Political Pyro

In my last post, Confessions of a White Man, I decided to use the words of Barack and Michelle Obama to apply to a white person. I believe their words and opinions to be racist, yet I knew no one would be upset until I changed "black" to "white". The following is a comment posted on that page — and then a response… (more…)

My experiences during this election year have made me far more aware of my ‘whiteness’ than ever before. I have found in America today, no matter how liberal and open-minded some of the black leaders and citizens try to be toward me, I sometimes feel like a visitor in this country; as if I really don’t belong. Regardless of the circumstances underwhich I interact with blacks in America, it often seems as if, to them, I will always be white first and an American second. (more…)

Part of my problem with the media coverage of the Obama campaign has been its blatant hypocrisy toward dealing with the issue of racism in America. Somehow, white people can be racist, black people cannot. West Virginians are racist. South Carolinians are not.

In truth, anyone can be a racist. One does not have to utter racial slurs to qualify as a racist either. It’s what’s in your heart and mind that counts… Or in your college thesis. (more…)

In an earlier post I described Barack Obama as a Marxist. A reader left a comment so irritating, I had to make a new post…

You are so off base. Obama is just trying to help the little guy. This has nothing to do with Marxism. There is only so many resources in the world and the corporate fatcats are making a profit off of all of our backs. As Michelle said: “someone is going to have to give up a piece of their pie so that someone else can have more. — Mike K

Mike — You say I am off base, yet you provide a quote by Michelle Obama that pretty much sums up the typical Marxist mantra. Unbelievable.

The Marxist/Socialist premise is that success should be punished while the non-producer heaps the rewards. I can’t think of a single country in history that has succeeded by governing with those low standards. I can’t think of a single person who has grown one ounce of pride by living “up” to those pathetic standards. (more…)

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As a white, male member of the Democratic Party since 1989, I am constantly accused of harboring some evil racist tendencies concerning my refusal to support Barack Obama. This accusation could not be further from the truth. I would like to set the record straight. (more…)