I realize that it has been a good long while since I have wrote anything on Gather, so I decided to try to jump back into the swing of things. If you have ever read my other work, you know that I do not tend to shy away from controversial topics, and this topic is no different. I want to broach a subject that no one wants to honestly talk about, rather, people tend to use it as a weapon against others instead. What I am talking about is race relations in our country, and why we need to have open dialogue concerning them.
With the election underway, we are noticing an underlying new trend: which race is better. Mrs. Clinton is not playing up on race all that much, but is courting every minority group known to mankind to win the vote of the people. By playing the guardian of the weak, she is trying to be shown in the light of great protector, and thus, worthy of our vote. On the converse side, Mr. Obama is totally playing up on the race factor of the election, and only trying to openly court the African-American community. What this says to me, not being a member of this group, is that he could not represent me, or what influences me. On Mr. Obama's own church's website, the intro says: "We are a congregation which is Unashamedly Black and Unapologetically Christian... Our roots in the Black religious experience and tradition are deep, lasting and permanent. We are an African people, and remain "true to our native land," the mother continent, the cradle of civilization. God has superintended our pilgrimage through the days of slavery, the days of segregation, and the long night of racism. It is God who gives us the strength and courage to continuously address injustice as a people, and as a congregation. We constantly affirm our trust in God through cultural expression of a Black worship service and ministries which address the Black Community." (link: http://www.tucc.org/about.htm)
Why would a candidate so diverse, so fair, so open, belong to such a racist church? In addition, why did he also say, ""The nation's only black senator, Barack Obama, D-Ill., asked voters at two black churches and at a Nashville rally to elect [Harold] Ford, a Democrat who is trying to become the first black senator from the South in more than 100 years. 'I know that all of you are going to work the next couple of days to make sure it happens, because I'm feeling lonely in Washington,' Obama said at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church. 'I need my dear friend to join me.' "--Associated Press, Nov. 5"
Another snippet says, "When asked about the (silly) "Are you black enough?" question on 60 Minutes, Senator Obama answered, "when I'm catching a cab, nobody's confused about that." In addition, his wife was quoted as saying: "When Mrs. Obama was asked if she is worried about his safety running for president, she answered, "as a black man, Barack can get shot going to the gas station."
For additional information on Mr. Obama and his use of race, check out http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/01/12/obama-camps-memo-on-clin_n_81205.html .
Seems that without fail, if you cannot win the "hearts and minds" of the people, turn the situation into a battle, and sit back and enjoy the ride. In addition, he continues on the tirade by attacking President Lincoln, saying, ""I cannot swallow whole the view of Lincoln as the Great Emancipator," Obama said. "As a law professor and civil rights lawyer and as an African-American, I am fully aware of his limited views on race. Anyone who actually reads the Emancipation Proclamation knows it was more a military document than a clarion call for justice."
Why Senator Obama feels the need to divde the nation, and attack everyone as a racist, while he himself contributes nothing new to the discussion is quite astounding. Maybe he should go back to school and learn two more words: bigot and hypocrite.
The thing that saddens me the most is I am a Democrat and very liberal person. Look through my previous work, as this speaks for itself. I think it is now safe to say that I am going to vote Republican in our election, as there is no Democrat of any calibre worth voting for. Our nation is in a sad state indeed.
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I'm glad to see somebody else shares my doubts about Obama. He would clearly be a divisive and partisan president. Fear not though, he's a clown, but when the Republican attack dogs pick up on the unfortunate coincidence of his slogan with that of a British cartoon character they will flay him.
Barak's America: Can We Fix It? Yes We Can.
The cab remark is true as well as the one about going to the gas station. I know of some young men who have been stopped by the police for no reason other than they "appeared" to be a threat; based on personal attitudes by the police.
Obama is also right about Lincoln. He didn't free the "slaves" out of some benevolent cause. He freed them in order to hold the country together.
If you are looking for racial overtones, you can find them anywhere. In that, Obama is no different from someone else accusing Hillary and Bill of being partial to Hillbillies (no offense meant by using the term hillbilly).
Ian - I agree totally. I do not feel that he is a good candidate, but then again, no one really is.
Kylee, thanks for reading my work, and hopefully, I will have more to share!
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His comments about Lincoln were not part of a "tirade" to "attack" the President. Here are the next sentences in that piece about Lincoln: "Scholars tell us too that Lincoln wasn't immune from political considerations and that his temperament could be indecisive and morose.
But it is precisely those imperfections--and the painful self-awareness of those failings etched in every crease of his face and reflected in those haunted eyes--that make him so compelling. For when the time came to confront the greatest moral challenge this nation has ever faced, this all too human man did not pass the challenge on to future generations. He neither demonized the fathers and sons who did battle on the other side nor sought to diminish the terrible costs of his war. In the midst of slavery's dark storm and the complexities of governing a house divided, he somehow kept his moral compass pointed firm and true."
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If Sen. Obama becomes President, I am confident that he will be a very good President for our country and for the world. I hope that you will - if it is between Sens. Obama and McCain - reconsider your opinion.
Americans were the ones who once said black is beautiful. Frankly, I've never experienced that myself, and I didn't like it when they said it, but I do now. Black "is" beautiful! just bc I think it is. I have a right to say what I think whether it's about something I've experienced or not, in addition to which I'm not depending entirely on the constitution to back me up, I mean to back myself up on what I say or do, if I think it is right.
What scares me is that even though Barrack is black himself he may very well become a biggot of the worst sort, not against whites but if I can be so crude as to use the following expression, aginst... his own kind.
we don't have peace yet, but in less then a day or two since Obama was elected a certain group whom I have been censored from talking about on this site, has already threatened Obama's life. It is significant to note, from my point of view, that the peopole who threatend Obama's life did not say anything about him being black, nor anything about blacks generally. In any case, I heard nothing about, it if they did. Also plesase take into consideration that I may not have heard everything that was said
to post this piece, Jonathan..I'm proud of you,
Son. Now turn down the music, place your hands
on top of your head, and step out of the limousine.