The volunteers have endured malicious rants and ugly stereotyping from people who can’t fathom that the senator from Illinois could become the first African American president.”
That story has been at or near the top of readership on washingtonpost.com since it appeared at the beginning of the week. It has generated innumerable comments from their readers, an unusually high number. The comments include the usual nonsense, partisan sniping and name-calling that comes from our regulars on political stories; they include some blatantly racist or otherwise inappropriately worded remarks, some of which we have deleted. Some reflect significant anger. Some straightforwardly address campaign issues. But the comments also include thoughtful discussion about race in America, a subject that needs more thoughtful discussion.
Some of our readers argue that since blacks tend to vote for blacks, that makes them as racist as whites voting for whites. The so-called negative impact the Rev. Jeremiah Wright has had on the Obama campaign echoes in several remarks. Some of those readers state that racism is declining as older generations die out. Some worry about both the political future of the country and express concern about the state of the nation. Others complain about the existence of the story itself, seeing it as another example of WaPo going into the tank for a candidate or issue.
One Obama’s volunter (Lucy Porter) noted: “I had similar experiences when making calls to voters in Ohio and Pennsylvania for Obama. I heard everything from “I just don’t feel comfortable voting for people like that,” to “I’ll never vote for a black man.” I realize that these people are out there, but I really hope they’re not in control of our political future.”
Tupac_Goldstein wrote, “Racism also raises its ugly head when 90 percent of black democrats vote for Obama.”
Some are claiming that why is it racism when 90% of the black folks vote for Obama and not racism when 90% of white folks vote for a white candidate? What is the difference?…”
Well before I answer the above question, I will like to note that when the Black community overwhelmingly voted for Bill Clinton they are Democrats – but when they vote for Barack Obama they are racists.”
On his website, therealnews.com, MATTHEW PALEVSKY, JOURNALIST, TRNN noted “I’m in Martinsburg here in West Virginia, one of the poorest and whitest states in the union. Senator Clinton is expected to win today’s primary in a landslide, and the white, blue collar workers who make up her base have said they might be unwilling to vote for Senator Obama come general election.”
During those interview, many whites stated the following reasons why they will not vote for Obama:
1. Because he is black.
2. Because he is foreign.
3. Because he is a Muslim.
4. Because he hate gays.
The questions here is what can Obama do to attract those poor, illiterate and deeply embedded racist whites?
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