Opinion

Campaign tactic just increases racism

Posted March 19, 2012 6:22 am

It was very disturbing to receive an email with a link to President Obama on YouTube announcing a website for African-Americans for Obama. Anyone of another ethnicity would be vilified for doing the same. Can you imagine the backlash a Hispanic, white, Muslim or Christian would experience for doing this?

First Amendment rights allow for Obama to build his base in this way. However, he is the current president of the United States, campaigning on our dollar while cheering himself for striving for unity in our country. How disgusting that the class warfare many think he is promoting will in addition be turned into racial warfare, which will certainly create even deeper wounds for all. He is abrogating his responsibilities as president in order to secure a second term and, in so doing, is acting as president for Obama edification alone without concern for the people — all the people — of this country. I wonder if there is a website for All People Against Obama?

Karen Goettsche

Inverness

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