I thought the election of President Barack Obama was supposed to be the beginning of the post-racial era in America. However, since his election, we have heard an awful lot about the president’s race…and it’s all coming from the Left.
Professor Walter E. Williams, who is, as he says, “black by popular demand”, puts it very well in his latest column, “Obama's presidency is truly a remarkable commentary on the goodness of Americans and how far we've come in resolving matters of race. Obama convincingly won votes in states with insignificant black populations, such as the New England states, Iowa and Minnesota. For the nation as a whole, he managed 53 percent of the popular vote and 365 of the Electoral College votes when he only needed 270 to win.”
But the Left seems to know that while conservatives say they are against socialized medicine, what they really mean is that they hate blacks and are against anything proposed by a “black” president. Of course! That makes sense, because the conservatives also vehemently resisted “Hillary Care” when it was proposed in the Clinton administration…ah wait a minute, wasn’t Clinton a white guy? Well, any way, the left just knows what you are all thinking. You may say you’re against out of control government tax and spend policies. You may think that you just don’t want to see your tax dollars used to bail out private banks and the auto industry. You may argue that you don’t want to see the economy destroyed by an outlandish policy of taxing a totally harmless gas, one that plants use to live, carbon-dioxide. You may say those things, but the Left really knows that you are all really evil bigots who would go along with all of it if Obama were just…white.
The race card has been used as a tool by the left for far too long. Anytime someone is not going along with their twisted schemes, they pull it out if they can to beat the opposition into submission. Once it’s determined, by the Left of course, that you are a racist, the argument is over. This has led to a certain timidity among conservatives. Heaven forbid you be called a racist…even if it’s not true.
But the power of this tool, I think, is wearing thin. This president…this government has pushed too far, too quickly. People are beginning to realize that their freedom is more important than being called names. They are beginning to say to themselves, “I know I’m not a racist, and I will stand for my principles regardless of the names they hurl.”
The Left has had a vested interest in keeping racial tension alive and well in the America. They have played one group against the other to gain and maintain power for years. The overwhelming victory of the Obama campaign should show us all that race is no longer the issue it was in our past. Of course there are some bigots out there…of all races. Of course there’s room for improvement. But, President Obama’s race has nothing to do with the criticism from conservatives.
President Obama may very well be the first post-racial president. He was elected with the help of a large number of whites. And, he may be the catalyst that brings an end to race as a political tool. One can only hope.
