If this country had a history of black presidents and for the first time you had a white man on the verge of winning, you know darn well Whites would be all over him. And if Obama was Hispanic, the Hispanics would turn out in record numbers. Think, people. Not saying it's right, but after all, you at some point would like to see someone win the presidency who looks like you. Whites can't relate because every SINGLE president in the history of this country has been white.

It is funny that everyone is making such a big deal that Obama is getting the black vote in the mid to upper 90 percent. What you idiots don't realize is that every democratic nominee or present in recent history has received at last 90 percent of the black vote…Bill Clinton's black support was even in the mid 90's…So Obama is going to get 5 more percentage points than the previous white candidates and you are all hollering racism. Try this on for size:

A RECENT POLL STATED THAT 1 IN 5 AMERICANS SAY THAT WE AREN'T READ FOR A BLACK PRESIDENT (For whatever reason…but lets be honest…20 percent of our country are still racist individuals)

BLACKS ONLY MAKE UP LESS THAN 15 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION…SO IF EVERY BLACK VOTED FOR HIM JUST BECAUSE HE IS BLACK…AND EVERY RACIST WHITE PERSON DIDNT VOTE FOR HIM BECAUSE HE IS BLACK HE WOULDN'T EVEN HAVE A CHANCE IF RACE WAS THE ONLY FACTOR INVOLVED.

So stop crying about the 15 percent of this country who are African Americans who will support Obama because his is Black and lets talk about the 20 percent of white Americas who AREN'T going to vote for him because he is black!!!!!

Also some of you are so ignorant because he is half and half…he is just as much white as he is black…get over this race issue and lets focus on some real issues!

My jaw dropped when I read this article. Conservative, educated, productive people - at polar opposites with the politics of Obama - now considering voting for him based only on the color of his skin? That makes you a blatant racist. If Martin Luther King were running for President and heard that comment - he would tell you that he would not accept your vote. I am a white female and, at no time did I ever consider voting for Hillary Clinton because she was also a white female. I do not agree with her politics. And, electing any woman to the Presidency is, in my opinion, the more unobtainable feat. If you want to make history with your vote Mr. Armstrong, then I suggest you take the word 'black' out of your vocabulary.

I do not believe that Mr. Williams has the slightest intention of voting for Obama. He only want to put the notion in white peoples mind that blacks will vote for blacks just because they are black. This is what he set out to do and this is what he has done. I believe he will do anything to set his race back. He is a true racist–bent on destroying the black race. Mr Obama could never receive a vote from Armstrong Williams, and indeed he dosen't need it. The average black person vote the issues and whomever they think is best for the job.

Hi I just read some comments saying the Hilary lost b/s of this… What are you talking about? Most women voted for Hilary jJUST BECAUSE SHE IS A WOMAN. THAT IS MOST WOMEN WHO SAID WHY THEY VOTE HER BECAUSE THEY WANT TO SEE WOMAN PRESIDENT. PERIOD. THEY DON'T WANT TO THINK THE FACT THAT SHE IS APPROVED THE WAR UNLIKE DEMOCRAT. PEOPLE ARE DYING. IN THAT ISSUE SHE STANDS WITH REPUBLICAN.

If you want to deal with people on a human level, then maybe as a member of the HUMAN race, you can come to understand other humans. If you want to deal with the issue of RACE the truth is most of you who are calling black people racist for voting for a black man are missing the point. VERY FEW BLACK PEOPLE ARE VOTING FOR BARACK JUST/ONLY BECAUSE HE'S BLACK. HE HAPPENS TO HAVE A MESSAGE THAT RESONATES WITH MORE AMERICANS AND THE MESSAGE IS COMING FROM A MAN WHO HAPPENS TO BE BLACK. So kill the blacks are racists talk, because I didn't hear anybody crying when black people have the option for voting only for white people because black people were not running. Whites have been voting white for years. WHY? For years you have been voting for your own kind just because they were white, but they had the power right? So why is it a problem when FINALLY a black candidate who shocked the entire world when he won the primary gets the vote from people who look like him? That reverse discrimination or reverse racism view is just so lame and is a reason you will use not to vote for Mr. Obama when you were probably not going to vote for him in the first place. It's not the black skin, IT'S THE MESSAGE S T U P I D !!! You all keep trying to make the messenger bigger than the message and from Jesus Christ times, you haven't gotten it right yet! SHEESH. Give up the race talk people. We all know what color we are and don't need to be reminded.

Okay everyone, get over this Color thing, Black, White, Brown, Yellow, Purple or Green. If you want another four years of the same vote for McCain. If you want change vote for Obama.
It's that simple, doesn't matter whether you are a Democrate or Republican.

I don't even know why these people even let CNN and Fox News interview them. What ends up in writing, may not even be what they said.

No Hillary, No Bayh and Ditch Mitch

This "lack of inexperience stuff" is bull. pathetic. How much experience did Bush have, and look what the hell he got our country into …. and besides bush ruining everythIng, how about all the other presidents (white) before him who was in office, what major experience did some of them have? most had a nice education, and opportunity because they were white with connections and chances, and etc, but none were ever president before they actually became president for the first time. get out of here.now a black man (which HE IS HALF BLACK AND HALF WHITE which many of you cant even understand the complexity of mixed people here in america/ i.e. > why is he automatically considered black, because you white people think that any black fouls the pure whiteness, so he's not white too? GET OUT OF HERE.) with a nice education and chances which gave him more opportunities, steps up because he thinks he can make a difference and you guys are getting mad because black people or people of any color or race or whatever it is considered these days gets to vote for somebody other than a white person for once in there life- GET OUT OF HERE. if there were black presidents for centuries and then all of a sudden a white guy ran > or a half black and white guy who looked more white> white people who vote for him too even if they didnt agree 100% with his policies. if someone needed loads and years and decades of experience > whatever experience you all are looking for, then dont you think the "forefathers" would have written that into the constitution??> GET OUT OF HERE!

OBAMA IS INTELLIGENT AND he has enough experience to be president and to get the US back on a good track. and who said that because a white person doesnt vote for Obama then youre racist? thats ridiculous and if you are white and you get yourself worked up over that, thats ridiculous. If you know youre not a racist, then why are you getting upset? Lastly, people can vote for whoever they want, im pretty sure JFK won some votes because he was a nice looking guy, or young, or whatever and some people probably never even gave a hoot about his views. GET OUT OF HERE!

to be judgemental towards black people because they want to vote for a half black person is unfair, and again ridiculous. who are any of you to say how and who someone votes for is wrong. what???? seriously????? people can vote for whoever they want to vote for whatever reason. and unfortunately because this country was founded on race differences in the first place that's something that's still an issue.

one last thing….why hasn't anyone cut the head off of women supporters of Hillary for just voting for her because she is a woman??? GET OUT OF HERE.

people please realize that these are black republicans! of course they don't see eye to eye on many if any issues. for people to tyr to point that out in these comments is ignorant.
the fact that they may vote for obama any way is an internal struggle of blackness not partisanship. they now that white folks have had it their way for so long and they are conflicted, as to if they should vote for the history of their race or vote for a party line.

