I’m late to this debate…just saw Fr. Morris’s posting today. I find it laughable that the label of racism is thrown around in this election. Think about it…if there are those who are NOT going to vote for Obama only because he is black, then those who WILL vote for Obama only because he is black also fall under the definition of racism (Dictionary.com): 1.) The belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others. 2.) Discrimination or prejudice based on race. One need not be in the majority to be considered racist. All racists believe that their biased views and actions are for the advancement of society, regardless of the category into which they fall.

The other aspect of this that I find laughable is that the vast majority of Republicans will NOT vote for Barack Obama for a few simple reasons, race excluded as Fr. Morris eloquently illustrated. Those reasons are simply this: they are REPUBLICANS and therefore are NOT going to vote for a DEMOCRAT, especially one who is as liberal as Obama is. That doesn’t, logically, mean that there aren’t racist Republicans, but that becomes irrelevant as they disapprove of his politics anyhow, not just his color. So who does that leave to be the likely racist voters that would not vote Obama into office because, though they agree with his politics they will not forgive the color of his skin??? Yep, Democrats. They need to do a more honest examination of conscience and not be so quick to perch themselves on a tower of self-righteous indignation and claim to be the party of conscience and all things humanitarian.

And lastly, regarding Aaron’s comment “as if Socialism were the worst thing in the world”…as a form of government it comes close. Yes, there are forms of Socialism in our government, which is the Republican party (at least used to) fought against…i.e. the limited influence of government in our lives. If you think Socialism as a whole is not a bad thing, go talk to all of the citizens thriving under prominent Socialist governments. Oh wait, there aren’t any because they live under government oppression. Little by little, and also in grand sums, they handed over their freedoms under the guise of improving the lives of citizens and building systems and programs for the welfare of all. So, a select few were allowed to DICTATE the lives of the people and decide what’s best for them and how they should live their lives. Democracy was set up to be the opposite of this…to let the people decide what it’s elected few should do on their behalf in government representation (one of those basic rights we’re supposed to get for our taxation) as reflection of the beliefs of the constituents. And if your examples of successful Socialist government programs include Social Security (it’s crumbling just fine on its own) and our public school systems as a whole (low standards and low accountability have led to poor results), then it’s understandable why Obama would be an appealing candidate. He can continue to use platitudes, a lack of leadership and accountability, and a belief that HE is the enlightened one to take us all to the promised land, as his way of shrouding his Socialist beliefs, Socialist history, and Socialist record.

Expat in mexico wondering what a racist would be if 90% of blacks lean to Obama because of color and 50% of Dems lean against because of that 90% and that makes no headlines.
Personal opinion is blacks could care less about issues and 50 % of Dems figuered it out!
Coservetives know what obama vote would go for so would not waste it.

Thank you Father . I do not understand why people on the left do not know that there are still people with morals. Do they really think everyone wants to go against the Word of God. Who cares what the color of the skin is. I care about the heart and not according to man’s law. I do not trust Obama because of his associations and stand on moral issues. He sounds like he is leading to a one world order. He is running a race to meet his maker. I know that God raises up Kings and takes down Kings and I am sure He will give us wisdom to do according to His will. And we will get what we deserve.

Has anyone here seen the Yahoo poll which shows there is a race problem with Obama? The poll (found here: http://www.suntimes.com/news/mitchell/1179168,CST-NWS-mitch23.article ) shows that Obama has a problem with white people. I personally know of two registered Democrats who are not voting this year because they refuse to vote for a black man. All of you can say there is no racism in this election, but there is.

There are millions of people, in the US, that do not look at the presidential race as having anything to do with race. Their are many in the south that would not vote for any black man unfortunately. I believe Obama’s problem is not race but that he says what he deems he needs to say to get the most votes and then talks about change…but I do not feel that conviction in his heart like Palin. She is pure guts and you know what the scriptures say…that the Lord would rather have us hot or cold…not lukewarm or HE will spew you out of his mouth. Maybe he will be spewed out because he is only lukewarm in his believability. VP hopeful Palin is totally committed and spunky. We need someone with guts in horrible times…financial times created not by one president but years and years of Democrats and Republicans leaders not doing the right thing for our country and Americans sitting on their couches doing nothing. I don’t care what race someone is. I want to know they love this country unconditionally and that they love the Lord. I don’t want someone that had to be dragged to church. I want someone that will defend our country and our laws which are based on …you got it… Christianity. It is not a crime, yet, to be Christian in the USA.

I couldn’t agree more. I wonder what qualifies people at the NY Times/CNN/NBC, etc. Obama campaign headquarters the arbiters about everything in this campaign. I can only guess it is the dozens and dozens of years they have spent on the Washington coctail circuit.

