Comments on: Obama's Racial Identity Still An Issue

Democrat's Race, And Whether He's "Black Enough," Continue To Spark Conversation

[adian1-2009]

Obama is just aware of the fact that racially he should be considered the best candidate, and he exploits the issue to benefit himself politically. He is part white to white voters; he is part black to black voters; he is colorless to many of us that would pay no attention to ethnicity. A perfect candidate to satisfy all racists and the non-racists, isn''t it? Well, that is precisely his Aquiles'' heel. If he does not show that he is abler than Hillary, which has not shown yet, he won''t prevail. Race does not count here.

[jipoku]

Juno912: Before you make sweeping statements, you should check your facts. Obama worked as a community organizer in a black neighborhood. He passed legislature against profiling as a state senator. These are just two examples I know. When did he pit *** against blacks? How is he using race to exploit anyone?

[jipoku]

This is not a real issue. Blacks in academia and journalists like this question, but everyday blacks do not question his race.

[erasmus6]

"He is not the descendant of African slaves, but is the son of a white mother and a Kenyan father, so he alone gets questions about just who he is."

And what does it matter? It shouldn''t matter if he is black, white, whatever, so why should it matter how black he is???

The guy shouldn''t be president no matter whether he is black or white because he is too immature and inexperienced.

[Wookiee-1138]

Does this mean rumours of him being a closet Muslim have died out?

[chirumbolo]

It''s not that Obama is multi-racial or black, it''s that he is cynically exploiting the black community for his own self interest.

Barack Obama has done nothing for people of color, and he has the gall to claim himself as successor the civil rights movement. Democrats of all stripes reject the Obama brand of ugly race baiting, and the pitting of gay Americans against black Americans.

[brianbwb-2009]

I''''m still trying to get over the phrase "self identify", where did that come from? Gee, I think I''''ll self identify myself as really really cool.
Posted by nottellin1

Great, now if your actions and words match your new self identity, soon others will also think you are really, really cool.

[flreason]

Not only is racism is still alive and well in America, you play the religious bigotry card as well. How on earth do you justify your conclusion? What you''re suggesting is that attending a school with Muslims (he has stated that he didn''t participate in the optional Muslim religion classes) tainted him for life...that his adult membership in the Church of Christ is a coverup. Look at all of the children brought up Christian who reject it for other religions or no religion later...are they closet Christians? His time in Indonesia was a small portion of his life. And Indonesian Muslims had a much more tolerant view of other religions at that time. Islamic extremism is a more recent phenomenon. Americans need to stop allowing politicians to use fear to win their votes. We need to stand up the way we did in WWII when Roosevelt said, "We have nothing to fear but fear itself," instead of cowering and looking for Muslim bogeymen behind every bush...or is that spelled with a capital B?

[brianbwb-2009]

"I don''t want to sound prejudiced or anything, but for one, I am not going to vote for a colored man to be our president," said one South Carolina voter.

"I don''''''''t care what his skin color is, I just don''''''''t trust him. It is mainly where he was raised, Indonesia, with a Muslim stepfather and an atheist white mother. I think he is a closet muslim, which is all we need." Posted by BarbJC1

Unless he is the Democrat''s choice, I probably won''t vote for him either, not because of his ethnicity, (I am also "Black")but because I see him playing the same political games as all the rest (and he is good at it), and I feel that we cannot remain a country much longer with the status quo.

But from others, I see that many Neanderthals in the US are still too stupid to see through the artificial construct known as "race", and therefore don''t deserve a real president.

[Pocko]

Wasn''t Mohamid Alley a black muslim? Heck-hes'' got my vote. Knock ''em out, kid.

[nottellin1]

I''m still trying to get over the phrase "self identify", where did that come from? Gee, I think I''ll self identify myself as really really cool.

[lanefiller1]

Anyone looking for some new Hillary video from an SC stop and an interesting commentary on how race is impacting that primary should try: http://goupstate.us/index.php/lanefiller/2007/11/27/hillary_and_the_black_men_of_god

[kansas1946]

I don''''t care what his skin color is, I just don''''t trust him. It is mainly where he was raised, Indonesia, with a Muslim stepfather and an atheist white mother. I think he is a closet muslim, which is all we need.


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Posted by BarbJC1 at 09:53 PM : Nov 27, 2007
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Just amazing.




Amazing.

[idlepugilist]

As I said before, a woman President would not only change the face of politics in America, it would not make a difference to the different skin colors of Americans... except for Muslims who want women to be subordinate and hidden from public, oh, and maybe beaten or jailed for being gang raped.

[b-easy63]

I remember when Geraldine Ferrara was the running mate of a candidate. Back then, we weren''t ready for a female in the second highest office in the land. We like to believe we have come really far on issues of gender and race, but in so many areas--it is evident that either we are all standing still or even sliding backwards. America appears to be more race sensitive and perhaps even more racist in this century than they were in the 1980''s -2000. A lot of the onus for that goes to what has been allowed in politics and pursued either covertly or overtly by the government. Affirmative Action, welfare, prisons, illegals, all have been fodder to paint not so subtle indictments based on skin color or ethnicity. So are we ready for a Black President or a Female President? Many hearts of many tell them yes--but out of the insular bunkers that make up political and social groups, reality says--probably not. We cannot think so little of a race, that we routinely call names and stereotype as criminals and welfare recipients and think we want one of them to lead the country. there is a huge disconnect there. By the same token, we may not be so eager to have a woman, seen as conniving, manipulative and dishonest as our leader either--but then, we are left with a Republican--and THAT is probably the most unpalatable choice of them all.

[idlepugilist]

Black enough? What white person would care? There are only those who have convinced themselves, as they park the Caddy and remove their $400 coats, that some politician has to prove that he is as "oppressed" as they are, while they call their wireless phone company to pay their $600 wireless phone bill. There are just too many "oppressed" people out there who seem to think Obama is white just because he''s articulate and tries to make something, anything, of himself.

[realpatriot1]

If Barack isn''t black enough to be President, who is?
Fred Thompson?

[tbweb]

If you forget where you''re going you will never get there! Part of the American dream is this big melting pot of all races, all cultures with the final product being a true American. The creation of a true American has to be supported from the top down in Government, Business and the News Media. There will never be a color blind society as long as articles like this continue to be published, keeping race in the forefront and consciousness of our minds, or am I too naive and racism, racial hatred and this creature called a true American just a figment of my imagination? In my mind Obama is just an American and I never really looked at him otherwise.

[truthspeake2]

Actually, I''m glad he has "no experience"...so called experience, it seems, is what got this country into the mess its currently in! I''m for anybody who takes us in a different direction and not more of the same. As for that South Carolina voter mentioned in this story, maybe she and the rest of the folks that think, speak, and share her beliefs will go the way of the dinosaur''s before November 2008.

[barbjc1]

I don''t care what his skin color is, I just don''t trust him. It is mainly where he was raised, Indonesia, with a Muslim stepfather and an atheist white mother. I think he is a closet muslim, which is all we need.