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WOW, suddenly, Hillary Clinton is the new “Norma Rae!” After winning a primary in a state where 75% of people polled ADMITTED that race was a factor in voting for her; in fairness a 90% of African-Americans voting for Barack Obama is similar. In addition, the media’s inundating sound-bites and video snippets intertwining Rev. Jeremiah Wright and Barack Obama against a backdrop of racial bigotry is the personification of hypocrisy considering Tuesday night in Pennsylvania. The media constantly reminds America of how he can’t convince “white blue collar workers”, “Catholics”, and “white women” for reasons inconsistent with equality, an American stalwart slogan. Interestingly, their policy issues are similar. Thus, what is in the undercurrent that caused such a shift in the media and voting consciousness? Maybe, less than supposed newfound revelations about Obama, it’s the perfect scenario for excuses (reasons) necessary to disguise true sentiment. Let’s not forget, Hillary Clinton has a negativity rating above 50% within the Democratic Party! How is she suddenly the favorite candidate for both sides?

Nestled in the middle of Barack and Hillary is John McCain; the republican nominee. In fairness, John McCain is more moderate than a traditional conservative. In fact, his moderate stand on most issues had him as the republican dark-horse for nomination. He was the most ridiculed of all of the nominees; including the one I supported, Ron Paul. Now, he’s the love of the very right-winged talk pundits who were so critical just a few short months ago. Pastor John C. Hagee, a well-known high paid, televangelist with extreme views, has endorsed John McCain in his run for President. In return, John McCain accepted this endorsement, yet distanced himself from Hagee’s most well-known comments; the Catholic Church is the world’s great whore and Hurricane Katrina was an act of God in response to New Orleans’ sponsoring a gay parade:

 Hagee said Hurricane Katrina was an act of God, punishing New Orleans for "a level of sin that was offensive to God." He referred to a "homosexual parade" held on the date the hurricane struck and this was proof "of the judgment of God against the city of New Orleans." ^[26], even though the Southern Decadence parade was scheduled for the following week and the primary gay neighborhoods, the French Quarter and the Marigny, were spared the flooding and destruction. Another reason for God's wrath, Hagee claims, was the Bush administration's pressure on Israel to abandon settlements and the associated land. Therefore, God took American land in a "tit for tat" exchange (NPR’S Fresh Air; September 18, 2006.

I don’t want to sound cynical, but what makes that different from anything said by Reverend Wright? In fairness to John McCain, we can’t hold him responsible for someone else’s words; now isn’t that something? As a side note, John McCain did decry the anti-Obama adds currently running in North Carolina (wink, wink). They North Carolina REPUBLICAN organization gave him the finger and will run the ads.  

When I heard of Barack’s decision to run for President, I told everyone who would listen, “He can’t win.” I also referred to the fact that America is still covertly racist and won’t vote an African-American for President. As the race moved forward and his popularity rose, I began to think I could be wrong. Yet, today, I’m beginning to see that the horizon is looking grim for Barack for the same reasons that most, even his biggest fans, thought would be a deterrent; and it’s too damn bad, too! If the greatest debates were hidden by policy differences or even self-inflicted wounds, I’d feel better about America. But, because I can see the “red” “donkey” ganging up on the “black-looking (half-white)” man, I know that not much has changed. It’s almost as if the county would rather stay in the ditch than get pulled out by Barack.