More Political Musings
Filed under: Politics
I ran across this interesting article, and it is perhaps the most down-right perfect example of just how badly racism plays into the upcoming elections. Currently, Obama is ahead (thankfully); considering, however, just how bad of a state this country is in right now, the numbers should be higher.
We are on the verge of an economic meltdown, having gone from a 4.2 trillion dollar surplus at the outset of the Resident’s reign, to becoming nearly destitute. The lies, the ignorance, and the blatant ineptitude of the current Republican candidate (and his sidekick evangelical hottie) are so very transparent, yet…the gap is close.
http://www.talkleft.com/story/2008/9/30/22556/3941 has an interesting read, about just what WOULD happen if the roles were reverse: education wise, accomplishment wise, and…race.
What if John McCain were a former president of the Harvard Law Review? What if Barack Obama finished fifth from the bottom of his graduating class?
What if McCain were still married to the first woman he said ‘I do’ to? What if Obama were the candidate who left his first wife after she no longer measured up to his standards?
This is a snippet of the reality of how ignorance, intolerance, and racism still very much plays a part these days.
I wake up every day wondering, if I’m going to still have a job….if I’m going to have a house. Whereas I used to think that Bush was not qualified to be a dog catcher (well, he really wasn’t), if the Republicans win AND something happens to McCain…we are left with an idiot without a clue, who’s sole experience with foreign nationals are Russian planes flying overhead, and Alaska’s ‘neighbor’, Canada; a woman who ridicules Biden (mind you, I amn’t a huge Biden fan, but the man at least is intelligent and competent) because of his age (”Oh, I remember hearing him…I was in second grade. He’s been around SO LONG!). What does this say of her counterpart?
That’s right, lady, bring it. Whilst I had wished Obama had chosen Hillary to be his running mate, I fear there was too much bad water under the bridge, not to mention a desire to not have the Republican Clinton firing squad taking aim for another 4-8 years. As a woman, I amn’t blinded by McCain’s trump “let’s bring along a female running mate, to…you know, pick up those Hillary women voters!”.
Racism, sexism, politics…and lies.