John McCain is going to Washington to help solve the biggest financial crisis in recent history. John McCain sees the danger to the American people. He is (again) putting the American people ahead of his own personal ambition. He is an expert on the subject of foreign affairs, yet is giving up an opportunity to participate in a debate with Obama, a debate that he has pushed Obama to agree to for six months.

Obama, as usual, is still talking and responding like a possible presidential prospect. Obama’s lack of experience and ability to make difficult decisions, as illustrated again today, made it painfully obvious even to the most devoted democrat that Obama is ill-prepared to be president. Obama cannot seem to realize how anyone would put the American people first. He keeps using the word “talk” and that is all he does — that is all he has ever done — check his history in politics. Good looks and the ability to motivate others to vote for you should not be the deciding factors in a presidential election. These are difficult times ahead. We need someone who has actually been a leader and made executive decisions.

My husband works for a State School in Tx. and 90% of the workers are black. They don’t know the issues or do they care about the issues. All they know is the Barack Obama is black and that is who they are voting for. I think it is sad. I think that both candidates should be looked at before a person makes up their mind. Which I have done. I made my choice because Obama believes there are more than one way of going to heaven. I believe God will judge this nation because of the many abortions that have been preformed. Read about Sodom in the Bible and see what God thinks about the Homosexual life style. When we turn our backs on God, He will turn His back on us. God Help the United State of America. When this Nation falls apart, don’t ask where was God. Ask, where were you and where was your relationship with God.

Obama is half-white, half-black and half-a$$.
Cafferty is just an a$$.

Aaron @1:17a.m. surely you are not serious about Jim Crow laws reincarnation. Any honest person would not mind identifying thmeselves before voting. Any other response suggests fraud. Let the best man win after only legitimate voters vote.

Thank you for your opinion Father Morris. You certainly have a right to voice your opinions as much as any of us do.

“Any notion of tolerance that tries to reduce faith to private idiosyncrasy, or a set of opinions that we can indulge at home but need to be quiet in public, will always fail.”

“As the nation’s founders knew very well, people are fallible. The majority of voters, as history has shown again and again, can be uninformed, misinformed, biased, or simply wrong. Thus, to survive, American democracy depends on an engaged citizenry–people of character, including religious believers, fighting for their beliefs in the public square, respectfully but vigorously and without apology. Anything less is bad citizenship and a form of theft from the nation’s health: Good manners are not an excuse for political cowardice–Charles J. Chaput

Responding to Shaun’s comments that are in capital letters:

REPUBLICANS SAY OBAMA IS DANGEROUS AND HE’S INCONSISTENT. ..

–Shaun, it is true, some do believe that. Here’s why: many Republicans don’t know who Obama really is and what he REALLY stands for because he’s so NUANCED–which gives him the adaptability to play with words according to his particular audience.

WELL I THINK ANYONE WHO LOVES WAR MORE THAN PEACE IS DANGEROUS…

–Shaun, No SANE person LOVES war. McCain knows war is dangerous and he’s got the wounds to prove it. Both parties believe war is necessary under certain conditions and their records prove it. The real problem with war is that we can’t all agree on the definition of a “necessary” war.

PLUS I DO AGREE THAT MCCAIN IS MORE CONSISTENT….HE KEEPS HIS LIES AND ADS GOING EVERYDAY! I DARE ANYONE TO TELL ME IM WRONG!! …

–Shaun, you are WRONG! Actually, you are half right, but I couldn’t help take the dare—must be the “get in your face” crowd rubbing off on me. Anyway…McCain, like Obama, is running for president. Of course, ads are running everyday. As for McCain ads being lies…some things are open to interpretation and some things are not. Example, the lipstick on a pig ad…that was open to interpretation considering that Obama knew that Palin had used the same vernacular less than a week before. Since Obama is FAMOUS for his NUANCE, is it really any wonder that we all saw TWO sides to HIS possible meaning? Are you suggesting that Obama’s ads have all been truthful?

THOUGH SOME OF YOU MAY NOT BE RACIST, THERE ARE ALOT OF YOU WHO ARE…

–Shaun, who is to say YOU are not racist? Are we to take YOU at YOUR word that YOU are not? ALL people, regardless of color, have equal value. Anyone who does not recognize this is fooling himself/herself. In case you are not aware, it was the Democrat PARTY that brought up and chose to make race an issue. The Democrat Party could have ignored any NOTION of racism when it reared its ugly head by simply saying that Americans are smarter than that, and in truth, MOST of us are. Instead, Democrats USED race as an issue, a CAUSE to run on. In this way, they have USED blacks and belittled blacks by creating a no-win situation for them. Think about it…They say that if Obama doesn’t win, it is only because he is black. But then that begs the statement: If Obama wins, it is ONLY because he is black. Make no mistake; it is the DEMOCRAT Party who points to RACE as a REASON for a black man’s achievement or lack of achievement. Blacks can’t get ahead because the DEMOCRATS keep chaining them to the past.