Blacks can say whatever they want. There never will be a Black President. And for the Black Obama supporters to try only shows their ignorance but more so their arrogance. America have noticed in his 'fist bumping' wife, his sneer in the primaries. Condie Rice and Collin Powell understand this "fairy tale" dream and hope of Obama's Father. I think this wannabe black power couple who are disciples of the Wrights and Farrakhan are a disappointment and insult to many other best and the brightest of African American descent. Obama does not make any sense when it comes to the economy and pretends he will save the black community. How he got the state senate as a candidate and how he hopes to change washington does not add up. The truth will come out as time draws near to the elections. His truth website is not going to change anything nor dragging his blackie wife change who she really is and the cause she has been fighting since Princeton. Maybe Clint Eastwood telling Spike Lee to 'shut his face" on the fiction movie "Flags of our Fathers" is right in telling him to do so. Watch O' Reilly make millions from his next best seller , Culture Warrior. But then again, "shut your face" will be the biggest winner come Nov.

Someone wrote: "That's sad that Mr. Williams doesn't support almost anything that Obama stands for, yet he still might vote for him."

Sounds eerily like the craziest of the Hillary Clinton supporters threatening to vote for McCain, huh?

James above decided to write:
"For all those people who complain about black people voting for Obama at a 90% ratio. Did they complain when black people voted for Bill Clinton, Al Gore, and John Kerry at a 88% rate. Get over yourselves."

James..can you tell us who was the black candidate running against Clinton, Gore and Kerry?
Sorry, but Williams shows the all too prevalent fact that noone will admit in their overzealousness to not be called racist, that most blacks will vote for Obama because he is black. They want to be part of history making and that is it plain and simple. It is okay to be sexist but heaven forbid if anyone state the obvious facts because you will be called racist. If these false cries keep coming and if elected, will anyone speaking out against his policies also be called racist as the theme du jour? It seems anyone who says anything against him or says they don't support him is branded racist or bigotted. So for someone who didn't want his race to be a factor his supporters are certainly using it to brand all non supporters with the term racist now no matter what. When you were originally called racist it meant something important because of your disgusting attitude, but now ithe term is thrown around like calling someone lazy or dumb. It is astounding how the dialogue has become so tainted.

Pitiful! Pitiful! But don't worry, for African Americans so blinded by color that they wil vote for someone on the basis of color alone and who by the way has done absolutely NOTHING to court it-all in good time. Just as Obama threw his mentor under a bus, backed up and rolled over him, his church out of the window, he will throw African Americans out of a plane and Michele had better get a parachute! Change is coming for everybody but black folk!

….this is all very fascinating….."We won't vote for Obama. We will vote for Mccain. He will win in 2008, and then our girl will take it in 2012…..piece of cake". Have it all figured out, dontchas?….just like you did this time. And I'm quite sure the Obama faction will just go right along with that in 4 years….it's all very simple……simpletons…..

Who cares is this really any different than all the women who voted for HIllary because she is a woman and all the white people who will vote for McCain because he is white?

It is only a problem when black people do this?

I understand completely… it's not so much about policy that these black conservatives are thinking about. It's the idea that a black person CAN become president. Although, the brain tells you to vote on the issues, the heart reminds you how historical this moment is for black people in this country. Issues and policy almost take a back seat, for better or worse.

In this situation its different because they're voting for him because they're proud that he's black, not because he isn't white. Racists would vote for a white person just to keep the black opponent out of office, or vice versa. Thats not to say there aren't black racists, but blacks voting for Obama because they are proud of his accomplishment is not in any way racist.

"BROOKLYN June 14th, 2008 12:11 pm ET

This is a great story… We (most Clinton supporters) don't like his policies either…
He does NOT have our vote…
Put Clinton on the ballot, then we will talk."
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First of all, his policies are almost identical to Hillary's.
Second of all, your threats mean nothing.
Third of all, you have several choices: Obama, McCain, Nader, Barr, or DON'T VOTE!
That's your problem.

I am supporting and voting for Senator Obama because of his brilliance, not because he is of a particular race or ethnic group. He graduated with high honors from Harvard Law School. John McCain graduated 894 out of 899 from the Naval Academy.

After reading a few comments, I started to see a recurring pattern of resentment among some whites who feel there is something racist with a black person voting for Obama only because he is black. One guy even said that he didn’t vote for Guliani, even thought he is Italian-American. These are apples and oranges. I travelled all throughout the states, and never encountered economically depressed and segregated Italian, Irish or Dutch-American ghettos. I know they existed in the past, but the fact that white American of non-WASP origin were able to integrate to the mainstream while blacks largely remain to this day separated from the mainstream, even thought they have been here far longer then Italians, is a testament to the structural racism within America today. The injustice of slavery, and Jim Crow, is truly the original sin of America. I think that no white person as the right to judge a black person because that black man or women feels empowered by the possibility of a black president. Period.

I think you Hillary people are the Biggest Whiners ever !

Just a question for you. If you had to reverse roles, and you went through slavery and humiliations instead of black people, and for the first time you'd had a white person to vote for , honestly, what would you do?…see !

Hey just so you know, until this election, blacks have always voted for the white canidate.

To the above - #1 I live in Atlanta- we are not "condescending"! You have a high number of professional and "self-employed" who just like some whites, could care less if you "approve or not". We are proud of our culture (as you should be) and we do not feel the need to conform to may you feel better.

That being said. #2, I am proud of Obama but I am not voting for him. I do not agree with him on most issues.

#3 Stop jumping to conclusions that because one black person does or believes something all do. Thats just stupid!

Don't vote for Barack Obama if you're a conservative, black or white. I'd love for him to get your vote, but you're not being true to your values.

However, if you're a moderate republican or democrat, then you might consider voting for him.

For instance: If you're for the Iraq war, don't vote for him. If you're against abortion rights, don't vote for him.

But if you're a fiscal conservative, then it's a toss-up.

To equate a black person voting for Obama and white people voting for a white president candidate is not even close to being the same. A black voter for the very first time has the opportunity to vote for a black candidate for president. They do that will pride because they never thought that they would see the day that a black candidate was seriously considered for president. For white people trying to make a moral equivalent you can not. Up until now all black people could vote for were white candidates. Balck people have looked at the policies of Obama and they are very similar to Hillary Clinton. If Barak Obama supported policies like John McCain, then he would ve vilified by black people just like Clarence Thomas. If you are not a black person then do not tell us what we think pr feel. Armstrong Williams speaks for Armstrong Williams. The problem with many of you (bloggers) is that you do not know what black people think and you are trying to guess what black people think. We are very capable of doing that for ourselves. Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Personally, I am an Independent and I did not know who I would vote for. Since I am an independent which is the fastest growing voting bloc among young black Americans, I do not like either political party. Obama talks about building a coalition of Democrats, Republicans and Independents. My opinion is that Hillary is too partisan, and she will be focused on her battles with the Republicans. The issues would have played second fiddle to Hillary vs. Republicans.

