Because It Is That Good

Obama and Clinton have both been tiptoing over issue of race and sex the entire campaign. It has been the Pink Elephant sitting in the corner. What is interesting the consider is the domino effect that lead to this moment.

First there was the Geraldine Ferraro taking the low road after one quote was taken out of context. It is rather sad to watch someone who is considered a political pioneer digging themselves further and further into hole simply because they want to be right.



Then Fox News got a hold of footage of Reverend Wright. Since it is Fox News, specifically Shawn Hannity and Bill O'Reily, they choose the most inflametory statements possible. The fact that Reverend Wright is the minister of Obama made it newsworthy.



Kind of funny . . . Bill O'Reily warning about offensive material in the face of the spin and lies he tosses out everyday.

And since it encapsulates both of the problems here is another clip from The Daily Show.



The final domino fell today on CNN. Ignore the snippets the press has been pulling out from it. Watch the full video to really get the scope of the speech. This speech was a long time coming.



You can't deny it. It is really, really good. You just can not deny it.

I voted for Clinton in the primary. As much as I want her to win there is no way I could imagine her making a similar speech. Perhaps we are all soft from eight years of bumbling Bush speeches. He said he was a unifier until the questions became too difficult and he decreed himself the Decider. After that it was impossible to get a straight answer from the man. When he was actually talking that it. It is not hard to imagine a similar posture taking over Clinton when the pressure starts to mount.

That is the point where I changed my mind. What is interesting to consider is this: when the pressure mounts Barack Obama has the resolve to handle those situations effectively because of our politely racist society. Hilary Clinton does have the experience and the extra heavy weight of being a woman in this political boys club. John McCain may have endured being a POW and is currently battling the anger of many conservative critics to his campaign.

Regardless both of these candidates have not had to deal with a lifetime of racism. Combine this with two generations passing on stories of abuses far worse than trouble getting a cab or someone walking to the other side of the street to avoid you and you have someone who can handle almost anything. Sounds kind of strange coming from a cracker like me, but it's true. I know it's true and so do you.