Slate.com: If Obama Loses, racism is the only reason McCain might beat him

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Reba said:
Question: Which voter is racist?

The one who votes for Obama because he's black?

or

The one who votes against Obama because he's black?

Answer: They both are racist.
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That would be correct. What about the person who votes for him because he is the best candidate, and has no concern over his color?
 
Reba said:
If he ran on a true conservative platform, possibly. However, he is "pro-choice" which is not a conservative tenet.

Unfortunately, black conservatives don't get much public support so people don't know much about them. How much positive press do we read about Clarence Thomas, Thomas Sowell, Walter Williams, Ward Connerly, Stanley Crouch, Shelby Steele, Alan Keyes, Armstrong Williams, or J.C. Watts?

Let's not forget conservative Hispanic, Asian, and Native American men and women, too.

Then again--why focus on color or ethnicity at all?
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Yes, why?
 
I liked alan keyes running for the republican nomination way back when but obama is alittle to liberal for me as someone put it haha
 
Reba said:
Question: Which voter is racist?

The one who votes for Obama because he's black?

or

The one who votes against Obama because he's black?

Answer: They both are racist.
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I would agree with your answer to both questions but I do not see anything that black people said that they vote Obama because he´s black but I have read that white people insult Obama because of his muslim background. They do not want to see that he is a Christian but keep on claim that he is a Maxtix (sp) or Muslim because his father is a Muslim... :roll:
 
I don´t think that racism is the only reason, McCain might beat him but political reasons. I noticed that voters feel comfortable with McCain´s age and experience over Obama´s age and experience.
 
Americans are just not ready to have african-american president.
 
PowerON said:
Americans are just not ready to have african-american president.
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Your reply utterly disgusts me. Do us a favor: keep your bigotry out of here.

They are more than ready to have African-American President. It is no excuse for them not to be ready to have an African-American as their President.
 
PowerON said:
Americans are just not ready to have african-american president.
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it could be that but I agreed that this race is not largely based on race. Like what Reba said - he's too liberal & radical for me. He's in right place, wrong time. maybe we're better ready for him after 3 presidential races (assuming things are all quiet on western front).
 
Royale said:
Your reply utterly disgusts me. Do us a favor: keep your bigotry out of here.

They are more than ready to have African-American President. It is no excuse for them not to be ready to have an African-American as their President.
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I speak the fact that everybody aren't. Geez.

What wrong with you?
 
Good Lord, can we stop with the race card allready.... People that make that claim really don't have a clue.
 
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If you had choice of Obama or Colin Powell... who would you actually choose? Would racism be a factor? Or it just the difference of which party they represent? Both have African American appearance.

Not a long ago - Colin Powell did consider running for president, he decline the opportunity. If he ran, he might have done better job than Bush. That just a thought of the day.

BTW... Colin Powell is republican if you are wondering which party he involved with.

WIKI Link - Read the Presidential appointments section, it briefly mentioned his status as president campaign. He decline to go against Clinton.
Colin Powell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 
I'd still choose Obama, and for the same reasons. Race isn't a factor for me.
 
I'd pick Powell.

EDIT: only during this war period. Bush = what a farce. but peacetime? I don't think he's the right man for it. He's a soldier, not a politician.
 
Funny how people claim that military experience is necessary for Presidency, and then claim that it would be a drawback to the Presidency.:dunno2:
 
jillio said:
Funny how people claim that military experience is necessary for Presidency, and then claim that it would be a drawback to the Presidency.:dunno2:
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If he spent 2nd half of his career as a politician... senator, governor, whatever... I'd vote for him.. assuming he did a pretty good job. I believe it's important for a leader to AT LEAST have a military experience because being a Commander in Chief is a serious business. He would act with prudence before sending men to any conflicts because he knows what it's like. More importantly, he'd know better how and where the tax money is best spent especially in Pentagon and DoD - the biggest money pit hole. Oh - I'm sure he would not even think to neglect the returning veterans with this Veteran medical blunder.

100% politician doesn't. He'll think "acceptable loss... collateral damage." He would not know anything about the inner working of military. Just throw money on it.

Bill Clinton = great President but crappy Commander-in-Chief
JFK = same as Clinton
GHB = shitty President but decent Commander-in-Chief
Obama = could be a good President but no doubt he'll be a crappy Commander-in-Chief

a combination of military + politic = a nice overall quality of leadership
 
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