fANTASTIC NEWS!  CONGRATS CANDY…. ( clapping all the way up here in NW PA-)

There have been several remarks about racism in elections. I would like some intellectual honesty please. Not everyone who voted for a different candidate than Obama is a racist. Not everyone that voted for Obama voted for him because of his perceived race, but some did, they are racist.

I will suggest that racism will always be with us. I do believe it is quickly becoming irrelevant. Some political groups will continue with the race card when they lose the argument based on facts and logic. They will stoke the fires of “white guilt”.

I am from Utah. I spent 25 years living on Air Force bases. In the military there is only segregation by rank. I have no white guilt. never had. Fortunately has not been drummed in my head by public schools. That have glossed over the fact it was a white Union army financed by the public not deficit spending that ended slavery.

Here is a short list of recent historical events that mark the decline of “white guilt”.

O J Simpson,Rodney King, fleecing of America in ML King memory by Jesse and Al, and the election of Obama.

America is much more multicultural today with the abandonment of the “melting pot” so as our country has become diverse it has also become divided. There is competition between minorities for government handouts this raises the bar of who really deserves what?

Jim Thompson - 29 September 2010 09:12 PM

Here is a short list of recent historical events that mark the decline of “white guilt”.

O J Simpson,Rodney King, fleecing of America in ML King memory by Jesse and Al, and the election of Obama.

The fact that you use a term like “white guilt” is offensive enough but to follow that up by lumping what are divisive topics/people on there own merits, or lack thereof, together with the election of President Obama is just nauseating, quite literally.

I was going to ask how these all roll in one tidy nutshell for you but I really have no interest in hearing your distorted vision of what is like to be African American and why it is OK to be racist now.

It is so annoying when people want to completely disregard race as an issue in an election or any other facet of life on this planet. 

During the Obama/McCain election, 92% of Blacks voted for Obama.  Statistically, this indicates that Blacks primarily voted for Obama because he was Black.  No commentary.  Just facts.  Ask a statistician.  It’s just the way it is.  No other conclusion can be drawn.

As for the integration of the military that Mr. Thompson describes, we must have served in different militaries.  My 20 years showed me that while very little discrimination exists during the course of day-to-day activities, at the end of the day, Blacks primarily associated with Blacks, while (to a lesser degree) Whites primarily associated with Whites.  Upon entering any chow hall, one can clearly see that Blacks choose to sit together more often than not when that option exists.

To every rule there are exceptions but to simply close your eyes and pretend that everyone is purple is silly (or, because I like the movie quotes, “Don’t piss down my back and tell me it’s raining!”)

Francis Marion II - 04 October 2010 02:12 PM

During the Obama/McCain election, 92% of Blacks voted for Obama.  Statistically, this indicates that Blacks primarily voted for Obama because he was Black. 

no. it absolutely does not. correlation does not equal causation.

i think Michael Steele and Lynn Swann might disagree with you also, as well as anyone who has taken even an introductory statistics course.

blacks will vote for a white democrat over a black republican every time. do you think blacks would vote overwhelmingly for Lil’ Wayne if he were to run (regardless of his party affiliation)? doubtful because he’s probably not qualified to be president, and probably doesn’t represent the black community’s wishes and desires. blacks voted for Obama number one because of party loyalty and number two because they felt he best represented what they wanted to see in Washington.

that’s it.

Wow. Some people just don’t want to hear the truth. During the 2008 election the Howard Stern Show (of all places) sent “reporters” into majority black areas and asked people on the street what they thought about the political platforms of the two candidates. The “reporters” transposed the platforms and asked people if they supported the candidate based on their opponents views. Almost every time the person stated they were in favor of ___________ (insert conservative issue here) and the person being interviewed said that they believed in the issue and that they supported Barack Obama. The interviewees were asked multiple questions and every time they said yes, even hell yes and then said they were voting for Obama. Obviously there was some editing and only the most entertaining interviews were aired. Howard said most of the people they interviewed all answered in a similar fashion. I thought it was entertaining and tried it myself since my profession brings me in contact with people of all backgrounds. My little informal poll had the same results. When asked if people believed in various conservative issues they said “yes”, when I tied that issue to Obama they would say “thats why I am voting for him”. When an obviously liberal cause was attributed to McCain, they would say “hell no”  and say that was why they were voting for Obama.

Now I know that is a broad stroke and I do not assume that all black voters vote blindly due to party or race. However, 92%? You think that 92% of all black voters think alike? That they believe in the same causes and have the same outlook in National Security, Economics and Social Issues? If you said to me, yes they did vote overwhelmingly for Obama because he is a black man and the sense of pride and respect for having a black President drove their vote I would have much more respect for you. I guarantee if 92% of white voters voted for McCain you would be here jumping up and down about how “racist” the white people of the US are and it would probably even cause civil unrest. It amazes me how some of us don’t try to see things from a neutral point of view and only spin things to their benefit. That being said, I am sure there were numerous people who voted based on race alone, on both sides of the issue.

man, is this how bad things are around here? we’re citing The Howard Stern Show as groundbreaking political research?

i dated a girl once whose brother was one of Howard’s interns—back when he was actually funny, long before SIRIUS. you know every single one of those segments is contrived and produced? not just edited and the best, ie funniest, parts shared. but produced to a t. in particular, i remember him telling me this with respect to “The Homeless Game” Howard used to run. the “answers” were not extemporaneous in the least. he would know, as he was part of the segment production team that would “prepare” the homeless guys. he’s even had to ply them with food and, yes, even alcohol to get the segment Howard and BabaBooey wanted. i was kinda disappointed at the time, but not completely surprised. kinda like when i learned there was no Santa Claus—i kinda already had it figured out, but it was disappointing nonetheless when my mom finally told me for real.