Racism alarms Obama's backers

Nina 05-14-2008

Danielle Ross was alone in an empty room at the Obama campaign headquarters in Kokomo, Ind., a cellphone in one hand, a voter call list in the other. She was stretched out on the carpeted floor wearing laceless sky-blue Converses, stories from the trail on her mind. It was the day before Indiana's primary, and she had just been chased by dogs while canvassing in a Kokomo suburb. But that was not the worst thing to occur since she postponed her sophomore year at Middle Tennessee State University, in part to hopscotch America stumping for Barack Obama.

Here's the worst: In Muncie, a factory town in the east-central part of Indiana, Ross and her cohorts were soliciting support for Obama at malls, on street corners and in a Wal-Mart parking lot, and they ran into "a horrible response," as Ross put it, a level of anti-black sentiment that none of them had anticipated.

"The first person I encountered was like, 'I'll never vote for a black person,' " recalled Ross, who is white and just turned 20. "People just weren't receptive."

hugo281

Oh man I thought you were gonna say that someone walked in on her as she was stretched out on the carpeted floor doing something more than just making phone calls lol, but still that sucks she got that racist remark, I mean what does skin color have to do with anything

Hsoolien

To a large body of really pathetic losers, everything, they are too stupid to develop opinions of their own based on facts.

Nina

Sadly but majority of americans don't care about facts, if they did then they wouldn't bother caring if they are republican of democrate. If peolpe actually wanted to know the truth and facts, then there wouldn't be all these religious people believing in things which have been proven false.

hugo281

That's true and only smart people like us can tell the difference between politics and religion, sooo who are yall going for Obama or Clinton?

Nina

If I had a choice between those 2 it would be Obama, but I haven't made up my mind between Obama and McCain yet. McCain I don't agree with his view about the war but other things I cool with him.

hugo281

True well if it comes down to Obama and McCain, it should be an interesting race to be elected president. Hey Nina check this out, I was checking on the Fox 26 website earlier and I saw the news clip of some people in Marietta Georgia were showing of T-shirts that had Curious George on the front of it and it says quote "Obama T-Shirt Sparks Protest at Georgia Restaurant" so basically it just says Obama in 08 at the bottom of the picture of Curious George eating a banana and some people think its racially offensive so it made me think of your Thread and how some guy said he wouldn't vote for a black man, and I'm thinking gosh some people just take everything seriously but I don't if you look at the picture of the shirt I don't see anything wrong with it unless they are saying that Obama acts like Curious George in 08, who knows, anyway I just thought I let you know oh and the link is http://www.myfoxhouston.com/myfox/pa...Y&pageId=1.1.1 and if you see the video its like to some people it is and the guy who is selling the t-shirt says that its not meant to be offensive but the people who are protesting took it way out of hand so I don't know what do you think?

Dream

I saw that story. It's really funny that with McCain its all talk about his views and policies. Clinton is just talking shit becuase she's been losing the whole time and still is. With Obama no one talks about his views or policies, all the talks all just race or stuff other then about him.

Jessica

I would vote for McCain except just that reason alone. The war was a mistake in teh first place so it should be ended.

hugo281

lol yeah I seen that too, and hell yeah Clinton has been talking alot of shit lately and dissing Obama too so are still going to keep campaigning or is it over yet or what? I haven't kept up with the news until today

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Yeah but McCain isn't going to end the war if he takes the presidency, he said that he wants to continue the policies that Bush already set into motion so pretty much its going to like as if Bush never left office but yeah other than that McCain has some good points too

Stephyi

I'm for Obama. He seems to know what he's doing. I don't even want to talk about Hilary. I think shes a very stubborn bitch. Shes just pmsing and has finally realized that Obama beat her. Sorry if anyone is for her. Don't take this offensively I just don't like how she wants to run things.

Lauren

The only reason Clinton is still in the race is becuase of the racist people. I really hate to say this but anyone voting for Clinton will pretty much be considered to be a racist especially if you not female.

spawnschickishot

hahahahhaha thats what i thought too !! then i kept reading ... but i dont care about obama i think he has something to himt hat just crosses me as bad?? like an untrustworthy look! so i dont like him !

hugo281

Yeeah! I know what you mean lol, that look does gives out bad vibes but yeah I was still wondering about that girl stretched out on the carpet lol I guess she was stressed out or tired from making all those phone calls or something

Hsoolien

McCain is about the worst thing that could happen to the US come next election, even Hillary would be better.
Two stupid McCain policies off the top of my head being:
1.) continuation of the Iraq war, the most unpopular war to be a part of, ever. The Direct driving force of Americas economic slump, the reason America owes more per person then it ever has
2.) the Gas Tax Vacation. Sounds great doesn't it, the evil government does not take their thirty some odd cent tax on gas for four months of the year. two things wrong with that one...
a.) If ever American household drove a hummer slightly over aver distance they would save an amazing 25$ a month, 100$ in the year. Still sound good? Check point b
b.) creates a 10billion$ infrastructure deficit, you know all the bridges collapsing, it's because there already isn't enough money to just maintain repairs on the roads you have while building the new roads you need, now there's 10billion$ less, that's 50 some odd bridges repaired.