After a day of digesting the results from the West Virginia primary, one can easily see why Obama avoided campaigning in the Mountain state. It was not because of economic issues such as gas prices and mortgages. Not because of the Iraq issue. Not even because one candidate was deemed more qualified than the other. It came down to one simple thing : race. The political pundits tried their best to dance around the issue, but it was abundantly clear from two voters who were asked why they did not want to vote for Obama (both elderly white women). One said because she heard he was a Muslim, the reporter even pointed out to her that he has denied this, and she still stood her ground.
Another lady said she could not get over the name "Hussein". The startling thing about this is that if you would ask these voters if the Rev. Wright issue had affected their decision, they would more than likely say yes. So clearly, Muslim here is code for Black. Obama, has to face the reality that he will have to try and win over a group of racist voters come November.
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What happened to the video? Today, Monday, July 28th, 2008, I think it was Sean Hannity that also mentioned that Barack Obama could not get beyond the dismal polls he's gotten because he is Black. I guess people in the U.S., as suggested, still have a problem with Obama being Black and his middle name, Hussein. I tried to look up the video on YouTube.com, but I think they took it off. Is this face taboo? Is the discussion of reality racist? I think not. There is no other way to express what is happening to Obama, who despite the liberal media's overwhelming coverage and his millions of dollar of campaign propoganda; he is not making much of a gain. Perhaps this is where Hillary steps in.
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