LETS KEEP IT REAL! I GUESS YOU GUYS LOVE THE WAR AND YOU LOVE THE FACT THAT ALL YOUR FATHERS, MOTHERS, BROTHERS, SISTERS, AND KIDS DYING EVERYDAY. YOU PROBABLY ENJOY PAYING HIGH GAS PRICES AT THE PUMP AND SEEING OUR ECONOMY IN PIECES. AND WHEN ALL YOU WOMEN START RAISING HELL WHEN YOU’RE PREGNANT FROM A RAPIST OR YOUR TEEN DAUGHTER HAS TO HAVE A BABY JUST BECAUSE PALIN (WHO’S IS MOST LIKELY GOING TO BE PRESIDENT) SAYS IT’S HER WAY OR NO WAY AT ALL…

–Shaun, keep it real? Okay. We love the fact that we fight to keep our brothers and sisters (including you) free from the harm that some in other countries would like to inflict upon you. We love the fact that we fight for the rights of innocent babies who cannot speak for themselves (Many rape victims are pro-life). We enjoy the capitalism that keeps gas prices low and the economy sound, but when businesses are forced to use “government programs” (Fannie/Freddie), TRUE capitalism goes right out the door. Enter corruption, greed, and no responsibility/accountability.

I BET THE MAJORITY OF YOU CAN RELATE BETTER WITH MCCAIN SINCE ALL OF YOU ARE BILLIONARES AND GREW UP WITH MONEY FALLING OUT OF THE SKY. NOTHING COULD HARM YOU AND YOUR FAMILY BECAUSE YOU’RE FINANCIALLY STABLE. YOU ALL ARE RIGHT!!! ITS NOT ABOUT RACE…IT’S ABOUT STUPIDITY!!!!…

–Shaun, have you been following the news? Have you seen how much money many Democrats earn? Did you hear the amount earned in one evening at the Democrat Hollywood Bash for Obama? Who are you trying to kid? Not one of us regular folk is a billionaire, nor do we have money falling out of the sky. The only place money falls for us is out of our pockets and into the government’s programs (Fannie/Freddie). As for the economy, I know where Obama’s hand outs (programs) will come from. They don’t come from HIM. They come from businesses. He is the “government”. He can’t CREATE jobs. Business owners create jobs. He has no money unless there are businesses to TAKE from. Government jobs are contingent upon the success of businesses. If his ideas are taken to fruition, we eventually end up with socialism. No thanks. Hmmm…Let’s see? Live on programs doled out by the bureaucracy of the government that TOOK it from a successful business and redistributed it to me (or) live on my own money, doled out by me, the person who didn’t TAKE it from a successful business but was distributed to me in the form of a PAYCHECK, not a GOVERNMENT CHECK. You see, I believe you get what you EARN. I do not believe you deserve what you didn’t EARN. I’m not a TAKER. I’m a contributor. I may not contribute much, but I’m not a chain around anyone’s neck either–except for maybe OBAMA’S. Well, maybe not a chain: more like a small link. But I’m sure there are a few more links out their like me and together perhaps we are a chain. STUPID? WHATEVER YOU SAY. blah, blah, blah.

–Shaun, I wish you well, regardless of your color, income status, or our philosophical differences. You have a right to your opinions. Thank you for expressing them. We can at least be glad we live in a country where we are still free to agree or disagree. Have a good day.

I’m still undecided as to who I might vote for (though I’m leaning towards Obama).

If McCain wants my vote, he’s going to have to stop lying or bending the truth or whatever he calls it, and he’s going to have to stop reincarnating Jim Crow Laws with voter challenges. Let the election go and may the best candidate win.

Also, formulate an actual plan for the economy, foreign affairs, national security, education and political reform and list it in detail on your website. (Obama already has his plans up.) McCain has no plans but just cute and happy words like freedom and prosperity. “Freedom” is not a plan. Make a plan, put it on your site. You might get my vote and many others.

Duh, plenty of people are voting against Obama because of his race. I will vote against McCain because of his tax plan, his lack of economic plan (trickle-down economics is NOT the way to fix the economy) his stance against Socialism as if it’s the worst thing in the world (we can’t build a lousy bridge in Alaska but we can spend billions and billions more building roads and bridges in Iraq?) which is an extremist ideology flaunted as of late by right-wing pundits and talk show-hosts, but has no substance whatsoever in reality.

If you learn what socialism is then you’ll see that we rely on it everyday. You want to get rid of Socialism? You want to stop building roads? Close up all the public schools? Shut down Social Security and Medicare? No, you don’t. Stop believing these people that have more to lose if Obama wins.

However, McCain said today that he would cut the defense budget, which intrigued me a little. He’s looking a little more attractive as a candidate now than he was before…

Father, it just doesn’t make sense that you bring up all these stats about black people voting for Obama but you can’t seem to find the stats that backup the claim that SOME people WILL vote against Obama because of his color.

