Quite interesting that in this article from the NYT’s about black radio talk show hosts being the answer to Limbaugh, they never mention black talk show hosts like Larry Elder. Shocker! But the article is something that should be read for no other reason to see how much race is a factor in this election. If you are black and NOT behind Obama then something just has to be wrong with you….right?
Warren Ballentine, one of black talk radio’s new stars, was on a tear against Senator John McCain as he broadcast from the Greenbriar Mall here last week, blithely dismissing Mr. McCain’s kind words about Senator Barack Obama at the recent N.A.A.C.P. national convention.
“He came out talking about how good of a race Barack Obama was running, and how proud he was of Barack,” Mr. Ballentine said. “You know he went back home and said, ‘I can’t believe I spoke in front of all those Negroes today!’ ”
Yeah, thats what McCain did. How insulting and ignorant.
The article goes on to note how some in the black community are upset that Obama has sorta shunned them as the general election got underway in an effort to get the white vote which in all honesty makes sense. The black community are behind Obama because he is black, period. Doesn’t matter that he is the closest thing to a Marxist we’ve seen come around in a long time….no, what matters is his skin color. Examples are given in the article itself:
One caller to Mr. Ballentine’s show last week laid out some boundaries for him, as well: “All of us coming down on him and criticizing him before we give him a chance, you know, that might hurt his campaign — let’s get him in there first,” the caller said. Mr. Ballentine responded, “Brother, I would never criticize him — until he’s in the White House.”
How special.
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