Saturday, March 01, 2008
Allow Me To Enjoy Their Pain!!!!
Allow me to enjoy their pain! Yes, please! For eight long years I looked forward to the day when Bill and Hillary Clinton would step off the political stage. Then the Republicans screwed the pooch and ran a weak candidate against Hillary for the senate and the agony persisted. For another eight years, now, I have had to watch Ms. Inevitable as she massed her forces to take the Democrat Party nomination. But hold on. Along came Mr. Clean-And-Pure to foul up the Clinton coronation. Yippy!!
Except, the radio pundits refuse to allow me the victory dance. Obama, they claim, will be far worse as president than Hillary Clinton ever could be. First of all, that is just an opinion and as meaningful as these pre-primary polls we have been subjected to for just about an eternity. Remember that Clinton was considered Ms. Inevitable? How is that working out for her? Secondly, I do not see a lick of difference between them. They are both liberals of the extreme kind and are showing their ability at political doublespeak. Telling me that I might regret Obama in the White House instead of Clinton is like telling me I am going to regret dying a slow death by poison as opposed to cancer. They are both terrible choices.
We have been told that, in the general election, Hillary’s personal negatives would be so bad that she has an uphill climb just to convince people in her own party to vote for her. That was supposed to be the Republican edge. Except, Hillary’s negatives in RWBlack World are so horrendous that I do not want to take the chance that she might somehow catch that perfect storm and ride it into the presidency. And the logic fails to capture the non-personal negative of Barak Obama.
At this point I pose a delicate question. Will non-black America willingly allow an African-American to become president? I know, it sounds racist, sounds bigoted but it is the reality. Groups of people have, since they started banding together, protected the interests of their particular group. Is that suddenly going to change this election cycle? Team Obama opened the doors by playing the race card early in the campaign. Having opened Pandora’s Box, they can hardly shut it again for the general election. Race will be on people’s minds as they vote and they will be asking the question, who will best help my group? A black man who seems to be relying on his blackness as an election tool will have a difficult time convincing people that he can be relied upon to deal with all people groups fairly. We will see.
In the mean time, I watch and enjoy the decline of Ms. Inevitable. I have waited a long time but I am still not convinced it is over until I see Obama standing on the podium making his acceptance speech. So, hey, lighten up and allow me my joy. It could be short lived.
Except, the radio pundits refuse to allow me the victory dance. Obama, they claim, will be far worse as president than Hillary Clinton ever could be. First of all, that is just an opinion and as meaningful as these pre-primary polls we have been subjected to for just about an eternity. Remember that Clinton was considered Ms. Inevitable? How is that working out for her? Secondly, I do not see a lick of difference between them. They are both liberals of the extreme kind and are showing their ability at political doublespeak. Telling me that I might regret Obama in the White House instead of Clinton is like telling me I am going to regret dying a slow death by poison as opposed to cancer. They are both terrible choices.
We have been told that, in the general election, Hillary’s personal negatives would be so bad that she has an uphill climb just to convince people in her own party to vote for her. That was supposed to be the Republican edge. Except, Hillary’s negatives in RWBlack World are so horrendous that I do not want to take the chance that she might somehow catch that perfect storm and ride it into the presidency. And the logic fails to capture the non-personal negative of Barak Obama.
At this point I pose a delicate question. Will non-black America willingly allow an African-American to become president? I know, it sounds racist, sounds bigoted but it is the reality. Groups of people have, since they started banding together, protected the interests of their particular group. Is that suddenly going to change this election cycle? Team Obama opened the doors by playing the race card early in the campaign. Having opened Pandora’s Box, they can hardly shut it again for the general election. Race will be on people’s minds as they vote and they will be asking the question, who will best help my group? A black man who seems to be relying on his blackness as an election tool will have a difficult time convincing people that he can be relied upon to deal with all people groups fairly. We will see.
In the mean time, I watch and enjoy the decline of Ms. Inevitable. I have waited a long time but I am still not convinced it is over until I see Obama standing on the podium making his acceptance speech. So, hey, lighten up and allow me my joy. It could be short lived.
# posted by Richard W Black : 5:19 AM
