I watched some of the B.E.T awards this past weekend, and especially enjoyed Al Greene’s performance. The awards were replete with references to Obama. Which is well and good. However I am not convinced all those folks in shiny suits (here’s looking at you Diddy!) could utter a single one of Obama’s campaign platforms. In fact from the general tone of the comments I am convinced that most of the speakers (if indeed they are going to vote) are going to vote for Obama because he is Black. How is that not racist? How different is this from insisting that some folks out to sit at the front of the bus because they are white?
My admiration for the man notwithstanding, I strongly believe, as I do in the our local setting, if you vote for a candidate for anything other than the issues, or for that matter don’t vote for a candidate for a reason other than the issues, and to be specific tribe/race then you are an ass.
In fact, voting for Obama because of his race makes a mockery of everything the man and democracy stands for. And on the same coin not voting for him because he is black speaks volumes of the state of democracy, maturity and fair play in 2008!
I’ll bet If parallel sentiments were expressed at a McCain rally protests would be flooding faster than you could say Jim Crow.
Quote Of The Day
Wednesday? That’s too early in the week
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