Voting for Obama because he's black

I've heard from many sources that 90% of black Americans will vote for Barack Obama because he's black. I've also heard that some whites won't vote for him because he's black. Then, there are a large number of white voters who will vote for Barack Obama because they agree with him on the issues.

But wait a minute, let’s look at this.

We're expected to educate ourselves on who the candidates are, and where they stand on the issues. We do this to determine whether or not we agree with their views on abortion, taxes, gun control, foreign policy, etc. This is expected so the informed, educated voter will show up at the polls and make their selection based on the issues. Isn't that what the expectations have been since the very first vote was cast in this country? I'm not saying that every voter has taken the time to thoroughly examine all of the issues, but there has been an expectation that voters will be aware.

Now we seem to be excluding blacks from this expectation. We seem to be willing to accept that they aren’t even interested in issues, only race.

Why is that? Has anyone in the media asked that question of black voters? Is that racist?
Is it racist of the media to accept the idea that black American voters will automatically vote for Barack Obama because he’s black?

Why is this acceptable? Is it acceptable that the majority of black Americans could be viewed by the world as issue ignorant in this election? It almost seems as if the blacks are not expected to be politically aware, so the movers and shakers give them a pass when they cast their vote based on race. That white voters are racist if they vote by race, but blacks, well, they're just black voters, so we understand. There is something terribly wrong with this expectation!

I believe that voters, black or white do themselves a great disservice by ignoring the issues and voting according to race. If you ignore what your candidate stands for, you could find yourself in the middle of a catastrophe and have no idea how you got there.

John McCain can do it!

I've been hearing from several people that McCain is just too soft on Obama and is letting this election slip away because he insists on being a gentleman.
Here's the situation........

The mainstream media seems believes that Barack Obama can do no wrong. Anyone who dares go against him is treated as the antichrist. Consequently anything John McCain says is twisted and turned into something that does not even resemble what he really said.
Sarah Palin is treated in the same manner. The mainstream media publicizes anyone making fun of Sarah while overlooking any shady areas surrounding Obama.

If John McCain aggressively goes after Obama on any issue or personal judgments, the mainstream media has, and will continue to scream racism. Obama's campaign will be all over every mainstream media outlet professing how racist McCain is.

With all things considered, John McCain and Sarah Palin are doing a wonderful job staying above the fray in light of these circumstances.

Stay strong John and Sarah!
We believe in you and understand what you have to do.

Is the race card being played in this election?

After reading an article by Shelby Steele, titled Race and Responsibility, I realized that our mainstream media is using a form of racism to promote Barack Obama to the Presidency. If the mainstream media really thought Mr. Obama could succeed on his own merits, would they feel the need to slant every article to make him look better? Of course not, they would do their duty as professional journalists to make sure the voters of this country could come to their own conclusions based on all of the facts.
We can't just say that the media are liberal and let it go with that. We would not then be able to explain why the Clinton's have been treated the way they have. The respect and popularity they once maintained within the Democratic Party seems to have been severely eroded thanks media attacks against them. Where, all of the sudden did the idea that the Clinton's are evil come from? The media saw Hillary Clinton as a real threat to Obama’s ascension. Did they assume that without their assistance Obama would not be able to overcome this threat on his own, or through his own merits? If the media clearly believed in Obama's ability, they should not feel the need to interfere with this election by slanting their stories in favor of him and against anyone who threatens his success.
As Steele pointed out in describing affermative action programs engineered to uplift blacks in this country, "the deeper problem is their pre-emption of black responsibility, their implication that black progress is contingent on interventions from on high that will somehow do the work of black uplift".
It does seem that the media thinks, as Steele inferred that Obama's abilities and efforts alone would never be enough and that his progress can only be assured with their help.
Does Barack Obama have what it takes to earn the Presidency on his own merits? Sadly, because of media, we will never know.