"Is It Always Racism?!"

Have you ever held back a statement or opinion in order to spare someone's feelings? I think most of us have done this on one occasion or another. Sometimes we feel sorry for someone, or we fear they will take our words the wrong way. We don't want to risk destroying a relationship with our words. These are all well intentioned reasons for not speaking, yet by our silence, we are doing our friends a disservice. Our friends, if they are truly our friends, want to know the real us, not a superficial persona that creates a facade to be accepted by all people.

Two days ago the "birther" controversy was dredged up once again. The President produced his certificate, and I thought it was finally put to rest. Unfortunately, new rumors of forgery and deception have surfaced. I believe we should pay no more attention to this issue; it is a pointless distraction when there are real problems to deal with. Even if this were true, our legal system, which moves at the speed of a tortoise, would drag their collective feet to resolve this allegation.

All the aforementioned being said, I will now stick in my "2 cents". This isn't really about the whole "birther" thing; it is more about the cacophony of charges of racism from folks on the left. This isn't a racial issue. It's about the qualifications of any individual who seeks to lead the United States of America. Obviously, there were real questions about Mr. Obama's place of birth; and Mr. Obama did little to resolve the question until two days ago. I'm glad he finally did something. My real problem is that any question concerning Barack Obama is eventually reduced to a racial issue. The black people of this country deserve better than this constant drumming of racism over legitimate concerns over the leadership capabilities of Barack Obama. Al Sharpton, Whoopi Goldberg, Jeremiah Wright and Louis Farrakhan consistently cry racism if anything is said in criticism of this President. In all honesty, I feel this is a form of "black racism" and the philosophy of victimization that has been perpetrated by fear mongers over the last fifty years. I remember Richard Nixon, and the barrage of complaints and allegations of his presidency. No one complained about his treatment at that time. Perhaps it was prejudice against Quakers!

This "invisible wall" of protection around Barack Obama must be torn down. No matter how ineffectual his leadership may be, it is always protected by the cry that criticism or investigation is racially motivated.

As a conservative, I now state, I believe Barack Obama is a bad President; not because he's black, because he is a "stone leftist" with weak leadership capability, and a total lack of grasp of the position he holds. I DON'T CARE IF HE IS BLACK, WHITE, GREEN OR ORANGE! HE IS A BAD PRESIDENT! If you are a supporter of Mr. Obama, that is your right; defend him on the issues; not on his RACE! Sorry liberals, it's not about COLOR!