Sunday, October 05, 2008
I'm A Stranger In A Strange Land
AFL-CIO Secretary Treasurer Richard Trumka on Obama and racism. Listen to his obvious ire. I can relate. I didn't want to believe there were that many people who wouldn't vote for Obama based on his race, but this election has opened my eyes to some really disturbing facts.
Pardon me if I don't feel proud of a land that holds onto it's hatred for black people, even though slavery was abolished in 1865. How can 'we' say we're the greatest country in the world if 'we' haven't worked out the whole separate but equal thing yet? There's nothing great about hatred based on tight-minded, archaic opinions.
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well said.
i love love love this guy...i saw this a couple of days ago linked on huffpo...this is exactly what i have been hearing out there while working the phones...people will vote for anyone, even a lunatic religous zealot, anyone BUT a black man...but they won't ever ever ever admit they are a racist!! they will come up with a thousand excuses why they won't vote obama...but never ever mention the fact that they just can't get past the color of his skin...even in new jersey...
archaic, indeed...
~ n
He say it well. I grow up in Northern MN very union, white and Democrat. This issue is out there and it scares me that it is in my own family....
My mother just told me that the mayor of my small hometown in SE Indiana stood up recently at a Democrats dinner and told everyone in attendance that if they were going to NOT vote for Obama because of the color of his skin, that they should leave the party because that nonsense was settled years ago.
You could have heard a pin drop.
Good for him!
Cool, dcup!
Friday, when I was phone banking for new volunteers, I contacted an 84 year old woman.
Thought she might be a good fit for our senior-to-senior phone bank, and I'd been having luck getting a few newbies on board, although none older than our eldest, who is 82.
Anyway.
During our very brief conversation Esther let me know that she would NOT volunteer; she has a PROBLEM with the her long-espoused party's nominee being a BLACK man. I tried to engage her, gently. Finally she said, "That man's got my vote and I'd guess that's just about ENOUGH!" ::CLICK::
I'd've loved to talk her into calling her peers to get them to see that it's not about complexion or personality, but principles.
I failed.
NEXT!
Isn't this fellow amazing. He gave me hope when I watched this.
STB
it is heartening to see a large crowd cheering his speech.
it is appalling to learn about so many people being so stupid.
Did you hear about the Florida Middle school teacher who wrote the N word on the board?
He asked the class, how do you spell "change" in this election?, Then wrote this on the board:
Come
Help
A
N*****
Get
Elected
When it comes to acceptance of Obama, is there a North/South split along the lines of the civil war?
best comment today over at huffpo: "mccain would rather start a culture war than lose an election"
~ n
I've seen a few stickers here that say "Nobama...and it's not because he's black!".
It's very hard not to deface them...
It's very hard not to wait for the driver!
I thought this was all settled long ago as well, and that those who still wanted to fight those battles had hidden in their closets and basements and would never dare utter their vitriol aloud again!
How wrong was I!!!
alan
great speech! And, uh, yeah, that lady is outta her ever-loving mind. As a nation, we have a ways to go. But thankfully there are people like RT speaking out, and crowds cheering his words.
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