And that has been the frustration of this campaign – one side is skewered for “racism” whenever they question their opponent, and the other is given the benefit of the doubt on virtually everything. As one blogger said after Palin was announced as McCains VP (and the ensuing firestorm of criticism) “We know more about Sarah Palin in two weeks than we know about Barak Obama in two years.”
If there is one thing this election cycle has taught us, its that investigative journalism is truly dead and that there is a clear, powerful media bias to the left. Not in all of it (and there is some that lean to the right), but enough that will turn a blind eye to a popular Democratic candidate. Every day they don’t report on these serious issues they loose credibility. It is truly despicable what they have done, and it has not gone unnoticed.
It is also commonly excepted that if Mr. Obama loses, it will all come down to simple white bigotry. I would like to point out that any one of the above issues would be enough to laugh any other candidate of any other race right out of the running and possibly into prison. The fact that he has all of this and is actually ahead in the polls is simply mind-boggling. I would also like to point out that the polls are inherently flawed, as they focus more on Urban communities like big cities(inherently left-leaning) and less on rural, small town communities – which actually makes up the bulk of the population.
At this time in 2004, John Kerry was ahead of Bush by 10 points. Of course we know it wasn’t even close on election day, and Bush (unfortunately) won easily. Was that down to racism as well? Obviously not – but what it did reflect was the mistake of ignoring such a large bulk of the nation.
This is what I feel about the current election. It is not done out of malice, but in an effort to address real concerns at a pivotal time in my countries existence. We are weaker now than we have ever been since the civil war, and many in government are likely to go along with just about anything to stop the hemorrhaging. I believe whoever wins this election will be pivotal in re-defining America and how the government itself operates.
This is why I cannot in good conscious vote for Obama.