I agree with the posters here who lament that our electorate has its share of uneducated, ill-informed, brain-washable, non-critical thinkers, who don't have the capacity to understand that times have changed. It is people exactly like those quoted in this article who are responsible for 2 terms of BushCo.
But the depressing question is, just how much of the electorate is comprised of people like the retired factory worker who called Obama a Muslim? Granted, that voter is 67 years old, so perhaps in a few decades this cretin mindset will be largely be rooted out due to simple evolution (or we can hope).
But for this current race, we can only pray that this new generation inspired by hope and drawn into the political process for the first time, will offset the halfwits. Is this possible? Probable?
I firmly believe it will be a McCain-Obama contest, but also truly think that if Obama loses, it is because racism is still alive and well.
I agree with the posters here who lament that our electorate has its share of uneducated, ill-informed, brain-washable, non-critical thinkers, who don't have the capacity to understand that times have changed. It is people exactly like those quoted in this article who are responsible for 2 terms of BushCo.
But the depressing question is, just how much of the electorate is comprised of people like the retired factory worker who called Obama a Muslim? Granted, that voter is 67 years old, so perhaps in a few decades this cretin mindset will be largely be rooted out due to simple evolution (or we can hope).
But for this current race, we can only pray that this new generation inspired by hope and drawn into the political process for the first time, will offset the halfwits. Is this possible? Probable?
I firmly believe it will be a McCain-Obama contest, but also truly think that if Obama loses, it is because racism is still alive and well.