The key word is irrational. Is it irrational to feel hostile towards someone when that individual is deliberately trying to elicit hostility?

I yelled bullshit- you associate with ppl who look as good (or as bad) as you… you associate with ppl who are in the same financial spectrum as you, education as you, shares the same prejudices as you, who weighs the same avg weight as you, or is as tall (or short) for the most part-

religion, pet lover, enviromentalist, athletic (or not) etc… ppl hang with their own type because of their unconscious prejudice against peeps of very dif values and lifestyles—

everyone has prejudices and it’s comical that ppl don’t see this-

that’s my 2 cents, now off to have some home made matzo ball soup-

The Bradley Effect was about a traditional style campaign, the only difference being that Bradley was black. People talked about the issues and tried to ignore race.

This election would have very little to do with race if not for the fact that the Obama Campaign MADE it about race and confrontation. “Get in their faces!”

Never in my 57 years has a campaign been so blatently racial. People are afraid to talk about the election. Nobody at work ever mentions it. There are barely any yard signs or bumper stickers. I’ve never seen such a hush fall over an election among common people, despite all the noise in the media.

I think the Obama Effect is all about the racial guilt trip, the intimidation, the threats, the vandalism, and the ugliness of racial accusations.

The Obama army has stifled civilized debate of the issues by playing the race card continuously. It’s still the elephant in the room, and it’s so totally unnecessary. If they hadn’t played the race card against the Clintons, and so constantly among the bloggers, I don’t think it would be a close election.

I know the sexism is still a major issue among PUMAs, and I count myself in that group, but I don’t think that is a trump card in this election. I think it’s still about the Wright/Farrakhan stuff, and Michelle’s scowling attitude. I don’t worry so much about the Dems in charge, because I’ve always been in that corner. But I find myself worrying about hidden agendas and mixed loyalties. I don’t want the Executive Branch to be beholden to or even influenced by racial ideologies.

sorry 4.4 trillion $ google buyout, this prob changed the election being google has almost a virtual monopoly on searches and U-tube cleansing ability.

McCain
Obama

Overall
68
23

Army
68
23

Navy
69
24

Air Force
67
24

Marines
75
18

Retirees
72
20

White (Non-Hispanic)
76
17

Hispanic
63
27

Black (African-American)
12
79

Enlisted
67
24

Officers
70
22