There are even democrats that will not vote with their party because of his skin color.

How do I know? My own parents would not vote for him because of his skin color. Also, recent polls indicate this. Plus the primaries exit polls stated this to be the case.

This is not a question that all those who vote for McCain are racist. Its just that some will vote for that reason. If the amount is 10% then that would change this race big time. It wouldn’t even be close anymore.

Father Morris,

I couldn’t agree with you more. Cafferty used to be a respected journalist - as a child I watched him, every evening on the local news in NY. He is still nothing more than a local newsman working for the rag of CNN.

CNN as well as MSNBC hires these characters in order to stir up the bottom-dwellers such as Matthews, Olbermann, and the likes of Cafferty. If this is how Cafferty wishes his legacy to go down, and I mean down, then so be it.

We may listen to his vernacular, but his context is too misguided to comprehend!

its not about color,though Faith does matter,no muslum ,no man that does not put his hand over his chest for american flag,and first thing he wants to do ob. is give 53million dollars to other countrys,study about him go obombamuslum.com than go to mcCain muslum,I been watching all this for 8years,hate talk from dem.the whole time and bush got its mess from 8years clintons.Did u study did u know when clintons was in (we was not in war),(I said we were not in war),(THOUGH 14,600 soldiers died),we don’t have health care today because Miss Clinton was just trying for change,i even felt sorry for her when she lost her spot,Hello america wake up,we the people pay attention,put Jessie Jackson,hes black in dem. spot.not hussaine obomb us.U notice Palin on front pages,her religion Jokes,Put anything of obomba up,dont touch him,ok if per chance if he got in and he makes Iran president his friend which is his friend,and on and on,this is real folks,and when r money changes from IN GOD WE TRust to OBOMBAS Trust ,at a packing plant in pa 328 muslums won to pray 3 times aday,where was ACLu for that,Get Off the race stuff I’m so sick of hereing that u guys even have Blck month,do u here whites say we want white month,so who’s about color,none of that though Boma was raised a muslum,he hates america and u dems. please don’t act like your emblem(A DONKEy)Shame on Hollywood,to raise millions to go against America,Oh please peace no war,i want the ones whos said no war heads to be standing in front of me when all other countrys right now,coming against us ,russia,Iran,venz,and u all hold your litlle 2 fingers up and say peace and let Barbra lead your song,or while were all dieing,opps it hads to be Bush,we the people better watch out other contrys r saying pee on the people.Study hurry,O the man making fun of spelling tell him they spelled obomba name wrong it is Berry till he became a muslum,the polls we all havent voted yet,oh lets dont forget Brad pitt that gave a 100,000,$ to gays and leasb.No More of him,stay in your closet,God said it was he that created Male and Female,and also no counsel against the lord.Is Bradd going to tell his boys lay with each other,his 2 little beautiful girls its ok girls get married to each other,sorry folks it was Adam and eve not Adam and steve.So what a mess,I hope GOd will still bless this mess.Thanks President Bush For Doing a great Job<sorry the IRAN PResident Had more Honor than u,people should be mad at the congress Mr.President.U will be one day THe Greatest President,when they the disrepectful ones find out they were lied to,By ther party,Oh by the way Irac had 6months to get there weapons out,we were so nice to let them no ok now,here we come just like Iran this August will be 2 years we let them keep on making there bomb 24 hours aday ther working,And than the Iran Hitler we r media advertise his threats for free,and he goes to high coll.to speak,though r President Bush Could not Get any credit for being a great President I think its because hes white.See how unlearned people r.last thing if america is so bad hows come 550,000 more people r ready to get in USA,if we had a race problem how did Visa”s come effective.goodnight

It’s been said before. Race is the issue. This is the most racist election I’ve seen in my lifetime. The Americans people should be ashamed of themselves. Imagine, in this day and age people voting for someone because of their skin color, 95% of the blacks voting along racial lines for Obama is criminal!!

How much more racist can you get when the majority of a whole race of people votes against McCain because he is white. Since we found out it’s perfectly legal and acceptable, maybe all jewish people should vote only for jewish candidates. Maybe Italians should only vote for other italians and all Irish people should only vote for Irish candidates. Then ALL women should vote only for women candidates and lets not forget gay people only voting for gay candidates..

Shaun, forgive my stupidity - but, uh, aren’t the oil rigs located IN the water - around which the fish swim?

