POLITICS: IS IT ALL ABOUT RACE?
by A.man.I
America has gotten used to the idea of integration. There are black head coaches, and star athletes, but is a Black president still a stretch for mainstream America? The AP takes a look at how race could play a role in this election.
Deep-seated racial misgivings could cost Barack Obama the White House if the election is close, according to an AP-Yahoo News poll that found one-third of white Democrats harbor negative views toward blacks – many calling them “lazy,” “violent” or responsible for their own troubles.
For the record, I’ve worked since I was 15. Graduated from a top notch college (University of Florida), I’m in grad school (University of South Florida), and have never been arrested. If i have any economic troubles, it’s because I’m now self-employed after the last media company I worked for folded.
I’ve been married for 7+ years and have a baby on the way, but I’m as hard working as the next man.
When you see or read stories on the news, you probably won’t hear my story, but you certainly will see the crime of the day featured. Could that be part of the reason why people have negative feelings about others?
Sad.
It would be a shame if people allow their own racist beliefs to interfere with their politics.
Just my two cents.
