http://washingtonindependent.com/20/hes-black-get-over-it National News in Context Sun, 04 Mar 2012 13:30:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://washingtonindependent.com/20/hes-black-get-over-it/comment-page-1#comment-2397 ajm8127 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:19:08 +0000 http://www.washingtonindependent.com.php5-9.websitetestlink.com/?p=20#comment-2397 This article hits home, literally. Aliquippa and Hookstown are about a half hour out of Pittsburgh. There is a lot of racial tension within the city limits too when it comes to the general election. I've heard, "He's Muslim" so many times I want to scream. I don't think it's so much that people really believe he's Muslim, its just that his skin is blank and their skin is white and that means people have trust issues with Obama. You can say that about any argument against him too. From inexperience to his status as an elitist. There are a lot of people here who would never admit they are racist, but there is definitely racial prejudice happening all the time. And it absolutely happens elsewhere too. This is the major hurdle Obama must overcome. I can only hope that we, as a nation, all grow a little in November. This article hits home, literally. Aliquippa and Hookstown are about a half hour out of Pittsburgh. There is a lot of racial tension within the city limits too when it comes to the general election. I've heard, “He's Muslim” so many times I want to scream. I don't think it's so much that people really believe he's Muslim, its just that his skin is blank and their skin is white and that means people have trust issues with Obama. You can say that about any argument against him too. From inexperience to his status as an elitist. There are a lot of people here who would never admit they are racist, but there is definitely racial prejudice happening all the time. And it absolutely happens elsewhere too. This is the major hurdle Obama must overcome. I can only hope that we, as a nation, all grow a little in November.

]]> http://washingtonindependent.com/20/hes-black-get-over-it/comment-page-1#comment-11 ajm8127 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.washingtonindependent.com.php5-9.websitetestlink.com/?p=20#comment-11 This article hits home, literally. Aliquippa and Hookstown are about a half hour out of Pittsburgh. There is a lot of racial tension within the city limits too when it comes to the general election. I've heard, "He's Muslim" so many times I want to scream. I don't think it's so much that people really believe he's Muslim, its just that his skin is blank and their skin is white and that means people have trust issues with Obama. You can say that about any argument against him too. From inexperience to his status as an elitist. There are a lot of people here who would never admit they are racist, but there is definitely racial prejudice happening all the time. And it absolutely happens elsewhere too. This is the major hurdle Obama must overcome. I can only hope that we, as a nation, all grow a little in November. This article hits home, literally. Aliquippa and Hookstown are about a half hour out of Pittsburgh. There is a lot of racial tension within the city limits too when it comes to the general election. I’ve heard, “He’s Muslim” so many times I want to scream. I don’t think it’s so much that people really believe he’s Muslim, its just that his skin is blank and their skin is white and that means people have trust issues with Obama. You can say that about any argument against him too. From inexperience to his status as an elitist. There are a lot of people here who would never admit they are racist, but there is definitely racial prejudice happening all the time. And it absolutely happens elsewhere too. This is the major hurdle Obama must overcome. I can only hope that we, as a nation, all grow a little in November.

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