Not A Card Game

There seems to be a lot of debate in the media over what Obama has been saying for the past few weeks, and does it constitute playing the race card.

Let's take a look at what the Democratic Candidate has been saying. First we heard that while he was in Germany he said that he doesn't look like the "other Presidents" (remember, even if he doesn't, that he's not the President) that have given speeches there. Also, many times recently he has told people at rallies and such around the US that the Republicans are going to try to scare people because he "has a funny name" and doesn't "look like all those Presidents on all the dollar bills." At other times he has said "Currency," but regardless, he's said it over and over and over again.

Frankly, there is no possible way that an honest person can look at these statements rationally and come to any conclusion other than that he was talking about race. After all, all the Presidents that appear on Currency are men, they all have heads and eyes and ears and nose and mouth and so on and so forth, leaving race to be the only other thing that he could possibly have meant.

Personally, I don't see this as "Playing the race card," this is, after all, not a card game, this is Presidential politics, and these really are the very scare tactics that he is accusing the Republicans of getting ready to use. Basically, he pointing at all the people who disagree with him on issues and policy, and have ready the Communist Manifesto, and know Marxism when we see it, and saying, "They are all racists, that's the only reason they won't vote for me!" It really should go without saying that those of us who love our Country would never vote for a Marxist, utterly without regard to race, gender, or any other such non-factor.

The fact is that Obama is trying to paint himself as a victim, and draw out something of a sympathy vote, but I don't think it's going to work. I think that honest people, regardless of their political views, are offended by this, and can clearly see that Obama has been treated very well in the media, and certainly does not come out looking like a victim, no matter which way you look at it, except, of course, if you're dishonest.

Of course, this may all be mute, you see, Hillary Clinton is still skulking around out there, and is rumored to be considering making one last play for the Nomination at the Convention later this month. This years DNC could be better than the Olympics!