That is the topic of CSPAN's morning show. All kinds of people are calling in including many racists and bigots. Many had no problem saying they would not vote for a Jew, because of how they support Israel and trick those poor unsuspecting WASPS like Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld into starting a war.
Bigotry is out there and thriving. Imus didn't help although it's always been there and it always will be.
Brian Lam was asking a caller if he'd vote for a Muslim and the caller responded he didn't know any. Then Brian Lam perpetuated the myth and said Barack Obama was educated in a Muslim school. You cannot get more milk-toast than Brian Lam and he doesn't have a "side". Yet, here it is, an African American who went to a Muslim school. Americans will not elect him president. They will not elect Hillary because she's a Clinton and they don't want her. Some of if is sexual bias but most of it is Clinton bias and triangulating bias.
Yesterday, I had to go to my bank to get some forms notarized. In walks this man who is pissed because of a phone message he received about an appointment he had with the branch manager. He was mad because his appointment was cancelled and he would not talk to either of the African American women who tried to talk calm him down and he was very angry with the woman who left him the message. He said to he that she cancelled the appointment and she said she did not and he misunderstood and he needed to listen to the message again. She treated him like you'd expect any bank employee to treat any customer and at this bank, they go out of their way to smile and be nice and she was, even under the duress. If she called him Mr. Sherman (name changed) he angrily corrected her with Dr. Sherman. He did not want to talk to her at all and said, "You're an NWA, if you know what that means."
I sat there processing, National Women's Association, Neighborhood Watch Association and then it hit me. He called her a nigger with an attitude. I was shocked to hear that from a doctor on Long Island. For anyone to think that that very lovely woman will not have scars from that little exchange, wake up and smell the roses. It will make her angry but it will also make her think she's not quite up there. This is something the Imus supporters don't understand.
The branch manager came in took him aside and he must have asked him to take his money someplace else because this doctor left threatening to take it higher calling the branch manager an asshole.
Right now, all that matters is winning and getting rid of the Republicans. In my opinion, neither Obama nor Hillary can win. Let's win first, exterminate and then move for better representation.
If Brian Lam is perpetuating the myth about Obama, how deep do you think it is? He didn't even mention his middle name, which the Republicans will love to do. Obama and Hillary are surfing on the backs of a lazy, stupid and arrogant news media that loves the historical value of an articulate African American running for president and the glitz of a Clinton.
Just remember the devastation that was created by Ralph Nader. He was right on most of the issues and yet he destroyed this country by letting the worst president ever to scoot in on his 97,000 vote margin in Florida.
I think our best chance is with either Edwards or Gore, as I have said before.
Do I like Obama. I think so but I am afraid of his "cross party lines" philosophy, which cannot happen with this Gingrich generation of Republicans and the Rice confirmation and not joining to filibuster Alito completely pissed me off. I think he'd be a good president, but the bar has been so lowered that Maynard G Crebs would look good next to Bush. I'd fell the same way abut a Jewish presidential candidate. Let them wait till 2016.
Is it possible that Edwards or Gore would lose? I don't think so because they have been toughened far beyond the average Democrat and they are mad and I think that is all it will take to push the Republicans over the edge.
Whomever the nominees are, I am sure we will all be 100% behind them. We must win this election!!