From the liberal lips of Don Lemon to the conservative chatter of Rush Limbaugh, it has become obvious that we are living in some strange political times.
Lemon of CNN recently suggested that much of Hillary Clinton's opposition and disapproval is grounded in sexism. Over the last eight years, Limbaugh and others have observed that the bad decisions and politics of Obama have been underreported and excused because doing so carried the immediate label of being a racist.
In todays America, hints or comments which can be politically shaded as possibly racist, sexist, homophobic, or anti immigrant can get you sent "directly to jail" or at least to the back of the line of civilized humanity. We have become so politically correct and euro centric, that it is now forbidden to suggest wrong or evil connected to any component of race, sex, or national origin. This ultra sensitivity has blinded common sense and justice.
Obama will go down as our first black president and that is a significant good marker in our history. However, in the coming decades honest historians will identify Obama as a terrible president. It will be shown that he had no clear foreign policy, a socialist agenda which wasted trillions of dollars in federal boondoggles, and a personal style which caused more strife than harmony among the diverse populations of our "melting pot." But, it is theorized and probably true that Obama got a big pass on his wasteful programs and illegal executive actions because he was our first non white POTUS. No individual or group was brave enough to stand in serious opposition for risk being called racist. Congress and the Supreme Court caved to Obamacare, his other poor plans, and confused foreign policy initiatives to avoid being labeled racist. In legislation, executive actions, and foreign policy Obama got everything he wanted because he was the first black person to achieve the presidency. He was and remains totally immune from serious opposition or the threat of impeachment because of his race.
Now despite real questions and problems concerning her competency, accomplishments, and character, Ms. Clinton may get to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue on the strength of her femaleness. Liberals and progressives placed an incompetent and inexperienced black man into the White House in 2008, and again four years later. Their drive to this goal may have been to extinguish some kind of collective guilt about our checkered racial history. Will they check off another box on their politically correct bucket list by getting Ms. Clinton elected ? Despite all the accumulated evidence of her corruption, will a majority hail her ascension as a way to rub away our past sins of sexism ? In a brave new world of FB, TMZ news, and talking heads chocked full of pre planned agendas, will we ever again have an informed and educated electorate ?
Straight white guys like Mr. Sanders, Trump, and many others may not stand a chance in our revised politically correct way of electing presidents. Will a future president HAVE to be someone with an unusual sexual orientation, an immigration resume without citizenship, or a white lady claiming to be an American Indian princess ?
In my opinion and at the risk of being shutdown on FB and from my blog space, I demand my readers be unafraid, and speak out loudly and often. For God's sake dare to be different and avoid political cuteness. You are not sexist, racist, homophobic, or xenophobic if you support and vote for incumbents and a new president not politically correct.
Lemon of CNN recently suggested that much of Hillary Clinton's opposition and disapproval is grounded in sexism. Over the last eight years, Limbaugh and others have observed that the bad decisions and politics of Obama have been underreported and excused because doing so carried the immediate label of being a racist.
In todays America, hints or comments which can be politically shaded as possibly racist, sexist, homophobic, or anti immigrant can get you sent "directly to jail" or at least to the back of the line of civilized humanity. We have become so politically correct and euro centric, that it is now forbidden to suggest wrong or evil connected to any component of race, sex, or national origin. This ultra sensitivity has blinded common sense and justice.
Obama will go down as our first black president and that is a significant good marker in our history. However, in the coming decades honest historians will identify Obama as a terrible president. It will be shown that he had no clear foreign policy, a socialist agenda which wasted trillions of dollars in federal boondoggles, and a personal style which caused more strife than harmony among the diverse populations of our "melting pot." But, it is theorized and probably true that Obama got a big pass on his wasteful programs and illegal executive actions because he was our first non white POTUS. No individual or group was brave enough to stand in serious opposition for risk being called racist. Congress and the Supreme Court caved to Obamacare, his other poor plans, and confused foreign policy initiatives to avoid being labeled racist. In legislation, executive actions, and foreign policy Obama got everything he wanted because he was the first black person to achieve the presidency. He was and remains totally immune from serious opposition or the threat of impeachment because of his race.
Now despite real questions and problems concerning her competency, accomplishments, and character, Ms. Clinton may get to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue on the strength of her femaleness. Liberals and progressives placed an incompetent and inexperienced black man into the White House in 2008, and again four years later. Their drive to this goal may have been to extinguish some kind of collective guilt about our checkered racial history. Will they check off another box on their politically correct bucket list by getting Ms. Clinton elected ? Despite all the accumulated evidence of her corruption, will a majority hail her ascension as a way to rub away our past sins of sexism ? In a brave new world of FB, TMZ news, and talking heads chocked full of pre planned agendas, will we ever again have an informed and educated electorate ?
Straight white guys like Mr. Sanders, Trump, and many others may not stand a chance in our revised politically correct way of electing presidents. Will a future president HAVE to be someone with an unusual sexual orientation, an immigration resume without citizenship, or a white lady claiming to be an American Indian princess ?
In my opinion and at the risk of being shutdown on FB and from my blog space, I demand my readers be unafraid, and speak out loudly and often. For God's sake dare to be different and avoid political cuteness. You are not sexist, racist, homophobic, or xenophobic if you support and vote for incumbents and a new president not politically correct.
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