Like Williams is doing him a favor or something.
If you don't like his politics, vote for the losing team.
Defend the status quo.
We didn't need you before.
Now that he's come this far, you can stay off the bandwagon.
It's alright.
Don't do him any favors!
DrFill

As it is said in many a good book, " McCain Unable."

This guy is a jerk, and Obama does not need his support some people have issues and this guy has alot. He is talking out of both side of his neck.

And it is unfortunate that you all will never understand why a black conservative will vote for Obama. This is the first time somebody that looks like them has a legitimate chance to become the most powerful man in the world. IT IS NOT RACISM BUT PRIDE !!! WAKE UP

Take this story down. You people are so pathetic. The MSM finds one Black Republican out of the few that actually exist, and now all of a sudden he represents all Black people. Everyday I hear the same ignorant talking points: no experience, no plan, blah blah blah. Please go to barackobama.com, read his Blueprint for Change, learn about his accomplishments, and GET A LIFE.

No bigger sell-out than a black conservatives in the United States.

RACISM–The practice of racial discrimination, segregation, etc.

A black person who votes for a black candidate is not a racist. I am a 52 year old black woman who voted for Senator Obama in the primary and I will vote for him in November. I voted for him because I think he is the best candidate. I have voted since I was 18 years and I have always voted for white candidate, even when I had a choice (Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton). There wasn't anything wrong with me voting for the white candidate and there isn't a d**n thing wrong with me voting for Senator Obama.

VOTE

It is truly sad that the people who are commenting so negatively concerning Senator Obama, haven't the slightest clue as to what their attacks on Obama really say about John McCain. If John McCain was truly the Lancelot that America needs at this defining moment in our history why can't he really out shine Senator Obama. Why doesn't his much vaunted experience advantage shine like klieg lights. Because the truth is that Senator Mccain has made mistake after mistake on foreign policy,on the economy, on womens rights, but none as damaging as thinking that the American people believe that George Bush and his policies have been good for America. Senator McCains embrace of George Bush's policy of tax breaks for the greedy and not the needy, or his blind support and embrace of a war that the majority of Americans now all know was started based upon lies and misinformation has really damaged him with large sectors of the American Electorate. Yes this is a historic election but not because of the fact that one of the candidates is African American, this election is historic because we will either right our ship of state or our nation will be trying to stave off its impending demise.It is not the hopes and aspirations of Black people that really matter or the wishes and wants of white people. What is truly important this election is the very future of the nation itself as a people we will either place our hopes in the hands and under the direction of the best and brightest in America or we entrust it in the hands and under the direction of the bigots and the racist. We arent being offered a choice of two men and their minds we are being offered a choice of the comfort of the old ways and the security of white skin vs the insecurity of the new way which acknowledges the brilliance of a young Black American. This race really is about America and its promise, in essence the American Dream, this election we will make the dream reality or we will make it a lie. Should we make it a lie what does the future hold when half the population will become disallusioned of the American Dream. What will the other minorities think about the racial attacks on a Black Candidate,will they say it wouldnt happen to say a Hispanic or a Asian candidate, and that white people would only use the racist attack against the Blacks but not their ethnic group or do they believe that the same types of evil,vile and nasty racial attacks would also be employed and launched against them. This momentous and historic question will be answered this November and I can't wait I hope we move toward the future where America will always be the symbol of what is possible to a world too often divided by racial, ethnic, tribal, religious and sectarian strife.

No thasnks Armstrong. don't need you now.

How can ANY black or white conservative vote for Mccain and
the republican policies? This has absolutely nothing to do
with race. Our nation is in a horrible mess because of
politicians unlimited spending, not race. We are in a
unjustified war costing innocent lives and billions of
dollars because of the republicans, not race. Our educational,
medical systems, economy are falling apart becuase of
republicans, not race. We have lost respect worldwide
because of arrogance, mismanagement, not race.
Of course, to admit these are good reasons to vote for
Barack Obama would be admitting what a failure they
have been.

MCWars Town Hall Meetings are a bunch of BS!

I herd that the other town hall meetings were hand selected by the McWar group, but I decided to sign up for the one going on today.

I wanted to be fair but ask why he supports the Bush tax cuts when he was against them before and why he would continue a tax plan that has helped to put us into bad economic times.

Yet I was not a hand picked by McWar. The idea of a town hall meeting is that the people can ask questions NOT McWar's HAND PICKED PEOPLE!

McWar's straight talk bus cant seem to drive straight at all!

MCWars Town Hall Meetings are a bunch of BS!

I herd that the other town hall meetings were hand selected by the McWar group, but I decided to sign up for the one going on today.

I wanted to be fair but ask why he supports the Bush tax cuts when he was against them before and why he would continue a tax plan that has helped to put us into bad economic times.

Yet I was not a hand picked by McWar. The idea of a town hall meeting is that the people can ask questions NOT McWar's HAND PICKED PEOPLE!

McWar's straight talk bus cant seem to drive straight at all!

The emphasis on race is getting quite annoying. How about everyone vote for the person who they feel will DO A BETTER JOB RUNNING THE COUNTRY. In my case, I feel that that person is Barack Obama. I'm a 32 year-old-white girl. I supported him against Hillary because I truly feel that he is more in line with my ideals. Isn't this what we should be taking in to account when voting?????

If there had never been a white president in this country, all of you whiners would be voting for the first white candidate. It's not racism. It's pride. We all have it.

it's a wonderful thing that a few of the ( GOP CONGRESSMEN ) are planning to vote for obama, they see a new day coming, no matter what race creed, or color. OBAMA 08

Hey Willis, the black folks stay together, and that is really no big deal.

EX-Democrat:

First of all, the fact that you referred to African-Americans as "you people" tells me right up front what you think about blacks. Though you would deny it, you have already made up in your mind that African-Americans are some type of alien, inferior race of people that are somehow different from other people and that we are all alike. It doesn't occur to you that we are human beings with concerns and feelings just like you….Anyway, THE BOTTOM LINE IS THIS…African-Americans including every one that was mentioned in the article above have NEVER had the opportunity to vote for a major party candidate for President of the United States who just might know a little bit about what its like to be black in America and therefore can identify with them on some level - EVER! African-Americans have been voting for WHITE MALE candidates since we finally got the right to vote. It is just not the same for black to vote for Barack Obama because of race as it is for white candidates to NOT vote for him because of race…the motivation is totally different (one is historical the other is prejudicial).

