If Obama Wins The Election It’s Because He’s Black
// September 28th, 2008 // POLITICAL ARENA
Obama, a black man running for president, only has a chance of winning because he is black. If he wins it is not because he inspired his base to vote for him. It won’t be because he was the voice of change. It will only be because of his skin color. If Obama wins it will not be because of his political savvy or agenda. It will solely because he is a black man running for president. He will get at least 95% of the black vote simply because he is “one of them.” He will also gain a large group of whites who feel guilty about slavery and will vote Obama to ease their conscience. If Obama wins it will be because we have overlooked the content of his character and judge him solely on the color of his skin.
By now you are ready to leave a very hateful comment at the end of this post or better yet you are getting your email open so you can send me an email blasting the racist statements in the paragraph below. Before you do please consider sending emails to the Obama campaign and let them know that you do not want race to be a talking point for Obama. He has repeatedly made statements about republicans trying to make voters scared of voting for the black guy. Perhaps you should send an email to David Paterson who says that anyone who talks about Obama being a community organizer is guilty of using the term as a racial put-down. While you have your email open you can also email Mary Mitchell of the Chicago Sun-Times for her weekly anti-white, racist column. Here are some of the titles: “What is white privilage?”, “Obama, McCain and race”, “What constitutes “playing the race card?” You can also email her colleague Deborah Douglas, from the Chicago Sun-Times. Her recent race filled columns are: “Blame deep-seated racism if Obama loses” and “Despite Obama’s win, society isn’t colorblind”.
I could go on for quite sometime listing examples of Obama, his supporters and the media playing the race card. They basically claim that those who vote against Obama are only doing so because Obama is black. In other words if you don’t vote for Obama you are a racist. I feel that racism is voting for Obama because of his skin color. If 95% of white people were voting for McCain because he was white the media would be in an uproar. I am not voting for Obama because I don’t agree with his policies, especially health care, taxes and the war on terror. In all honesty I am not a huge McCain fan, but I do feel that he would do a better job than Obama based on his experience and the policies which he has set before us. In addition I consider myself a conservative, not a republican. If there were a man or woman that Iined up with my beliefs better than Obama or McCain I’d vote for them. Black or white does not matter. Unlike some I do judge by content of character rather than color of the skin. Those who continue to play the race card are the ones who are holding this country back.
Just to make it clear, the headline I used along with the first paragraph were to make a point. Those are not my true beliefs. This post was in response to the idea that if Obama loses it’s because he is black. Statements like those are hypocritical because the intent is supposedly to expose racism, but what it really does is show another side of racism. If Obama wins it will not be because he is black. I believe it will be because more people felt that he was the right one to lead the country and they bought into his change mantra. If Obama loses it will not be because of race either. It will be because people recognized the experience that McCain offers along with his promise to bring about reform.
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All this crap about race is just that, crap. Women did not get the right to vote until 1920, 50 years after the former slaves, they got that right in 1870. The only job a single woman could really do was prostitution. And all this stuff about whites causing slavery is a joke to. The first slaves were sold off by guess who, OTHER AFRICANS. The Jews have been persecuted for about 4000 years longer than the African people. I am a white male who is part seminole indian as well. I know racism is a real thing in america and it will probably bever fully end until there is only one race and one religion. The thought that whites should fell guilty for what was done by ancestors 160 years ago should not happen and p*sses me off. we all make choices and live with what we do. Not what someone else you never seen did. Now I do believe that if Obama was white he would not of even been nominated because every other canidate has better plans and more experience than him. I stood on my soap box and put in my two cents. If my statements are wrong someone please correct me, but my beliefs will not change. I have 17 years of military service and have friends off all races and religions who I would die for and I know would do the same for me. But I will be damned if I feel guilty because my ancestors made bad choices and feel I should not have to pay for them.
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Amigo how many blacks or African Americans do you know that were ever republican through any election including this one? You have to look through history. I never remember a large amount of African Americans voting for bush, but a lot of them voted kerry the Democrat, and he was white. Didnt seem to be a problem then. Why should they not choose democrat Barack Obama? Why problem now?
