What If Obama Loses?

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  • Posted By: bronzee @ 10/09/2008 7:47:34 PM

    The reason discussions like this even come up is because of the closet (or not so much) creed of most of white american: they must win--at all costs. They are not accustomed to things not going their way, so they know how angry, belligerant and down-right nasty (isn't this what we're seeing in the McCain campaign and from the people who frequent his campaign stops?) they get when they don't get what they want. Even the many in the press have repeatedly suggested that McCain "has not other choice" than to turn on the venom since he's losing. Where's all the press coverage of the black press person being racially slandered at Palin's campaign stop? Why did I have to come all the way over to Newsweek online to find out about the hanging incident in Oregon? Why isn't there an outcry about this? Why do these "good boys" get a slap on the wrist and their identities protected?

    And isn't it normal for people to assume that if they have a particular bent toward reacting a certain way, then surely someone else will react the same way, given the opportunity and the same type of circumstances? Except what's forgotten is that black folk are used to dealing with the status quo. We react much less "violently" to suffered wrongs than our white counterparts. I mean, how many of us show up in sheets at night when someone we don't like moves into the neighborhood?

    So much of this is projection, though, as the writer admits, it will paint us for the backward, racially ignorant country we are if, given our 2 choices McCain does anything but lose, and badly. So should blacks be angry? Americans should be angry--at themselves.

    And to the comment about "blacks deserving to have a black president win", the writer shows his bias and misses the point. Isn't that the only possibly reasonable way that McCain hasn't lost all of his support, with his participation in the financial problems we are having and his incredibly stupid choice of Sarah Palin, that he "deserves" to be president? After all, he's a "war hero" (debatable by those who were there). He "attended" congress (missed a lot of critical votes for which he's taking credit)! Why is the shoe ok on that foot and not on the other, I mean, if we're going to go there?

  • Posted By: bpjam @ 10/07/2008 12:56:08 AM

    OMG!!!! Are black people are different species? Are they from another planet? This article is completely surreal. People talking about 'what they are going to do' if Obama loses? What do 'white people' do when their candidate loses an election? What rational person would ever ask THAT question?

    So i guess it's pretty much a certainty that if we don't lay down and give Obama the Presidency there will be race riots or blacks will all decide to all move to one state and separate themselves from the rest of America for good. What else are we supposed to think from an article like this? Did Greeks get to do this when Dukakis was going to lose? How about Catholics if JFK lost? Where they threatening to leave America?

    I suppose I'll have to just intentionally vote to screw over the future of my country and pull the lever for Obama since 'they deserve this one' and 'this one is theirs'. No real point in democracy anymore since we now have to elect people based on entitlement (that is, if voter fraud doesn't do it entirely on its own). And I guess we are going to have to elect a woman after that, then a Hispanic and then somebody gay. Maybe we can get a latina lesbian to save time. We wouldn't want anybody to be upset about the outcome of an election, after all. How would we ever recover???

  • Posted By: doctorfixit @ 10/07/2008 12:54:56 AM

    This article, and many more like it , will encourage blacks to riot and loot if the Messiah should somehow not steal enough votes between now and Nov 4. The impression one gets from this article is that they're entitled, you see, because of their skin color, they are excused from the normal rules of civilized behavior. See Rodney King, the 60s burnings of many major cities, for which there were no consequences. This liberal fascist writer Allison Samuels seems to want to give them a pass in advance to further her marxist agenda - burn down the house. Read what Obama's pal Bomber Billy Ayres thinks about the 60s race riots. With Obama the question will become - what are his intentions if any of using the US military in full scale race warfare against european-americans - whether he is elected or not - because he is stealing the election right now in Ohio as we speak. It's no coincidence that when the New Messiah went to Berlin he spoke from the same platform as the original Fuhrer.

  • Posted By: doctorfixit @ 10/07/2008 12:21:21 AM

    The fact that over 90 percent of blacks back the Democrat candidate regardless of anything else tells me that I can't take them seriously as being engaged or interested in being good citizens. This shocking statistic speaks to me of a deep seated racism and hatred for America, because that's what the Democrat party is all about. Class warfare, protection and coddling of criminals, seizure of private property, wealth transfer, suffocating regulation, paybacks, political correctness, reverse racism. You name it - if it's evil, it's liberal. Obama is a radical commie and America-hater. He cut his political teeth in the most anti-european racist thug system in the USA - Chicago. Anyone who supports Obama must be either ignorant or they hate what America stands for. Freedom , the Constitution, individual responsibility. Obama isn't even American. He grew up in Indonesia. Blacks have a lot to answer for - out of control crime, a horrible work ethic, monstrous abortion numbers, self-destruction of their families, anti-european racism, constant blaming everyone else for the problems they bring on themselves. If they had any guts or integrity they'd run like hell from this con artist Obama. Instead he gets treated like he's OJ Simpson. How pathetic.