Of course racism is playing a role in this election. When I read comments saying that the “white man” has been in control of this country for far too long how can it not be playing a role? There are more than a few registered Democrats that will not be voting for Obama b/c unlike Obama and his radical left wing supporters (moveon, daily kos, and the environmentalists and celebrities with no understanding of economic issues or the struggles of average Americans) they are centrists and hold a mixture of conservative social values and liberal economic beliefs or vice versa. As for the foreigners trolling these boards (especially the liberal Canadians and British) I would strongly encourage you to mind your own business. You only alienate yourselves further from the good graces of the American public when you call us racists and encourage us to support a candidate so far left of center it would almost be laughable were it not for the fact that he has such a good chance of winning this election. Your rantings will not earn Mr. Obama any new votes. And lastly, yes there are racist white people in this country, just as their are racists of every ethnicity all over the world. However the numbers of white racists in this country are relatively small and they aren’t all Republicans. It’s not that Republicans don’t want to see the black community succeed, we do. We want to see an elevation in the socioeconomic status and overall level of education in the black community. We just don’t believe that those issues can be solved by throwing money at the black community. From my perspective welfare has created more problems in the black community than it has solved.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but wasn’t Abraham Lincoln a Republican? And in the 1860s there was a group called the “Radical Republicans” who thought President Lincoln should have freed the slaves sooner. Now I know that President Lincoln lived a long time ago, but there are many Republicans-myself included-that believe in the principles that Lincoln stood for. I don’t know why race is even an issue. I vote for a person based on their principles and world view, NOT because of the color of their skin. A person’s skin color is not an entitlement. If Obama loses the election it will be because Americans simply do not agree with his principles or world view. This is not 1968!!!

I agree that Jack Cafferty should have backed up his assertions with facts. I do believe that there are people who won’t vote for Obama based on race, but that is only one small part of the overall picture in this complex and close election.

Several readers below suggested that Jack C. be taken off the air because he seems to favor Obama. But almost all of the Fox News coverage, including your articles, repeatedly favor Senator McCain. Although Jack C. seems to show a bias, in general I found CNN to have far more “Fair and Balanced” news, with MUCH less bias, than coverage than Fox news with it’s very strong Republican biases. Many of the Fox News Commentators have an undercurrent of disdain towards Senator Obama, and phrase their questions and comments to favor Senator McCain. Clearly most the polls taken on foxnews.com show a very heavily Republican audience, while CNN polls reflect a 50/50 audience. MSNBC seems to have a more liberal bias at this point. So I always find it amusing when foxnews folks want to talk about the “liberal media”, when certainly if one is honest, foxnews itself leans towards a “conservative media”.

Well said Father Jonathan “It’s Not race,It’s Obama “Perhaps Jack Cafferty forgot to mention 93 % ob blacks voting for Obama,Are they Not racist It’s only others & whites who does not vote for Obama are racist.Believe me America it’s only Obama & his compaign is playing the race card begining from the primary.After using the race card against Clinton’s & succesfully defeating them Obama think he can use race card again & again.I am pretty sure he has definitely some motive behind it.America get ready for a long court battle after the result by these shameless LIBERAL DEMOCRATS & MR. OBAMA,he is apparently some one he does’t portrayed to be.He is flying high in the sky with Liberal press media but he should remember what goes up must come down.Hey America don’t you think how disgusting for Obama to bring race every time.MA-USA

It’s not race.

He’s not black, he’s Arab.

And it’s still not race.

There was a “test” on the Fox News website–an ad, where you look at issues and select your multiple choice answer. When you’re done, it tells you his answers. We disagreed.

It’s not race. It’s choices. How we view this country and its future and how he does.

Mainly, it’s about taking a stand. On AIG, I waited and waited to see if he was for or against it. The decision had been made for eons before he could make a call. That’s worthless. Now on the bailout. Here we go again.

He’s just not ready. His positions are seated in others’ opinions, not in his own convictions. I think he’s still figuring out who he is. Of course, he’s done well being whatever others want him to be, but I don’t want him answering that 3 a.m. call. No way. Hillary would have had a position on the air in a fingersnap. She knows her mind.

I might not always agree with her, but at least she makes the call. He’s got to test the wind.

So, no, it’s not race. The only two people I’ve heard mention race are Obama and Beckel…

93% of the blacks are voting for Obama because of skin color. The Blacks are the bigots. Blacks are responsible for the race problem in America.

I bet that the vast majority of the whites don’t go to a black hating church either.

In response to Nadine accusing John McCain of hating a whole race of people, I must tell you as a fellow Viet Nam vet, the enemies during that war were the NVA, Viet Cong, and combatants from North Viet Nam. These were the people we referred to as “GOOKS”, and certainly not our allies, the South Vietnamese or other Asians. Just as G.I.’s during WWII called our enemies in the South Pacific were called “Nips”, a term not used for friendly Oriental people. Oh, and by the way, Nadine, try being tortured for 5 years, tortured to the point of death, and come up with a compassionate and affectionate name for your torturers. What sort of a label should we assign to today’s Islamist terrorists? Ask Daniell Pearl’s family what endearing names they call them! I’m pretty sure you’ve never been in a situation like that of Senator McCain. Let’s hope you never are, because i’d hate to hear what you’d call them.