To: Houston, tx
I respect your words Much consideration given.
Finally over us a under statement it has now just begun. If you watched the cam pains you could clearly see it was about color and not anything more. The only color exploited in McCain’s campaign was his body guards. I saw no BLACKS IN THE BACK GROUND UNLESS THEY WHERE SECURITY. THAT IS WRONG IT MADE ME FEEL THE WHOLE ELECTION WAS ABOUT COLOR AND NOT TRUE REPUBLIC OR DEMOCRAT. IF I AM WRONG PLEASE SEND ME A UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT I HAVE SEEN TAKE PLACE. I live and have worked in the usa since 1956 I am an American. My parents homesteaded here. They lost the homestead from ignorance. So my Inheritances was not what it could have been now in the midst of everything my USA country is turning into a welfare country. Free housing in neighborhoods that low class have no rights to be in I worked to have a nice home whey sohould it be easy for some lazy person to live in my neighborhood that never had to work for the same house I had to work so hard for. They need to live in an apartment down the road not in my neighbor hood. Want to drive a corvette then pay for not have it handed to you. Want a diamond ring and not a cz then go out and make a difference……… Want a trailer or a Framed home make the difference. Have to rent because you screwed up your credit shame on you… Rich people make mistakes and pay big fines,, It is the way of life. I do not want the forclosure home in my neighbor hood to be leased to some lowlife that doesn’t work and moves in everyone of their relatives and cars parked everywhere and devalues my neighborhood that I moved into because I thought it was the same class of persons I was. Low Class should not be allowed into hard working class neighborhoods. GET A JOB
So many people voted for Obama only because he is black especially black people. They just don’t understand and will have to learn the hard way. All they care about is that he will be the 1st Black president. It’s a sad day in the USA.
For blacks, the promise has been a long time coming – that dream of MLK.
But the idea that the nation will change for blacks if Obama wins seems farfetched – and outlandish if it is because he is black.
What Obama-supporters think will change in response to his promises to the black population should be viewed in light of what is realistic, and what is possible. That to blacks, he may be able to walk on water, may not prove to be the fact – even if he wins.
Certainly, to many blacks, however, it is an election equivalent to that of first electing George Washington as they may feel they are wiping away 300 years of racial submission to white voters. And perhaps they are.
By: How quick we all forget
Somehow I came upon this website and am really appalled.
How quickly we all forget 911 and how our country came together as one during that time people helped each other out, race was not an issue we were all AMERICANS.
The comments listed (not all) are full of hate and racism and constant tit for tat.
People we all need to get along in this country!
At this point our country is in such a mess it doesn’t really matter who is president, neither will be able to turn it around fast from this financial disaster. To say that Blacks will only vote for Obama becasue he is Black is rascism. That’s not to say SOME Blacks will vote for that reason as well SOME Whites will not vote for Obama becasue he’s Black. Rascism works in both directions. But to assume that all Blacks are incapable of making an intelligent descision based on the issues is disgusting (as mentioned a huge majority are already registered democrats).
I AM A WHITE MARRIED FEMALE, who is scared as hell that McCain may be our next president fearing if elected there is a big chance he’ll die in office. If it was the McCain of 2000 I may not have a problem, but the McCain of 2008 is not the same person. The fact that he disregarded what was good for the American people (country first?) by choosing Palin (quick, unvetted) as his running mate for the sole purpose of securing the religious right vote is not a candidate I would vote for.
If McCain dies in office that would make Palin the President. I could go on about how she is completely unqualified, less curious about life/ the world than GW, but it’s not my job to educate the ignorant, hypocritical god loving, rascists out there.
All I say is the next time you criticize Obama for being Anti-American google the ALASKAN INDEPENDENCE PARTY
and you’ll find out how truly connected Palin is/was to their PUSH FOR an independent Alaska it was only a few months ago she said to the AIP “keep up the good work”.
And you’re calling WHO UN-PATRIOTIC?
Best website is factcheck.org
A non partisan fact checking website…..yes that means they don’t take sides they just give you the REAL FACTS.
