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Will Whites Vote for Obama and why do we need to still ask this question? May 13, 2008

Posted by baxtersbrother2 in Election 2008, Personal Growth, Race Relations, The press, Uncategorized.
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There is an article in The New Republic Magazine that addresses an issue that I personally think that society should not have as an issue. That is, “Will Whites Vote for Obama?” Why after all these years, do we need the divisions of race. Race issues have dominated this primary season and quite frankly, it has gotten old. Previously this blog has addressed this during the Reverand Wright issue and potential underlying issues of race-bating. here. here. & here. Now, many bloggers do not have a tribute page concerning Dr Martin Luther King on their blog: here, or know who Edward Brooke is besides what has been recently reported. It is a rarity to say the least.

There is enough blame to go around. However, the GOP has used racist tactics to scare voters during the 1988 Election (i.e. Willie Horton). Most recently tactics have been used in the Tenn Senate Race in 2006 against Rep Harold Ford. However, Democrats are just as guilty. They take advantage of their African American constituency by promising the world and failing to deliver. It is unforgettable when Toni Morrison called Pres. Bill Clinton “Our First Black President.” That is just as bad.

A dialogue needs to happen in this nation regarding race. A fine example of this was in the movie, “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.” Below is the original trailer.

Though old, I think that the point is well established here. Personally, I think that we need to just have a low tolerance for stupidity. Though many say that this is “Being Politically Correct.” The reason why I posted the “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.”trailer is to show where we were at 40 years ago in America. Though there has been decent strides, we still have to have to bring race into the conversation.

This is not an endorsement of Barack Obama. When this blogger votes, I will evaluate what I think is in the best interest of the nation. That is it. No extra issues. More Americans need to follow this pattern, otherwise, we will still have this debate in another 40 years.

Definitely see a story brewing about McCain/MLK Death: 40 years later April 4, 2008

Posted by baxtersbrother2 in Election 2008, Race Relations, The press, Uncategorized.
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Well, in my quest to be fair, Media Matters sent me this email that I thought was interesting. It indicates an ABC Blog, NBC Blog and CBS blog, that McCain is planning to take time off today to honor Dr Martin Luther King in the 40th Anniversity of his Assassination. However, what Media Matters noted was that McCain in 1983, as a Congressman voted against the creation of the holiday and the Governor of Arizona, in 1987, signed an executive order to rescind the holiday. McCain regrets the vote as told in an Meet the Press interview in 1999 but given the extreme sensitivities of this election, it could prove very dramatic. Things have not been reported, but ever since Swift-Boating politics and pulling DUI’s of 30 years ago, mark my words, this will surface.

To be fair, I did read some of the comments on the Media Matters website regarding this post. Some of the comments are horrible, repeat our prejudices and divides.

Dr Martin Luther King was a great man who fought for the civil rights of ALL Americans.


I have also attached the “I have a dream speech” that always makes me cry.

Here is what NPR has to say: Link

In the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, & hope for reconciliation, McCain should address this issue head on! This will play negatively. He should address it, apologize for it and move on.

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