I’ve been struggling to capture my thoughts accurately. (Hell, most of my blog entries are created and short bursts while under fire from a house full of 6 and 9 year old distractions that make it almost impossible for me to eek out a cohesive paragraph at times.) I’m glad the election is over, I’m glad that the 2+ year campaign process is finally behind us. But if anything the campaign made it clear once and for all to America that the press and media are firmly, squarely and blatantly liberally biased. Gone are the days where reporters report the news. I’m old enough to remember when the news was reported, not editorialized, and there was an actual slot at the end of the broadcast for editorial opinions. Get this: you actually had to state that you were making an editorial statement. Now, it is almost impossible to find real news.
A nice example of this bias was MSNBC’s coverage of the inauguration. One of the street scenes started with a close up of a playing card, the two of diamonds, with George Bush on it. It was held up by a black man with a gleeful smile on his face. He was part of the same crowd that started singing and booing when the president was introduced during the ceremony. And I’ll bet you this same group covered by MSNBC was cheering and laughing when Reverend Lowery was making woefully inappropriate statements during the most historic of inaugurations: “We ask you to help us work for that day when black will not be asked to get in back, when brown can stick around, when yellow will be mellow, when the red man can get ahead, man; and when white will embrace what is right” WHAT???
Attention Reverend Clueless: White is why Obama is our president. The black vote didn’t do it my friend. Thank us cracka-azz honkeys for electing Barack Obama, because without the vote of people that drank the kool-ade and/or hated Bush so much, Barack would be back in Chicago working on his next socialist agenda item.
I would like to ask all of the punch-drunk Obama cult members supporters to help me understand one thing: How is your world better because we’ve elected a black president? Do you suddenly think that because you are black you get to go to the front of any line you see? Do you think that you will get whatever job you seek whether or not you are qualified? Do you think that you will no longer need to pay your bills, work for a living or pay for college? Tell me how our new president makes the world a better place.
I think the thing that irks me most is the baseless and racist taunting by blacks. it is similar to the attitude radical Mexicans display when talking about reclaiming parts of the southwest to create Aztlan. “We want what is ours, you can’t stop us whitey. You’ll get what’s comin’ to ya.” This is a quote from a person I heard on the radio a few years ago. Now, this same attitude is being displayed by blacks in the wake of Obama’s election. Don’t believe me? Check out any recent rap lyrics from some of the stars that performed last night. Many blacks are implying or blatantly saying that they run the place, they own the country. Although blacks are 12% and Hispanics are 15% of our population, you would think the numbers are much higher by watching television or listening to the radio. Hollywood and the entertainment world have done everything they can to promote alternative cultures in America at the expense of the majority population. And any attempt to promote white or European heritage apparently makes you a racist. Screw that.
This is a sick mindset. For years we have heard cries of racism, demands for equality. Dude, I think we are already there. Unless you have been fire-hosed or chased by a police dog because of your skin color, you’ve got nothing to complain about. I’ve been the victim of racism too, but I’m not suing anyone over it. I’m not settling for less because its easy to blame someone else for your own shortcomings. You get up and move on. No matter what race you are you have no excuse whatsoever not to succeed in America. But if you choose to follow the thug life, if you choose to make money by selling drugs or having babies, that’s not The Man holding you down; it’s your own damned ignorance. And just because Barack Obama is our president doesn’t mean that your life suddenly got better. You will still need to work if you want to succeed.
I certainly understand the historical significance of electing a black president (even if he is also half-white). In fact, it was a major no-no to mention race during the election, although Team Obama played the race card regularly during the campaign. Now, it’s all about the fact that Obama is black. Cue the chorus, part the clouds, let the sun shine in, America has a black president!!! Great. We also have black CEOs, black executives, black coaches, black media moguls, and black atheletes that are among the richest people in the free world. What does an Obama presidency change? Now that he’s in office can we officially ban the phrase “the first black _____” from the English language? It’s irrelevant. How can we consider ourselves equal if we continue to point out our differences? To quote President Obama, “Enough!”