People read everything out there on both candidates so you can make an educated decision…..there’s nothing appealing about IGNORANCE!!!
i have said all along that obama has only gotten this far because he is a black man. fact is if a white man, or a woman of any color he would have been laughed out of the primary in ten seconds. his lack of experience in national politics, his lack of judgement, his horrible connections to horrible people, his arrogance, his absolute determination to ignore the rules and laws of the election process, his extreme liberal voting record, his stand on abortion, the list goes on and on. but for some odd reason if anyone points out the facts that make him unacceptable as a presidential candidate then that person is deemed racist. everyone is trying so hard to NOT be labelled racist that obama is given a free pass. i, for one, am not a racist. i would cheerfully vote for a black man or woman to be the president if that person were qualified for the job. obama is not qualified. and what is worse is that he really seems to hate the country he is determined to lead. he is more interested in making his history by being the first black president, than he is interested in what is best for our country.
Minority with a Masters degree……
I live in Houston, a mostly Hispanic city…
I have alot of hispanic friends, I dont not call them brown(Why label skin color) and i do not call everyone a mexican… Just as a person from Cuba or El salvador would not appreciate being called “Mexican” I would not wish to be called white. Anyone with any family backround and heritage; i would think would not like to be generalized into a color. People who generalize with color are seemingly iggnorant or just uneducated.
Sadley, hispanics are treated as “less-then” in some states but to genralize and say ” All whites can do is make money due to greed, but money doesn’t cure ugliness in a race.” I do not see how you would have a masters degree and say that, seeing as before hispanics(central and south america) and africans and people from the caribbean came along the Irish were the race most picked on by….. The English. So my skin color mabye be a lighter tan then yours but that does not make me the same as anyone English. I have a fueled hate for the English… besides the fact that the English keep my people at the bottem of the chain for alot longer time that the hispanics(central and south america) and africans and people from the caribbean have ever been… So i really do not like the phrase “White” But even thought i am thrina to inform you on how thing are and have been you are problly gona try and come back with a sly…. mabye even rasict remark.. and you are going to feel really kool about it. Even tho there are EXTREMELY iggnorant people being rascist, you should not allow your self to drop to there level. If you do have a masters degree i appalud you, good job. BTW: Irish or what you call “White” did bring our culture to this countrey and yes most irish familys (If you have ever been up north) have 9-12 kids and there culture is deeply inrooted into are lives. We have are holiday St. Patty’s day and we love everthing that makes us not English and sets us appart from others.
Anyway sry about error’s in speech and sometimes the seemely uncordinated writeing, as it is ealry in the morning.
Democrats, minorities all over lets not become offended by the level of ignorance from the opposing party and those who will not allow themselves to understand that we are all children of the same GOD (funny how they will quickly protest their strong faith A JOKE RIGHT). Their behaviors, attitudes, remarks, etc are all responses to their insecurities and fear. The fear due to the loss of power provokes one to create false ideologies to soothe their emotions and to maintain their stability. OUR PRESIDENT, in less than 4 days, will be Barack Obama. His seizure of this position is solely due to his strong diligence, persona, policies, believability, and his personal triumphs. He has won the debate against John McCain. His ethos, pathos and logos extremely overwhelm those of John McCains. Obama has no personal gain in obtaining this position. America as a whole is the sole beneficiary. The United States of America population is roughly composed of over 65% Caucasians. That number already represents the major population. So, educated individuals when Obama wins it will be mainly due to a large percent of the WHITE vote if anything! It’s a simple yes or no. Race should not have a role in deciding what policies are going to best fit the families of our country. It’s sad to see that whether or not we have universal healthcare, or can afford to continue driving fuel consuming cars is not even close to significant as the 50% concentration of Kenyan blood that flows through Barack. So once again let’s not allow ourselves to become consumed in the negativity of those that are afraid. Let’s look forward to the CHANGE in America that is well DESERVED
Hispanic Woman I LOVE YOU!
ok well that makes no since..
if obama wins he won because his voice and because mccain is digging a hole for himself in his campaign. Most black people are alreadt democrats so that has nothing to do with it. If Obama loses itll be because hes black.
