It’s gonna get ugly.
Blacks have always been bandied about as playthings in certain presidential campaigns...Ronald Reagan with his 1980 conjuring up of "states’ rights” in Mississippi, George Bush with Willie Horton, Bill Clinton with Sister Souljah, and how can we forget George W. Bush with McCain’s fabled black love-child.
But now we have a mixed-race man this close to the White House.
So, here comes all the racists...out of the closets and shadows. Obama’s nomination will put fringe loonies under pressure and they'll have a field day. They will reveal their true natures, but seldom their true identity. Anonymity is their stock in trade. The Internet will be the favorite tool of these bigot slimeballs. Look at all the slanderous and false crap that's been flying back and forth already.
The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) received an offensive T-shirt in the mail...it had a cartoon image of Curious George, a monkey with a paper bag over his head holding a sign that says ‘A Truth We Can Believe in ‘08!!!’ written underneath. The Washington Post describes the back of the shirt:
"...The back of the shirt lists several African American organizations. … It prints the United Nations’ definition of “racial discrimination” and states, underneath the listing of all the black organizations, “Who is really causing the Racial Division....[..]"
And this is not the first controversial t-shirt featuring Curious George and Obama ‘08 logos.
I’d bet good money that the “swiftboat” tactic the neocons will attempt most in 2008, will be the race card. If so, I don’t fear that Obama will have a problem handling it...in fact it might well work to his advantage. I have been very impressed at how well he has handled the attacks thrown against him during the primary.
You have to wonder who would wear one of these T-shirts out in public...looks like they would be too cowardly. But the shirts probably provide a comfortable liner underneath their robes and hoods.
We can do this, people! With mental, emotional, and physical strength entwined as one, America can emerge from this long nightmare and regain our place in the world as a beacon of hope for justice, human rights, and a true voice for all people!
