I am appalled by one of the people interviewed for a story that was broadcast on today’s episode of “Morning Edition.”
In the story, Steve Inskeep provided a clip of an interview from Tina Graham, a Virginian and Democrat who doesn’t support McCain but also doesn’t think she can bring herself to vote for Obama.
She said: “Until [Obama] was nominated to run for president, I never really thought about whether or not that I was racist, or however you want to put it…It’s just the fact that I think that he will represent [African Americans] in what they want and in what they need and stuff, and forget about — you know, they’re his people, they’re his race.”
Hey, Tina, the question is answered. Guess what? You are a racist! Thanks for playing.
All I can say is that you ought to live here in VA – at least this woman is being honest and not saying it’s because he’s “Muslim”….>>I do wonder why she thinks Obama’s mother and her family are not “his people”!
It’s unfortunate that we still judge people by these external markers…>>My boyfriend responded similarly to you…why did this woman this Obama is not her people? As a person of mixed race, he is perfect!>>Your comment reminded me of my grandma’s church back home…when they were looking for a new minister, many people refused to support a female candidate just because they had the antiquated notion that ministers had to be male.