Flaylo
Handsome Devil
John Milewski: Birthers, Racism, Barack Obama and Hank Aaron
Let's face it, in the spirit of hard ball politics there are those who will exploit any situation that will help further their political agendas. That doesn't necessarily make them racists, even if you find such crass tactics objectionable. So beyond politics at its most cynical, what is driving Birthermania? Could it possibly be that, gasp, the president is a black man? Many critics of Mr. Obama will be taking me to task for even suggesting such a thing. And in most cases those who doubt the president's place of birth may have no conscious connection to subconscious racist impulses that may be feeding their doubts. But all the denial in the world doesn't make reality go away.