Posted by
PDX Dave on Saturday, March 15, 2008 5:23:51 PM
As the days and weeks of Campaign '08 unfold, a critical question will be, is Senator Obama a victim of racist dogma pressed upon him by hateful elements of the black community, or does he embrace and perpetuate those racist dogmas, thus making him a victimizer of society in general?
If Senator Obama is afraid - as most Americans are - of being beaten with the "don't like blacks" stick (or in his case the black equivalent - the "you aren't black enough" stick), then he is a victim.
If a victim, it would explain why he would say too little too late to distance himself from the hateful words of racists like Luis Farrakhan and Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr., the leader of Senator Obama's Chicago church. Forcefully debunking career hate mongers like Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Luis Farrakhan and Rev. Wright would be career suicide for any politician who relies heavily on the politics of racial identity, as does Senator Obama. Were he to do so, he would be tagged as a "kitchen n***er" by the leftist black establishment. He would be dismissed derisively as a "wanna be" or as "black on the outside but white on the inside." As are most blacks who dare to align themselves with the conservative right in America.
If Senator Obama is a victim who fears being abused by the race dividers like Farrakhan and Rev. Wright, and is cowed into near silence, then one must ask, does he have what it takes to face down our enemies abroad, and to lead us domestically against those who would reduce our nation to a racially divided battle zone?
If Senator Obama is a victimizer who embraces - in his heart of hearts - the words and sentiments of Farrakhan and Rev. Wright, then this nation is in trouble, because we have not the collective courage to question our politicians honestly, nor the ability to discern their not-so-hidden motives. If Senator Obama is a race hater who endorses the views of the church to which he belongs, and the friends whom he chooses, then he is a dishonest person who will say anything to get elected.
The question then becomes - what happens once he has the reigns of power?
PDX Dave
Behind Enemy Lines in Portland, Oregon