Barack Obama is not some out-of-the-realm-of-reality candidate who is incapable of governing this country well. He is a good, viable and contrary to popular belief, overall MODERATE candidate (if you haven't read any of his books or visited his website to read his position on issues and his vision, then please do not criticize him as a person or a candidate, because you are not informed enough to do so). Anyone of any race or political persuasion would do well to consider voting for Barack Obama is November.

Voting for Obama just because he's black is what I find to be the most disgusting — they don't care about the issues. I wouldn't be surprised if there is a backlash if Obama is elected our next president. People will be sick of hearing about race. They'll be more sick of hearing about how much is owed to the black people, sick of hearing that the white man is just trying to bring the black man down every time Obama is criticized, sick of hearing racial comments such as those made by Spike Lee. Vote for Obama if you believe he'd be the better president, not because he's black.

Maybe Williams knows that there will never be a white President again, and he wants to run for commander-in-chief in 8 years.

As an Obama supporter, let me just say, this guy is ridiculous.

There is a difference between those whites in West Virginia and Kentucky who said they voted for Hillary because they would NEVER vote for a black man and the comments by some Black conservatives who are considering voting for Obama now. The Black conservatives have never in their life had the opportunity to vote for a black president - it's more racial pride than anything. In WV and Ky, exit polls showed that people didn't trust Hillary and they thought she was hitting below the belt with Obama AND THEY VOTED FOR HER ANYWAY! How do you vote for someone for president who you believe is untrustworthy over someone who is black who you believe is more trustworthy? THAT's racism, my friends, not pride.

…so, let me get this straight. You have a RIGHT WING CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN switching to a FAR LEFT LIBERAL DEMOCRAT because of a potential 'history making' election instead of voting your beliefs? …yeah that makes sense. Give me a break.

…and the obama followers have the nerve to call the hillary voters "racists?" what is Williams saying? that he give a flip if the country goes to gutters as long as a black president takes it there.

OUTRAGEOUS! why are we allowing these people to have public voices either on radio or tv?

GOD BLESS AMERICA ! please give us a miracle and DO NOT allow for obama to become president.

Brooklyn - you say "we Hillary supporters" don't agree with Barack's policies either and will not vote for him. Since Hillary's and Barack's policies are virtually the same, how is it you agree wither hers but not with his?

Wasn't it that Congressman Watts from Oklahoma whose father said a "black man voting Republican is like a chicken voting for Colonel Saunders"?

People who attack OBAMA for lack of experience wont attack past presidents who didnt have any and are considered great presidents….

but they wont talk about anything they blows up thier weak arguments

THIS IS BULL-CRAP. ARMSTRONG WILLIAMS HAS NEVER HAD ANY
RESPECT FOR HIS OWN RACE. I DO NOT THINK HE WOULD VOTE FOR A BLACK MAN WHEN HE DOESN'T SUPPORT HIS POLICIES.
THIS IS HIS WAY OF MAKING THIS A RACE ISSUE, AND BY THE COMMENTS, HE HAS DONE HIS JOB. PLEASE GOOGLE HIM AND YOU WILL SEE WHAT I'M TAKING ABOUT.

Just goes to show you AA's vote with based on race and not who will make the better President.

I guess its a self-esteem issue. Kinda sad really.

Why is it that African Americans are racist when they voted 90% for Barack Obama and they are not racist when they voted 85% to elect President Bill Clinton in 1996? And why are Hillary supporters not fuming about the sexist majority of women voting for her? Or are those angry will-vote-McCain posts really not Hillary supporters but just clandestine Republicans egging and exploiting division among the Democrats? The fact of the matter is that true Democrats will not vote because it is Hillary, Obama, or McCain for that matter, they will vote on the basis of the stand of the candidate on issues that impact their life and conscience. I am independent and I am voting for Obama not because I am obsessed with the man, whom I only recently began to accept, but because he stands closer to where I stand on the issues. That’s what matters here.

I,m reading these comments and it is almost disgusting to see that in 2008 we still have so mucd racial prejudice in America.You can say that it is because Obama has no experience but you comments plainly shows prejudice and hate for a man of color. Funny how its ok to date and sleep with opposite race but yet blacks ids not good enought to lead.His policies and Clinton veiws are almost mirror of each other. And to Texas trail Dog. Get a life ,you need to examine your intentions and get your history and facts right. If you have never been through what we have then you have no reason to knock how we feel.By the way there are sorry people of all races creed and color. lets just get our country back on track

He is voting for what Obama REPRESENTS! I dont care what excuse people make to vote for Obama. Everyone knows MCSAME is NOT the choice! ANYTHING BUT MCBUSH aka MCSAME aka MCWARMONGOR!….and the list can go on!

Can't you people see that this is the republican's way of trying to stir things up? A. Williams knows exactly who he's voting for, and it's John McCain. That guy would never vote for a black man just because he's black because he hates everything black. He hates himself for being black. The term "black conservative" is such an oxymoron because just about everything conservatives stand for is detrimental to blacks. The republicans figure if they put this "Uncle Tom" fool out here with this comment it will get white folks to think twice about voting for Obama. Don't fall the trickery folks, they're only trying to keep the white house because they still have a few things left on their agenda. Gas keeps going up, folks are losing their jobs, can barely feed their families, meanwhile the rich are getting fatter. TAKE THE CHAINS OF YOUR BRAIN.

Since the Republicans have long since moved away from the conservative principles such as limited government, a non interventionist foreign policy, and fiscal sanity, this is Mr. Williams' best choice. Also if I were black I would most likely vote for Barack also. Let’s face it after all the bad things Black Americans have put up with in the past and to a lesser extent in the present why wouldn't he? I'm a right of center, practicing Catholic and would find it similarly difficult not to vote for a "real" Catholic who was maybe a bit more to the left of my political view. Considering there has never been a Black President this is a historical moment for the Black community. I'm afraid the Republicans are finished this year due to the actions of the Neocon meddlers that have ruined the GOP. As for me I'm writing in Ron Paul as a protest. I can't in good conscience continue to support the Iraq war after knowing the dishonesty that was used to start it not to mention the fact that we can't afford it.

Right. So the only reason he's voting Democrat is because a black guy is the candidate. Is that more tacky or pathetic? A liberal's a liberal!

All of you Hillary supporters who say they will vote for McCain over Obama should think about the consequences of this election. The next president will most certainly be making lifetime appointments to the Supreme Court. McCain appointees could result in overturning Roe v. Wade and making other key decisions that would have a huge impact for years and decades to come. We are at a turning point in this country with the environment. Eight years of Bush's republican rule (no Kyoto protocols, energy policy, etc) have done tremendous harm to our environment already. What would the state of our environment be if Gore had been president these past 8 years?

