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  • What if Obama Loses? ("reminiscent of the [1960s] riots")

    09/11/2008 6:45:18 PM PDT · by 11th_VA · 177 replies · 3,090+ views
    thecitizen.com ^ | September 10, 2008 | Gary Fields and Jonathan Kaufman
    An anxious murmur is rising among black voters as the presidential race tightens: What if Sen. Barack Obama loses? Black talk-show hosts and black-themed Web sites are being flooded with callers and bloggers reflecting a nervousness—and anger—over the campaign. Monday night, Bev Smith, a nationally syndicated black talk-show host in Pittsburgh, devoted her entire three-hour show to the question: “If Obama doesn’t win, what will you think?” “My audience is upset,” she said. “Some people said they would be so angry it would be reminiscent of the [1960s] riots—that is how despondent they would be.” Warren Ballentine, a nationally syndicated...