Weren't we supposed to enter a new age of tolerance with the election of President Barack Obama?
His half-black, half-white ancestry and broad support across racial lines suggested that at last Americans judged each other on the content of our characters -- not the color of our skin or our tribal affiliations.
Instead, in just 18 months of the Obama administration, racial discord is growing and relations seem to have been set back a generation.
Black voters are galvanizing behind Obama at a time of rapidly falling support. White independents, in contrast, are leaving Obama in droves.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has claimed that the loosely organized Tea Party includes "racist elements." The National Council of La Raza has ripped the state of Arizona for its new anti-illegal alien legislation. Jesse Jackson characterized aspects of the multimillion-dollar bidding war to acquire basketball superstar LeBron James in terms of masters and slaves. Pundits are arguing whether the fringe racist New Black Panther Party is analogous to the Klan.
http://www.libertynewsonline.com/article_301_29126.php
"Come on, give me a cotton picking break. And if you think that it is racist for me to say that, let me assure you I am just one generation out from cotton picking. And proud of my ancestors. For Jesse Jackson to compare the highly paid athletes of our time to slavery is ridiculous and shows he needs to retire and live very quietly in obscurity somewhere. Maybe a nice rest home"
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