The Caucasian Card

I worked for a fairly large computer comoany in the 70's and 80's when it was imperative for large companies to have a balance of women and blacks. We had black undercover schemes many times to try and get a lawsuit going, fortunately it never did. I was lucky enough to be the top salesman out of 20 every year for many years, as such I was asked and voluteered to mentor both women and blacks. I enjoyed the experience and the individuals on their personal merit. Since our field was fairly complex and required very diligent on going self education only a few of these "minorities" ever made it. Most were given twice as long to succeed as their white male counterparts and were disproportion help to succeed. Women were able to get an initial meeting twice as many times as any experienced salesmen, however after the initial meeting they were able to discern aviable need for our product and create a winning sales campaign that would normally last 6 months to a year. The Black men were extremely hard working, but failed to do the after hours study our industry required. These failings were also true of their white counterparts. My only point is minority hires were given about twice as long to succeed as to fail. One of the women I mentored went on to be quite successful, her main talent was to find and use resources that could offset her lack of knowledge extremely well. The race card may be an issue, but it will probably be an excuse for the candidate just has no qualification. I for one just don't feel it is appropriate to grant so much wisdom gravitas to an liberal anti-war state senator who was not privvy to the same information as Hillary was. Also, to create an Iraq plan out of thin air where the only fact check is "is it possible to get our troops out inx months" and I not so sure it was a fact check versus a polled answer..

The "Big Lie" that blacks use racism as an excuse for all their failures and disagreements? ARE YOU COMPLETELY INSANE, BLIND, OR JUST STUPID? My God! Last week they tried to make the point that GLOBAL WARMING WAS RACIST!!! I'm not making this up! Jesse Jackson even turned on Barak Obama himself when he suggested to the NAACP that blacks should be more responsible in their parenting, because there are so many illegitimate black children. Ask your black leaders point blank, and they will look you straight in the eye and tell you that it is the white man's fault that there are so many blacks commiting violent crimes in the city. They will also stand face to face and explain to you why it's o.k. for inner city black youths to aspire to be gangsta rappers and pimps, other than to stay in school and get legitimate jobs. If John McCain does happen to win the election-MY GOD! Blacks will come out of the woodwork with racist accusations and lawsuits. I expect Al Sharpton already has his first draft in his vest pocket as we speak, as will as the post-election rioting schedule.

If anyone believes that the person who posted the below message is black I have a bridge to sell you. Most black people are not voting for Obama because he is black they are voting because he is a democrat. True black people vote democrat but not because they were told Repubs are evil but because we are more intune to social issues in America. We understand that there are plenty of poor people who are poor because they are lazy but we are also aware that many more people are poor because of inequality. We have been there so we know the pain.

Posted By: denmill @ 08/11/2008 9:50:41 AM
Comment: I am black and will not be voting for Obama because , I do not vote on the basis of race. I vote for my country and my pocket book. As an American, I do not trust Barack Hussein Obama. I have created enemies even among some relatives because I have cut the cord years ago and have decided to be an independent and vote on the issues. You need to know that at least 65% of African Americans only vote "Democrat" because their were told that all republicans are evil. About 15% of African Americans have never voted because they do not think that they can change anything. Being an African american, I can tell you that most blacks are voting for Obama just because he is black and Obama has played his card well. Black people are the most racist group there they hate white people for no reason that explained why Oprah chose to back up a black man rather than a woman for the presidency. Don't be foul!!

My father served in Vietnam and knows all about Hanoi Hilton. He also knows that the men that were in the Hanoi Hilton will not even speak to McSame. I am surprised no one else has picked up on the real facts behind McSame's offer of freedom and his refusal. If the enemy captures you, why on earth would they offer to let you go earlier than prisoners that were there much longer....Ding Ding Ding, that's right, you have given them all the information they need. Duh. This is why he has been blacklisted by his combat comrades. He told hte Viet Cong EVERYTHING. They got so much information from him, that he was useless, and they said you can go now. But he refused, so the country wouldn't think he dishonored every military code of silence. This is typical though of someone who graduates at the bottom of his class, crashes 5 different planes, kills over 100 sailors on the USS Forestal when he wet started his jet, his only command was a peace time training squadron, and got into politics only through our white affirmative action called nepotism. This guy is dangerous, only thinks of himself, and even said, he was not proud of America until he was seperated from it. He will destroy this country, and is not someone I want representing me on the world stage.