Mary Said: you will never be superior to white, no matter how hard you try……
Puta do you really think someone is trying to be white. I don’t even think black people would change their color for white beyond Michael Jackson (no offense to blacks). Every culture is appealing and has a different style, but yours. I know your mad because all of these cultures in America are prettier than you (except for some mixed white people). I mean look at Asian women they’re beautiful and exotic. all cultures come to America not for the white people but to work with other cultures instead. All whites can do is make money due to greed, but money doesn’t cure ugliness in a race. Therefore Minorities are way more superior and you’ll never equal us because your narrow mind.
There is going to be a time when all minorities will come together, then the ball will be in our court. when you drive look at all the Indian businesses, Mexican businesses, Asian businesses, Black businesses, then paint a picture of the future. Sacres the racist hell out of you huh?
Attn: incompetent Gringo Mary Smith cabrona
Wow you think your pale skin is going to get you everywhere? You could not pay me to be white Mary. White people skin gets old so quick, i bet about time you finished writing this comment you aged 15 years. Mary you have no culture no cultural foods, you must drink tea and attend boring operas. You do not offend me Mary because you represent the 40% of your kind, the ones with no education that goes into debt just because they have to buy that BMW because they are white. Mary remember wear sunscreen because white people get cancer in the skin faster than any race. Mary you say my people have alot of babies, yes Mary we do our people don’t need Viagra like your man does Mary. Mary do you see what the rest of the world think about America right now because of incompetent people like yourself. My family is 100% born Mexican American and my college was 100% paid by my family. My job was 100% given to me due to my education. one day ill drive my clk by your house Mary with my Mexican flag on my hood. i hope all races make it in the white house Mary, next time i see a homeless white guy on my way to work ill laugh at your comment Mary, he represents your superior skin.
orgulloso de mi pueblo Mary. adios pinche puta
A couple of points: 1. blacks voted in the high 80′s for Clinton, Obama will get a little bit more. Remember, even if all blacks voted for Obama, he will still need the white vote to win, blacks make up less than 20% of population.
2. With the economy the way it is, 2 wars, stock market crash and all the other stuff with this administration, any average white democrat would win in a land slide. The only reason Obama would not win would be race.
We need new direction, another republican will not change a thing.
Mary Smith: HA HA having troubles reading, I think so. Yes both him and I get dirty looks because I AM with a white man and him for being with what they have directly told me, “as one of their own.” I am told “how dare I betray my own race” and he is told “stay amongst your own gringo and leave ours alone!”
So other than pointing out that CA, TX and AZ have many hispanics there, as if I didn’t know, what was the point. BTW May I add my Step Father black and guess what my parents get dirty looks ALL over place when they travel. So get this: THE PROBLEM IS ALL COLOR in many US places, not just in states you specified.
But ok…. OOOOO you really told me there.
As for the 5 – 10 kids, LMAO!!! Not sure what your trying to say other then they have lots of kids, ok…. so….. I guess the Duggers that are on their 18 child is of color too huh? McCain is of color because he has 7 children and Obama isn’t of color because he only has 2. What was your point?
To show you need to read more carefully next time, HAHA point proven. Think next time before you write, make sure you read that someone of color is acknowledging. YES that they are getting dirty looks because thier husband is WHITE. duh!
to Hispanic Woman of October 10, 2008…..where do you live that you get looks for being with a white person????? If you live in California, Arizona, or Texas, you are full of crap!!!!!!! maybe because the mexicans are racist against your white Husband.. But look around, you can’t go through any neighborhood without seeing a mexican pushing a shopping cart or crossing the street with 5-10 kids!!! please!!! maybe they’ll believe it in Arkansas!!! but not on the west coast or in the south!!
the person who commented with the “minority with the masters degree” , see you are the “gringo” not the white people.. okay, you are in our country, we are not illegally in Mexico..Think you may want to check where you got your diploma before you open mouth and insert foot.. you will never be superior to white, no matter how hard you try…….you may out number white people, but will never equal us!!! you are scum, you shit up our cities and have ruined California and America…that’s nothing to be proud of!! your are quantity, not quality,….no descent white person wants to marry a dirty illegal mexican! And that’s bullshit that no white person will vote for Obama, it’s the blacks that separate themselves and are also trying to be superior, not in my lifetime!!!maybe in your dreams!
