"Respect For All"

Do you ever question who you are? Have you ever looked in the mirror and said "What do I really believe?" Why are we the way we are? I was raised to try to be as honest as I possibly could be; to speak with a truthful voice, so there would be no question about my character or motivation on any issue. It is never a good idea to lump any group into a stereotype; you know, all Irish are drunks, all Italians are in the Mafia, the Jews are all cheap or all blacks are gang members. When we dwell on those perceptions, we do a disservice to every race and every ethnic group we have slurred. As Americans, we should find this type of behavior as abhorrent and repugnant. When a person is elected to office, they are obligated to represent "ALL THE PEOPLE", regardless of their personal experiences or political affiliation. When a political adversary is called out with no factual basis, it gives us reason to question the motives of that person who has smeared them.

Here is a news flash: President Obama is black! I don't think anyone can deny this fact; so what!! President Obama is a liberal; I don't believe anyone can deny that! Does it matter if he is black? To some morons out there, Mr. Obama's pigmentation is important; stay away from those people, they have "cranial rectal inversion", or their heads are up their anuses!

On March 10, 2010, President Obama made some statements at a White House gathering that calls to question his ability to make honest opinions about the TEA Party and its advocates. Kenneth T. Walsh, author of "Family of Freedom Presidents and African Americans in the White House", asked Mr. Obama some questions, which he candidly answered. Obama quickly said he was building a "race neutral administration"; a good statement. He went on to say "I do come to this issue (race) with personal experiences that are unlike any previous presidents." The President then went on to say "....race is still an issue for him in many ways, suggesting it was a key component to the growing TEA party movement..."Obama also agreed there was a "subterranean agenda" in the anti-Obama movement that was a racially based one.

This interview of one year ago was glossed over by the media. Why weren't these words more prominent in the reporting of the news? This interview opened a window into who Barack Obama is and what he believes to be truth. Mr. Obama believes that anyone who doesn't go along with his political philosophy is a RACIST! As a conservative, I find this a direct attack and a distortion by a sitting President on a "minority group", a form of racism, if you will. Mr. Obama needs to apologize to the members of America's conservative movement for his prejudicial remarks. Just as it is spurious to say all Irish are drunks or all blacks are gang members, it is just as spurious to say all conservatives are racists.

Mr. Obama, you are President of all the people; it is beneath your office to make statements that stereotype any group or movement. AMERICA, WHO IS THE REAL PREJUDICED ONE HERE?