Obama camp answers CNN's stupid editorial on Race.

[Ichingcarpenter]

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Consequences Of A Black Presidency

Back to the CNN article I referenced earlier, here is an excerpt that discusses a view very similar to mine with respect to racism in America.

Paul Street, author of the forthcoming book, “Barack Obama and the Future of American Politics,” says Obama risks becoming an Oval Office version of talk-show host Oprah Winfrey. She and former Secretary of State Colin Powell are African-American figures whose popularity allows some white Americans to congratulate themselves for not being racist, he says

“They’re cited as proof that racism is no longer a significant barrier to black advancement and interracial equality,” says Street.

“This isn’t new. Go to the 19th century and Southern aristocrats would point to a certain African-American landowner who was doing well to prove that whites are not racist.”

The problem with this ‘view’, however, is that it tries to lump all white people and all black people into two distinct categories. In many ways categorizing people this way is an extension of the racism that we’ve all witnessed over the years.

I agree that there will be a segment of America, namely libertarians and Republican loyalists that will be led by certain voices (Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter) into a new wave of non-sensical arguments regarding race. It’ll go something to this effect: “Barack Obama is Black. We have a black president. Martin Luther King Jr’s dream was realized (thanks to Republicans) and therefore it is time to do away with affirmative action and other methods of reverse discrimination. The logic will be entirely emotionally driven and will be no different than the “all blacks” and “all white” generalizations we’ve seen from their liberal counterparts.

CNN’s John Blake received commentary from the Obama Camp via Nick Shapiro:

“However, the suggestion that somehow Senator Obama’s campaign represents an easy shortcut is not realistic,” Shapiro said in an e-mailed statement. “Senator Obama believes that we still have a lot of work to do, and that’s not just true for the issues facing blacks or Latinos, but for women and other communities struggling to secure the basic necessities in life like jobs, housing, health care and quality education.”

Are we a post-racial society?

Any suggestion that an Obama presidential victory could set back race relations may seem odd or even inappropriate. His presidential campaign has been framed by many observers as a glowing example of America’s move to a “post-racial” society.>>>>>snip


http://whitehouser.com/politics/fear-the-negro/

[Bandit]

1. IMO it would be nice if people would make ANYONE that brought up race

to be made ashamed of themselves. There is absolutely no reason ever to bring up race unless it is addressing the human race in it's entirety. The only reason would would have is to stir up controversy for it serves no other purpose what-so-ever..Shame them at FOX and other places that wish to bring up race. Shame them..