Maybe the Left is not Ready for a Black President

In the NYDailyNews.com this past week, Juan Williams wrote an article called “Critics' Attacks of President Obama are Scarier than Bias”.
Juan contends “there are people who don't accept the idea that this man, the first black man to win the highest office in the land, is really the President.”
Juan’s contention centers on the following:
• Claims Obama is not our president legally by citizenship status
• Claims he is Muslim
• Claims he is a socialist
• Joe Wilson shouted “you lie”

Juan says “At some point, it is hard to ignore the common thread in this criticism: It is an effort to say that Obama is not one of us, not like us. And at that point, it is not crazy to ask the critics if they mean he is not one of them because of the color of his skin.” Juan concludes that these people want to prove Obama is not our President legitimately.

I for one can’t follow Juan’s logic. Does questioning President Obama’s birth certificate, citizen status in Indonesia or religion make anyone a racist? What does Joe Wilson saying “you lie” have anything to do with race? Joe Wilson was referring to a bill – not the color of Obama’s skin. Juan gives supporting evidence that Joe belongs to the “Sons of the Confederate” inferring members are racists.
Then there’s the socialism charge. If anyone looks closely at Obama’s policy proposals, reviews his speeches and opinions, he is clearly in favor of socialism and, in his own words, wants to “spread the wealth around”. We have a President that campaigned as someone who would bring people together for positive change, but all of his previous background and voting records indicate he is a far left social progressive liberal. Polls indicate that the majority of America is a center right country believing in capitalism and our 10th amendment. With Obama as President showing his true colors, Americans are opposing this direction, philosophy, and ideology.

Americans voted for a black president. A racist nation would not have been able to make that leap. There will always be a few racists on all sides in this country. That will never change. Some people just don’t like others because of the color of their skin, religion, job status, wealth, clothes they wear, food they eat, party affiliation, or schools they attend.

The left would have us believe that anyone questioning Obama’s policies is a racist and the right claims the left is encouraging this scary bias to erode these Americans’ credibility. This is the left’s tactic. If those who question Obama are portrayed as having a flawed, biased character – then opposition will be silenced. Play the race card, and demonize those who oppose.

If the left screams “racist” every time there is opposition, how can Americans fulfill their obligation to question the manner in which they are governed? As Hillary Clinton shouted “I'm sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and disagree with this administration (Bush), somehow you're not patriotic. We need to stand up and say we're Americans, and we have the right to debate and disagree with any administration.” If George Bush were black, would that have made Hillary a racist? If she disagrees with Obama, does that now make her a racist?

The left just won’t let the race issue die because this is how they really feel. Raina Kelley in her Newsweek article “Play the Race Card” said “I had actually been looking forward to the aftershocks of an Obama victory”.

Maybe it’s the liberal left who are not ready to accept a black president.


http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/09/17/2009-09-17_critics_attacks_of_president_obama_are_scarier_than_bias.html
http://www.newsweek.com/id/215742