Bill Maher gut-punches the right on the racial anti-Obama motivation

[HopeOverFear]

http://www.politicususa.com/bill-maher-o...-fail.html


There will be no “novelty” excuse for the right if Obama wins reelection. If Obama is able to win a second term powered by a coalition of young voters, African-Americans, women, Hispanics, and other minorities, it will signal the official demise of the small tent angry white man Republican Party. The nomination of Mitt Romney makes perfect sense when viewed from this perspective. Romney is the walking, talking, living, breathing embodiment of angry conservative white male privilege.

Obama’s first victory was historic, but his second victory will change the way our nation views presidential candidates. The door won’t be kicked open for all minorities. It is a travesty that this nation has not yet elected a female president, but a secret unspoken bias will be shattered with an Obama win in 2012. After eight years of Obama’s leadership, there would never again be nothing unusual about African-American president.

Maher was correct. A second Obama victory is more important than the first. President Obama himself represents a form of progress that the right is desperate to stop. If Obama wins reelection that progress will not be denied, and the privileged white male will forever have to share his formerly exclusive lease on 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue with everyone else, and as Bill Maher put it this is what the right is hoping and praying does not happen.

[jaxx]

I think the first victory is just as important as the second will be.

[azmouse]

I didn't expect to see a black president in my lifetime but it happened. Now I have real hope for a female president too.

GObama! Thank you for opening the door for all to pass through to the presidency.

[Drunken Irishman]

I've often thought of that. Forget so many white presidents have failed - the last white president, in fact - if Obama loses, it will set up this standard that blacks can't get it done. Republicans will use it as proof we should never stray from electing another white, male Christian again.

[janedrake]

(05-05-2012 02:05 PM)Drunken Irishman Wrote:  I've often thought of that. Forget so many white presidents have failed - the last white president, in fact - if Obama loses, it will set up this standard that blacks can't get it done. Republicans will use it as proof we should never stray from electing another white, male Christian again.

It is infuriating, but ultimately true, that the only thing that allows the GOP to get away with that line of reasoning is the cover that Fox News et al. provides for them. A cover that brainwashes people into not holding Republicans accountable for obstruction that's just this side of treason.

[sandnsea]

(05-05-2012 02:05 PM)Drunken Irishman Wrote:  I've often thought of that. Forget so many white presidents have failed - the last white president, in fact - if Obama loses, it will set up this standard that blacks can't get it done. Republicans will use it as proof we should never stray from electing another white, male Christian again.

That's a good point, and if that's what Maher meant, then I agree. He seemed to say that if Obama wins again, then it'll be easy for other black Presidents to win, no excuse for them not to - and that's just not true. Obama is a very unique individual with a very unique story.

[OptimistesMaddie]

(05-05-2012 05:06 PM)sandnsea Wrote:  

(05-05-2012 02:05 PM)Drunken Irishman Wrote:  I've often thought of that. Forget so many white presidents have failed - the last white president, in fact - if Obama loses, it will set up this standard that blacks can't get it done. Republicans will use it as proof we should never stray from electing another white, male Christian again.

That's a good point, and if that's what Maher meant, then I agree. He seemed to say that if Obama wins again, then it'll be easy for other black Presidents to win, no excuse for them not to - and that's just not true. Obama is a very unique individual with a very unique story.

Mahr also said that if President Obama is not reelected the white repug male power structure will say....see we tried it and it didn't work. That is the danger...the door is open and we have to keep it open. I would think in 2016 it would be Hillary's time..