Reply #18: That's nonsense and a cop out.

[Beacool]

Obama is about Obama. He figured how to become a state senator the easy way by managing to have every other Democrat's signatures off the petition, including that of the lady who had been a mentor and had supported him. Alice Palmer had been a an icon in the community, she never ran for office again. Years later she supported Hillary instead of Obama, nobody likes to be backstabbed. How did he become US senator? By sheer luck, the two main Republicans had to bow out for personal reasons and the party had to draft a candidate from out of state.

Obama deserves plenty of criticism, excusing him by saying that people oppose him because he's black is mostly B.S. Not to say that there are no racists in the country, because there are plenty, but most people are far more interested in his actions than in the tone of his skin.

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