I Thought This Race Was Over?

So, one of my liberal friends says to me, “Isn’t it funny that when people are asked about Obamacare, they almost all oppose it. But when you ask them about the individual provisions contained in the bill, they overwhelmingly approve. Why do you think that is?” This is accompanied by a smirk that says, “I just can’t imagine” with heavy sarcasm.

A liberal woman I know says to me, “Can you believe Jan Brewer, the governor of Arizona, wagging her finger at a black man like that?”

Just some examples of the ever present racism charge that seems to follow our president and his supporters. It’s always just off to the left, waiting for an opportunity to nudge its way into the conversation. I am starting to imagine it as a person who follows BHO supporters around. He’s in the background so you might not notice him right away. He looks harmless enough, even shy. In my imagination, he is Jon Lovitz. You get the feeling that he really doesn’t want to be there and doesn’t want to talk to anybody either. He just stands there looking at the floor and pretending to not be listening. But listening he is. As you stand in a small circle conversing, somebody brings up the name “Obama” in a less than flattering tone.

Suddenly, he is in the circle. He’s not saying anything yet. He’s just making little attention getting noises, like clearing his throat, or grunting Tourette’s-like. Nobody stops talking, but they are watching him out of the corner of their eyes. Then one of them crosses the line. He says something downright critical of the president or his policies. In a soft, barely perceptible voice he mutters, “Oh, I didn’t know you hated black people.” Whatever happens next, I promise you, it is not a discussion of the president or the policy that was criticized. Mission accomplished.

I sometimes wonder if Democrats planned this all along. Is this why BHO came out of nowhere (well, Iowa is pretty close to nowhere) and upset the Hillary juggernaut? Did Dems know back then that they could stop opponents cold with one word? Well if they didn't know it then, they sure do now. Who are the people who oppose Obamacare? Racists. Who are those "tea party types?" Racists. Who is citing the Attorney General for comtempt of congress? Racists, of course. Four years ago I wrote that a lot of people who had voted for BHO were going to be disappointed. I thought the main source of this disappointment would be with those who voted for BHO in order to prove they weren't racist. But I didn't consider the disappointment from those of us who didn't vote for him. I didn't vote for him, but I did think that once he was elected, the racism charges would subside, not swell. I really think the man has made race relations worse. In fact, everytime race is the subject (think Louis Gates or Trayvon Martin,) he absolutely steps in it.