[EasyEJL]

By Dennis Prager

If Barack Obama loses the 2008 election, liberal hell will break loose.

Seven weeks before the 2008 presidential election, liberals are warning America that if Barack Obama loses, it is because Americans are racist. Of course, that this means that Democrats (and independents) are racist, since Republicans will vote Republican regardless of the race of the Democrat, is an irony apparently lost on the Democrats making these charges.

That an Obama loss will be due to racism is becoming as normative a liberal belief as "Bush Lied, People Died," a belief that has generated intense rage among many liberals. But "Obama lost because of white racism" will be even more enraging. Rage over the Iraq War has largely focused on President George W. Bush and Vice President **** Cheney. But if Obama loses, liberal rage will focus on millions of fellow Americans and on American society.

And it could become a rage the likes of which America has not seen in a long time, if ever. It will first and foremost come from within black America. The deep emotional connection that nearly every black American has to an Obama victory is difficult for even empathetic non-blacks to measure. A major evangelical pastor told me that even evangelical black pastors who share every conservative value with white evangelical pastors, including pro-life views on abortion, will vote for Obama. They feel their very dignity is on the line.

That is why the growing chorus -- already nearing unanimity -- of liberal commentators and politicians ascribing an Obama loss to American racism is so dangerous.

Andrew Sullivan of The Atlantic: "White racism means that Obama needs more than a small but clear lead to win."

Jack Cafferty of CNN: "The polls remain close. Doesn't make sense ... unless it's race."

Jacob Weisberg of Newsweek and Slate: "The reason Obama isn't ahead right now is ... the color of his skin. ... If Obama loses, our children will grow up thinking of equal opportunity as a myth."

Nicholas D. Kristof of New York Times: "Religious prejudice (against Obama) is becoming a proxy for racial prejudice."

Gerald W. McEntee, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, in a speech to union workers: "Are you going to give up your house and your job and your children's futures because he's black?"

Similar comments have been made by Kansas's Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, a Democrat, and by writers in Time magazine. And according to The Associated Press: "A poll conducted by The Associated Press and Yahoo News, in conjunction with Stanford University, revealed that a fairly significant percentage of Democrats and independents may not vote for Sen. Barack Obama because of his race." If you read the poll, it does not in fact suggest this conclusion. The pollsters assert that any person with any negative view of black life means that the person is racist and means that he would not vote for Obama. Both conclusions are unwarranted. But "Obama will lose because of racism" is how the poll takers and the media spin it.

Why do liberals believe that if Obama loses it will be due to white racism?

One reason is the liberal elite's contempt for white Americans with less education -- even if they are Democrats.

A second reason is that it is inconceivable to most liberals that an Obama loss -- especially a narrow one -- will be due to Obama's liberal views or inexperience or to admiration for John McCain.

The third reason is that the further left you go, the more insular you get. Americans on the left tend to talk only to one another; study only under left-wing teachers; and read only fellow leftists. That is why it is a shock to so many liberals when a Republican wins a national election -- where do all these Republican voters come from? And that in turn explains why liberals ascribe Republican presidential victories to unfair election tactics ("Swift-boating" is the liberals' reason for the 2004 Republican victory). In any fair election, Americans will see the left's light.

If Obama loses, it will not be deemed plausible that Americans have again rejected a liberal candidate, indeed the one with the most liberal voting record in the U.S. Senate. Liberals will explain an Obama defeat as another nefarious Republican victory. Combining contempt for many rural and middle-class white Americans with a longstanding belief in the inevitability of a Democratic victory in 2008 (after all, everyone they talk to despises the Republicans and believes Republicans have led the country to ruin), there will be only one reason Obama did not win -- white racism.

One executive at a black radio station told me when I interviewed him on my radio show at the Democratic National Convention that he could easily see riots if Obama loses a closely contested election. Interestingly, he said he thought blacks would be far more accepting of a big McCain victory.

I pray he is wrong on the first point. But it does seem that liberals are continuing to do whatever they can to increase anger at America, or at least at "white America." For 40 years, liberals have described the most open and tolerant society on earth as racist and xenophobic. If Barack Obama loses, the results of this liberal depiction of America may become frighteningly apparent.

Copyright 2008, Creators Syndicate Inc.

[C-19]

Wonder what would of happened in 2000 if Al Gore were black?

