BARACK

I am so disgusted by the outright fear of the black man I hear coming from the conservatives. Today, I heard more than once "it's the American Idol election," or "he has no experience...what has he (Obama) accomplished?"

Are you kidding me? What has he accomplished? He has come from nothing to be a United States Senator! Usually the person saying "what has he accomplished?" is some talking head who spouts the same unoriginal, mindles rhetoric as everyone else in their party. More than likely the person spewing this idiocy has not accomplished anything near what Senator Obama has.

This simplistic line of thinking also does a lot to absolutely de-value the entire voting process. It's very elitist to think that people are all blindly voting for Barack because he is likable. Why do you think that? Just because your guy is getting beat? They want to tell you that all the black people are blindly turning out to vote just because of Obama. Isn't that OK? They are turning out because they know Barack has their interests at heart, very much like women are voting for Hillary because she has women's issues at heart.

Also, look at voter turnout in these primaries. Some state primaries are drawing more voters than the 2000 and 2004 Presidential elections. Obama has "accomplished" something that no politician since JFK and RFK have done, he has ignited the spirit and interest of young voters, who, like it or not, are usually more in tune to social issues than older voters.

Why does the media do this? I think the shift we are seeing, the "change" mantra, goes across the board with anyone who is part of the movement. This world has gotten so unbearably malevolent, and not only are Obama voters sick of the same vitriol in D.C, they, we, are sick of it across the board. It's why we prefer The Daily Show to Fox News, it's why we want Barack in the White House, and it's even why McCain is leading the Republicans. We're sick of the bullshit, frankly and simply. It's time for a change.