Of course he's bloody black!

A great hullabaloo has arisen in the Land of the Free because, and this is an irony of such succulent sweetness that I will savour it for ever, a lady of hitherto impeccable liberal stock, a doyenne of the Democratic party's  'Great & Good', who once stood as a vice-presidential candidate alongside Walter Mondale, and was a senior figure in the 'HillBilly' campaign, has opened her refined mouth and - horror of horrors! - told the truth!  She said this:

• “If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position. And if he was a woman of any color, he would not be in this position. He happens to be very lucky to be who he is. And the country is caught up in the concept.”

Needless to say she was sacked.  Well, actually she resigned but I'm sure Hillary has ways of making you resign!  George Neumayr in The American Spectator sums it up beautifully:

• "The radical chic of which Tom Wolfe wrote has caught up with the paternalistic left, producing new fodder for farce. As they held Park Avenue parties for black activists and bankrolled their candidacies to safe and obscure posts, they could appear progressive while remaining safely in control. But the role of following blacks rather than leading them is a little too discombobulating for them to handle. And so they are reduced to grumbling like racists at the "luck" of a black candidate winning yet another state in the South."

The sight and sound of so-called liberals hoist on their own petards is hilarious.  Less amusing is the plight of ordinary Democrat voters faced with a choice between a likeable,black, male know-nothing and a dislikeable, white, female know-nothing.  Makes old 'Dubya' positively appealing!

Comments

[dearieme]

I dare say O will disappoint them all in the end, but for the time being he has the great merit of having been against the rash and foolish adventure in Iraq. Whereas La Clinton has no merits at all.

[Clairwil]

Obama is at least likable whereas Hilary is such an awful, boring frump -how she snared charming old Bill I'll never know. If I were her I'd quit politics and write books entitled 'The Frumps Guide To Snaring Alpha Males'. They'd be a hit, she'd make a fortune and the rest of us would be spared her finger hovering over the button. And don't get me started on her appalling dress sense.

I've looked at all the candidates for both parties and my favourite is John McCain. Not because I agree with hi policies but because he appears to be that most rare of creatures- a principled politician.

No doubt he'll turn out to be a total stencher if elected but for now I like the man.