Shocked and Appalled

I made a nice dinner tonight. Salmon, rice, and green beans. Washed down with a Rockstar. As the Mississippi polls close, I decided it would be nice to watch CNN's coverage of the primary. Earlier, while at the gym, I watched CNN and MSNB while on the elliptical and who did I see? This sad excuse for a human being:Ladies and gentlemen, may I present: Geraldine Ferraro. I only caught on a bit of the story when I was at the gym, primarily because they only have subtitles because the sound was off, and also because said subtitled happened to go out (perhaps the transcriber was equally appalled at what was going on). I was mildly intrigued, but didn't get the full story. But then I got home and had more than enough audio, as well as the internet to help me out. So number one, I made a mistake by turning on CNN while trying to enjoy my dinner. Here's a link to the story for the background: They're Attacking Me Because I'm White

The long and short of it is, she states that Obama is only where he's at because he's a black male. He would not be here if he was white; he would not be here if he was a black woman. But thank the heavens above because he was born black. Insert a slew of four and five letter words for this woman. Oh, and then scratch out the word woman, and insert the word 'bigot.' Plain and simple, that's what she is.

So then the bigot goes on to claim that the media is attacking her because SHE'S A WOMAN. She also claims that Hillary has been the victim of the sexist media. Wait....what?! Okay step one lady, go throw yourself off a bridge. Step two, media, go an apologize for chastising Michelle Obama for saying she's proud for the first time as an American.

When anyone says, "I hate affirmative action," please refer to this statement. I joke about being Asian, as I joke about other racial stereotypes. But the fact remains, skin color means something in this country. And if you refuse to believe that, please note that this woman was a former vice-presidential nominee in 1984. Also note that she is a very prominent Democrat (the supposed liberal party). This whole debacle is indicative of a few things.
1) Hillary's campaign will stop at nothing to win this nomination (even though her camp has said they disagree with Ferraro, who is also in the camp). She has done nothing but play dirty. When the election started out, I wasn't completely opposed to her. A few years ago, I thought that her becoming a Senator made it pretty clear she was going to make a run, but I didn't think she was a completely horrible person. But the moment she started shedding tears on national TV after the media noted how robotic she was, I could not longer taker her falseness; her pandering for votes. And having such a strong, racist supporter in your camp? Please...you have not dismissed Ferraro from her position, but merely slapped her on the hand stating that you did not agree with what she said. In this day and age, what's becoming acceptable is simply disgusting and this is extremely demonstrative of that.

2) Racism is still alive in our world. An analyst stated it best on CNN. This is exactly what black doctors, black lawyers, and black business men go through all the time. The notion that you're not here because of your skill or your talent, but simply because of affirmative action. CAN WE NOT REMEMBER THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT WAS BARELY A HALF CENTURY AGO?! And here we are, trying to pat ourselves on the back, thinking we've come so far. And then when Michelle Obama says she's proud because we've progressed enough to see a black man going for the highest, most powerful, and prominent position in the world as a viable candidate, and everyone gets all upset and chastises her. Well the proof is in the pudding kids. Insert kick to seat of pants to every bigot, every pundit, and every person who got on her for what she says.

Obama is lucky to be black? Do we still not realize that the KKK is still alive and well? Do we not realize that a little over half a century ago we had segregation? Not de facto segregation, but blatant, legislated segregation?!

This is America people. A great country? Yes. Still ingrained with racist jackasses in prominent places? You bet your lunch money.

Oh and this just in: Obama wins Mississippi. THANK GOD HE'S BLACK. I pray every night and ask why I wasn't born black with the hope I'll one day wake up black. I would be so fortunate then. But, alas, I'm Chinese, so I guess I don't have much of a future unless it's in electronics or computers or something of that nature. But I'm so happy Obama is black. Lord knows it's his skin color that made me vote for him.