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• Monday, May 12, 2008 07:06 AM

  texasmountaineer

  There are a few problems with Hillary's statement.

  First she equates hard working with being white and uneducated.

  Then it also states that in essence, that Hillary's supporters would much rather support someone with the same skin tone whose policies are opposed to her own, than someone who happens to hold pretty much the same policies as her who just happens to be black.

  IE: She just called the hard working, white working class in America racist - a charge which in itself is racist because it makes a judgement on a whole segment of the American population based on race. This is part of what resulted in a portion of the blue collar white populations coming on and posting that they were voting Obama.

  Of course, this judgement is not unique to Hillary, it is indicative as to the way the media in America views whites that race is considered to be one of the big issues amongst whites when it comes to who they will vote for.

  And just as obviously it is wrong, once you move beyond what idiots try to post online as "Or else" threats. The new "silent majority" out there is not racist, sexist or any other form of ist, it is going to vote for the best available candidate. Why? Because there are simply bigger issues in contention than whether or not your ego got bruised.

  —Taliesan Read Taliesan's other letters
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