I'm curious. Why would you want to read a book that is just someone's opinion about Obama? I would think a book full of facts would be more interesting.

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Wrong... Obama used race in his first bid for public office. He has used it over and over again throughout his short political career.

He mentioned how it would be used against him when he announced his bid for Pres... thus making sure that everyone would be talking about it... He has reminded us over and over that everyone that is not for him is a racist...

the man used racial tensions like a comfortable coat... And many,many people bought into it.

Appealing to a predominatly African American community for votes is not rascist. C'mon, Adventure, you can do better than the playing the "white race card". Ive seen you make some ironclad arguments using your brains dude.I know you can do better than that dude.I dont agree with ya but its hard to argue with you when you use your intellect.And you got intellect, I'll give that to ya.You make way better arguements than most of these other right wingers. They should make you their political spokesman. Most of the time you are VERY effective.

When has he said that everyone that isn't for him is a racist?

As for mentioning that it would be used against him...um, it has been used against him. Acknowledging a reality isn't playing the race card. I know a lot of white people would prefer if people of color pretend that racism doesn't exist and that a black man having a good chance at becoming the POTUS is nothing new, but racism is unfortunately still a huge force in this country and ignoring it won't make it go away.

I've never heard him play the race card.

Your right. he is doing just the opposite by appealing to all groups in this country.

i agree completely. too amny people try to ignore that ehs black at all. race is a factor for many people. particularly african americans who think whitey is out to get him. maybe whitey is i dont know, im nto whitey, but im certain that his race is playing part of this election. whether we admit it or not.

What's wrong with not caring if he is black!!

thats fine if you dont care. really it is! i dont care, but i think too many people lie to themselves and say it doesnt matter. no one is omcpletely honest because if a black guy votes for him cause hes black he looks ignorant, and if a white guy votes for him to appear progressive he does too.

on the flip side not voting for him cause hes black is racist. no one is examining the issues against him because as soon as you do its racism.


if oyu dont care, im glad and happy youre an evolved person ebyond what our G-parents might have taught us, but IGNORING the fact that hes black and it has an impact on the election is silly.

Just because your FOR obama dosen't make this book a pack of lies.

I keep on hearing this, but reality doesn't reflect it. I see attack ads and criticisms of Obama all the time. There are certain criticisms that actually ARE racist (he's a secret MUSLIM!!! where's his birth certificate?? he's going to enslave white people for REVENGEEEE!), and those should be called such, but the only time I hear anything about legitimate criticisms being called racist is from Republicans...I've never actually seen or heard more than a couple of fringe instances of this.

Thats exactly what Im saying. Ive been hearing the republicans say horrible things about this man all year. Rascist things. And John McCain agrees with us.

insanity hon. he was in a muslim school which makes concerns over that legitimate.

ive seen nothign but disrespect for mccain even after he swore not to mention obama's church. that was a kind move that obama didnt reciprocate.

and he was in the home of a domestic terrorist who admitted blowing up the pentagon several times. we allow this kind of person to run for presidency?


all that aside, obama is still leading because as soon as you question his motives or his qualifications your branded racist if your white and nuts if your black. its not even a two lane road, its a one way alley and obama is doing 50 mph down it.


i hate mccain, and obama both. yet i hate obama so i must lvoe mccain. but i hate mccain too? why am i racist? lol.

It's funny how you imply that Obama is secretly a muslim in one paragraph and then talk about the christian church he attended for 20 years in the next.

Barack Obama attended a school in Indonesia for four years. It wasn't a "muslim school". It was just a school. http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/22/obama.madrassa/

Even if it were a muslim school, how would that make him muslim? I was homeschooled by evangelical christian parents who taught me creationism and noah's flood created the grand canyon...and here I am, a staunch atheist.

AND if he were a muslim? So what? What's wrong with muslims? While I dislike politicians lying, there are certain lies which are forgiveable. There are 20 non religious people in Congress but only one is openly so. Hearing all of the vile attacks around Obama's supposed muslim identity makes it pretty obvious that Americans think there is a religious test for presidency, and that the only chance a Muslim American has for gaining office is by hiding that part of identity. So, is Barack Obama a muslim? No. But if he were, would I care? No.



I actually do think he's not telling the whole truth about Ayers. But I actually don't have a problem with Ayers. He caused some property damage in key places to protest the violent slaughter of millions of Vietnamese and tens of thousands of Americans. I guess that goes back to the old trope of "one person's terrorist is another person's freedom fighter".




Again, where is this happening? You've provided no proof of this.

I didn't say that it was a pack of lies. I said it was someone's opinion. To me that is different than facts.

The school was before the age of 8!!

Why is that silly?!

no rpoof? i question his church on several threads and was branded a racist several times over. ntm my co-workers think im racist if i dont like him and argue the point. honestly look around you.


ping pong, i get it you love obama thats fine. why do yo ulove him? and i swear to god if i hear change one more itme im going to yell. all his ideas are re-hashes. hes got one of two things going on, hes a patsy for the dems, which is most likely, or hes really just wanting ot be president. no changes will come form him, and ive heard it several times here and on-line, im voting for obama caus eim sick of rich old white men.


so were going to do a rich young black guy? that make sno sense! if you want something opposite that vote based on issues not skin color!

Wasn't Ayers doing that stuff around the time that Jane Fonda was doing things?