Commemorating the Inauguration of Barack Obama
Do you mind if I roll my rant for a minute? I will anyway. Please bear with me for just a moment….
America is priding itself right now that we have just elected our first African-American President. We are saying that the ballots of this country have proven that American voters are “colorblind.” Republicans and Democrats alike seem to be pleased at least this much with the results of the election.
However, both statements are false. Obama is not an African-American President, at least not where are Constitution is concerned. Our Constitution is very explicit in stating that only natural-born citizens are eligible for Presidential office. And Obama does not qualify. The second statement is false fundamentally. While some may have voted for Obama, many seemed to support him and vote for him because he is black. That is not colorblind election. That is anti-racism gone to the extreme. Just because someone is in a “minority” group does not mean that he is fit for every position he seeks for himself. I think that Obama has shown himself to be clearly wrong on certain issues, and extremely dangerous on others.
I have nothing against blacks, or Hispanics, or any other group, but if we are really going to follow the advice of Martin Luther King, Jr., we should judge Obama by his character, and not his color. But we did not do that. Many who did not support Obama felt pressure from the media not to voice their opposition, because of the accusations that would immediately be made, that they were racist. And in America, you can be a druggy, an abortionist, a thief, and a perv, but don’t you dare be a racist — or at least, not a white supremacist.
Well, in spite of the fact that the man I disagree with has now entered the White House, I will commemorate that event anyway — just not in the same namby-pamby manner as our politicians do, as if they had no principle but power to stand on.
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3 Responses to “Commemorating the Inauguration of Barack Obama”
January 21st, 2009 at 8:17 pm
THUMBS UP!!
January 21st, 2009 at 11:27 pm
You’re right, of course. And I love the Liberty Stickers. One may show up on my blog.
May 24th, 2009 at 4:15 pm
I love it, Herc!
BTW, long time no see!
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