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Obama Should Play The Race Card Again, and Again, and Again

Submitted by Jasongoldberg

Aug 13, 2008

Summary

This is purely my opinion and any/all are welcome to argue it. I think that in order for Obama to not just win but to also establish his firm credibility as a politician who can and will rise above politics, it is imperative for him to talk about race, A LOT during the rest of this campaign. The fact of the matter is that Barack Obama is a black man and is likely to be the first black president of the United States. That is a good thing and he should embrace it just as millions of (especially) younger voters of all race and color are doing. Could anyone imagine Martin Luther King Jr. not talking about race? As America's first black person to carry the party's nomination, now more than ever Obama should lead a national conversation on equality. Racial equality. Gender equality. Sexual equality. Some may say that this is a recipe for turning off some voters. I don't buy that argument. Barack Obama is a black man regardless of whether he talks about or not. He only has votes to win vs. votes to lose by raising the debate to be about this finally being the equality election that carries the U.S. into a whole new generation of acceptance and fairness. I for one look forward to Obama talking more about race and think he can do so as an asset and in a way that helps further our country.

Comments (2)

Jasongoldberg,

Aug 13, 2008

Looks like a bug in that the last line was cut off. We'll get to fixing that. The last line should read: "I for one look forward to Obama talking more about race and think he can do so as an asset and in a way that helps further our country."