I know the Hillary supporters are angry, but you all need to think about what's really important in the end.

reading some of your comments on here and it makes me sad to think you could care less about who is going to run this great country of our's,,are you looking at who is already in office and what they have done to our country,,even worse we have let them both dems,and rep ruin our country,,if you have noticed they raise our tax's,,move our job's out of country,and we just sit by and do nothing but complain,aff your a– on your feet,speak up,tell washington,we are not going to take this any more,,,or continue to sit idle and let them sell us out person by person,job by job,our health care sucks,our troops are doing what we let washington send them to do,,if you ask the troops,,they will tell you hell yes we want to come home,,only after they complete the job they were ordered to do.when they come home ,where are they going to go? guard ,reserves lost their job,the govt has closed so many military bases we don't have a place for them to live,,the department of veterans affairs can't take care of the veterans they have now,,what happens when 140,000 more come in for help,,most in military will stay,,go active duty full time,,so please support troops at all cost,,if you want change,,change how washington does our business,,make them work for us,,not against us as they have done always,,we are the only one that can change things here in america,,we either help fix it or shut up and sit down

I am voting for Sen. Obama, because of his intellegence, eloquence and my belief that he can truly change this country for the better. Race has no bearing on my decision.

what am i hearing, Armstrong?

So maybe some republicans will vote based on race just like some republicans voted based on sex. For all of them I believe the best canidate to help this suffering country is the basis to choose on. Think with your brain. That being said- Obama is the best in the view of this 55 year old white woman.

Are you people slow? If someone votes for someone based on color it is not big deal, however if someone votes against Obama or McCain based on color then it is a big deal.
HRC told millions of women to vote for her based on gender and it seemed like it was OK.

Here is all the evidence you need as to who the true racists are in America. So so so so sick of the double standard on this issue.

Black people didn't vote for Bill Clinton because of his color, but black people will vote for Obama because he is black. This is racist. Fellow Hillary supporters, please don't vote for Obama. Obama and his supporters totally disrespected (and still do) Senator Clinton and us Clinton supporters. The DNC, who only cares about half of the democrats in their party, so why let them con you into putting the DNC above the country.

Its surprising how many people say you shouldn't vote for some one because your black and they are black. I think you should believe in their thinking if you vote for them. That being said how many women voted for Hillary and are bitter because she lost and their reason being they wanted an woman in as president. And many are saying they will support McCain. Well I wish Obama luck, I think with the Bush administation many countries have lost respect for the US, and I think McCain is an continuation. And I think its sad to see how racist people are on the blogs why should colour matter at all everyone deserves respect. If there was more respect for each other we wouldn't live in such horrific times.

Is Obama strong enough to stand up to the status quo, because they have his feet solidly stuck to the ground. He talks about Washington insiders and man are they glued to him. What will make the Kennedys happy, what about Kerry, John Edwards you know he owes him for his big spash, Bill Richardson well Obama gamed him so he'll have give, Dodd well I sure he has a wish list, then there is Mrs Pelois and Mr Reid they had plenty of perservation in the vote as did Howard Dean, he owes,owes and owes so how will he get out of this mess. It can't be Hillary because they all hate her, she was to smart for the DC club so they debunked her. Now Obama is a Washington insider even if he say no, we know better.

barack obama will win the youth and black votes. anyone who isn't one of those and is voting for obama is either a) brainwashed by his persona, or b) can't think things through logically.

obama sounds more and more like the antichrist actually…hes got the "uncanny rise to power with no experience", the "appeal to every category", he proclaims that "i can solve your problems if you elect me" and he's got the brainwashed voters who believe in him for the word "change" but dont know how he is going to change it. Did anyone ever think of that if something was so easy to "change" that they would've done it already??!?!?

and P.S– ITS THE DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESS WHO ARE RUINING EVERYTHING!! NOT BUSH! EVERYTHING WAS FINE 4-5 YEARS AGO WHEN REPUBLICANS HAD IT UNDER CONTROL. THE PRESIDENT doesn't even HAVE that much power! THE ONLY WAY TO SAVE THE COUNTRY IS THROUGH REPUBLICANS!!!

Armstrong Williams thinking about voting Democratic? Time to play the lottery. It's THAT kinda day.

I agree with Obamatime to the extent that he or she says voting for Obama because he’s black is not necessarily racist. The word “racism” is thrown around a lot, and it’s so loaded with negativity that we get defensive about it. When I think of it, it means that one person thinks their race is better than all the others, or another race is inherently worse than others. I don’t think most of the people voting for Obama “because he’s black” are doing it because they think the "black race" is better than any other. I just don’t agree that it’s a strong reason to vote for or against him, given all the issues this country is dealing with.

So, here we've got an excellent excuse??
WILLIAMS IS A RACIST, and A REPUBLICAN,
So let's all be racist and vote McCain???
Too easy!!!!!!

Democrats vote on the issues, not on dirts like Williams.

Obama 08, 12.

I think it's a mistake to vote for Obama because of his skin color. I suspect this is a right wing ploy to pain Obama as a racially polarizing candidate. I bet you FIX news is going to pick this up and run like crazy.

Don't vote with love for race, vote with love for American, vote Obama.

Armstrong, do not call yourself a conservative. If you want to vote for Obama then it is your wish but he is not a conservative. He is a far left liberal. I think you want vote for him because he is black. You are hypocrite. Vote John McCain.

You know this racist, vitriolic tone that some take does nothing but show just how backwards the people in this country are. This man is simply stating an opinion yet because he is black his opinion is being taken to task and he is being called a racist. He is stepping outside the issues and looking at the historical implications to Obama being elected President. He is looking at what it means for the millions of African Americans that live in the country. He is hoping it will help close the racial divide that still exists in this country because of some who still see skin color as a defect.
If some of you do not want to vote for Obama because of his stand on the issues then don’t vote for him. If some of you do not want to vote for Obama because of his skin color or because of something you read or seen on some website then I suggest you use your brain for something other than to fill the void between your ears. The world is watching, we claim to be this great country where anything is possible, we claim to be this huge moral leader. After reading some of the comments I have seen about Obama, this country still has a lot of growing up to do. Now I know why the polls state that the higher educated people are voting for Obama, they take the time to think critically about the issues and his stand on them and they take the time to vet all this mess that comes out about Obama instead of just accepting what they see.
Most people take what they hear at face value instead of setting down and trying to figure out the truth or what we call thinking critically. This election has made it very clear, most people do not take the time to think, look, research, understand, this takes time and effort. We want it to be easy, someone to tell us what to think because we don’t have time to think for ourselves. I hoped we had grown beyond our shortcomings in dealing with race and culture, it is apparent to me this is not the case. People wonder why the world calls the US hypocritical, backwards and culturally ignorant, think I’m lying, look at the tone of this election because Obama’s skin color. GROW UP AMERICA!

