Replies to post #5083 on Distributed Digital Property Board

[goin fishn]

Hi x-point

But I don't want a racist in the White House, no matter which Party or which race he or she represents.

Please provide me with a racist quote that comes from Obama, not a person somewhere in his community.

I'll save you the search, there isn't one, and if there was, it would have been flashed across the internet many times over by now. In fact, if Obama had been running about saying things of the type that Rev. Wright has, he would never have been a serious candidate for President. He never would have been able to attract campaign staffers of the quality that he has, or funding in the manner/amounts that he has.

This racism charge will not be an issue. The Republicans will not go there, and even if some among the Republican community take it upon themselves to spread this stuff around the Internet, it won't work. There is nothing there, and it requires a twisting of -well, I was going to say words, but there aren't any of Obama's to twist-....I suppose it is a situation that is being taken out of context and twisted. Those in the Republican community who think this is a good tactic should analyze what has happened when the Clintons have made these types of attacks on Obama. He has gotten more support, not less. Moderate Americans won't support these tactics. Unless, of course, an actual quote exists somewhere....

[keeler]

X-point.

Maybe it is because you are actively looking for the double standard? You have obviously already made up your mind which is your right. You should not be shocked to see that others here will simply point this fact out to you. Alea's reply was simple, and to the point. I only hope it made sense to you. For you see, I have seen President Bush's minister smirk. I could never vote for someone who supports an smirker.

Keeler

[aleajactaest]

(edit2) By the way, x-point. I appreciate you making the case!!! :)

And I accept, but without sufficient context to become judgemental, the point you are making about what would happen if the skin colours were inverted. All the same, I guess the histories do make a bit of a difference, as goin suggests. Black Churches are what they are because they have a pretty harsh experience behind them. Just as the Synagogues haven't forgotten the Holocaust.

People don't just go from being genuine victims to easy-going cultural egalitarians in a generation. Oppression leaves its mark. Lest we forget.