Racism
I have been utterly amazed at how many Right Wing nutcases there are here on Keen. I'm just blown away at how many are taking every internet rumor and blowing it up as proof that Obama is a muslim, isn't an American citizen, is a socialist. I am offended that being a Muslim is an accusation in this country where church and state are seperate. I have no understanding of how, after eight years of Republican rule, during which our economy has been shattered and our rights have been stripped thanks to the Patriot Act, any sane person would want a continuation of these policies. That they would cosign a candidate who, by his own admission, has supported Bush in 90% of his policies.
Don't get me wrong, I liked McCain. I had a lot of respect for him until his voting record in the Senate over the past 8 years stripped him of his "maverick" ideaology. His handling of his own campaign and his choice of Palin as a running mate just made me shake my head. How anyone could support a woman who refuses to see how the U.S. is contributing to climate change, who fights the protection of Polar Bears, who supports arial hunting, who did not speak out against charging women who were raped for the rape kits that would allow law enforcement to catch the rapist, who encouraged succesionists in Alaska, who goes to a church that supports witch hunts, is beyond me.
But actually this all makes sense. Because, whether they will admit it or not, I beleive this all motivated by Racism. Whether it is acknowledged or not. I think a lot of people are unaware of the racism that lurks in their subconscious. My proof of this is simple;
What if John McCain were a former president of the Harvard Law Review?
What if Barack Obama finished fifth from the bottom of his graduating
class?
What if McCain were still married to the first woman he said "I do" to?
What if Obama were the candidate who left his first wife after she no
longer measured up to his standards?
What if Michelle Obama were a wife who not only became addicted to pain
killers, but acquired them illegally through her charitable organization?
What if Cindy McCain graduated from Harvard?
What if Obama were a member of the Keating-5?
What if McCain were a charismatic, eloquent speaker?
This is what racism does. It covers up, rationalizes and minimizes
positive qualities in one candidate and emphasizes negative qualities in
another when there is a color difference.
With America facing historic debt, 2 wars, stumbling health care, a
weakened dollar, all-time high prison population, mortgage crises,
bank foreclosures, etc., which team would you hire?
Educational Background:
Obama:
Columbia University - B.A. Political Science with a specialization
in International Relations.
Harvard - Juris Doctor (J.D.) Magna Cum Laude
Biden:
University of Delaware - B.A. in History and B.A. in Political Science.
Syracuse University College of Law - Juris Doctor (J.D.)
vs.
McCain:
United States Naval Academy - Class rank: 894 of 899
Palin:
Hawaii Pacific University - 1 semester
North Idaho College - 2 semesters - general study
University of Idaho - 2 semesters - journalism
Matanuska-Susitna College - 1 semester
University of Idaho - 3 semesters - B.A. in Journalism
What if Barack Obama had an unwed, pregnant teenage daughter?
Now, which team are you going to hire?
Peace, or not,
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