Charging anyone who disagrees with Obama as racist can't be taken lightly

Racism used to be clearly understood and rightfully scorned. But our "post-racial" president and his regime are rapidly making the charge of racism irrelevant.

Rather then honestly debating the intellectual pros and cons of complex political issues, the Obama administration, Democrats, and the lame stream media immediately label anybody who disagrees with Obama as "racist." That is tragic because America has just displayed its growing maturity on race relations by electing its first black president (the first major Western power to do so).

The American people clearly know that accusing someone of racism simply because they disagree on politics is wrong and it cheapens the charge of racism. Worse, we are starting to see signs of sanctioned reverse racism. Obama accused a white policeman in Massachusetts of "acting stupidly" because he rightfully arrested a black Harvard professor who was Obama's friend. The tea party has been accused of racism simply because they disagree with Obama's politics.

Tea party members who loudly expressed their disagreement with Obama Care at Democratic congressmen who happened to be black were called racist, despite the fact that not one recording of one racial comment exists. Ben Jealous of the NAACP accused the tea party of being racist while saying nothing about AG Eric Holder dismissing charges against a New Black Panther who threatened white voters with a club and screamed his hatred of all whites and called for killing "cracker babies," all of which is recorded on video.

Once the charge of racism is cheapened by repeated false accusations and reverse racism is tolerated, the stigma of racism becomes irrelevant. And that is not a good thing for society.

Randy Rossi

Grayslake