On the other hand, this is probably a good reality check. For a long time North Eastern and North Western liberal Democrats have maligned the GOP as the party of institutional racism. Heck, I've even done it, when I was younger and wilder.

However, now we are forced to confront the fact that racism isn't something that is simply confined to conservatives in fly-over states. These days there is probably no more racism in the GOP than in the DNC, and the Clinton campaign is the proof.

It's time for liberals to stop thinking of racism as a Republican problem. Racism persists where we least expect it, across geographic, political and economic lines.

Most surprisingly, it persists among people...

On the other hand, this is probably a good reality check. For a long time North Eastern and North Western liberal Democrats have maligned the GOP as the party of institutional racism. Heck, I've even done it, when I was younger and wilder.

However, now we are forced to confront the fact that racism isn't something that is simply confined to conservatives in fly-over states. These days there is probably no more racism in the GOP than in the DNC, and the Clinton campaign is the proof.

It's time for liberals to stop thinking of racism as a Republican problem. Racism persists where we least expect it, across geographic, political and economic lines.

Most surprisingly, it persists among people who would never have thought of themselves as racist, but one thing leads to another, and before you know it, you're voting against a black guy because "America isn't ready yet."

Progress begins where the bullshit ends. By my reckoning, an Obama - McCain election contest would be a stunning victory against bullshit.

Race became an issue in this campaign when Obama brought it in to secure his South Carolina victory.

You Obamabots that spout this hatred and claim reverse racism against Hillary better start thinking about the other half of the party that supports her. You have insulted us, called us abominable names, shown no respect for the last successful Democratic president who had 8 years of unparalelled economic expansion and didn't lose a single life in war. Maybe you are all to young or stupid to remember that, but your boy can't win in November without us.

I have been insulted by you for the last time and will not under any circumstances vote for Osama Obama, and neither will hundreds of th...

Race became an issue in this campaign when Obama brought it in to secure his South Carolina victory.

You Obamabots that spout this hatred and claim reverse racism against Hillary better start thinking about the other half of the party that supports her. You have insulted us, called us abominable names, shown no respect for the last successful Democratic president who had 8 years of unparalelled economic expansion and didn't lose a single life in war. Maybe you are all to young or stupid to remember that, but your boy can't win in November without us.

I have been insulted by you for the last time and will not under any circumstances vote for Osama Obama, and neither will hundreds of thousands of other strong Democrats just like me. Or we will vote for McWar instead.

You will be able to take your battered and beaten candidate away in little pieces after the election. Then we'll see how you feel about your uppity-ness.

Well, that's a little venomous, aj franklin. I did not call you or anyone names. Instead, I observed that Hillary's election strategy is pattently racist.

Hillary claiming that she would be a better candidate than Obama because she has more experience is something I might disagree with, but I would consider "fair play"

On the other hand arguing that she is a better candidate because she can win over anti-black voters on account of her whiteness - that is not and should not be a valid path to the party's nomination. That's when she crossed the line.

By the way, AJ... your penchant for cheeky pet names like "Osama Obama" and "McWar" strikes me as a typical GOP-pundit-style rhetoric. Is ther...

Well, that's a little venomous, aj franklin. I did not call you or anyone names. Instead, I observed that Hillary's election strategy is pattently racist.

Hillary claiming that she would be a better candidate than Obama because she has more experience is something I might disagree with, but I would consider "fair play"

On the other hand arguing that she is a better candidate because she can win over anti-black voters on account of her whiteness - that is not and should not be a valid path to the party's nomination. That's when she crossed the line.

By the way, AJ... your penchant for cheeky pet names like "Osama Obama" and "McWar" strikes me as a typical GOP-pundit-style rhetoric. Is there any chance you are a fan of Rush Limbaugh and Matt Drudge? Or do you just always articulate yourself like a 13 year old mall rat?

N2Sooners, I have never claimed to not be an asshole from time to time, but as I see it, I try to be a constructive asshole - pushing people into possibly uncomfortable places which may help change their perspective.

That's different, in my eyes, from being a glib asshole, who goes for cheap laughs and masks the fact that they don't have anything to say with a lame pun. If you ever catch me giving Bush or his ilk glib nicknames, you are welcome to nail me on that one. I deserve it.

But your concern about elitism is interesting. Billion-dollar tax cuts for the richest 1% in America is not elitist? But somehow Obama is? What exactly makes Obama elitist? Or for that matter, what makes me elit...

N2Sooners, I have never claimed to not be an asshole from time to time, but as I see it, I try to be a constructive asshole - pushing people into possibly uncomfortable places which may help change their perspective.

That's different, in my eyes, from being a glib asshole, who goes for cheap laughs and masks the fact that they don't have anything to say with a lame pun. If you ever catch me giving Bush or his ilk glib nicknames, you are welcome to nail me on that one. I deserve it.

But your concern about elitism is interesting. Billion-dollar tax cuts for the richest 1% in America is not elitist? But somehow Obama is? What exactly makes Obama elitist? Or for that matter, what makes me elitist?

I'm simply asking that we represent our opinions through substantive statements, rather than imply them through glib puns, which are impossible to disagree with. In fact, making rational arguments is populist, because it allows other people to engage with you.

Example: if I say Bush's tax policy is destructive to the American middle class and our foreign policy independence, you can tell me I'm wrong, and tell me why you think so. On the other hand, if I say Bush has poopy pants, how can you argue with that? I've taken away your ability to refute my argument by not making one, but simply slandering. I think that would be elitist.

Does vulgar humor make one populist? Or is it just that you automatically label liberals "pointy headed intellectuals" (That's a George Wallace quote by the way - a true blue democrat and well known racist s.o.b.)