  • Posted By: emcrouchon @ 10/06/2008 11:28:07 PM

    I can't believe what I'm reading here! Don't these people ever do research on a candidate before voting for them, because I sure do. What I know about Barack Obama's radical past and communist associations, not to mention his traveling to Kenya and getting involved in their election, siding with the candidate, Raila Odinga, who promised to no longer support the USA in its War on Terror, is more that enough for me NOT to vote for Barack Obama.

    The content of Senator Obama's character is what is important, not the color of his skin.

  • Posted By: cpettit07 @ 10/06/2008 8:41:52 AM

    I am beyond exhausted hearing about race. I personally don't like either candidate, so I will vote for who has the most experience. Why has becoming equals taken us beyond that and back towards segregation. People please vote for the individual who carry us all towards the greater goal instead of just your race.

  • Posted By: pablina @ 10/06/2008 6:31:00 AM

    This article proves how ill informed many people are in this country. If Obama loses, it won't be because the color of his skin but his radical left politics and his inexperience. Who wants to turn over the keys to someone who doesn't have much experience? Too bad the interviewer didn't ask these people to name three things Obama has accomplished in his short stint as a senator. These people talk about race but the only reason they are voting for him is the color of his skin. Obama is a Harvard educated elitist. So, you think he's going to care about his homies in the hood? Get a clue. Who will you blame for your victimhood when Obama officially becomes the "man."

  • Posted By: sc superman @ 10/05/2008 2:06:35 AM

    what happened to my comment i just posted

  • Posted By: sc superman @ 10/05/2008 2:01:48 AM

    Obama tax plan includeshomes with more than 2400sq ft will be taxed,a large gas tax to go with it.a consumption tax on heat and air,gas,water,electric.NEW TAX ON RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS,NEW TAXES ON SOCIALIZED MEDICINE,PLUS OBAMA HAS SAID HE WILL DO AWAY WITH THE BUSH TAX CUTS! GUESS I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU WHAT THAT WILL MEAN TO US ALL..honest folks i'm just passing this alongalong,

  • Posted By: sc superman @ 10/05/2008 1:49:46 AM

    apparently you people know nothing about what you are about to face ,after the election{if Obama wins}heaven help us if he does. here is the straight ifo before you vote read thisthis came from online.{1}singleearning 30,000=8,400 {2}single at 50K=14,000 single at75K=23,250married at60K=16,800{married and earning75K=21,000tax{married and125K=38,750 do you still want to vote for Obama? it get s worseworse sworse

  • Posted By: tegan @ 10/04/2008 2:27:44 PM

    http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2009/appendix.html americans what to know where you money's going check out the 2009 budget. I think anyone voting on anything this year better take a look where your money is going... in there budget thay have trransportion of things for 5 million dollars? and fomer personnal benefits for 15 million dollars but this is under every department, So after looking at the budget I don't care who wins the election this year because they already know where we are headed. Let me just say in there budget for ex. unemployment for 2008 is 4.5 billions of dollars but they say by 2013 it will be 20.8 billions of dollars and there budget for food stamp is 2008 0.5 but by 2013 they have a budget of 19.5 billion dollars? um maybe they know something we don't... Let take away all the federal cars,gas money, donuts,vacations for training to Hawaii, Lets start with there high on the hog budget and see who much money we can save per year.

  • Posted By: lhudman@earthlink.net @ 10/03/2008 11:08:36 AM

    I would like to comment on Allison Samuels article "What if Obama Loses?". It seems that the white and hispanic americans who very much count in this election are also worried that Obama may lose. I don't think that we should be discounted, it's going to take not only the black vote, but people of other skin colors as well.

  • Posted By: willnotvoteobama @ 10/03/2008 9:37:09 AM

    Biden voted in 1999 for deregulation that liberal groups are blaming for part of the financial crisis. The law allowed Wall Street investment banks to create the kind of mortgage-related securities at the core of the problem now.

    Biden Said McCain supports tax breaks for oil companies, and "wants to give them another $4 billion tax cut."

    Biden is repeating a favorite saw of the Obama campaign, and it's misleading. McCain supports a cut in income taxes for all corporations, and doesn't single out any one industry for that benefit.

