Racism in La La land: not ready for black?

Here is George W. Bush in a recent intervew in "Politico" magazine:

Q Mr. President, looking ahead, are you worried that through no fault of the candidates, that America may be in for a kind of ugly conversation about race this fall?

THE PRESIDENT: No, I'm not. I think most Americans are open-minded people, and they're going to pick the President who can keep America safe and keep taxes low. And so I think -- my own judgment is, is that race will only enter in if it's provoked by the press.

       Okay, let's travel back from la la land for a moment. To begin with, the question itself was wrong: "through no fault of their own", give me a break. Senator Clinton has played the race card at every opportunity in her desperate effort to keep her sinking boat above water. In the second place, what planet do you inhabit, George?   Americans are fully color blind in this wonderful futuristic civilization of ours, unless provoked by the evil gnomes of the Press, yeah right. For a glimpse of reality, let's take a glimpse of the recent experiences of Senator Obama's campaign workers.

    Victoria Switzer, a phone-bank staffer in the Pennsylvania primary campaign, made 60 calls in Susquenanna County, where she lives. One person she called suggested that Obama should be lynched. When you are talking to a stranger by phone, you are free to express your true feelings. Documentary filmmaker Rory Kennedy said that one Pittsburgh Union organizer told her he would not vote for Obama because Obama is black. Another white voter declared to her "White people should look our for white people, and black people should look out for black people". How refreshing!! On election day in Kokomo, Indiana, a group of black high school students were holding up Obama signs on Route 31, a major road. As drivers cruised by, many of them rolled down their windows to yell "N*****", according to Obama staffers.

   I am not suggesting here that every white voter in the USA is racist, or defending the fact that many black americans vote for him because he is black. Ultimately, both things are wrong. It should be noted that there is overt racism of lynch threats and slurs, but there is more subtle racism at work too. for example, declaring that you are "less comfortable with a black candidate for president" or "not ready yet". Hey it's 2008 and Martin Luther King died 40 years ago. When are you going to be ready, never?

   Of course, Obama and his senior advisors respond to all this with denial just like George's. But see, they do not have a choice. If you point out that there are actually people voting against you because they do not like your skin tone, that just makes things worse. It plays into that same Reverend Wright thing where white people feel threatened when accused of not being color blind. They sure as hell are not color blind, but they will certainly respond with outrage when someone points it out to them.

  As I said, Clinton continues to play the white card at every game. But here's the thing. imagine for a moment that she somehow convinces the superdelegates that Obama is unelectable for racial reasons and gets enough votes to win the nomination. Millions of African Americans who voted for Obama in the primaries then feel betrayed and stay home come November. How does that make Clinton our next president, when we know already that she carries baggage that makes fully 40% of the american electorate unwilling to vote for her even if she were to personally hand them a check for $1000?

This thing is not making me feel proud to be an american. Maybe Rev. Wright had a point, even if he is a crazy clown who has gleefully tied himself to Obama's neck like a millstone.