Why is it you leave open for comments for articles such as this about Barack Obama and close comments pertaining to Clintons?

democrats be careful the republican party will do or use anything to try to win this election.

There are plenty of good reasons to vote for Obama for president. This is not one of them.

But race isn't a factor huh??

There's so much racism in this years election that it's totally taking over the black community's thinking. I hope they will look at the man and not the color of his skin.

I am a black woman and personally I don't care for Williams or Watts because they are two self serving morons.

People are really throwing the word "racist" around without thinking about what that term actually means. Here some definitions given at dictionary.reference.com.

1. a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to rule others.
2. a policy, system of government, etc., based upon or fostering such a doctrine; discrimination.
3. hatred or intolerance of another race or other races.

Most people think of racists as fitting into category three ("hatred or intolerance of another race or other races). Only an extremely small segment of the American public fits this definition. Therefore, Armstrong Williams and JC Watts, two men that clearly don't hate white people, cannot be racist.

It's not racist for them to vote for Obama because he's black. They've had a chance to vote for white men forever. Now they have another option.

Trust me.

First Time Voter:

Do you really think that McCain is electable? Have you actually heard him speak? Have you actually seen his interviews?

He says one thing one day and then turns around and says he never said it. Does that not concern you? Can you imagine the international implications here?

As for policies, he is for keeping the rich rich and the poor poor. He wants to continue offering big tax cuts for the wealthy. He is not offering any clear new jobs for those who have lost their jobs due to jobs being shipped out of this country. He wants to plunge our military into further fights. Do you not understand how much this one war in Iraq is costing this country in lives and money? Handing over this country to him will continue to plunge our economy further and further into debt that even my children or grandchildren may never see us recover from.

It's very hard for certain types of people to accept this fact Obama represents a change in American politics and way of thinking. Obama will become our next President and he will succeeed at it thereby opening another door for disenfranchised Americans.

Vote Obama 08, 12

for all of you hillary supporters out there remember 90 % of blacks people voted for bill clinton,it has been more than 40 years blacks people vote for white democrats candidates now they are voting for obama is a big deal(racism).undestand you are just mad because hillary lost , please!!! grow up.

CONSIDERING A VOTE FORE MCSAME BRINKS ON INSANITY.

I AM AN OBAMA DIE-HARD SUPPORTER, BUT IF YOU'RE BLACK AND A REPUBLICAN, VOTE FOR YOUR PARTY!

IF YOU FEEL THE POLICIES OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY STINKS, MOST ESPECIALLY AFTER GDUBYA, WHICH OFCOURSE THEY DO, VOTE FOR CHANGE - OBAMA'

IF YOU'RE HILLARY SUPPORTER AND YOU ARE BITTER BECAUSE SHE LOST FAIR AND SQUARE, WE DONT NEED YOUR VOTE!

OBAMA IS GOING TO THE WHITE HOUSE WITHOUT YOU SORE LOOOOOOOOOOOOOSERS VOTE!

BLACKS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN VOTING DEMOCRAT, AND HAVING OBAMA ON THE TICKET MAKES IT EVEN MORE EXCITING TO VOTE FOR OBAMA - WE ARE GOING TO BE MARCHING TO THE POLLS IN DROVES TO VOTE FOR OBAMA!!!!

THIS IS NOT RASCIST - THIS IS A CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN!

JOIN THE MOVEMENT OR KICK ROCK OR BETTER YET, FALL OFF A CLIFF!

OBAMA '08!

YES WE CAN!!!!

With McCain, you know what you're getting. With Obama, who knows? He doesn't have a track record. It's all an illusion. Voting for Obama so that black kids can now have a role model other than rappers and athletes is not a very well-thought our rationale for voting for POTUS when we're in the midst of a war and an economic crisis. For those us not living in latte-sipping world, this election will be so much more than projecting a certain "image."

For years African Americans were treated as if they were owned by Democrats. We loyally cast our votes for Democrats because of their talk and promises. We got nothing from the Democrats in return. We still got poverty, drugs, prejudice. Now, when finally we have a brother getting the job, someone who not only cares about us but is one of us, we get criticized? What is wrong with Black Pride? Of course, we're proud.

What? All total 5 black conservatives will make a difference in the coming election? They are irrelevant.

If some folks really feel strongly about not voting for OBAMA, you know, they can really keep it to themselves and vote for McCain. I havent seen anyone strongly trying to persuade them to vote for OBAMA. They are fighting a losing battle (or already lost the battle) and putting out a cry for help.

I still dont understand the foolishness of complaining about OBAMA on this forum and then going to pay $5/gallon for gas right after that. I mean, some people just dont get it.

Look, just get over it, OBAMA will win the Presidential elections.

The sooner some folks come to terms with that, the easier it will be to swallow in November.

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Come on, he is black you are black what else matters. It is the urgency of now, or haven't you heard that. Plus, he did not vote for the war, or much of anything else for that matter. Get on board the Obama train and while your at it the DNC needs some money

"This is why HC lost," writes "ex democrat" in comment # 2: because Obama is black. "Ex democrat" goes on to say that anyone who read Clinton's and Obama's resumes without knowing Obama's ethnicity would vote for Clinton.

Balderdash! That is extremely unfair and untrue. Clinton entered the race with huge negatives: NOT her gender, but the electorate's distrust of the Clintons–their political power-mongering, enemy lists, Lincoln Bedroom, pardons, untruths ("I just read the Wall Street Journal"), etc. The reason that George Will (of all people!) recommended that Obama run NOW rather than later was precisely that Obama–young, idealistic, hopeful, positive–would shine compared with the inevitable, and baggage-laden, front-runner. And shine he did. His inspiring multicultural story adds to his attractiveness–it's part of why Europeans are over the moon for him. But it's not "why HC lost."

BELIEVE ME THIS GUY WILL SECRETLY VOTE FOR OBAMA PERIOD

wow there are some really racist people on here….most with the false argument that it is racist for a black to vote for a black because they are proud of one of their own getting this far….i mean it wasn't racist for the Irish to vote for Kennedy….its not racist to vote FOR someone because you share a quality…it IS racist to vote AGAINST someone just because they are black or white or whatever. Lots of people also forget that Obama had less than 50% of blacks supporting him before the elections. Clinton had the majority and a mixture of knowing his candidacy was for real and probably Bill's comments in SC changed all that.

Shame on some of you for being so ignorant and small minded. you make me sick.