Of course if Osama loses it will be because he’s black, because when blacks don’t get jobs, or lose at anything, it’s always because it’s black…just like O.J….the blacks were so happy and had parties when he was aquitted of the murder, but now Karma has caught up to the piece of shit………a spade is a spade………if you’re not educated enough, that’s just it!!! if you’re not qualified,that’s just it!!! you don’t see whites protesting when they don’t get a job that they’re not qualified for!!! then again, you don’t see whites destroying/burning/looding their own neighborhoods….doesn’t take a college or even a high school, or even a elementary school diploma to see that you don’t destroy the neighborhood you live in~!!!!!especially when you live in the ghetto!!!!! you’re robbing/stealing/burglarizing from your own, you stupid idiots!!!!
I am a hispanic woman married to a white male. Sadly, I get horrible looks from many people within my race when I am with him. The world wants to say they are are above racism but truly the people of color are more racist then white people. YUP I said it. So many say things like, look hte white man is keeping us down and the white man has so much more opportunity than we of color. I SAY BS!!!!
I hear time and time again to vote for Obama because a black man deserves to be President or let’s make history and vote a black man in. Sadly, when you ask other than his color why are you going to vote for him, they say CHANGE, when you ask change what, they say lots of things but cannot specify what it is. I never hear how qualified he is, just what color his is. Does this mean if a Asian or Hispanic person was running they would be voted in for their color as well?
Why does it seem that so many people of color feel they deserve something given to them instead of earning what they get. Minority people can get so much aide (scholarships, loans, financial help) out there it’s sad, but can a white female/male get the same because of his color? I am YES a hispanic women who was taught by her parents that we earn what we get and not to expect it handed to them and that is how I live my life. I do see many people in my race being raised them same BUT sadly the number of families raising their families thinking other wise is larger.
I realize what I say will get #$@$% responses from many people of color and that’s fine. I realize that you are the larger problem in this world because you are tainted by race as well.
If your gonna vote for Obama vote because he’s qualified and you think he is the better choice. But voting for him because of his color or for CHANGE without knowing what he’s changing is just plain IGNORANT. KNOW what his policies are going to be and the changes he will implement if he becomes president. Just to add, don’t do the same thing and vote for McCain/Palin ticket just because she is a female. KNOW WHY YOUR VOTING FOR SOMEONE NOT JUST BECAUSE OF COLOR OR GENDER since that does not make them qualified for the job.
Who am I voting for? Well, I am undecided because I am still reading the pros and cons for both. I am informing myself to make the best choice not because I am on the media driving band wagon or what’s popular now.
Ok, First of all most of your black voters vote democratic period so that number you threw out is BS. Second of all only people really voting off color is white if Barrack Obama was David Thomas or something white guy with the same ideas as Obama the media would have him as the second coming of Christ period.
The reason white people wont vote for him is because it shows progress some how subconsiouly they think he going to turn all the white people to slaves and sell the country to Iran. But bush already has the country pimped out to saudi arabia.
I have respect for someone to point out ever issue why barrack does not have there vote. that has facts behind i promise you a small% does have a solid reason but a lot of voters that are going for barrack, white, black, Hispanic etc has good reasons why and its not skin color.
hate to say it but this train wreck I call a country is still running on racist coal. majority of the people know good in well the old way of doing things having the economy based on consuming yet the government allows big business to outsource are jobs and wonder why people in this heck hold have no money to spend. But yet they praise that reagan dude like he god and his dumb reagannomics plan his kicking them in the ass. But its OK to vote for McCain that still wants to do the good ol boy way.
yeah osama bin laden is still alive
he not! ask bhutto o that’s right that’s why they killed her…….she knew to much
Colored people do not respond to post like this. This will happen even if the president was name jesus magana, wu chang, jashesh mouhad, some white people are stuck and you should already know this by now. Im not black but i still go through racism i drive a Mercedes CLK to work and i work around alot of whites. i got my car spit on, kicked, even scratched. They cant stand someone else being on top. Obama is setting up for all minorities to become president, im mexican and even though proof in numbers show we are the majority the U.S still show we are minorities why? They dont want us to be a majority because they dont want to see us on top. We need all race presidents. These pink poeple come to mexico all the time, But get scared when some brown come to there town.
