Can you vote against Obama and not be thought of as a Racist?

[Anonymous]

Can u vote for obama and not b thought of as a communist?

[Anonymous]

Do some people on this thread think that the commercial actually says anything about race at all? It just says "He tried. It's okay to make a change". It doesn't imply in any way that his race has anything to do with anything. The columnist added that part because he thinks it's the obvious meaning. That's ridiculous to think that's obvious and shows that the commentator is way more focused on race than the commerical (which, as far as I can tell, isn't focused on race in any way).

If you vote for or against someone based on their race alone, it's racist in some way. People need to vote for the person they think will do the best job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It seems that every time you see a democrat commentator on the news, they pull the race card. They insinuate, or sometimes outright state, that anyone who disagrees with Obama's policies or views him as a failure does so because they are racist at worst, or just don't care for black people at best.

It is getting very stale. It happens on this board, and you can see it for yourself if you objectively go through old threads.

People who don't care for his politics and what he has done to this country can view him as incompetent. The fact he is biracial has nothing to do with it.

No, no they don't. They mention race whenever the wingnuts bring up race. Then it's "oh my, reverse racism! Why can't I be proud of my anglo-saxon heritage, what's wrong with that?"

[Anonymous]

No, no they don't. They mention race whenever the wingnuts bring up race. Then it's "oh my, reverse racism! Why can't I be proud of my anglo-saxon heritage, what's wrong with that?"

+1 for irony.
The only person bringing up race is you (and the original Washington Post columnist).

The RNC Ad does not mention race at all and am not really sure what Romney's anglo-saxon heritage comment has to do with original poster's question.

A wingnut wrote this? The Washington Post is now a wingnut newspaper?

By telling potential voters “It’s OK to make a change,” the RNC is acknowledging all that I mention above. It’s OK to like the guy personally but not vote for him again. This is not a popularity contest. It’s OK to vote against the black guy.. You gave him a shot. He gave it his best shot. He failed. And the most effective message is: “It’s OK to make a change” — and not be thought of as a racist.

That’s why the “It’s OK to make a change” ad is the most dangerous for Obama’s reelection efforts. It give those few, yet crucial, undecided voters the pass they might be looking for to vote against Obama.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

No, no they don't. They mention race whenever the wingnuts bring up race. Then it's "oh my, reverse racism! Why can't I be proud of my anglo-saxon heritage, what's wrong with that?"

+1 for irony.
The only person bringing up race is you (and the original Washington Post columnist).

The RNC Ad does not mention race at all and am not really sure what Romney's anglo-saxon heritage comment has to do with original poster's question.

A wingnut wrote this? The Washington Post is now a wingnut newspaper?

By telling potential voters “It’s OK to make a change,” the RNC is acknowledging all that I mention above. It’s OK to like the guy personally but not vote for him again. This is not a popularity contest. It’s OK to vote against the black guy.. You gave him a shot. He gave it his best shot. He failed. And the most effective message is: “It’s OK to make a change” — and not be thought of as a racist.

That’s why the “It’s OK to make a change” ad is the most dangerous for Obama’s reelection efforts. It give those few, yet crucial, undecided voters the pass they might be looking for to vote against Obama.

you conveniently edited out the post to which I was responding. It was a huge overgeneralization, and it read:

It seems that every time you see a democrat commentator on the news, they pull the race card. They insinuate, or sometimes outright state, that anyone who disagrees with Obama's policies or views him as a failure does so because they are racist at worst, or just don't care for black people at best.

Thanks for demonstrating that context matters.

[Anonymous]

16:35, You don't notice them bringing up race and calling people who do not think Obama is an effective president because you agree with the people making the racist accusation. Many partisan people don't notice the hipocricy from their own side, especially when they surround themselves with only people who share their narrow point of view. Those kinds of statements become white noise, when you assume you are right and everyone feels the same way.

I have never, ever, heard a conservative commentator make the accusation that Obama is a bad president because he is black. That statement would be worthy of much outrage from both sides of the political spectrum. But I have often heard liberal commentators, in papers and broadcast news imply and in some cases outright state that people who disagree with Obama are racists.

It is a terrible, irrational, insulting argument and is going to backfire for Obama's side. From my experience with racism, it is not a charge you throw around, just because someone disagrees with you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:16:35, You don't notice them bringing up race and calling people who do not think Obama is an effective president because you agree with the people making the racist accusation. Many partisan people don't notice the hipocricy from their own side, especially when they surround themselves with only people who share their narrow point of view. Those kinds of statements become white noise, when you assume you are right and everyone feels the same way.

I have never, ever, heard a conservative commentator make the accusation that Obama is a bad president because he is black. That statement would be worthy of much outrage from both sides of the political spectrum. But I have often heard liberal commentators, in papers and broadcast news imply and in some cases outright state that people who disagree with Obama are racists.

It is a terrible, irrational, insulting argument and is going to backfire for Obama's side. From my experience with racism, it is not a charge you throw around, just because someone disagrees with you.

No. I see plenty of commentators who do not make the issue out to be race. Don't tell me what I do or do not notice. And learn to spell hypocrisy.

Lastly, no commentator is going to say that Obama is bad because he is black. They will spend plenty of time on whether or not he was really born in Kenya, and then pretend that is not an issue of race.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To answer the OP's question, the answer is a clear and obvious "no". Now here is something I find kind of interesting. Think back on Bill Clinton for a moment. Most Democrats and liberals probably look back on Clinton as a good president. If a conservative today espoused Clintonian policies such as welfare reform and DADT, he would be accused of being a racist homophobe. And no Democrat could possibly get elected today with Clintonian views/policies. That is how bad things have gotten.

Racists are always looking for straw men answers to why they get called racist.

huh? if i voted for him last time, but think he has been a disappointment and don't vote for him again, i'm a racist? and have only become one in the past three years?

and what about the fact that ~95% of black voters chose obama -- if they voted for him BECAUSE he is black, does that make them racist, too?

No , as al not to sharpton says, only whites can be racist

[Anonymous]

Race card pulled hard in virginia

http://www.examiner.com/article/virginia-state-senator-opposition-to-obama-all-about-race

[Anonymous]

Who the hell is she and why does anyone care? No one doubts you will find some examples. Your fail is that you believe everyone in the liberal end believes that.

[Anonymous]

huh? if i voted for him last time, but think he has been a disappointment and don't vote for him again, i'm a racist? and have only become one in the past three years?

No according to the Washington Post you are not a racist (or maybe you are the bar is kinda hard to gauge...) but you should certainly feel guilty about it and stop watching those darn RNC Ads on TV.