In France, Sarkozy's rival attempted to sway the '07 election by warning of riots if she were to lose. End result was nobody gave a s**t. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/08/wo...protests.html]

[EasyEJL]

i tend to think that this combined with 'how the rest of the world wil react if we elect another hawk/warmonger' both comically appeal to the average american's perversity and will likey draw voters to mccain just as a big middle finger to the groups forecasting bad opinion.

that is a legitimate use of perversity btw

[CDB]

Typical BS again from people who have not been held to higher standards. The racism card only works when you can direct at people personally. You are a racist. He is a racist. Maybe even a small group; they are racists. Some amorphous group of voters, mostly in the middle to middle left of the political spectrum? Give me a break.

Liberals and black liberals in particular have gotten so used to getting whatever they want at the first hint that they might cry "Racist!" I think they're going to find that strategy backfires when the people they want to accuse are largely close to or on their side of the political battle and anonymous.

I think Prager makes a good point about the insularness of many modern liberals. Just like the rural rubes they so despise, they live their lives in bubbles, never truly being challenged ideologically, and then are completely surprised to find large chunks of electorate disagree with what they thought was gospel truth. It's the same crowd with a different holy book, irony abounds.

[Reaper329]

Originally Posted by CDB

Liberals and black liberals in particular have gotten so used to getting whatever they want at the first hint that they might cry "Racist!" I think they're going to find that strategy backfires when the people they want to accuse are largely close to or on their side of the political battle and anonymous.

the bolded is just too funny. Honestly, I guess getting what they want was 8 years of George W. Bush and several years of a Republican controlled congress, based on the history of voting for black liberals right?

back on subject: if anyone uses that (and it is most certainly possible, it would be quite foolish. However I think the use might come prior to November if there is an event (debate, line of questioning, etc..) that is being thrown at Obama. If it is, it will hurt more than help

[CDB]

Originally Posted by Reaper329

the bolded is just too funny. Honestly, I guess getting what they want was 8 years of George W. Bush and several years of a Republican controlled congress, based on the history of voting for black liberals right?

Refresh my memory, who was the black guy running against him? How do Jessie Jackson and Al Sharpton make a living? When Bush was running who were they going to call a racist for not voting for Gore or Kerry, as we all know two of the 'blackest' men on the planet...

Your response doesn't even make sense.

[Reaper329]

Originally Posted by CDB

Refresh my memory, who was the black guy running against him? How do Jessie Jackson and Al Sharpton make a living? When Bush was running who were they going to call a racist for not voting for Gore or Kerry, as we all know two of the 'blackest' men on the planet...

Your response doesn't even make sense.

Of course it makes sense, you made a very general statement that was a bit shortsighted. That is all

[CDB]

Originally Posted by Reaper329

Of course it makes sense, you made a very general statement that was a bit shortsighted. That is all

No, I made a general statement that's true enough to be a useful general statement. The threat of being called a racist, or a sexist, keeps many people from voicing unPC opinions. It gets blacks, and women, get away with things others can't. It's a trump card, used quite successfully by the likes of Jessie Jackson and the shake down crew. Every year local businesses get calls from the NAACP asking how much they'd like to 'donnate' to the yearly NAACP dinner, which everyone knows is code for, "Give us some cash or we'll single you out and accuse you of racism."

But, as I said, the card doesn't work when you can't single people out. Against an anonymous crowd it has no effect, and gets no result. But, it's a tried and true strategy that has worked before, so they seem to be sticking with it.

[Reaper329]

Originally Posted by CDB

No, I made a general statement that's true enough to be a useful general statement. The threat of being called a racist, or a sexist, keeps many people from voicing unPC opinions. It gets blacks, and women, get away with things others can't. It's a trump card, used quite successfully by the likes of Jessie Jackson and the shake down crew. Every year local businesses get calls from the NAACP asking how much they'd like to 'donnate' to the yearly NAACP dinner, which everyone knows is code for, "Give us some cash or we'll single you out and accuse you of racism."

But, as I said, the card doesn't work when you can't single people out. Against an anonymous crowd it has no effect, and gets no result. But, it's a tried and true strategy that has worked before, so they seem to be sticking with it.

actually this was your statement

Liberals and black liberals in particular have gotten so used to getting whatever they want at the first hint that they might cry "Racist!"

my point being, that there is not many instances in major politics recently where this holds true. Now, in the past...yes.

Also, you are 100% correct that a tactic of this nature has been used and used successfully, but that really does not relate to your statement that I quoted. Sorry for the confusion