Letters to the Editor
universe42
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I wish I could share the optimism, however I predict a different outcome.
[Read the article: Obama's faith in the reasoning abilities of the American public]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]We have arrived at the moment in our history where the dirty tricks of the politically ambitious and the media henchmen who have manipulated our senses will have played our social anxieties against each other one too many times. I fear that this time we have embarked on a voyage across the racial tipping point and the consequences will be dire.
As I have sadly witnessed over the past 24 hours, the noise machine refuses to acknowledge the unifying prose of Obama's speech as anything but genuine. Instead, these vultures have been on a tireless campaign of creating desperate new ratings generating material out of splitting hairs, mincing words, and in general reopening a very sensitive, polarizing wound. Yet for all their bravery to cover this very sensitive story, I don’t quite think the media has realized the shit storm that is about to rain down all over their pretty, make up clad faces.
The foot soldiers of the fair and balanced brigade aren’t just perpetuating a social narrative which only critiques the often distorted commentaries discussed in the black community. In addition, they aren’t just using this critique in repetitive fashion to play to the fears of a certain demographic and change their minds and votes. No, these intrepid morons have also decided to ensnare Americans in a critique of a far greater taboo: attacking the religious dogma of the inner city. Very smart.
Now there is a very slippery slope to point out here. You know the slope. It’s loosely tied to that whole "melting pot" experiment which has narrowly escaped utter chaos over the last 400 years. Some call it the founding principle of our country, others call it religious tolerance. The rules of this game are fairly simple and goes like this.
YOU CAN NOT DRAW NATION WIDE ATTENTION TO AN IMPICATION WHICH INSINUATES THAT0 THE RELIGIOUS THOUGHTS AND BELIEFS SHARED BY A LARGE SECT OF OUR SOCIETY ARE HATEFUL, MISGUIDED OR INCORRECT AND NOT EXPECT A MAJOR BACKLASH. So yeah, using a 24 hour news cycle as a place to call attention to how insane someone’s religious beliefs are, not the smartest of ideas.
Now compound this with the fact that the black community is eventually going to take notice that the media circus and agents of opportunity have used their faith and religious beliefs to derail the first real African American candidate. A man who has made it to the head of the pack, despite the stonewalling of many who marginalize his lead with superficialities. A man representative not only of dark skin color, but also representative of greater sea change inclusive of, and sensitive to the ideals and principles of all Americans.
Yeah, wait until Black America wakes up on the morning that their candidate has been disenfranchised by the association of a fiery preacher who, in their minds calls it like they see it. Wait until Black America cites the hypocrisy of White ministers who teach that homosexuality is an abomination, that mothers who have abortions are murderers, yet preach unconditional love. Wait till they get you tube footage of white preachers stating that racism is bad but that God condemns mixing "bloodlines." You don’t fuck with someone’s religious beliefs. It is that simple.
When that day comes, and I pretty sure it will… I will be thinking to myself, "God Damn, America."
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odawg oh dog
[Read the article: Obama's faith in the reasoning abilities of the American public]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]odog,
i think its fairly obvious. this issue is not a a matter of character as much as you wish it could be. this is a person very close to the winning the democratic nomination and eventually the white house. he like anyone, wants to keep those odds on his side. he tried to do damage control by downplaying the issue and when it blew up, it ended up that he needed to do alot more. yes his hand was forced but it didnt make the speech any less compelling. people of your mindset after all forced him to play this hand.
now you are splitting hairs and acting like this is an integrity issue. he said this yesterday then this today. in the end he is not guilty of saying any of these things, and there is 2 years worth of press footage to show as evidence that everything he has said from the conception of his bid for president embodies an entirely different tone.
Suck the bone dude.
only an idiot or maybe just someone who has a vested interest to see him lose would think he shares the reverands sentiments.
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Odog...
[Read the article: Obama's faith in the reasoning abilities of the American public]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]We get it. you dont want him to be your president. Fine, just dont sit here and act like you would critize your own mother for making grammatically incorrect statements. It is the very definition of desperate strawman tactics. People are human. People are contrary. I dont remember the perfection as one of the qualifications for the Presidency.
McCain has said a litany of dumb shit and I still think that below all the right wing pandering he is a moderate.
What you are attempting to do is sell this notion of equating Obama to the scary black man out to rob old ladies purses and kill Whitey. I cant list the ways in wish this notion is rediculous. Only a conservative with an agenda could try and portray Obama as the militant black man waving his fist in black power. I guess we have to be nervous around Tiger Woods now? Come on.
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Odog...
[Read the article: Obama's faith in the reasoning abilities of the American public]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]half asian and half black. a virtual gangster by birth alone.