Obama's biggest problem is that he treats the American public like intelligent grown-ups, when the truth is that they are scared little children looking for Daddy and Mommy to tell them there are no boogeymen.

Obama's statement is simple truth, and most of this country can't handle the truth. Those of us who are demonized as "intelligentsia and "elitist." (Which is a whole 'nother lie swallowed by the great, unwashed masses, but that's a letter for another day.)

I used to admire and like McCain, but ever since he has embraced the same scumbags who spread lies about him during the 2000 campaign (way before this election cycle), I have lost all respect for him. He is as much a "Judas" as Bill Richardson.

The McCain camp is running scared, which is why they are pulling out every dirty trick they can, without actually calling Obama a...oy, I can't even type that word, but you know what that word is.

And, unfortunately, it seems to be working.

This country is fucked.

made an appearance but what about Pontius Pilate, who washed his hands as a symbolic gesture of exculpation? Maybe ballet is more appropriate in the case of Barack Obama as he performs yet another piroutte in the matter of off-shore oil-drilling. Obama and Axelrod are also performing a "pas du deux", with Mr. A. indicating that he thought McCain's ad. "racist" and Mr. O. disagreeing but describing it as "cynical". The putative "leader of the free world" has thrown plenty people off the bus but now it looks as if the wheels are coming off his own luxury coach.

Barack's massively wealthy friends who attended Harvard Business School must be getting worried, as they've contributed so much to his campaign - Ken Griffin who runs one of the largest hedge funds in the US (Citadel Investment Group), Tim Draper of Hotmail and Skype. Another fat cat in the tech. jungle is John Doerr who became a billionaire from Amazon, Sun Microsystems and Google, while Chris Hughes,co-founder of Facebook is also on the bandwaggon bearing the legend "Yes we can". They're younger than Barack who went to Harvard but not the Harvard Business School. They are capitalist to the core and would not be happy to find the politician they're backing showing signs of losing the plot.

In case it might seem that I dislike that eminent place of learning, Harvard, that is not so. Tommy Lee Jones attended Harvard so it can't be all that bad and is obviously capable of producing more than pompous lawyers and razor-sharp businessmen.

Obama Campaign and Reverse Racism in Hiring Practices ??

I would like to learn more about this. Can you tell me your sources for this story? Thanks.

Right after he won the Democratic Party presidential nomination Barack Obama paid a visit to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), an advocacy group that lobbies the United States congress and white house for strong American support of Israel. It is ranked as one of the most powerful and influential lobbying organizations in Washington. Obviously these people feel the need to receive assurances from Mr. Obama that if he is fortunate enough to win the oval office he will endeavor to protect Israel and its interest from any and all enemies.

The racially generic dominant community which happens to be predominantly white needs these assurances from Mr. Obama as well. When the clip of the Reverend Jeremiah Wright making statements of support for Mr. Obama that many people found offensive became so popular, the dominant community demanded that Mr. Obama take the steps necessary to put their fears to rest. Many people demanded that Mr. Obama denounce his pastor of twenty years and quit his church. Mr. Obama tried to appease the dominant community with his oratory about racial healing. But that wasn’t enough. Many people said it was too little too late and they needed more to feel comfortable with the black candidate.

However, when Mr. Wright made his appearance on Bill Moyers Journal and explained that Mr. Obama was a politician that needed to make certain gestures for the sake of his campaign, and after Mr. Wright went before the National Press Club saying that an attack on the good reverend was an attack against the black church, Mr. Obama had enough. He responded with indignation and outrage calling for a divorce from his long time spiritual mentor, making another attempt at appeasement for the dominant community.

But, for some odd reason, many people in the black community feel that black people are not entitled to any assurances from Mr. Obama that he wants to protect the interest of the black community. When Jeremiah Wright made his comments about racism in the black community, Mr. Obama made it a point to assure people that he does not share the pastor’s sentiments. Mr. Obama dismissed his pastor as an angry bitter black man of a bygone era. The reverend’s rant had no merit.

When Mr. Obama made his statement in response to the district attorney of Jena, Louisiana charging six black students at the local high school with second degree attempted murder for a school fight with a white student, Mr. Obama was careful to make his statement as politically correct and as racially neutral as possible. His statement was a call for racial healing on both sides of the racial fence. The fact that the whole issue started when white students hung racially provocative nooses in response to black students sitting under a tree normally reserved for white kids is nothing that needs attention. We can mend the racial divide and come together as one.

There is no need to give any attention to issues that affect the black community. We are supposed to believe that there is nothing keeping the black community in its poor condition other than the black men who refuse to take on their responsibilities as fathers.

If only Mr. Obama could fit black people into his busy schedule he might be able to take a step back, listen, and develop a fresh understanding of what our interests are. If only he could make an appearance at a black organization that isn’t just another church hungry for rhetoric he might be able to convey to the black community his plans for protecting our interest. But with commencement addresses to be given at Wesleyan University and appearances of assurance at AIPAC, Mr. Obama just doesn’t have the time, or desire, to make any appearances to allay any black people’s fears. The black community needs to lift itself by its boot straps.

Besides, why should he? Black people require nothing from Barack Obama. We should assume that our interests are protected because Mr. Obama has black skin. No black politician would ever do anything to betray the trust of the black community. People who expect black politicians to clarify their position on issues pertaining to the black community are defeatist and house Negroes who are trying to sabotage the black politician’s run and keep black people from obtaining political power. The black politician needs to get white people’s votes so we should know that he’s trying to keep it on the down low.

Political power has always been kind to the black community. Black people have always been able to trust in politics for the social changes needed to bring equality to the black neighborhoods. That’s why black neighborhoods are thriving so well now. Black people can trust each other without question because we know that no black person would ever do anything against another.

No one ever says that white people who ask white politicians tough questions about issues close to the white community are sellouts or defeatist. White people who ask tough questions are depicted as shrewd voters making sure they protest their interest. Mr. Obama is free to stand before whoever needs his assurances and will give detailed descriptions of why people should feel comfortable for supporting his bid for the presidency. But black people needn’t worry. He’s got that black skin after all. Sure we can trust him. He’s always had the black community’s true interest at heart despite anything we’ve ever seen to the contrary.

Black people who want to ask tough questions of the black candidates, who want assurances for the black community, really should learn to trust more and get over their victim mentalities. Black people really must learn to expect nothing from our black politicians.