Does racial bias fuel Obama foes? How to tell?

[Valin]

AP: 9/10/12

 

Is it because he’s black?

 

The question of whether race fuels opposition to President Barack Obama has become one of the most divisive topics of the election. It is sowing anger and frustration among conservatives who are labeled racist simply for opposing Obama’s policies and liberals who see no other explanation for such deep dislike of the president.

 

It is an accusation almost impossible to prove, yet it remains inseparable from the African-American experience. The idea, which seemed to die in 2008 when Obama became the first black president, is now rearing its head from college campuses to cable TV as the Democratic incumbent faces Mitt Romney, the white Republican challenger.

 

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[pollyannaish]

Ok, I have to say that I do not fear blacks or any other color for that matter. But I am always terrified I will say something accidentally offensive, Inadvertently racist or that they might hate me and think I'm biased because I am white.

 

It has become increasingly difficult to just be myself around minorities these days...not because of how I feel about them, but because I am afraid of what they think about me.

 

So here is the question: Does that make me racist?

[Casino67]

Just curious. Does AP not identify the authors of their articles?

 

All I got out of this was I am racist and don't even know it. I guess I will have to vote for the 0 to prove something.

 

I watched some of the caucuses last campaign on tv and thought that the people who got in the 0 camp were making sure their friends saw them. "Look at me, I am not racist, I am voting for the black guy." The very next time the vote was behind the voting booth curtain, 0 lost. Then came McCain/Palin and the media onslaught was just too much to overcome.

 

As long as there are different races, there will be claims of racism. I was only in two different countries, but in England they hated the Paks and in Japan they hated some class of people whose name I can't remember.

[Valin]

@pollyannaish, @Casino67

 

In the others of Popeye T Sailor man..I stands all I can stand, cause I can't stands one more.

I posted this over at CGP with this postscript....Consider this a declaration of war against those here who keep accusing Republicans/Conservatives racists. I've tride to be mr. nice guy, I've tride useing sarcasm, to no avail, so now...no more Mr. Nice Guy....Words will be spoken...harsh words...In other words on this subject, I'm going TOS on them.