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Posted: 1/28/08 at 1:25am
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0108/Race_doesnt_matter.html
Not a comment on my political disposition, I just find this ironic:
At a ralley in South Carolina (I think) for Obama, he was to discuss his campaign-as-usual speaches. He was talking about him being just an American, not defined by his race, and that's great. However, 67% of those in the audience were African American...and once the rally got heated, everybody started chanting "Race doesn't matter!"
I got my 67& statistic from CNN, but double irony? The majority of his monatary campaign supporters are caucasian and sitting right on those risers behind him!
I just find this ironic, because it seems like with that kind of situation, race does matter.
...and as much as I agree, I seem to be perpetuating the race card just by discussing it.
Are we in for a long 2008?
Not a comment on my political disposition, I just find this ironic:
At a ralley in South Carolina (I think) for Obama, he was to discuss his campaign-as-usual speaches. He was talking about him being just an American, not defined by his race, and that's great. However, 67% of those in the audience were African American...and once the rally got heated, everybody started chanting "Race doesn't matter!"
I got my 67& statistic from CNN, but double irony? The majority of his monatary campaign supporters are caucasian and sitting right on those risers behind him!
I just find this ironic, because it seems like with that kind of situation, race does matter.
...and as much as I agree, I seem to be perpetuating the race card just by discussing it.
Are we in for a long 2008?