Just got my hands on the tentative schedule for the DNC Coventions opening night. Thought everyone would like to see it...........................

Theme......We are the people we have been waiting for.

Presentation of colors (weather permitting)...... Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn, Former Domestic Terrorists and People Who Just Happen to Live in Obama's Neighborhood.

Invocation....Rev. Jeremiah "Goddam Ameri-kkk-a" Wright, Obama Spiritual Advisor and Retired Pastor, Trinity United Church of Christ, Chicago

Call to Order....Honorary Chairpersons: Chris "Tingling-Feeling-Up-His-Leg" Matthews, Keith "Somebody-Who-Can-Take-Her-into-a-Room-and-Only-He-Comes-Out" Olbermann, and Randi "Clinton's a whore" Rhodes

Introduction of Michelle Obama...Mrs. Louis Farrakhan, Chicago

Note: Nation of Islam leader, the Rev. Louis Farrakhan, who had a previously scheduled engagement with Muammar al-Gaddafi, sends his regrets.

Address: Michelle Obama on....Why America is, Just Downright Mean

Taped Greeting......Antoin "Tony the Fixer" Rezko, U.S. Federal Prison Facility, Chicago

Keynote Address,,,,Bitterness... delivered by His Excellency, Raila "Hands Dripping with Blood" Odinga

Benediction...... Father Michael "Hillary-Believed-that-She'd-Win-Because-She's-White" Pfleger... Obama Spiritual Advisor and Pastor of St. Sabina, Chicago

NOBAMA!!!

Bravo! As a black man I find I have to question my every judgement at work in case one day I have to defend my actions. This is something my fellow caucasian colleagues do not even have to think of let alone imagine....To your point, we in the black community debate the concept of meritocracy...we believe you need to earn the right to sit among kings and that nothing comes on a silver platter, but all we ask is an even playing field that has been denied our lot for hundreds of years. Barak is not a messiah, he is a hard working black man who has proven that with hard work all is possible. As America is a becon of hope to the world, Barak is a becon of hope to every black kid growing up in our ghettos in America.

A wonderfully insightful and articulated piece. Thank you.

This article is perhaps the very best that I have seen related to the presidential campaigns. There is nothing that I can see in this expertly written and organized text that can be picked apart. We need more stories like this one that tells it "as it really is." Please write more articles on this and related topics.

When 95%+ are voting for the "get whitey" party, there can be no question about it: black anti-european racism is the seond most prevalent form of racism - right behind Mexican anti-black racism, which is #1.

I defy you to pick up any mainstream liberal newspaper on any day and not find an article somewhere in it with a headline like this:

"GLOBAL WARMING THREATENS BLACKS MORE THAN WHITES"

To probe that Quindlen is a liar, you only need to look a what blacks are doing to Ward COnnerly. Any black who dares to step off the Democrat marxist planation gets lynched. Liberals are the most intolerant people of all.

To all honkies, crackers, wanna be's, whiteboys, blue eyed devils........


Prove your not a racist, VOTE FOR OBAMA !!!!!!!!

If you don't, we know you crackers are RACIST!!!!!!!!

Hey, I'm white and I understand exactly what the writer is saying. To me it is sad that Obama has to be constantly on guard against calling attention to being black. As if you all can't see it. It's not a secret that will only come out if someone mentions it. Obama is a good example of what a person can achieve with not much to start with, unlike John McCain who, because of his father and grandfather, was able to get into the Naval Academy and finish fourth from the bottom of his class. Perhaps Obama appreciated it more since he had to work harder at it.

LouisianaBB - your comments have to be the most ingorant (and insulting) commentary I've read in a while. Since when does someone who is ashamed of his country go through the trouble of running for the highest office in the country? If it's so easy to get where he is simply by being "non-white", then why haven't others done it before? Instead of focusing on the perceived advantages that African-Americans get for being black (which only make sense in the mind of anindividual with no understanding of history), you should focus on some of the unfair advantages that whites benefit from every day. Obama will be a wonderful President and make history, and there's absolutely nothing you can do about it.