    During the debate, Biden said, "Oh, on clean coal. My record, just take a look at the record! My record for 25 years has supported clean coal technology.???.... However, during an early campaign stop once he was announced as VP Candidate, Biden said, "No coal plants here in America. If they???re going to build them, over there [China]. Make them clean. We???re not supporting clean coal.???. One of the most upsetting lines last night in the debate was Biden's attempt to say that he didn't know he was voting on a War resolution? I'm sorry but someone who has been in the Senate since Nixon didn't know he was voting on a War resolution when he voted on the Iraq War! Let me ask you people does he think we are stupid? Or is he just stupid? Either way if a seasoned senator doesn't know when he's voting on a war resolution we have bigger problems in Washington then we know! And we certainly do not need a VP like that sitting with an inexperienced president! If you think things are unstable now wait and see what will happen if God Forbid Obama and Biden get to the White House??? Sarah Palin did great last night. She was able to manipulate the debate by bringing the talking points back to the issues that she wanted to talk about to the American people! McCain / Palin will be a breath of fresh air for this country and will make a great president and vice president. The age of Obama will end November 4th

  • Posted By: American-Soldier @ 10/02/2008 1:06:52 PM

    As for you Husker 6.5, I never made any references to WMD, just that little nugget of info about Al Qaeda's presence in Iraq in '03. To call me a poser was rather unbecoming, especially since you were an officer, sir. I wouldn't mind reading that book by your friend, though. I enjoy reading, especially about history, recent or ancient. I didn't disrespect you, sir; please give me that same courtesy.

    Respectfully--

    SSG C., 68P30, 68W30

  • Posted By: American-Soldier @ 10/02/2008 1:05:31 PM

    Harley--your lack of respect and courtesy shows the kind of person you are. Apparently, judging by your colorful, expletive-laced response, you think you hurt my "sensitive little feelings". I AM a soldier, Non-Commissioned Officer, and future officer in the United States Army, and have served since 2000. You're a civilian--regardless of your brother-in-law's status as a CWO, intelligence reports did show that there were Al Qaeda training camps in northern Iraq. Look up Ansar Al Islam, which is a terrorist group linked to Al Qaeda. US Special Forces and Kurdish soldiers took out their main camp at the time on 29 March 03 (confirmed by some friends of mine with the 10th SFG, Ft. Carson, CO, and printed in Time/Life's 'The War in Iraq, The Illustrated History), 30 days after I flew back to the states after helping the 10th Combat Support Hospital stand up their facilities over there in the desert. As for your immature verbal tirade, I can play that stupid game too--I'm made of rubber, you're made of glue, whatever you say bounces off of me and sticks to you. I applaud your brother-in-law's service, but it's not yours. You obviously are incapable of exchanging polite and healthy dialogue, as well as showing respect for anyone who doesn't see the world exactly as you do. I'm sorry to hear about your medically-disqualifying condition which prevents you from serving your country (incidentally, everyone has two patella--they're your knee caps), but I'm also glad, because I certainly wouldn't want you in my foxhole--from the sounds of it, you'd be just as likely shoot me as the enemy would. You cannot berate my service, nor am I offended by your comments of calling me an imitation soldier and whatever pointless, empty garbage you thought to verbally toss my way. It's obvious the kind of person you are, and even at 5'7'', I can't stoop low enough to reach your level. I hope your brother-in-law stays safe and comes home soon. Oh, my name is Kam, btw. One more thing, I appreciate that you feel I'm a coward for serving my country, in fact making it my career, as I plan to retire once I hit the 26 year mark. I called you a coward for calling a Vietnam War POW a coward. I don't think that anyone will agree with you on either count--I don't believe that any American feels that a soldier, who has or is serving their country, unless found guilty of committing a treasonous act, is a coward, but why don't you do a poll, and then wow us with our mathematical skills once you get the results. Anyone think that I, as a combat medic, and US Army soldier, am a coward? Anyone? If you do, then our country is far worse off than anyone is aware of. Harley, I will commend you on your masterful use of the English language???your spelling and grammar astound!!!
    Respectfully,