Hey Jack, what about all the blacks who are not voting for McCain are they all racist?

We all know how far in the sink CNN is for Obama, it has been quite evident since day 1. The only way Obama will win this election will be by the continued voter fraud that seems to be allowed, like what is going on now in Virginia. People are not voting for Obama because he is black, what a joke. People are not voting for Obama because he cannot be trusted to run this country in the right direction. I am a Democrat who will be voting for McCain and Palin…

Cafferty is a real blow torch. Ignore him…maybe he’ll go away.

On 60 Minutes last night, Obama said that number of Americans who will not vote for him because he is half black would be offset by the number who WILL vote for him because he is black and the number who WILL vote for him because of a black president would be a historical event. Maybe Jack should pay more attention to the candidate he supports.

Bill, you can’t possibly miss the irony in your own statement: “Blacks are more bigoted than whites.” And that you go on to blame blacks for race problems in American is breathtaking. I wonder if some people will ever be able to stop making sweeping generalizations based on race. Pretty amazing.

I think the Dems should look within. During the primaries, 40% - 60% of the Democratic Whites (depending on the state) voted for Obama. On the Balck side, 97% voted for Obama and this was not dependent on the state. It’s clear to me that the Dems have a racial problem. Why aren’t they talking about this???

OBAMA BIN LADEN should not and will not run this country. You say race is a factor you are completely correct, look at the black vote for Obama. I would put money on the fact that half of those black votes could not give a legitimate reason for voting Obama/Biden. Every black person I ask about the upcoming election says they’re voting for Obama because he is black and then go into some ebonic’ speaking rant. McCain/Palin has my vote.

Amen Father! Amen. Thank you for responding.

As to Jack Cafferty, in my opinion, he is nothing more than a drunken Liberal who is trying to stir anxiety, blame, and unfounded guilt. He has no business in front of a keyboard.
As to the topic, I’m inclined to agree with Geraldine Ferraro. Obama, indeed, would not have made it as far as he has had it not been for his skin color. Any white person running on the same platform would never have made it through the primaries.
As to Steve, have you ever thought that perhaps Madame Lynn Forrest de Rothchild just may be privy to knowledge that you haven’t and cannot possibly attain, simply due to her status on the Democratic Committee?
Folks, true Americans, are starting to wake up from the daze of glitter and adulation to realize that the “Messiah”, the “One”, isn’t all they so fervently desired him to be. That he has fallen far short, not only of their expectations of divinity, but even as a human.

i just read a comment saying that 95% of blacks are voting for OBAMA because he’s black….thats EXACTLY why people are bringing up the race issue. so it’s ok to say 95% of whites are not voting for Obama because he’s black? FOXNEWS is just filled with bias republicans!! i’ve read through most of the comments and the things you REPUBLICANS saying are just plain out “stupid!” you say Obama is dangerous and he’s inconsistent. well i think anyone who loves war more than peace is dangerous. plus i do agree that McCain is more consistent….he keeps his lies and ads going everyday! I DARE ANYONE TO TELL ME IM WRONG!! though some of you may not be racist, there are alot of you who are. LETS KEEP IT REAL! i guess you guys love the war and you love the fact that all your fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, and kids dying everyday. you probably enjoy paying high gas prices at the pump and seeing our economy in pieces. and when all you women start raising hell when you’re pregnant from a rapist or your teen daughter has to have a baby just because Palin (who’s is most likely going to be president) says it’s her way or no way at all. i bet the majority of you can relate better with McCain since all of you are billionares and grew up with money falling out of the sky. nothing could harm you and your family because you’re financially stable. You all are RIGHT!!! its not about race…it’s about STUPIDITY!!!!

To Shaun: I started reading your post and fell asleep very quickly, but I woke back up and finished reading your post. First off I will be the 1st person to tell you your DEAD WRONG!!!! Obama is dangerous in the sense that he lacks in many areas to lead this country.

1. Votes Present on 100s of issues….Because he doesn’t know which way to vote.
2. He hasn’t signed any legislative bills into law.
3. He goes to a foreign country and campaigns and trashed our country.
4. He thinks we as Americans should learn multiple languages, even though we lived here all our lives and speak English….Of Course he can’t speak a 2nd language himself. Pot calling the Kettle..
5. He wants to turn America into a Socialist Country, where everything is government controlled…(So you like being told which Doctors you can see, what you can watch on T.V, where you can spend your money, who you have to give money too, how many kids you can have, pay higher taxes) Thanks, but I’ll pass.

Our economy is in pieces because your buddies the Clinton’s signed away our countries jobs to NAFTA and every since then jobs have excited this country left and right.

The list goes on and on….

Everyone trashes Palin, because people are scared she will hold them accountable for wrongdoing..(How is that a bad thing) The thing I like about Palin and what seperates her from Obama and Biden is the fact that she is not in Washington, shes not from there, so that means she isn’t currupted by Washington Politicians and lobyists.

