FLIPSIDE - Before the Presidency

With the election being done over two weeks ago, the anticipation and hostility that mounted among probable voters was atounding. Somehow, economic plans and healthcare had taken a back seat to whether a candidate was black or white. Some sort of confusion and nonsense has even lead to the disbelief that Senator Obama is even American.
Personally, I had planned to vote for Obama because of his stance on putting a time table on the exit strategy to bring our troops home from Iraq. I also agree with his economic philosophy, which could relieve some of the pressure off of the middle class tax payer and essentially allow us to contribute money back into the economy. I never intended to vote for McCain. Mainly, because I don’t agree with his stance on any of the issues I spoke of earlier. But, my decision to not vote for him is certainly not because he doesn’t share the same skin color as I, which is oddly why some people are not voting for Obama.

A few years ago, before the last election, Colin Powell thought about running for president. Guess what? I wasn’t going to vote for him. He is black though, but his race was not my motivation in electing a commander in chief, neither is it the motivation this time around. Unfortunately, for others, that is not the case.

The AP released the news about a plot to kill 88 people. The two people arrested were referred to as “Neo Nazis.” The final attack was to attempt to assassinate Barack Obama. The two in custody also claimed that they were going to shoot some of the victims while decapitating others on their cross-country killing spree.

Unbelievable. Obama hasn’t even been elected and plots to get rid of him are already in place. Some readers may think that because I am a Obama/Biden ticket supporter, that I’m embellishing the racial divide that does indeed exist. After reading the story of assassination plot online, I decided to read some of the reactions and instead of paraphrasing, I copied them (unedited) exactly as they appeared so you could experience what I did.

Lovelanddon 10:08 PMOct 28 2008 We all know how blacks react to news they
don't like . They burn down their neighborhoods , then cry that the Government
isn't builing it back fast enough >

Fatboyjoe1956 10:09 PMOct 28 2008 McCain
and Palin......John and Sarah.....The White House WILL remain a white house
forever. Say what you want and do what you want people. This country will NEVER
elect someone like obama. I admit despising what Muslims stand for, and that
obama was chosen. VOTE.....McCain and Palin.....The ONLY Americans who admit
it......and are PROUD of it......

Mylabrookie 10:13 PMOct 28 2008 I HATE OBAMA
AND AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AT THE NUMBER OF DUMB PEOPLE HEADED FOR SWALLOWING THE
KOOL-AID. KARL MARX SAID IT BEST " WE DON'T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT THE AMERICANS,
THEY WILL SELF-DESTRUCT FROM WITHIN' "CONGRATULATION ARE IN ORDER FOR THE FINE
JOB OF LAW ENFORCEMENT BY EVERYONE FROM THE ATF,FBI, SECRET SERVICE AND THE
LOCAL SHERIFF DEPUTIES. YOU GOOD PEOPLE ON THE SECRET SERVOCE PRESIDENTS DETAIL
HAVE YOUR WORK CUT POINT FOR YOU TO KEEP THIS MAN WHO WANTS TO DESTROY THIS
COUNTRY. MY GUESS HE WILL TRY TO MAKE THINGS A LITTLE BETTER FOR THE PEOPLE AND
THEN HIS OWN PEOPLE WILL REMOVE HIM ONCE THEY HAVE CAPTURED THE CURISMA HE'S
CAST OVER THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
Jetecamy 10:14 PMOct 28 2008 This assassination attempt is a big sign how
dangerous Obama is. Although, I do not believe in murder, it is better to take
one life and save a nation.

I wonder if all these postings sound so vicious and deliberate because the identities of the writers are hidden. It is hard to believe that someone would say things like this outside the confines of their computers. It is distasteful and down right disturbing that the image of blacks in America is still so downtrodden that weak racists can hide behind anonymous Internet user names and try to make a mockery of our next president of the United States of America. Catch ya on the FLIPSIDE.