VIDOES: 2 prominent Obama supporters raise race issue -- call Obama biracial

Protein Wisdom ^ | 11/2/2008 | Jeff Goldstein

[HarvardHater]

Now we have TWO prominent Obama supporters recently injecting race into the campaign. Each calls Obama biracial (not black or African-American).

1. A senior advisor to Obama (Harvard law prof. Charles Ogletree) said in an Oct. 25 speech at Harvard that white Americans are racist, and they can't disprove that by electing Obama, because he's biracial:

http://proteinwisdom.com/?p=13579

2. A Democratic congressman (Jerrold Nadler) recently said that Obama likely felt to have a political career he HAD to join Jeremiah Wright's radical black church, because he's biracial (i.e., to prove he was "black enough"), and once Obama realized "the guy's a lunatic," Obama didn't have the courage to leave:

http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2008/11/nadler_questions_obamas_courag.asp

And we have John McCain completely avoiding Wright, at the risk of losing the election as a result, so there can't be even a hint of him playing the race card. Apparently Obama and his allies are the only ones who can discuss the connection between the election and race, at least while the campaign is still going on.

On that point, please note that it's not just that Harvard Law had a whole program for its reunion weekend on race and the election (at which Ogletree made his remarks):

http://www.law.harvard.edu/alumni/reunions/past-reunions/fall-2008/index.html

Right now, Harvard Law has a WHOLE COURSE (looks like a "gut" course) devoted to race and the 2008 election! It can't even wait until the election's over to give its students academic credit for discussing what no one else (at least not Republicans) is supposed to discuss (at least publicly).

http://www.law.harvard.edu/academics/courses/2008-09/?id=6158

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2122758/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2120728/posts

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"Harvard Hater"

[MDformerDem]

once Obama realized "the guy's a lunatic,"

This sounds like cowardly excuse-making.

As far as Ogletree is concerned, no you can't have it both ways. You don't get to call us racist while calling Obama president. Jerk.

[Mike Darancette]

A Democratic congressman (Jerrold Nadler) recently said that Obama likely felt to have a political career he HAD to join Jeremiah Wright's radical black church, because he's biracial (i.e., to prove he was "black enough"), and once Obama realized "the guy's a lunatic," Obama didn't have the courage to leave:

So Obama :
A)Doesn't buy Wright's Crap.
B)Doesn't buy Christianity.
C)Both
D)Neither

Correct answer B.

[TruthWillWin]

Actually I think race will play a roll if Obama loses. There are many, perhaps 10%, of Dems that won't vote for him because of race. We may see more than 10% of dems crossing over if you throw in Pumas. Wonder how many PUMAs are effected by race?

If O loses it will be interesting to see how the MSM spins this. They will attempt to blame white Repulicans and it's hard to imagine how they will accomplish that.