How many times have we heard black people on the news saying “I never thought I’d see this day?” We’ve come to expect this from much of the black population, a resounding statement of “we shall overcome.” But I have to ask, overcome what?
To think in this day and age that a person of any race other than white cannot reach the highest levels of his profession is simply absurd. What much of America has forgotten is the amount of work it takes to become successful, in any field. We now have a black president. We have black CEOs, a black supreme court justice, black sports coaches in colleges and pros. We have minorities of every color filling every position you can find in America.So what exactly makes people today think that they would never see the day when a minority is elected president?
It’s a defeatist, welfare mentality, thats what. People that think this expect things to be given to them. I can certainly understand why elderly blacks feel this way, because they were the victims of true racism. But to hear anyone under 40, or even 50, saying this drives me insane. Raise your hand if you were a slave. Anyone? Blacks that suffered the horrible indignities of racism in the 1950s and 1960s have a legitimate complaint, I certainly know I would still be holding a grudge if I had been fire-hosed or beaten due to my skin color.
But what about the younger generations? What is their excuse? Don’t blame the schools. They are doing their best. Don’t blame “the man” because he is busy giving out handouts left and right. Come to think of it, was Barack Obama an affirmative action recipient at Harvard? We’ll never know since he won’t release his records, but his grades at Occidental College certainly were not noteworthy. Perhaps our president loves welfare because he once received it?
I am proud to be an American where we can speak our minds and vote freely. I am also proud of the opportunity that we give ALL Americans. Keep in mind that about 12% of America is Black, 15% Hispanic, 5% Asian and 68% white. It takes time for racism to dissipate in corporate America, and we should be there by now. But don’t just place people of color in positions of power, let them earn it. Let them apply for the jobs that they are interested in, don’t just give them a handout. Barack Obama was elected in a fair and decisive election. While race may have played a small part, it did not sway the election. He was elected thanks to a brilliant campaign team, questionable fund raising techniques, and the perfect political storm that no Republican could have survived. He is our president now and I hope he gives the office more respect than the left gave his predecessor.
Democrats have for years fostered a welfare state, and these are largely the people that felt that a black man could never become president. They have continued to propagate the “being held down by the man” myth instead of rising up against this false stigma. Maybe that mindset is why they are still on welfare.
On CNN tonight Roland Martin was asking people on the street to “be honest” and tell him if McCain’s age, Obama’s skin color or Palin’s gender influenced their vote. While I think that there are people that vote based on shallow factors such as these, these same people vote based on commercials, bumper stickers and gossip heard during lunch. I wish we knew what percentage of voters actually know something about the candidates and issues. I bet it is less than 20% of the voting population.
McCain’s age should have nothing to do with his ability to be president. He has been through quite a bit already and he seems quite capable. And for crying out loud, have you seen how fit his 96-year old mother looks? I don’t think age is a problem with McCain. I’m voting for McCain because I think he is the better choice in this race. He’s not my ideal candidate, by Obama is the opposite of what I want in a president. Im voting for McCain based on the issues.
Palin’s gender also has nothing to do with my support for her, and I think that many men and women feel the same way. I like Palin a lot. Not only is she easy on the eyes (as is her husband says my wife), but she brings something that we’ve missed in politics for a very long time: she seems normal. Palin speaks like a normal person, not like a politician, lawyer, bureaucrat or snob. She represents middle America, a constituency that could use better representation in Washington. To vote for or against her based on the fact that she is a woman is ludicrous.
Obama’s skin color is not a reason to vote for or against him. For starters, he’s not black, or white, he’s an American. He is 50% black, 50% white, so claiming he’s black is simply incorrect. But the reason I’m not voting for Obama has nothing to do with his race and everything to do with his policy ideas. He is absolutely the most liberal candidate in this election, and possibly the most liberal candidate we’ve seen get this far in my lifetime. Why worry about race when there is so much else to dislike about him
So CNN, cut the crap about gender, race or age discrimination. Americans are generally smart enough to get around superficial talking points and make their decision based on the issues.
Then again, maybe not. We’ll know soon enough.
