Thursday, March 13, 2008

Obama Will Use Race For Political Gain

Every time the race issue comes up, Obama and his campaign exploits it for political gain, and once again, the media jumps on it and gives it traction. I have not heard one news outlet comment on the fact that he used coded language in the South to stir up hatred among black people in order to get 91% of the black vote in Mississippi. I'm specifically refering to the "Bamboozle" and "Hoodwink" language. He and his campaign then jump on Geraldine Ferraro's comment, which by the way is true, then he waited until AFTER she resigns then says he does not think her comment was racist. He could have said something and ended the dialogue or not respond to it if he in fact felt that way but he chose to let it play out in the media for several days.

I have said in another forum, it is a tactic to distract from the real issues, namely his lack of experience, thin resume, no display of leadership, questionable votes and non-votes and a tactic to avoid answering questions about his associations with Rezko, Auchi, Farrakhan, William Ayers etc. As long as the media keeps talking about race, he can just act as if he's above it all and get the angry black vote.

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