Dear Anna I have always been a fan, but never more than this moment. As an old white woman I have long tried to explain to my children that due to a stroke of fate they do not have to face the daily challanges that our brothers and sisters of color do on a daily bases. Thank you for so perfectly stating it. I truely believe our wonderful nation will be greatly blessed if we wisely elect Barack Obama. From our lips to God's ear. My heart breaks for the ignorant likes of LouisianaBB

Comment: Louisiana, qualifications for the presidency are highly subjective. You and many other Obama critics are singling out Obama's supposed lack of qualifications due to his one term in the Senate, while choosing to ignore other past presidential candidates. John Edwards served less than one full term in the Senate before his first run for the presidency: did anyone say he was unqualified then - or now? What about Al Gore, who ran for president in 1988 while still serving his first term in the Senate? What about the many other men and women who over the course of the nation's history - including in recent years - have mounted presidential runs while coming from various governmental, political, business or religious backgrounds? Sorry, but I rarely read or heard criticism or comments about their supposed "lack of qualification." It is only now when a major political party is set to nominate its first black/multiracial candidate that we hear the "qualified' cry. One does not have to hold a political office for a set amount of time for that person to be qualified to run for president, or for that person to be an effective president once he or she enters the office. There are numerous other factors that determine a successful presidency. Perhaps Obama's skin color or "different name" is in reality clouding yours - and many other Americans' - judgment.

I'm sick of this stupid conversation. I won't vote for obamarama because I am sick and tired of OUR Government giving away my money! The idea that anyone in this country is entitled to Higher Education,health care insurance or what ever wihtout having to pay for it is absurd. GO EARN IT . Who pays for it? Those of us that are working to better our lives and earning taxable income! So, who among you believes it's alright that any one is entitled to something they didn't earn and those that are earning are not entitled to the money they earned? Because our Government takes it from us in the form of taxes and gives it to those that are entitled to it. Totally and completely wrong. It's time to stop the hand outs. I believe in helping anyone who is trying to help themselves yet understand that I can not help anyone by making them dependent. It's way past time to stop the pork and free hand outs. It's time the people of this country take back control from the politicians by holding them accountable. If our politicians spent our tax money for the good of the citizens we would probaly not have a national debt. Bigger goverment , more hand outs , free programs who pays for it all? TAXES, you can not spend without income or a increase in the national Debt.
Politicians as smart as they are supposed to be can't balance a budget yet millions of American housholds without college degrees can? Something is wrong here people. Stop believing evrything your told and do some research. We can not afford to make a mistake .This may be the most imortant Election of our life time.

Let's be real here. This country is in decline. The Republican Party bears the brunt of the blame. Most people are hurting. Yet - the polls are close, looking like people are again going to vote against their interests.. Why? Should Obama fail to win the election the only reason for this failure is good old American Racism. This is America's last chance to go forward in my lifetime (age 63). Should McCain win the election, then America will get the leadership it truly deserves. G---D--- America!

No, Ms. Quindlan, you are wrong. When Obama said that Republicans would try to "scare voters", and then said they would tell people "he did not look like the OTHER PRESIDENTS on the currency", he was clearly stating that Republican voters are racist (otherwise they would not be able to be scared by the fact that he is black). For you to ignore the context in which he made the statement is totally disingenuous, and you simply confirm the Conservative viewpoint that Liberals ignore reality to try to make their points.

Also, your statement "...any black man or woman in America has heard worse..." is such an unfounded generalization that, if you submitted it in a college thesis, it would be rejected by even the lamest professor (except for possibly Ward Churchill).

With work like this, one wonders how some of the liberal superstars can even keep a job.

Ms. Quindlen is mistaken, and it is not a small mistake. Obama did not rise to become editor of the Harvard law review. Those positions are only for the best and most able students. Obama was elected president of the Law Review. It is a popularity contest in which he recieved more votes than any of the other 17 students, all white, that were also on the ballot.