this election

Racism is a factor in every election.

Black Americans who don't know what Everett McKinley Dirksen did for them vote for Democrats

Black Americans who don't heed Thomas Sowell’s wise observations vote for Democrats.

Black Americans who ignore Bill Cosby’s sage advice vote for Democrats.

Black Americans who view the accomplishments of Clarence Thomas, Condoleezza Rice, and Morgan Freeman with contempt while admiring Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Louis Farrakhan, and other problem profiteers vote for Democrats.

Black Americans who support a United States Senator for President with virtually no senatorial accomplishments vote for Democrats.

Black Americans who never got rich voting for Democrats vote for Democrats.

Black Americans who voted Democrat for fifty years and blames their woes on Republicans vote for Democrats.

Black Americans who believe they are equal but accept the Democrat’s insistence that they are not equal vote for Democrats.

[MrVegas]

That depends on your vote for mccain is based on his skin color, then I could see your rational that black people are supporting Obama because of their skin color.

To me its run-of-the-mill black people supporting a democrat. Most times, and I’ve checked the record, black people generally don’t care what color skin the democrat has, just as long as the person is a democrat.

Bill and Hillary are not black. Gore isn’t last time I checked. Neither is John Kerry. They all took the lions share of the black vote and I bet you didn’t create a thread to reference Bill, Hillary, Al or John’s skin color.

I think you are creating this for attention.