Obama Looks to Be Apparent Democratic Presidential Nominee
After the drubbing Hillary Clinton took last night in North Carolina and the too close for comfort win in Indiana for her, it appears even she recognizes now Obama will be the Democratic nominee for president.
She has cancelled all public appearances for Wednesday after lending her campaign another 6.4 million dollars. The question she and the former president must be asking themselves is how much of their wealth are they willing to throw to what appears to be a losing cause? Contributions will dry up as she did not have a good showing Tuesday.
I have seen on many blogs people who claim not to be racist actually being racist when they speak of people voting for Obama because he has the same skin color they have.
My question is why don’t they have that right if that’s what they want? I’m part American Indian and I know if an American Indian were to run for president and be seriously considered I would seriously consider voting for him/her (unless the person came from my tribe. I know them too well. LOL)
I might even cave a little on philosophy if an Indian were to run and not agree with me on my important issues, but I doubt it.
I can understand why, though, black Americans are taking such pride in Barack Obama. After a history of slavery and second-class citizenship, civil rights fights and promises that their turn would come they have finally come to the point where they can see the brass ring and it is almost within their grasp.
They feel they have a chance to have a president who truly knows their plight in life and will make it better and this is their best hope ever of seeing it come to fruition.
At least this is my impression upon reflection of everyone pretending not to be racist when they are. That’s why everyone was so thrilled to hear of Jeremiah Wright and what he had to say. It gave them an excuse to say why they didn’t intend to vote for Obama even though the underlying reason was racism. Not for everyone, but for too many I care to count.
I will not vote for Barack Obama but it is not because of the color of his skin. It is because I believe he is a socialist and will take us down a path I don’t wish to follow. It is because he is so inexperienced in politics at any level I don’t want to put him in charge of our foreign or domestic policy for fear of what damage he might cause due to that inexperience.
We were not given a stellar cast of characters in this year’s races for either party to come up with a candidate we could all rally behind and say, “This is the one who should be president.” Neither party has been excited about their candidates if you tell yourself the truth.
Sure, voting for someone who is of your race is a poor excuse to vote for that someone, but everyone has the right to choose their candidate regardless of the reasons for choosing him/her.
A blog I was once associated with is filled with bloggers who are so racist and so southern in their thinking that the Wright flare-up just made the perfect excuse to say why Obama shouldn’t be elected instead of actually saying their true feelings. That is until you go to the comments and read between the lines in some cases and straight out in others.
In no way am I endorsing Obama or getting into the Democratic Party’s race for the nomination, but I wasn’t born yesterday and I can see the writing on the wall for Hillary Clinton. She’s done. Stick a fork in her, and that’s just reality.
You can rest assured when the national campaign between the two presidential nominees actually takes place this blog will stand firmly behind John McCain, but it won’t be because he’s white and Barack Obama is black. It will be because I agree most with his positions on national security, abortion, and his record of fighting pork in the Senate, along with other things.
What we say about either candidate will be factual, backed up by other publications and we will not get involved in race-baiting or rumor mongering.
May God continue to bless America and may the best candidate win.
Written by ~J~
Sue Says:
May 7th, 2008 at 9:24 amVisit Sue
What a shame that at this point in our history a piece like the one you have written is necessary.
Race continues to be an issue which affects the otherwise clear thinking of many. If we cannot look past the color of ones skin and evaluate the person on their merits than are we really able to offer a fair assessment?
Should Obama actually be the nominee for the Democrats, my hope would be that we can have a race based on those things which will affect all of our lives.
Here is the question which those who have looked to bring down Senator Obama should ask themselves..why is it you would forgive the known behaviors of the Clintons yet attempt to destroy Obama?
Most admit that on policy they are equal. If you consider the difficulties of the recent past for the Obama campaign I suppose you could make the argument that they are also now equal in the “character” department.
Based on what I have heard this morning the Clinton’s are continuing on.
I find it remarkable that Obama has had the fortitude to soldier on against this formidable machine.
He has not taken on one opponent but an entire family of Clintons in every state and while he has had difficulty with certain blocks of voters has held his own against odds which most would never have given him a chance. Whether I support a candidate or not, I must give credit where credit is due and this is one of those situations.
David M. Says:
May 7th, 2008 at 3:09 pmVisit David M.
This is a difficult article for me to comment on, but I had a wonderful experience this week that touches on these issues. I was invited to speak at our local high school for Law Day. I didn’t know what to expect, but I found myself talking with two honor classes entitled “Street Law.” I’m not sure what that really is, but I expected the students to be interested in juvenile crime issues or fairly trivial matters. First of all, almost all the classes were Hispanic and Native American. I could identify two students as clearly Anglo (they were blond). The students ranged in age from 16-18. I was supposed to talk on “The Rule of Law” but luckily for me, they were armed and ready with questions. They had read the interview with Justice Scalia and had questions about him and majority, minority and plurality decisions of the SCOTUS. They asked about the Patriot Act; Guantanamo; waterboarding; White House e-mails and visitors’ logs. I was so proud of them. Luckily I did know that all three candidates support closing Guantanamo and thought water boarding was torture. I tried not to express my own opinions, but helped them see both sides of every issue. Finally–let me get to the point of this post–they complained about the lack of attention to issues by the candidates; the attention to race and gender and their belief that all 3 candidates were pandering to whatever voters were available. I even had a student who listed earmark projects for Arizona that McCain supported. I had no idea what money he brought to Arizona. I was so delighted to speak with them–and did remind them that pork, like beauty, is often in the eye of the beholder. The young women did not see why Senator Clinton’s gender mattered. I was able to remind them that in very recent history, female sports were not equally funded and that did catch their attention. What a wonderful and refreshing experience and apparently, like every Senator, John McCain brought money home to Arizona. I’m really going to have to re-think earmarks and pork. We tend to want to put everything in a tidy little box and sometimes it just doesn’t fit.
Sue Says:
May 7th, 2008 at 8:25 pmVisit Sue
“Finally–let me get to the point of this post–they complained about the lack of attention to issues by the candidates; the attention to race and gender and their belief that all 3 candidates were pandering to whatever voters were available.”
David, could we please “borrow” these young adults and send them on a national tour so they can spread their obvious common sense and political savvy?
Thanks for sharing this story. It gives hope that the next generation moving into the political spectrum will show an intelligence which has on some levels been lacking recently.
If you ever do find out the meaning of “Street Law” would you kindly fill us in. I have never heard of that either and would be very interested to know exactly what it denotes. Sure is an interesting name for a high school course.
Guss Says:
May 8th, 2008 at 4:58 amVisit Guss
What we say about either candidate will be factual, backed up by other publications and we will not get involved in race-baiting or rumor mongering.
