Obama and racism

When I came on the internet this morning I saw the following article


Poll: Racial views steer some white Dems away from ObamaBy RON FOURNIER and TREVOR TOMPSON, Associated Press Writers
WASHINGTON (AP) — Deep-seated racial misgivings could cost Barack Obama the White House if the election is close, according to an AP-Yahoo News poll that found one-third of white Democrats harbor negative views toward blacks — many calling them "lazy," "violent," responsible for their own troubles.


I am saddened to see that in the 22nd century we in the United States are still hung up over the color of a person's skin and what their race is. I have never been in favor of applications for anything - be it a job, entrance to a school, a credit card application - that want you to state your race. Recently I have been checking the box Other because frankly its nobody's damn business.

I think Barack Obama is a perfect example of why we need to get away from labeling people by race. First of all, he is bi-racial, African father and Euro-American mother. Why should he be forced to decide what race he is, when in truth he is a combination of the two.

The important thing is that he is an American (I do not know if he is a Kenyan dual citizen), of the required age to be a candiate for the President of the United States. Since he is bi-racial, going by the bigotted method of looking for the worse, then it is true that he would have the worst characteristics of both races. On the other hand, he would also have the best characteristics of both races.

Of course the simple truth of the matter is that he is a man who feels he has the necessary qualifications to lead the United States. John McCain feels he has those same qualifications.

So what we the voters need to do is not worry about their race, nor their age, nor their wives, nor who their vice presidential candiate happens to be.

What we need to do is research their stances on the issues. Currently we know the government is going through a wave of buy out madness. Last figures I saw was 200 billion for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, 85 billion for AIG, and a proposed 700 billion to buy out poor home owner loans. What do Obama and McCain offer to insure that a crisis of this magnitude never happens again? (My parents lived through the Great Depression, I don't want my grandchildren remembering that grandpa lived through the Second Great Depression.)

Next Friday is the first of the presidential debates. Take the time to watch and listen. My father said that a person who did not vote had no right to complain because they didn't even try to make things better.

We have to try and we have to get others to try. Listen, learn, think, decide and vote.

Its Common Sense.