Suck it up pinky You are the minority and quit scratching my S##T. pinche cabron gringos
Chris B I think you hit the nail on the head.
90% of Blacks vote Democratic regardless of the Democrat’s skin color. Therefore only 5% of the Black population can be voting for Obama based on his skin color (assuming your numbers are correct), and the Black population is 13% of the general population.
.05*.13 (switched from a percentage to decimal)=.0065 or 00.65%.
You’re assuming that approximately half a percent of voters (many of whom have changed their minds because the horrendous policies of the Bush administration) will decide the election. I have no doubt that at least half a percentage of white voters who may otherwise vote Democrat, may refuse to vote for Obama because he is Black. The overall effect should at least neutralize it’s self. And the White-guilt crowd usually votes Democrat anyway too, so I wouldn’t worry much about that either.
And if Barack Hussein Obama wins, WE are totally screwed…
I’m not sure that I agree with your article. Your starting argument is that whites will feel guilty and therefor vote for him and Blacks will vote for him strictly off race. Your ending argument is more substantive and says he will lose on issues, or because in general he is the weaker opponent.
Ok, disclaimer: I’m Black and also liberal. I don’t think your racist. I also respect your reasons for supporting McCain. We see things differently and that’s ok. I have a couple of points though.
1)It is true that 95% of Black people in this country will vote for Obama, conservative or liberal. Try to put that into context though. Example: this morning I’m registering people to vote in front of a supermarket and I noticed a trend. Every older Black person that I tried registering looked at me like I was crazy. A few gave me lectures on the Civil Rights movement and how people died for the right to vote. Yes, conservative Black people voting for Obama are voting against their political ideology, but this moment is bigger than one person’s beliefs. I’ll save your the rant because I think you know where I’m going with that.
2) To be honest, I don’t understand White guilt, and I don’t understand why White people hold it against Black people for a guilt that they’ve placed on themselves. There was never a Black American mandate that was signed into law that states that White people must feel guilty for everything pre-1964. You can point to Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Louis Farrakhan, Spike Lee, Bill Maher and a whole host of people that could be held responsible for making White people feel guilty. My point is that there is a difference between feeling guilty about something that you really aren’t responsible for and understanding the privilege that you have in this country from being White. Either way, your not responsible for being born White. I didn’t chose to be born Black. It’s the way it turned out. I don’t hate you. The fact of the matter is we live in a country where Black people were given the right to vote 44 years ago. The system was set up to your advantage. Affirmative action and set aside programs don’t change the dynamic of the system, rather it’s an unfortunate reflection of the larger system that we live in. You and I didn’t make the rules.
3) Bryan, as I’ve said before, I respect your reasons for voting Republican. You didn’t once mention that Obama’s a Muslim terrorist anti-Christ hell bent on burning the American flag on national TV. Your sticking to the facts and not mentioning stereotypes or rumors. Those article’s that you’ve pointed out are a reflection of people’s frustration and distrust of the American electorate. Bush has a sorry approval rating, the economy is in the tank, McCain isn’t a strong candidate and Palin’s becoming a disaster. Hillary voters jumped ship to the GOP and give reasons like “He’s an elitist”. I mean…c’mon. Can you blame commentators for playing the race card on this? On the flip side, I read an interesting article recently from the perspective of a Black American explaining why race would NOT be a factor in an Obama defeat.
My point is this. Things aren’t so black and white. Look at the gray. Some Blacks will blame racism, some will say it was his experience. Think about the 5 percent that’s voting Republican. Either way, we won’t live to see an America where race is not a issue. But until then, lets just try to have an understanding of why it’s an issue today.
And guess what? If McCain wins, it’ll be because Obama is Black.