As a white canadaian i could see the black people are proud to see obama go this far that is not racism, just they didn't think this day would came please put your slfe in their place more that the black people vote all their live for white. Also i thinke obama is the best man
to led your country it is not because he is black but he give the whole world hope i think we all the in world need him. sorry my in english i am french

You are very wrong on every issue you proposed. We can tell now and then when McCain trying to fix he said about saving you money for the holidays. Where's the holiday savings in his campaign that we all gonna benefit from?? Did he ever mention it lately?? This is the kind of leadership we can believe in, yeah?? Yea right… Be careful who to vote for. Open your eyes and mind. America needs something different not with the same kind of rethorics we all had experienced in decades and now look where we are at this time.

Touche Michelle, I WILL NOT VOTE FOR OBAMA. From a 60 plus years of a voting Democrat FEMALE. As you would not vote for HRC.

How many republicans have voted for a republican cadidate because he is republican? How many democrats have voted for a democratic candidate because the is not republican. Isn't this also a form of discrimination? Now we have blacks voting for Obama because he is black and whites voting for McCain because he is not black. There will always be racists and sexists in America and they will live their lives and choose their leaders according to these characterisics. All we can do - as Americans - is exercise our right to vote and not have anyone INTERFERE with that right. So if all you people want to make a change, encourage EVERYONE to vote. Then maybe there will be enough people who are voting on the issues to make a difference come november.

So many of you are bashing Obama because you say he is an empty suit and because you say he has not clear policies.

Have any of you actually listened to him? Since HRC dropped out, he has been all policy all the time. I have heard him on foreign affairs, jobs, taxes. I have also heard McCain tell me that he did not say it, yet everytime he says this, there is the video of him doing exactly that.

McCain only cares about going to war, extending the war on Iraq, continuing the current Bush policies on taxation and joblessness.

I have watched both candidates over the last week in speech after speech. Barack definately connects with me far better than McCain and I am certainly going to go with him because I feel that he is far more intelligent and will not accidentally insult a world leader as I fear that McCain will since he seems to have memory problems. McCain scares me far more than I care to admit.

As a black person, I wouldn't for Obama if he's not selling what I need to buy. I am not that blind to vote for anyone soley because of their race. It will be considered hypocricy if I do, since we charge white people of same thing. Obama is intelligent, articulate, and seems to represent the interest of all Americans. And that's because he's the embodiment of the American dream.

THE FUNNY THING IS THAT BLACKS NEVER HAD A CHOICE TO VOTE FOR A BLACK PRESIDENT, AND SO THEY HAVE ALWAYS SUPPORTED A WHITE PERSON. THEIR VOTES WERE NEVER QUESTIONED…NOW THAT MOST OF THEM ARE VOTING FOR BORACK THEY ARE BEING QUESTIONED IF ITS BECAUSE OF RACE OR SUBSTANCE.

OBAMA IS GOING TO BE A GREAT PRESIDENT..SO WHY NOT SUPPORT HIM..FINALLY, THERES A GREAT BLACK MAN RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT AND IT WILL BE REALLY STUPID NOT TO SUPPORT HIM. NOT BECAUSE OF HISTORY BUT BECAUSE WE KNOW HE CAN UNITE THIS COUNTRY. I THINK THIS IS THE BEST THING THAT HAS HAPPENED, SPECIALLY NOW WITH THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE AROUND THE WORLD WITH OTHER COUNTRIES.

i'm astounded at people that are opposed to barack because of his" experience"….
we've had 8 years of this experience…and look at our situation…i want one thing in my president………JUDGMENT!!!
he has the judgment to pick leaders in their field,bush didn't .. he picked his cronies.. his friends..locals out or texas .. buddies he went to school with… with no regard to the qualifications to their position..his downfall..why??
cause he lacked JUDGMENT!!! hell, he had plenty of experience… and look where i got us…bush was stubborn.. mccaine is stubborn.. a copy of bush…
noooooooo… i'll take the " kid"….
pick your friends to party with.. not run this united states…
i'll cast my vote for obama..

Honesty! What a concept in politics!
The man is thinking of votomg for the black candidate because he too is black. May not be the best reason for picking a candidate, but I applaud the candor!
Good for you and your friends!

As a black person, I wouldn't for Obama if he's not selling what I need buy. I am not that blind to vote for anyone soley because of their race. It will be considered as hypocricy if I do ,since we charge white people of same thing. Obama is intelligent, articulate, and seems to represent the interest of all Americans. And I think that it's because he's the embodiment of the American dream.

Reverse Racism? NOT! What percentage of black people have voted

for a white president? What percentage of white people have voted

for a white president? Give that reverse racism argument a

break…Obama is the best canidate…period! So get over it.

This my friends is the Republicans trying to use the race card in reverse. Dont be fooled by this. As dumb as most Republicans can be they cant be this stupid. Then again nothing surprises me anymore.

It's more like ethnocentrism, not racism for a black person to want to vote for another black person.

Even thought the political ideology my be different, Williams as conceded the fact that the GOP has not taken the USA in the direction that we should be in under the current administration.

Change 08

Obama

I hope Armstrong Williams, and other like him, takes the time to study the positions and policies of both Barack Obama and John McCain. Being a conservative doesn't automatically mean that you won't agree with Obama.

Correction:

I've never understood why poor people vote Republican in the first place. Not saying that Democratic is the do all for all people but they are way ahead of the Republicans.

As far as John McCain courting the black vote - it is going take more than him going to an NAACP conference and slow dragging with the ladies to a gospel song for him to lure the black vote. People still remember that he did not vote for the King holiday. His statement about not rebuilding the 9th Ward after Katrina. His vote on the GI bill and other things.

I Find it funny how all the white people are weighing in. Williams, Powell, and Watts have all conceded that the GOP has never even tried to court black voters. So voting for a black man is not conflicting considering that for let's see………….all this country's existence we've been voting for white people. NO ONE COMPLAINED WHEN WE ALL VOTED FOR ROOSEVELT, TRUMAN, JFK,RFK,CLINTON TO THE MARGINS OF 90-10 OR 80-20. But now that a group so marginalized as blacks are voting for a black we are somehow wrong….how stupid. Women voted for Hillary and as a black man I never questioned their motives because they were marginalized. And it's one thing to vote against someone as did W. Viriginia voters because he's black but it is however completely different when you watched and read about your race being kicked around for over 500 years and then decide to vote for someone who might re-instill confidence in your race. White people can either get over themselves or watch as John McCain destroys the rest of America. To the Texas Trail Dog, Bill did nothing for us print this for yourself. Bill was elected because 83%-90% of blacks voted him in both elections .He owed us buddy. Just as Lincoln only freed the slaves so that they could win the Civil War. If it weren't for that unity in getting him elected you would have never even have known Clinton….in fact he barely won and the black vote was his margin of victory. WE OWE NOTHING!!!!!! This is what happens when you oppress people. They try to fight against their own marginalizations and they try to get their voices heard. And besides Trail Dog…..he didn't vote for Jesse Jackson, Alan Keyes, or Al Sharpton we voted for Obama. And in case you haven't read the CNN articles 22 of 24 countries prefer Obama to McCript Keeper. The two countries that can't figure it out are the United States and Jordan. GO FIGURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's about time for the real constituent people to begin realizing what's best for them, for their kids, for the country, and for the generations to come. No one ever shift the ideas for a better change in decades. Finally, once in a life time people started to open minded to the fact that one man out of millions willing to risk his life for the country, and for the American people. Time for a change that we can believe in. Yes we can!

