Race is and should be an issue. Obama is right to be apprehensive in that regard. And race is more of an issue in regard to Obama than it might be in regard tof other black candidates. Obama is trying to defuse his involvement with racially dominated activity throughout his career.
He is "black," and although liberals are all treacly in relation to people culturally identified as blacks and deny the existence of a black race, there are influences in the society that differentiate black people.
Obama in his books indicates that he is alienated from the white population and harbors resentment against it. Should this be a factor to be considered in determining his suitability as leader of all Americans?
Obama worked as a racial agitator exploiting racial animosity in his community organizing efforts. Should this be a factor to be considered in determining his suitability as leader of all Americans?
Obama was a member for more than two decades of a black racist church that preached black liberation theology, black separatism, and black preference, and hate-America, and hate whitey, and hate Jews. Should this be a factor to be considered in determining his suitability as leader of all Americans?
Obama's wife is an opinionated grievance collector and black activist, who has expressed her own feelings of alienation from whites, and whose primary accomplishment in her community relations job for a major hospital was distribution of contracts to blacks, and implementation of other black preference programs. Should this be a factor to be considered in determining the suitability of her husband as leader of all Americans?
Obama supports extensive aid for Africa, allocation of American wealth to raise the standard of living of Africans, something they seemingly have been unable to accomplish for themselves. In its current straits with energy expenses reducing the American standard of living is this a burden America should assume? Should this be a factor to be considered in determining his suitability as leader of all Americans?
Obama want all of the negative aspects related to his being black to be excluded from consideration of his fitness for the Presidency of the United States.
These considerations are vital in evaluating Obama's suitability to hold office. The fact that Obama is black and how he was molded, and internalized his experiences, are critical factors in evaluating his fitness for the office to which he aspires.
And if it's white society's "fault" that Obama's experiences made him what he is today, that does not merit exclusion of who and what he is in determining his fitness for office.
Only madmen would exclude Obama's race from consideration of his fitness for office.
