Is it racist to vote against Obama because he is black, but not racist to vote for him because he's black?

Isn't it just a brilliant double-standard the government has programmed us to shy away from. You are a racist if you don't agree with blacks, or simply poke fun at them. But, when it happens to a white person, it's all of the sudden different.

It also amazes me that the Clinton administration did wonders for the black community, but now the majority have abandoned her. Race takes precedence.

If you question refers to basing the vote on the color of his skin (either to vote for or not for him), then to me it isn't, but because I'm not black I'm probably being labeled as racist right now.

However if you mean, that a person has good reasons to vote for him but doesn't because of his race, or a person dislikes him as a human but is voting for him because of his race, then that definitely is racism

The sad thing is that, most likely, the only race issue saw here is the first one in the paragraph above, and people too often seem to overlook other complicated issues that surround racism during the presidential race. Regretfully, truth is dependant to the crystal through which you see it. And some crystals are very very very blurry

Ask Howard Dean and the democrats' super delegates what they are hoping for. It is so sad that all those who have voted in the democratic primary..their votes do not count...Michigan and Florida who knows what will happen there. I think it is so sad that it has turned out to be a race card played out for every reason. It has become a BLACK THING instead of what is right for America thing. A charismatic speaker has been the thing, no matter what he believes or what his changes are going to be. And, he has denied everything his mentor has taught him for 20 years. The very sad thing is when anyone believes a person simply because he is black or white..and that is a racist belief to accept a person just because his color and not his tenets and platform.

you're no longer a racist for asking the question. And your question, nevertheless sounding relatively paranoid, would not even sound racist. Many questions or remark do have a racist sound to them. it incredibly is purely my opinion. yet commence with the information that Blacks are purely 13% of the inhabitants of the U. S. and are traditionally democratic voters. you will think of that our numbers are plenty greater effective by using fact of all the undesirable press and blame that we get for any style of united states of america of america's ills. yet, the type is approximately 13%. it would desire to be that those black voters who beforehand voted Republican (an exceedingly small type) and voted self reliant (additionally an exceedingly small type) got here visiting to the Obama part for motives plenty the comparable as Powell's suggested motives for endorsing Obama. different Republians, popular non-black republicans have counseled Obama besides. they are no longer traitors or turn coats or turn floppers, they only have their very very own motives for endorsing him. So, the question and answer is how greater than a number of an impression did the black vote have. An impression, sure. yet evaluate the place the actual impression is. Obama won with seventy six% of the voters being white. The youthful, white voter is the place the actual impression is provided in. additionally evaluate white women folk. And final yet no longer least, additionally evaluate that crimson states purely became blue. So get rid of the 13% of blacks in united states of america of america, Obama in all threat nonetheless would have won. perchance, perchance the black vote helped to create the landslide, yet he nonetheless would have won by way of an substantial volume. Yea!!! Obama/Biden 2008 and 2012!!!

Why was race not an issue when Allen Keys was running. Obama is half white. He plans on winning all "57" states. That is reason enough to vote for anyone else. Hopefully he can put Shiela Jackson Lee as his running mate, what a joke that would be!

Barack Obama has already been elected a senator in Illinois and can just as easily be elected president. There are prejudiced people out there in all things but for me, can he/she do the job is the only question. Race questions sell newspapers so it will always be an issue and there are those who bring it up in total irrelevance to facts. Obama has established electibility and shown leadership. Most of us vote based on those things.

I will not vote for Obama, NOT because he is black, but because he is racist. Because of his loyalties NOT being with America. We need a president who will put America and the american people first. Don't send $840 million to other countries when we have homeless, hungry, and jobless people here. Take care of America's problems first, then help others.

If you are white and you dont vote for Obama, you are racist twords blacks unless you have some amazing reason that your voting for Hillary like shes your cousin or something. If you vote for McCain you might as well join the KKK because you obviously hate black people in general.

Sarcasm! This is what our society has turned itself into!

80% to 90% blacks voting for obama gets no press, but let the blue collar whites vote for hillary 60%-70% and it is a issue of white voters??? go figure????

why can't we admit both side have their ignoramoses and move on.... i vote for whoever i like because i feel they will serve the country better... i could care less if they were male female, black, brown, white, pink, yellow, or gay....i just want my choice to do a good job for America...

This race has gone on long enough that people know the candidates well. They aren't relying on snap judgments made on skin color, at least I hope not.

It's whether you want to stay in Iraq and maybe start a war with Iran or not. It's whether you want health care and educational opportunities or not. It's whether you want more of George Bush's politics or not.