    SSG C., 68P30, 68W30

  • Posted By: American-Soldier @ 10/02/2008 12:59:46 PM

    Harley--your lack of respect and courtesy shows the kind of person you are. Apparently, judging by your colorful, expletive-laced response, you think you hurt my "sensitive little feelings". I AM a soldier, Non-Commissioned Officer, and future officer in the United States Army, and have served since 2000. You're a civilian--regardless of your brother-in-law's status as a CWO, intelligence reports did show that there were Al Qaeda training camps in northern Iraq. Look up Ansar Al Islam, which is a terrorist group linked to Al Qaeda. US Special Forces and Kurdish soldiers took out their main camp at the time on 29 March 03 (confirmed by some friends of mine with the 10th SFG, Ft. Carson, CO, and printed in Time/Life's 'The War in Iraq, The Illustrated History), 30 days after I flew back to the states after helping the 10th Combat Support Hospital stand up their facilities over there in the desert. As for your immature verbal tirade, I can play that stupid game too--I'm made of rubber, you're made of glue, whatever you say bounces off of me and sticks to you. I applaud your brother-in-law's service, but it's not yours. You obviously are incapable of exchanging polite and healthy dialogue, as well as showing respect for anyone who doesn't see the world exactly as you do. I'm sorry to hear about your medically-disqualifying condition which prevents you from serving your country (incidently, everyone has two patellas, they're your knee caps), but I'm also glad, because I certainly wouldn't want you in my foxhole--from the sounds of it, you'd be just as likely shoot me as the enemy would. You cannot berate my service, nor am I offended by your comments of calling me an imitation soldier and whatever pointless, empty garbage you thought to verbally toss my way. It's obvious the kind of person you are, and even at 5'7'', I can't stoop low enough to reach your level. I hope your brother-in-law stays safe and comes home soon. Oh, my name is Kam, btw. One more thing, I appreciate that you feel I'm a coward for serving my country, in fact making it my career, as I plan to retire once I hit the 26 year mark. I called you a coward for calling a Vietnam War POW a coward. I don't think that anyone will agree with you on either count--I don't believe that any American feels that a soldier, who has or is serving their country, unless found guilty of committing a treasonous act, is a coward, but why don't you do a poll, and then wow us with our mathematical skills once you get the results. Anyone think that I, as a combat medic, and US Army soldier, am a coward? Anyone? If you do, then our country is far worse off than anyone is aware of.

    As for you Husker 6.5, I never made any references to WMD, just that little nugget of info about Al Qaeda's presence in Iraq in '03. To call me a poser was rather unbecoming, especially since your were an officer, sir. I wouldn't mind reading that book by your friend, though. I enjoy reading, espe

  • Posted By: Love LA @ 10/02/2008 9:48:05 AM

    Black this, black that.... Don't you get it - he's not black. He's Muslim. One that associates and call's, inhis own words 'friends' with racists (his Pastor) and police killers (William Ayers). Real Patriotic, isn't he,
    B. Hussein Obama? A real American.

  • Posted By: Love LA @ 10/01/2008 6:27:15 PM

    It's more than 'racism':
    1) Father Was A Proud Freedom Fighter - NOT EXACTLY, he was part of one of the most corrupt and violent governments Kenya has ever had.


    > 4.) My Family Has Strong Ties To African Freedom - NOT EXACTLY, your cousin Raila Odinga has created mass violence in attempting to overturn a legitimate election in 2007, in Kenya . The current government is pro-American but Odinga wants to overthrow it and establish Muslim Sharia law. Your half-brother, Abongo Obama, is Odinga's follower. You interrupted your New Hampshire campaigning to speak to Odinga on the phone.

    Obama's cousin Odinga in Kenya ran for president and tried to get Sharia muslim law in place there. When Odinga lost the elections, his followers have burned Christians' homes and then burned men, women and children alive in a Christian church where they took shelter.. Obama SUPPORTED his cousin before the election process here started.

    > 5.) My Grandmother Has Always Been A Christian - NOT EXACTLY, she does her daily Salat prayers at 5am according to her own interviews. Not to mention, Christianity wouldn't allow her to have been one of 14 wives to 1 man.


    > 6.) My Name is African Swahili - NOT EXACTLY, your name is Arabic and 'Baraka' (from which Barack came) means 'blessed' in that language. Hussein is also Arabic and so is Obama.

    Barack Hussein Obama is not half black. If elected, he would be the first Arab-American President, not the first black President. Barack Hussein Obama is 50% Caucasian from his mother's side and 43.75% Arabic and 6.25% African Negro from his father's side. While Barack Hussein Obama's father was from Kenya , his father's family was mainly Arabs.. Barack Hussein Obama's father was only 12.5% African Negro and 87.5% Arab (his father's birth certificate even states he's Arab, not African Negro). From....and for more....go to.....


    > 7.) I Never Practiced Islam - NOT EXACTLY, you practiced it daily at school, where you were registered as a Muslim and kept that faith for 31 years, until your wife made you change, so you could run for office.

    • Posted By: notroubleatall1963 @ 10/01/2008 6:51:40 PM

      No, it's total and complete ignorance and racism - against Arabs, Muslims and anyone with a foreign sounding name.

      You're a person who thinks that white Christians rule the world. Get used to it; Black is the new WHITE House!

