There seems to be a conspiracy afoot to shame people into voting for Barak Obama simply because he is a person of color. In the past couple of weeks, there's been articles and commentaries about how McCain is ahead in the polls (or at least very close) because people have suddenly turned racist, and are turning away from the Chosen One because he is semi-black. Today, we get the news that Obama has a slight lead. Ummm...does that mean people have shed their racist tendencies overnight? What happens if the polls swing the other way next week? Did those mercurial voters take their hooded white robes out of the closet again? This is similar to the tactics Hillary used when her campaign was ebbing. She played the sexism card, and it worked for awhile. The difference is that some people are hinting that if Obama isn't elected, there will be hell to pay in the form of race riots and other forms of cultural turmoil. I don't buy it, but there might be a few car burnings in cities like Detroit and Chicago. will our country be held hostage in fear of what minority groups might do if disappointed?

 

I haven't heard anyone mention this, but what if McCain turned the tables? He could easily claim that lower poll numbers were a reult of ageism, which is the prejudice against older people. It's interesting at what the media will tolerate. No one dare utter a word of negativity about Obama's mixed race heritage, but boy, John McCain's senior status is sure fair game! There has been constant jokes or mention about McCain's age, and speculation over whether he's competent to perform his presidential duties. What about those recent ads mocking him for being old, out of touch and not tech-savvy? Heck, most of his critics have him kicking the bucket while in office! Would anyone even dare to suggest that Obama's race skews his perspective on America, and he wouldn't be fit to serve as commander in chief. Why is ageism less henious than racism or sexism? The truth is that Obama wouldn't even be where he is if whites were not voting for him large numbers. He simply would not have been able to secure the Dem nomination. But then again, the Dems are bad losers. They always have an excuse if they fail, and it's usually someone else's fault -- "Bush and the Supreme Court stole the election 2000" or "evil Karl Rove played on the fears of the Christian Right in 2004". Well, I guess they'll have another convenient excuse when they lose again in '08! :)