If You Don’t Vote Obama You Are An Unpatriotic Racist
by Big Dog on Sep 19, 2008 at 20:54 Political
I wrote earlier about the line I have heard for a while and that is, if you don’t vote for Obama you are a racist. This is becoming a more common theme as The One fails to take control of the election and faces the real possibility that he will lose. His surrogates are out in full force and they are playing a complete deck of race cards and they are dealing from the bottom. The sleazy Obama campaign used Rush Limbaugh’s words out of context so it could pander to Hispanics. Limbaugh had this reaction.
Today, two more Obama surrogates from Ohio came forward to call Democrats and Independents who will not vote for Obama racists and said that not voting for him would be unpatriotic:
Monday afternoon, state Representatives Bob Hagan of Youngstown and Tom Letson of Warren met with reporters.
They argue many voters who call themselves “Democrats” or “Independents”, but won’t vote for Obama, have only one excuse, with Letson saying, “I would say that a lot of it is they’re not going to vote for ‘the black guy'”.
Hagan called the issue “unpatriotic,” adding those not willing to vote for Obama need “to face that fact. That that’s not acceptable in America.”
Both men say they will work to convince those “swing voters” to change their minds between now and election day.WYTV
I think it is worthwhile to take a look at this. Since only Independents and Democrats are mentioned, Republicans who do not vote for Obama are not racists and they are patriots.
If we accept that not voting for Obama is unpatriotic and racist as true then it would mean the converse is also true. Those who vote for Obama are not racist and are patriots. Joe Biden, Obama’s running mate, said that it is patriotic to pay more in taxes.
So, a vote for Obama is patriotic and paying more taxes is patriotic, therefore a vote for Obama is a vote for more taxes. No surprise there.
However, let me educate these two dim witted liberal morons. There are plenty of people who do not care what color Obama is. They oppose his policies and what he wants to do to this country or they feel he is not experienced enough for the job. There are many, many reasons that people will not vote for Obama and NONE of them have to do with being racist. This is nothing more than a strong armed tactic designed to play on white guilt and try to make people believe they are racist if they don’t vote for The One. Remember people, the ballot is secret so you may vote for whom you want. Also, you are not racist because you do not vote for Obama anymore than you are an ageist or a sexist if you don’t vote for McCain/Palin.
This is the way the left thinks. They believe that their views are so natural and so good that there must be something wrong with a person who will not vote for their candidates. In the case of Obama, race MUST be the only reason because, naturally, no person in his right mind could disagree with his positions. It never occurs to the left that people could actually disagree with their views.
I am a conservative Republican so, according to these guys, I must vote against Obama so I won’t be racist or unpatriotic. Happy to oblige!
For you Independents and Democrats who don’t want to vote for him then don’t. If you are worried about the racist tag, this will ease your mind. Obama is half white so just vote against that half of the man.
As for your patriotism, you are displaying it when you go out and vote regardless of who the vote is for. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
BTW, would these people be unpatriotic racists?
Tags: Obama, ohio, racism, unpatriotic, vote
You are on target my friend.
Listen to the left, Woody Allen: ‘It would be disgrace and humiliation if Obama does not win’… ; NYT Pro-Obama Snobbery: Support Strong Where People ‘Better Educated And More Diverse’…
Good morning Big Dog,
So, have you heard from your friend Adam on this one?
“This is becoming a more common theme as The One fails to take control of the election and faces the real possibility that he will lose.”
Still stuck on that? I still wonder who determined this amount that Obama should be leading and how far off he is, and if that person took their meds for that day.
“There are many, many reasons that people will not vote for Obama and NONE of them have to do with being racist.”
I concede your point now that some people are indeed linking not voting for Obama to racism, but for you to suggest that race is not a factor is just white washing the fact that race relations in America are still not where they need to be in a country like ours.
There are for sure those who vote on party line, on policy disagreements, Hillary supporters not coming around, etc., but there is also that other group you try to deny.
Say whatever you think is true in your heart, but at the end of the day a large number of folks in America will vote against Obama based on the fact that he is not white. That’s just the way it is, you can’t get around it, you can’t find facts to suggest otherwise. It’s also true the other way of course. A number of folks will vote simply because Obama is black though it’s easy to see the positive of that since there has never been a black candidate in top ranks.
We won’t know until we see exit polling how big of a factor race was though so I’m personally hoping the effects are minimal and that I won’t have to be ashamed that a man lost the race for the presidency not because of the majority thought him less qualified than the other, but because a large number of people just didn’t trust a black man to lead.
I know it is hard for you to see but the claims of racism are increasing as are the claims that if you don’t vote for him you are a racist. They SAID it, I did not.
Of course Obama could still win and beat back any racist forces that might effect the race. Leaving out that possibility might have been a Freudian slip. Hillary in 2012? ….
Pundents and bloggers like to hear themselves speak and read back their own words for fancy. That’s a law of nature. We say a lot of dumb stuff. I haven’t seen anybody in either campaign take anything for granted yet so I think the suggestion that there is a level Obama *should* be at is is not therefore his campaign is failing and he’s going to lose his mind…..all blather.