      • Posted By: Love LA @ 10/02/2008 9:46:01 AM

        Except he's not black, is he? He's Muslim. One that associates and calls friends with racists (Pastor) and police killers (William Ayers). Real Patriotic, isn't he, B. Hussein Obama?

  • Posted By: willnotvoteobama @ 10/02/2008 8:13:48 AM

    Some October surprises that can happen! Obama gets named by resko in his federal deal and is ordered to appear before a federal court to face charges! Or Larry Sinclair videotape emerges with proof that Obama did have a homosexual affair! Or the Michelle Obama whitey tape comes out or a terrorist attack in an u.s. city (god help us) or Iran attacks Israel and makes an announcement that they have a nuclear Wepons! Or Pakistan breaks into two different factions and one is a terrorist regime! So many things can happen!

  • Posted By: phyllismleblanc @ 09/30/2008 11:34:00 PM

    THIS COUNTRY WAS BUILT ON THE BACKS OF AFRICAN SLAVES. SLAVERY. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANY OTHER ETHNIC PRESIDENT IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. AND WE(BLACKS) ARE CALLED RACISTS? I AM SO BEYOND TIRED OF THIS B.S.! I DON'T SAY "IF" SEN. OBAMA WINS THE ELECTION, I SAY "WHEN" PERIOD. SAM COOKE'S SONG FROM A LONG TIME AGO "A CHANGE GON COME" IS REAL. SO I SUGGEST TO ALL OF YOU FOLKS WHO WANT TO EMBRACE THE "GOOD OLE BOYS" LEGACY, TO CONTINUE DOING SO. THE UNIVERSE IS TURNING AND NOT EVEN 700 BILLION OF YOU CAN CHANGE THIS. IT IS ALREADY WRITTEN. THE SAD, SAD, AND DISTURBING FACT IS THAT THIS IS THE LEGACY WE ARE LEAVING OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN. I'M TRYING REALLY HARD TO NOT RESPOND TO THE COMMENTS ABOUT THE PERCENTAGES OF BLACKS HAVING CHILDREN OUT OF WEDLOCK, JAIL, DRUGS ETC...AGAIN, EMBRACE TRUTH..."SOME THINGS ARE TRUE WHETHER YOU BELIEVE THEM OR NOT. THIS WORLD IS CHANGING. I BELIEVE THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD WHO ARE READY FOR A BETTER U.S. AND ARE TIRED OF THE NOOSES IN THE TREES, BEING UNABLE TO LOOK AT ME WHEN WE DEBATE, VOTING REPUBLICAN WHEN YOU'VE BEEN DEMOCRAT ALL YOUR LIFE BECAUSE A BLACK MAN IS ABOUT TO BECOME PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. I WILL CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR THIS COUNTRY AND IT'S PEOPLE, AND BELIEVE ME WHEN I SAY THIS, BECAUSE AFTER WHAT WAS DONE TO THE PEOPLE IN NEW ORLEANS DURING AND AFTER HURRICANE AND I'M MORE PRAYERFUL NOW, IT'S A VERY GOOD THING. MY NAME IS PHYLLIS MONTANA-LEBLANC AND I WOULD LIKE FOR EVERYONE WITH HATE, PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION IN THEIR HEARTS TO SELF-INFLICT THESE POISIONS. REAL AMERICANS ARE NO LONGER TOLERANT. REAL AMERICANS WANT THIS COUNTRY TO BE THE BEST IT CAN BE, FOR ALL. THAT IS THE AMERICAN WAY. PEACE TO YOU ALL.

    • Posted By: willnotvoteobama @ 10/01/2008 3:23:44 PM

      your a idiot slaves were way back in the pre civil war era ! hard work built this country there were no slaves building the brooklyn bridge or the empire state building no slaves doing the paving on all these roads no slaves doing all the work while the white man watched ! albeit there were black men working and getting paid just like the white man check your history ! balck men worked the road way from the continental u.s. to alaska but were not slaves ! i will say that at a point and time there was a lot of mistreatment and abuse to not only blacks but also asians and mexican/spanish but we hardly ever hear about that anymore simply because all that committed those wrongs are long since dead and the folks GOTOVER IT !

      • Posted By: bcotton131 @ 10/01/2008 5:57:45 PM

        Love your post and agree 100%

        • Posted By: willnotvoteobama @ 10/02/2008 7:28:45 AM

          THANK YOU ! WHAT I WROTE IS TRUE AND IF THESE LAZY FOLKS WOULD DO A LITTLE CHECKING THEY WOULD SEE THAT A SLAVE OWNER ALIVE TODAY WOULD HAVE TO BE 125 YRS OLD !

      • Posted By: bcotton131 @ 10/01/2008 5:57:18 PM

        Love your post and agree 100%

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