We thought that it was just liberal welfare policies and all that that kept blacks from progressing while other minorities grew and prospered, but no, it is these wackos from Bill Ayers to Jeremiah Wright to other anti-American Afrocentric black liberation theologists with ACORN, and Barack Obama is smack dab in the middle of it, they have been training young black kids to hate, hate, hate this country, and they trained their parents before that to hate, hate, hate this country. It was a movement. It was a Bill Ayers, anti-capitalist, anti-American educational movement. ACORN is how it was implemented, right under our noses.
It has been a movement, it has been a religion, and Obama and Jeremiah Wright and William Ayers were all up to their big ears in it.A C&Ler emailed and said:
They’re desperate. And they can’t say it themselves, so they hire people who can. Rush, in this particular break, had just finished with a nice chat with the person who accused Barack Obama of “pallin’ around with terrorists.” And he went from that conversation … to his little theory about Black Madrassas out to rise up and kill us all. Does it get any sicker? I’m afraid it might with them.
The influence of right wing hate radio has never been more evident than what we have been witnessing now. And it will get worse, much worse. These talkies like Limbaugh are giving their listeners permission to engage in violent acts. It’s out in the open, on display right before our eyes. MORE
I’m fifty-seven years old and have lived in the deep south for most of my adult life. His comments angered me, and I’m unable to comprehend how those comments will sit with black America. I’d be insulted, angry, and offended that hate speech is still allowed and wild accusations are given credence by those who fear an Obama Presidency would somehow differ from that of a white President. Do those that fear Obama expect him to issue a proclamation that white people are now slaves? Or perhaps those that believe he is a Muslim masquerading as a Christian expect him to invite Osama Bin Laden over to the US to serve on his cabinet… What irrational fear do people possess when it pertains to a black man being elected as President of the United States?
Rush Limbaugh represents the past and an era that many of us believed was a matter of history - not the current mindset of the mass of the US population. In fact, I don’t believe it’s the mass, but the fringe of American society that are still ruled by their past prejudices and fear. Limbaugh and those of his ilk prey on the uneducated and people who live in constant fear - a trait that a new study suggests why conservatives are more prone to scare tactics; in simple terms they scare more easily than Liberals. I wish those die-hard Neo-conservatives and right-ring conservatives would open their eyes and examine their own savings and financial health at this moment in our history. Almost everyone is driving less, and our economy is already “bankrupt” in the actual definition of the term. We exist through foreign loans and selling off America bit by bit, and the harsh reality is that we’re an economic hostage to those who are continuing to prop-up our government.
This is a time when the nation needs to set aside the fear and hate mongers who are attempting to turn this Presidential race into something it’s not. Strong condemnations by America’s Liberal and Progressives should attack this obvious attempt to inflame racial hatred, and whites should be just as offended as blacks. This is an attempt to take our eyes off the ball and respond to someone’s paranoia and bigotry - which has nothing to do about the real issues and the direction that many of us who seek change wish to proceed in. There will always be some who will stew in racial hatred, stirred-up by the likes of Limbaugh and others who would prefer to see something happen that would allow Bush to declare martial law and cancel the elections. Rather than acquiescing to the will of the people, Limbaugh attempts to change those who are unfortunate enough to hear his hatred and constant fear mongering. What we are actually hearing is the desperation of a party that is in shambles and now appears willing to incite violence to further their corrupt agenda. “We the people” have to be smart enough to understand that these are desperate measures by desperate people, and they might even turn up the hate rhetoric, hoping to spark anything that will cause more fear and uncertainty among conservatives, many who are leaning toward Obama.
I usually stay away from Presidential politics, however in the upcoming race, to me, it’s too easy to call. No matter which candidate is elected, the winner has an enormous job ahead of him. The stress and activity needed to match the crisis requires someone that is of sound mind and body, and right now, we’re in trouble on multiple fronts. Who of the two is the most fit for duty and offers a real change to America? If McCain, who is of questionable health is elected, who is to say the continuous strain of the Presidency won’t take its toll on McCain, allowing Palin to ascend to the Presidency? The act of choosing an empty suit that will be a heartbeat from the Presidency should be an insult to any American that understands exactly who and what Sarah Palin represents; she is a fundamentalist right-wing Christian that faces her own ethics problems in Alaska, and remember “Darth Vader”, who has the worst public image of any politician in Washington? Palin has some characteristics that could easily equate to Palin representing Dick Cheney in a dress if the opportunity should ever present itself. To those that believe experience is a prerequisite for the Presidency, Palin has none.
On the other hand, if McCain lasted four years as President, he would have to compensate for his memory issues and fend-off the irritability that can come with the strain of the job, and with McCain’s legendary temper and questionable health, it’s a combination that doesn’t bode well for the nation’ future. We don’t need a replay of “Grumpy Old Men” in the White House, so that only leaves one candidate, Barrack Obama, and while he’s not who I originally favored, by comparison to McCain/Palin, the Obama/Biden ticket is the only one which represents any kind of hope for America.
William Cormier
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