Throughout this election on talk shows and interviews, I have seen black voters say repeatedly that race is a huge, if not the only, factor for them in this election. A good example out of the many is Tracy Morgan on Conan replying to the question "who are you voting for?" with the answer "who do you think, I'm black." Why is this acceptable? So many people have fought for too long to have people revert to voting based mainly on skin color. I have heard this from blacks and whites, but surprisingly from many blacks. Some feel that skin color is a major issue, and I wonder how progressive this really is. I understand it's a major achievement for the black community to have a black man running for president, but to overlook flaws or merely to choose based on skin color misses the point. Vote for Obama or McCain because you agree with them or feel that they have the best experience for America's current problems. Do not vote for them because they are white or black. Racism can affect both sides in this election, and the bug can bite both black and white people. Our skin color does not make us immune to racism and I encourage both blacks and whites to not vote based on skin color, but for the right man for the job.
That's for this election. I voted today, hope you did too!
That's for this election. I voted today, hope you did too!
Labels: Election 2008, McCain, Obama, Racism
I agree with this video. The war has been tough, and it really wasn't properly managed until Petraeus and the troop surge, which is working fantastically well. Some parts of Iraq are safer than Chicago by far, meaning you have a better chance of getting killed in a big US city than Iraq.
I think that some people forget that A) what happened to our country was unprecedented in many ways, and our actions have prevented another attack on the US from happening again, whether you like the war or not. B) We forget that the Iraq we liberated lived in oppression, racial tension, violence, rape, and suppression. All of these things both Democrats and Republicans can agree are awful and evil. Did everything go perfectly, no. Did we find a solution that works now, yes. Is Al-Queda on the rocks now? I think they have been increasingly disorganized and live in fear.
It's fine that Obama took the popular party line and hated on Iraq, but there are men and women there doing good work, and the people there are far better off than they were 8 years ago. Bush has made mistakes, he's also had unprecedented challenges, but the war is not an overreaction, it wasn't for money, and it has liberated a nation. If you agree with it or not, you must not diminish the sacrifices of those men by leaving the job unfinished and treating the whole thing as an "evil Republican mistake." As I recall most of American wanted something done after 9/11, and it has been.
All I know is that if I had a choice between Bush and Jimmy Carter, It'd be Bush; we have had many worse presidents (Hoover, FDR, even though WWII gets him off the hook). John McCain is not George Bush, and in fact I think Barry is closer to a Jimmy Carter, I've read history and I don't want that again. Whoever wins, they'll have a lot to do, and my understanding of economic principles, history, law, and morals leads me undoubtedly to John McCain. I am not racist, dumb, or a bad person, and I'm voting McCain. There's things I don't like about both, and I'm not the guy who lets politics make walls that stop normal human interaction. I in fact hate that attitude which many people on both sides have. Politics are important, but it shouldn't bring forth hate like the Daily Kos or prevent people from working together or living together in the everyday world.
I think that some people forget that A) what happened to our country was unprecedented in many ways, and our actions have prevented another attack on the US from happening again, whether you like the war or not. B) We forget that the Iraq we liberated lived in oppression, racial tension, violence, rape, and suppression. All of these things both Democrats and Republicans can agree are awful and evil. Did everything go perfectly, no. Did we find a solution that works now, yes. Is Al-Queda on the rocks now? I think they have been increasingly disorganized and live in fear.
It's fine that Obama took the popular party line and hated on Iraq, but there are men and women there doing good work, and the people there are far better off than they were 8 years ago. Bush has made mistakes, he's also had unprecedented challenges, but the war is not an overreaction, it wasn't for money, and it has liberated a nation. If you agree with it or not, you must not diminish the sacrifices of those men by leaving the job unfinished and treating the whole thing as an "evil Republican mistake." As I recall most of American wanted something done after 9/11, and it has been.
All I know is that if I had a choice between Bush and Jimmy Carter, It'd be Bush; we have had many worse presidents (Hoover, FDR, even though WWII gets him off the hook). John McCain is not George Bush, and in fact I think Barry is closer to a Jimmy Carter, I've read history and I don't want that again. Whoever wins, they'll have a lot to do, and my understanding of economic principles, history, law, and morals leads me undoubtedly to John McCain. I am not racist, dumb, or a bad person, and I'm voting McCain. There's things I don't like about both, and I'm not the guy who lets politics make walls that stop normal human interaction. I in fact hate that attitude which many people on both sides have. Politics are important, but it shouldn't bring forth hate like the Daily Kos or prevent people from working together or living together in the everyday world.
Labels: Election 2008, McCain