The bit about the daughters geting pregnant from rapists was just proof of your ignorance. News Flash, all teens getting pregnant is not the result of rape…..Maybe just maybe if you and others that think like you learned to teach your children good morals, and to keep their legs closed, then abortion wouldn’t be much of a issue, would it!!!!

So what other lame comments do you have.

Father Jonathan is very wise; he should run for president.

I am not voting for Obama and its not because he’s black. I could care less about the color of his skin. What I do care about is that his ideologies are bad for the economy, energy policy and national security. Frankly, his ideas scare the heck out of me. People that are voting for him just because he is black need to inform themselves on the real issues that lie beyond the smoke and mirrors of Obama’s “performances” before his misguided followers.

McCain/Palin 2008

GREAT post Shaun !!!!

It IS about STUPIDITY. I recall the segment with McCain where he was talking about the ;ittle fish loving to swim around the oil rigs. It’s WATER, STUPID. Fish swim in water.

Comment by shaun
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:17 pm
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You’re WRONG, on every point. I have found that Obama is the consistent, compulsive, liar. Frantically covers his past. Has ’shady’ acquaintances, has been the only one to bring up race in his campaigns, began his whining tirade at the very beginning because someone used his middle name, has been childishly thin-skinned, has yet to make a right decision without having to modify it at least three times, seems to expect everyone to fawn over him and over look his insults and glaring gaffs, and promises more than anyone could expect him to deliver ten percent of without totally bankrupting and destroying the country. His presidential campaign was initially launched from the kitchen of Bill Ayers, and if he expects us to believe that he attended a racist, anti-white church, had an ‘intimate’ relationship with the pastor, and never heard a word the minister said and didn’t know what he was about or where said pastor was coming from, for almost twenty years, that in itself should disqualify him from being president. If he could do all of this and still remain ignorant of the convictions and beliefs of the church then he certainly couldn’t be expected to meet with and negotiate with heads of foreign governments. He would be unable to retain any memory of what had been discussed. Also, Obama has yet to prove himself a natural born American citizen. Not ‘naturalized’, there is a difference. By his own biography, which he has published several proven falsehoods, he spent his years between the ages of six and ten, in Indonesia as a Muslim Indonesian. He isn’t even half black. His name is even Arabic. There are just too many discrepencies and incosistencies in his personal history for me to even consider voting for him what ever his skin color. In my opinion, he has no business in ANY frame of our government, not even as a “community organizer”, period.

I appreciate father Jonathan very much, he is frank, concise and very accurate. I am a white woman, an independent voter and I can name a dozen black men and women I would vote for if they were running in any election so it is not about race to me either it is about Obama. How can anyone vote simply based on race, which shows complete intolerance of anyone outside their race and total patriotic incompetence! If Condoleezza Rice was running against Obama what would the argument be then, that women will only for women and men for men?

The McCain/Palin ticket is better than the Obama/Biden ticket in many areas including the following: taxes, the war, life, marriage, the courts, and domestic drilling for oil. Notice that none of those topics have anything to do with race or gender.

/*Comment by Bill
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:23 pm
93% of the blacks are voting for Obama because of skin color. Blacks are more bigoted than whites since 93% of the whites are not voting for McCain. Tells you something about who is responsible for the race problem in America. I bet that the vast majority of the whites don’t go to a black hating church either. */

Bill, Where did you get 93%? Is this opinion or fact? If fact, cite it’s reference.

Shaun, I accept the dare. You are wrong. And anyone who calls everybody that doesn’t agree with them stupid has a serious arrogance problem.

Jack Mc has it exactly right, you can spin the article anyway you like but while no one can prove that Jack Mc is right, when you look at John McCain and the mess he contributed for the years he spent in the Senate and his on again off again speeches your country deserves better. While Barack Obama will win in the end, maybe not with the plurality he should get but when the smoke clears and the voter looks at the other alternative it should be no contest.
Thank-you
John

Mark Dance–

If your way worked, we would not have had to bail you out 65 years ago, under the leadership a general who later resided in the White House for 8 years under McCain’s party flag. The fact that you show disdain for our capitalism and support the socialist (communist) candidate is just more reason to vote McCain in November. Keep your socialist rubbish on your side of the Atlantic so when Putin comes knocking on your door you’ll still have someone to come rescue you again.

Sadly, race is a factor to a lot of people. But the Father makes a point about how close the races were the last two elections. The fact that the Republicans keep voting for proven failed policies and the people who run them says a lot about party politics. The last four years have been so dismal, John McCain and nearly the whole Republican party can’t run away from George Bush fast enough. Yet, every republican voted for the last 8 years happily, and now want one more of their guys in there. As an independent voter who voted for Reagan and Bush (41), I ask you to wake up and take a stand against the status quo. Get some NEW blood in Washington and show your party your not idiots who just vote the party line no matter how bad things have gone under the GOP’s watch. Be honest, after this week there will be so many problems to deal with and no money to deal with them, whoever gets elected will be in a hole so deep, they will never be able to get us out in 8 years.

