Joe Wilson a racist?

According to Jimmy Carter, racism was behind Joe Wilson's "you lie comment" and maybe it was. Why is it so easy for people to decry whites as being racist when they disagree with a black person or object to an incident that seems to favor one of another race but no one cries racist when the situation is reversed. A perfect example is Kayne West grabbing the microphone from Taylor Swift and decrying the fact that Beyonce had a great video. What if Beonce had won that one and a white dude had grabbed the microphone from her and started singing Taylor Swift's praises. There would have been cries of racism.

The truth is, we are all racist. You can deny it all you want but if everyone examines themselves closely, one will find many examples of decisions based on preferences for one's own race at the expense of another. That's normal and natural.

Pretty women get much better service at the grocery store that unattractive women do; well dressed people receive more positive attention than poorly dressed people,
and handsome men are more likely to receive a promotion than their less good-looking counterparts. That's a fact of life. That's not racism. you say, but but the truth is, it goes to the same mindset. People react more positively towards other people they feel more comfortable around or would like to spend more time with.

Maybe Americans are afraid of Obama because they perceive his policies of redistribution the wealth. One one hand it seems blatantly wrong to take from one who has worked hard, worked smart, and are making their fortune and give that to people who aren't as successful. Then again, if one looks at the hundreds of years of oppression and prejudice some people faced and the opportunities denied to them. maybe it would seem reasonable that the wealthy got their opportunities because of the color of their skin instead of the natural selection of abilities. Maybe Obama is justifying to right a wrong and level the playing field.

Michael Jordan said a lot about prejudice in his acceptance speech to the Hall of Fame-about shuns and denied opportunities. It's one of the things that made him more competitive. It is one of the things that would make many people give up.

It is a human thing to do what is most convenient for ourselves. We expect certain behaviors from society but we don't necessarily want to follow those same behaviors ourselves. We would love to know that we can get into our vehicles and go where we want and arrive there safely. Yet maybe we haven't check our tire pressure or we drive a little faster than we should or maybe we speed up when the light is ready to change.

As a over twenty-one college student one feels they have the right to drink but as as adult we feel concerned that the university hasn't done enough to curb the growing number of student deaths related to alcohol consumption. Somehow, we feel we are not part of the problem when in fact we are.

The truth is we are all racisst. It's not just whites that are racist. If you are human, you have biased opions and racial preferences. But does that make Jimmy Carter right? Does that make what Joe Wilson said a racial statement? No, to me it just goes to another reason I have always thought Jimmy Carter was the most intellignet idiot I've ever known and the worst President during my life time (and that includes W).

Maybe what Joe Wilson was referring to, even with the provison in the proposed health care bill about denying benefits to non-citizens and non-legall residents, was the fact that hospital emergency rooms still provide care to everyone and are not allowed to ask for proof of citizenship. It's a big loophole that someone has to pay for.

I believe we elected Obama President because he was black. He talked like a white man and white American needed a black President to prove to the world we aren't prejuciced and blacks needed a black person in the white house to give them hope that American is truely the land of opportunity for all.

Now to not support Obama because he is black is just as idiotic as it was to elect him because he is black. He should not have been elcted because of his policies and he should not be supported because of his policies.