More Post-Racialness In The Era Of Obama

The Left can't speak to the substance of any of these critical issues, so they're left to petty and vicious assaults on their opponents' character and lives. In the case of Barack Obama, the obvious target is race, and we've really seen the race card come out more and more as his agenda has begun unraveling. Take a look:

Kudos to this Congresswoman for not giving Chris 'Tingling Leg' Matthews the satisfaction! But did you see how badly he wanted this to be about racism? He's not alone:

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Not that anyone serious pays Carter much attention anymore, but it's still a big indicator of how pervasive this idea is on the Left of any disagreement with Obama being rooted in racism.

Maureen Dowd:

I’ve been loath to admit that the shrieking lunacy of the summer — the frantic efforts to paint our first black president as the Other, a foreigner, socialist, fascist, Marxist, racist, Commie, Nazi; a cad who would snuff old people; a snake who would indoctrinate kids — had much to do with race.

I tended to agree with some Obama advisers that Democratic presidents typically have provoked a frothing response from paranoids — from Father Coughlin against F.D.R. to Joe McCarthy against Truman to the John Birchers against J.F.K. and the vast right-wing conspiracy against Bill Clinton.

But Wilson’s shocking disrespect for the office of the president — no Democrat ever shouted “liar” at W. when he was hawking a fake case for war in Iraq — convinced me: Some people just can’t believe a black man is president and will never accept it.

I think this is simply a matter of projection. The Left sees people in terms of categories, and tend to think along the lines of how to divide those categories into groups that can be persuaded/suckered/coerced into supporting their agenda. Skin color is, of course, the most obvious category there is. Since this is how they think, they believe that we on the Right think the same way. We don't.

We look at people as people, as individuals with vast individual potential. That's why we treasure the freedom to live, to try, to succeed...and, at times, to fail. That's how we learn and grow and improve ourselves. That's why we on the Right believe that responsibility is best left in the hands of the individual rather than an all-powerful State - we will always make a better decision for ourselves and our families than the State will. Always. When conservatives rally around a core set of principles that apply equally well to all Americans, we win. Reagan did it in the early 80s. Gingrich did it in the mid-90s. We can do it again in 2010. But to categorize people into separate groups to be won over...that's the realm of liberals, and it is not a viable long-term strategy, nor is it an honorable or respectful way of addressing the needs of the American people. But that's how they roll, so that's how they think we roll, too.

Thus, any and all disagreement with Barack Obama simply must be because of race. To them, nothing else makes sense. RedState recaps how this has been a constant theme of Obama:

Many of us noted back during the ‘08 primaries and general election that the Obama camp would cry racism at the drop of a hat. He performed poorly in Pennsylvania because of racism. He was trounced in WV because of racism. In August 2008, Jacob Weisberg wrote that the only reason McCain could win the election was because of racism. They could never quite fathom that there were lots of reasons to oppose Obama other than race. Being the least qualified presidential contender since Wendell Wilkie and choosing convicted terrorists, terrorist who would have happily murdered Americans were it not for their epic levels of incompetence, and racist hatemongers as BFFs and mentors certainly popped on my radar as reasons why even Hillary Clinton was preferable to Barack Obama.

We predicted that should he win, the climate would only get worse.

And you read those predictions here on this blog, too.

Don't expect it to stop. In fact, it will continue to get worse as Obama continues to slide. The Left will refuse to engage on issues on an intellectual level because they know their views are not reflected by a majority of the American people. Instead, they will resort to character attacks, smears, and lies designed to discredit, dishearten, and disorient those who don't fall in line. Don't give in, and don't give them the satisfaction.

This is not about racism toward America's first black President. It's about a fundamental disagreement on policy with the most radically anti-American, Statist President America has ever seen.

There's my two cents.