I think perhaps that “race” might have a certain amount of the election results…but not that much. Whatever the percentage of the results can be “guessed” as race related; one must consider that it is also “white” and “black” racial preferences. Not just black racism.

Personally, I don’t care about someone’s color - as long as they are trustworthy and know what they’re talking about with the credentials to back it up.

In this election case - BARACK OBAMA is not trustworthy and does not have the proper credentials to be our President.

If you see the comparison of both candidates for President - McCain far outshines Obama. As a matter of fact, Palin out shines Obama’s credentials, qualifications and experience.

These comparisons are found on websites: ‘HUMAN EVENTS” and “NATIONAL BLACK REPUBLICAN ASSOCIATION”

OBAMA IS A SOCIALIST/ COMMUNIST. ——- THAT’S NOT AMERICAN

Shaun,

You are wrong! You dared me… Liberalism is truly a mental disorder!

Jody

It’s not about race, but that’s what the Obama Camp is using as its excuse. It’s about distrust due to previous untruths by BO, it’s about lack of faith in the candidate due to his previous flip-flops, it’s about his severe lack of experience in everything except speechifying and campaigning. It’s about his pathetic judgment in friendships and pastors.

AFTER all of this, it’s about HIS racism in practically ignoring his white side! THOSE are the people that kept him fed and clothed, warm and loved. The WHITE relatives! As a white person, I AM INSULTED by his treatment of his white relatives.

AFTER that, it’s his HORRENDOUS TREATMENT OF HILLARY! The man has ABSOLUTELY NO CLASS whatsoever. How dare he belittle her, mock her, ignore her for veep. How dare that impudent joke of a man be disrespectful to Hillary and her followers! Who the h*ll does he think he is, The Messiah? LOL!!!

It’s because he’s black. It’s because he’s a lousy individual.

LOL. Think Shaun must be someone trying to make the Democrats look bad. That is the only thing I can think of considering the silliness of his comments. No one could possibly think that way and have access to computer without hurting themselves in the process. For some reason I padded rooms and restraints popped into my thought while reading his comments.

Anyway, on to my real reason for submitting a comment…

Thank you, Father Jonathan, for you continued astute analysis of current events and your colleagues’ (if you care to call them that) rants and ravings. You not only combine intelligent and educated opinions with humor, you do it without being inflammatory. It is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Tim

Hey Idiots, 93% of Blacks are voting for Obama is, because he is a Democrats and 93% of black are Democrats……. If Obama was a Rebublican he would not get my vote and I am black. ie.. Alan Keys, or Clarence Thomas. Blacks have been voting for Whites all of our lives, so we don’t have a racial bais against white. Some whites will admit they will vote against Obama becaues he is not white. This is reality. love it or hate it.

Mr. Cafferty’s comments are race baiting at it’s worst. The AP jumped in today with a poll. This weekend two elected officals in northeast Ohio also jumped in.

The funny thing is, the more the liberals talk about it, the more they hurt themseleves.

There are some things we can be sure of, the same way we are sure the sun comes up in the east.

There are people who vote for a candidate based on what they are not who they are. Too bad for them. They do this on both sides. This happens in EVERY election. My guess is they cancel each other out.

But, in this election, as long as the liberals keep talking about it, they will continue to talk time away from what the actual message they are trying to get out and also turn off the voters they target.

People who assert that 93% of blacks are voting for Obama because is black are plain STUPID. Did you knuckleheads not know that Bill Clinton also receive an overwhelmingly percentile support from the black community? DUH! Bill Clinton is a white man but more importantly for the black community, he is a Democrat. Check your historical polls people - blacks have ALWAYS voted overwhelmingly for the Democratic ticket…..ENOUGH SAID. That is why you’ll see the handful of blacks attending a McCain/Palin event shuttled to the very front of the audience. Check out the rest of their audience folks…..they’re all white people. Now seeing some 17-18 % of white Democrats vote for McCain/Palin is a racially motivated phenomena, no doubt about. Here we are in 2008 and still approx. 1/5 of the white Democratic demographic cannot bring itself to vote for someone other than a fellow white person.

Shaun…

Firstly, I am not even white. I am Asian. Just to disarm your race card before you use it.

After reading your RANT…I have come to the conclusion that you are just plain..how shall I say…IGNORANT. Your comment about McCain “Loving War over peace”, is the epitomy of how foolish and naive you are. John McCain does not love war, he wants to get out of Iraq “VICTORIOUSLY”. It would be a disaster if we came out of Iraq as losers, because that would legitimize the Al Queda purpose. Now would w