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Originally Posted by SummerChild

President-Elect Obama's educational background was two to three times that of John McCain and the mental lightweight, Sarah Palin. Yet, they were virtually tied in the polls for many weeks, very late into the election period. This country is suffering from the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression yet, again, they were tied in the polls for many weeks, very late into the election period. There are STILL people saying that they, "just don't like that man." They just cannot put their finger on it, his economic policies benefit THEM - yet, they just don't like him. Yes, racism is pervasive in this country. We will continue to talk about it if we think it's going on. Just like you would like for posters in this thread to get over themselves, I would challenge America to get over itself. There have been 43 white men - in a row - who have held the highest office in this land. Yet, now that there is JUST ONE who is not of that description, folk are wearing black to work and stating that they are in mourning, there have been uprisings in schools by white students in Georgia, it is pathetic. So, this is why there is suspicion. Every instance of something that cannot be proved starts with suspicion...whether it is race-based or not. So what's wrong with it? Especially given the history of this country, I don't think that it's ridiculous.

Well said. I want to add something in particular in reference to the statement you made that I put in bold. There are MANY people who would benefit from Obama's policies, but refused to vote for him. Joe the "plumber" is one of them. In fact, I smirked for a good hour on election day when a reporter called Joe out on this very issue. The reporter pointed out that Joe's salary barely hit the $34,000 mark and that he would actually be helped under Obama's plan. The reporter then proceeded to ask Joe why he still chose to vote for McCain. Joe immediately became irate and I never heard such stuttering in all my life. Basically he couldn't even articulate a reason as to why he wanted to vote for McCain in light of that information. Disgusting, but it generally shows the racial attitudes of people in this country.