How does this
familiar "pot-kettle" figure of speech apply? For starters, many
prominent Obama-haters aren't necessarily individuals known for being racially
"tolerant" (whatever that means). Moreover, Obama-haters are
often the noisiest pontificators of the notion that the 2008 election closed
the book on racism in this country, an assertion clearly offset by a Southern
Poverty Law Center report showing that since 2000 there's been a 54 percent rise in hate group membership in
America.
Just as absurd are
the assertions that though his mother is undoubtedly white, our President is himself anti-white .
Consider Glenn Beck's assessment of Obama as a man harboring a " deep-seated hatred "
of white people or Dinesh D'Souza's deviously racist psycho-babble (" How Obama Thinks ," published in Forbes
magazine) about how the President's "Kenyan heritage" impacts his
policies; a theory that was swiftly augmented by Newt Gingrich's speculations
about Obama's supposed " Kenyan anti-colonial " mindset. Indeed, if anything
it's the Obama-haters who appear perhaps a bit too aware of the
President's blackness. Thus, what has developed is not the pot calling the
kettle black, but instead calling it a filthy" well, you "figger"
it out.
The point is, whether
it radiates from pernicious religious figures like Rev. Graham or shoots
directly from the besotted mouth of Satan's b*tch-Kitty herself, Ann Coulter,
the level of pettiness and peevish derangement exhibited by the opponents of
this President seems unprecedented. It's fittingly noted that hyperbole,
distortions, even outright lying are fundamental parts of a political process
in which all's fair in love, war and politics. It's just too bad that
nowadays, racism has to be a part of what's considered fair.
As many have learned
since Obama's election, there's a considerable difference between routine
political hyperboles or distortion and savage below-the-belt personal attacks
which often strike a racial tone and always strike at the dignity of the
Presidency. It's difficult to avoid concluding that what's in play here is the
refusal by many to accept the imagery suggested by the reality of an
African-American in control of the White House. On the contrary, their behavior
toward Obama often mirrors that of someone having caught a thief trespassing on
private property.
"Hope
and Change" vs. "great white hope"
For some, it may be
hard to fathom a basis for such utter disdain for a President whose
accomplishments include resurrecting the auto industry and ridding the world of
Osama Bin Laden. There's no question that with a Democrat in office, partisan
politics requires downplaying political accomplishments of any magnitude that
can't be tied to a Republican. But for Democrat Obama, what makes matters worse
is not just party affiliation but the lack of an off-setting "complexion
connection" brought to the table. That's the missing link. It's where the
distinction lies among the hardest of hard core Obama-haters regarding their
hatred of the President. It's a rationale which ought to be far removed
from partisan politics. But it is what it is. It's "a black thing."
Far-fetched? Perhaps
only to those who believe that unicorns fart rainbows. In reality, the
obsession with the President's race certainly couldn't have been made more obvious
judging from the grief exhibited by Kansas Republican congressperson Lynn Jenkins shortly after Obama's election.
"Republicans,"
Jenkins bemoaned, "are struggling right now to find a great white
hope."
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