No matter what your political affiliation, the election of Barack Obama was a massively historic event. It showed the racial maturity of our nation.
A nation that had once enslaved blacks and denied them their constitutional rights for 100 years has, within just over 40 years of Martin Luther King, Jr., elected a black man as President of the United States.
And it's about time.
Perhaps such an event would allow the long term racial healing process to come to a conclusion. Perhaps we could now move beyond race as a divider and, instead, look at it as secondary to our role as common citizens of this wonderful country.
Such a wonderful opportunity for healing, for unity, for growth as a country.
Then why o' why would Obama's economic adviser Robert Reich state that funds of the government should exclude "white construction workers?"
Why make such a statement? Why bring race back into the conversation?
Why????
Aren't white construction workers taxpayers? Aren't they ponying up their portion of the Democratic socialist "stimulus" package?
Are you saying, Mr. Reich, that some American taxpayers are unworthy of government assistance purely because of their race?
Really?
And you work for who?
Reverse discrimination is still discrimination. Reverse disenfranchismentment is still disenfranchisement. Reverse bigotry is still bigotry. Reverse racism is still racism.
Perhaps our nation hasn't matured, but simply changed the direction of its ignorance.
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I saw that clip of him speaking - what an idiot. I am appalled that he got away with that comment and no one addressed it at the time. I love that our government thinks that if we build new roads and bridges, everything will be ok. I bet they have no idea that you cannot apply for unemployment insurance benefits in the state of Texas via web or phone because both refer you to the opposite source with no other path to make progress. Awesome.
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