I am sure there are people who will not vote for Obama because he is black. People have many reasons they will not vote for a person. If because he is black is their reason it is as legitimate as any other. Race relations are NEVER going to be perfect here or in any other part of the world.
And McCain could win and beat back any ageists forces, etc, etc.
“These reasons either make people racists, agists, discriminators against religion, or sexists. Or, that is a valid reason to the person.”
Our culture is all of those things and more. We should work to break that apart. I agree with the single issue voters thing but saying an issue is valid doesn’t mean it isn’t racist, sexist, ageist, etc., still. I think what we consider valid in this country is also up for debate…
But who are we to tell each other what is valid. I don’t think abortion is a valid reason (I actually don’t think any of these we mentioned are valid) but I can’t speak for everyone. If you say that it is invalid to not vote for Obama because he is black or McCain because he is old then when will we decide that it is invalid to vote for someone based solely on the fact that they are in the same party.
We’ve talked about this before.
Voting for Obama because McCain is white or McCain because Obama is black? Probably racist. More likely than not, I’d say…
Voting for Obama because he’s black or for McCain because he’s white? Not automatically racist, but could be given a circumstance.
Positive attitude goes a long way when it comes to racism. Joe Biden talking about how prosperous and important Indian American culture is in DE by saying you can’t go to a 7/11 without an Indian accent? Bad taste and should be avoided, but easily shrugged off because it was not said in a way to bring down anybody. Don Imus calling black girls on a basketball team nappy headed hoes? Dumb, bad taste, and because of the inherent negative way in which it was a put down Don Imus lost his job. There are those who can’t see the difference there but there is a huge one. That is why Bill Clinton got so much criticism and soured his past history with the African American community….not because there is a clear cut formula for racist or not, but because he said things that could be perceived as racist in a way that was bringing down and attacking Obama.
We could talk about this all day and we don’t really see eye to eye so I’m not going to go much further into it, but it’s a topic I like to think about and talk about. It’s a similar case with gender issues…
Obama promoted his book on Imus’ show and then called for him to be fired. Will he do the same with Sandra Bernhard?
Sandra Bernhard at first glance looks to be an idiot. I don’t presume to know what Obama will or will not do…
Adam, I don’t think anyone has said that some people won’t vote for Obama because he is black. There are racists and bigots in our society no matter where you live. I submit that they are a minority of the electorate. However, it’s the characterization of the issue from the left. You did it your self.
“but at the end of the day a large number of folks in America will vote against Obama based on the fact that he is not white.” while conversely you state, “A number of folks will vote simply because Obama is black”.
Just “a number” will vote for Obama because he is black but a “large number” will NOT vote for him because he is black? Be honest. The number of people voting for Obama based on his race is a much greater percentage than those who aren’t voting for him for the same reason. And “that’s just the way it is, you can’t get around it, you can’t find facts to suggest otherwise”. Anything else is just the left trying to shame or bully people into voting for Obama…or have a premptive excuse ready should he lose. I am tired of the left claiming they can read my mind or know what is in my heart just because I don’t support their candidate.
“The number of people voting for Obama based on his race is a much greater percentage than those who aren’t voting for him for the same reason.”
By what evidence really? I can see your point to a certain degree but I don’t think we’ll know for sure until the votes are in…
Just out today is a poll saying “one-third of white Democrats harbor negative views toward blacks …”
Even with exit polling I don’t know if we can quantify the amount of Obama supporters voting for Obama because of his race but it’s an interesting subject and a new ground to cover because until now there was no reason to measure how many folks were voting for the white guy because he was a white guy…
But where is the poll asking how many blacks are voting for him just because he is black.
Adam, blacks make up about 12-14 percent of the population but more than 90% of them will vote Obama. If more than 90% of whites voted McCain the shouts of racist Americans would be deafening.
Big Dog answered the question…90% of blacks will vote for Obama. Also the left needs to get it through their heads that the majority of us are voting FOR McCain and not AGAINST Obama.
As an independant voter who will cast his vote for McCain in November, I have only one thing to say to Hagon and Leston – SCREW YOU!
Where do these s***heads get off questioning my patriotism and calling me a racist?! Skin color never factored into my decision. I’m not voting for Obama for many reasons:
opposed the surge;
is a limp-wristed weenie when it comes to fighting terrorists;
extreme views on abortion;
a stunning lack of major accomplishments throughout his entire career;
an inability to work with anyone across the aisle, so to speak;
playing a part in the Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac mess;
hypocritical attitudes (such as whining about McCain having lobbyists in his campaign and how horrible that is, but flat-out ignoring the ones working for him);
having a massive ego (“I already answered eight questions today”);
outright lying (“McCain wants one hundred years of war in Iraq”);
horrific associations with slimebags like Wright and Ayers (which could have been forgiven if he outright denounced them right away instead of making excuses);
blatant flip-flopping (guns, abortion, an undivided Jerusalem, terrorism – pick an issue, any issue).
Shall I go on?
I’m not saying McCain is perfect and that he hasn’t made some blunders over the years, but he is by-and-large better than Obama (plus any of the other Democrats that sought the office in this campaign).
And, also, I’ve yet to hear McCain or any of his people question my patriotism and call me a racist.
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