West Virginia: Obama “not their kind of guy.” WTF?

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Thursday May 15, 2008 · 9:54 AM PDT

2008/05/15 · 09:54

Why is it we can't just call it like it is? White, uneducated, poor voters in West Virginia don't identify with the suburban-raised, Wellesley and Yale Law educated former First Lady and Senator from "the big city." A majority voted for Clinton because she's white. Or to be even more blunt, because she's not black.

I know anchors, reporters, and pundits can't come right out and say it - as Stewart spent 5 minutes pointing out [see below] - but I don't know why. Racism is shameful and the behavior of ignorant, close-minded people. We may be hesitant to label someone a racist, but if someone won't vote for a black man because he's black, then guess what? Here's your nametag, Princess Bigot.

Yours too, K-Whitey.

I actually think pretending otherwise is a problem. Maybe if people didn't think it was acceptable to hate based on race, we'd spread a little good. Ignoring the issue isn't going to make it disappear.

Euphemisms only perpetuate the myth that we're somehow past the ugly, naked truth. And the results from Tuesday's primary - where many poor, uneducated, white folks voted for the millionaire white woman because they saw no viable alternative - prove we are buried deeper in the racist muck than anyone in the media cares - or dares - to admit.

Here's The Daily Show video Schechner is talking about. Watch it now -- it's the most honest (and funniest) 8 minutes of campaign coverage you're bound to see on any news channel, fake or otherwise.

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