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Ok, you state that Obama's racial politics need to be repudiated.
Again, if I grant your premise, viz., that Obama is indeed practicing "racial politics," why do you believe it needs to be repudiated?
Are you arguing that Obama, and Obama alone (not Clinton and not McCain) practice "racial politics?"
Is it possible that both Obama and Clinton practice "racial politics?"
And if so, why is it necessary to repudiate the one and not the other?
Further, is it possible that Obama, if he practices "racial politics," does so in a fundamentally different way than Clinton, a way that's less insidious than you think?
(I'm dealing in hypotheticals here because the charges your making obscure the real issues for me. I'm trying to get to the bottom of things to better make a judgment about what you're talking about and where you're coming from. You seem to really be trying to tell us something and I'll give you the benefit of the doubt, but you have to work with me here.)