Deb, if the country has had 43 black presidents, and then for the first time in the nations history a white president came alone that actually had a shot at winning, would you not be compelled to vote for him?

Please, don't be so stupid.

I can make a very long list of Obama and McCain side by side and I can't believe anyone would vote for McCain.

Why would a republican vote for McCain? He's a tax and spend deficit building, tree hugger.

Obama is pay as you go. McCain proposes tax cuts that increase the deficit more than Obama. Obama's tax cuts lower taxes for everyone who is reading this. That's right, if you are reading this, you will have bigger tax cuts with Obama's plan than with McCain's plan. I know that, because if you make more than $200,000 a year, you probably have better things to do then waste your time writing here.

Hillary Clinton can't bring these creatures from hell to heel, because it is not about her. Clinton unleashed something very foul in the basest part of them, and I don't believe they can "let it go".

They were given permission to see the world through hateful lenses of misogyny, sexism, racism, partisianism and deem to make themselves more important than they are by trying to affect the outcome of the Presidential Election. If they are successful in this, the U.S. will have hell to pay, and any future elections will be jeapordized by terroristic tactics of focus groups.

I don't think they will prevail, and am looking forward to when this is all over, so they can become the decent people I believe they were before many of them got too caught up in the identity politics.

I also hope that with Father's Day coming up, some of these women remember that men are not bad people, they have actually been quite necessary to our conception and life.

Speaking of conception and life, whether you believe in Abortion or not, how many think it should be your choice and not the governments choice regarding your body and an unplanned pregnancy. What will be next, will we be like China telling people they can only have 1 child. Or, will morals and religion be the rule to say you can not use birth control.

None of us know what the future holds. But, I would dare to have a hopeful candidate with valid and reasonable plans for implementing plans towards our economy, education, and old age, and security…..rather than a candidate whose foremost thought is on war in the name of security, because fear is a great motivator to keep people in line, an to bully other nations to doing our will, with the exception…..the bullying is not working. Will the repuppetcan ever acknowledge that these are men and women we have over there and not fighting machines!

I've never understood why poor people vote Republican in the first place. No saying that Democrat is the do all for all people but they are way ahead of the Republicans.

Unless you have been the victim of prejudice, you cannot understand what it means to have someone of your race suddenly have the possibility of achieving the highest office in a country.

It is easy to see the impact of racism in another country.

The Koreans in Japan are a good example. Many people in the United States can quickly identify acts of prejudice in that country. But when shown similar examples here, many say that those acts are just misinterpretations. Remember, just 40 years ago, it was illegal for blacks and whites to marry. It was considered a dilution of the white race.

And to suddenly become offended when victims of over 400 years of clearly targeted, active and aggressive racism are suddenly torn, it is fairly self-serving to become indignant.

Obamatime: Contrary to what you have said, most people do understand what racisms is and more importantly what reverse racism is!!!! If you choose to rationalize your reverse racism by justifying it as an act of goodness of the heart, that is your problem. Try to wake up and see what the world is all about!!!!

Although I am and always have been an ardent Obama supporter and therefore welcome any vote for him, I would never vote for someone I didn't agree with ideologically. Mr. Williams or Mr. Watts voting for Obama simply because he's black seems analogous to me voting for John McCain simply because he's white. How stupid is that? Vote for Senator Obama because he's the better candidate, not because of the color of his skin.

Oh calm down everyone down there, yes it is a little racially biased to vote for Obama because he's black. But we must try and remember the history of race in America, and the fact that Obama is the first black man to have a good chance of becoming president. This is an historic moment, and we, as Americans, have to try and understand why there is such a strong desire in the black community to see a black president. So calm down, and just remember that if Obama wins, the next time there's a black candidate for president it won't be any big deal and we can talk exclusively about his policies instead of the color of his skin.

The so called conservative Blacks is nothing but remnants of the slaves family trees. The truth is that all conservative Blacks are scared of whites and they are conservative to please the whites. these modern slaves needs to cut those slave chains out of their mind and grow up

These black conservatives. are attempting to maintain credibility within the black community.. in the face of a GOP preparing to run "The Southern Strategy on Steroids" this fall. They are realizing their usefulness to the GOP is quite limited this fall.

John mcCain is very very old, his brain is weak.

amstrong williams is a republican, they probably send him to use old republican tactics because hes black

"Someone please tell me how white people are the ones that are being racist in this election??? White people have been voting on issues not color, but when black conservatives, who completely disagree with Obama on everything except skin color, vote for him just because he is black is the epitome of being racist. Shameful that whites get drug through the dirt for being racists for what ancestors did, but blacks call there racism a fight for history…sad day for America!"

Kevin,

Unfortunately race has played a role in how some Whites and Blacks vote. You are incorrect in stating that white people vote on issues. I know many white people who agree with Obama policies who have state that they will, "Never vote for a" black man. ("Black man" is not the term they used; it was much uglier) I also know African-Americans (true Africans who are naturalized citizens) who have stated that they would not vote for a black man because they have seen what black men in power can do (in Africa).

I agree that it is absurd to vote for someone because of race. It was also absurd for people to vote for Clinton just because he played the saxophone the the Arsenio Hall Show, but they did anyway. Please don't try to put white people (and I am white) on a pedestal by saying they vote on the issues, as if no white people are voting based on race. We all know that's not true.

We should encourage all people to vote on the issues rather than calling them racists. If you believe a person is going to vote stricly on race alone, then you should try to reason with them rather than throwing stones. You are more likely to get them to come to there senses if you speak to them about the important issues and you are more likey to push them to vote for race if you call them names.

I am a life long Democrat, and while I want a Democratic President, I also want everyone to vote for the issues in which they truly believe. If you have no strong opinion on the issues, then vote for who you think will be best for our country. I say that person is Barack Obama.

As a black man who is an undecided,independent voter,I find Williams' endorsement of Obama as suspect.By stating he would vote against his own principles to vote for Obama simply because they are both black, he is subconsciously injecting race back into the equation.He just gave fuel to the fire for those who don't like Obama to peg him as the "black"president when in turn Obama is half white-half black.It is just as ignorant to vote for McCain because he's white as it is to vote for Obama because he is black.That's why I'm waiting at least until the debates to even consider which way I'm voting.I won't vote for a president based on race,gender,age,etc.I'll be voting for the person who seems more willing