This
Boston Globe article is talking about the Imus controversy and how some
blacks are concerned that he is not making a statement. Obama's silence on Imus alarms some blacks - The Boston Globe.
Most people I talk to of every race just want to stop hearing about
this controversy. Enough has been said and the market is going to have
the last word.
McCain and Giuliani have both said they would go back on the show. Most presidential candidates have not said a word about this. I don't blame them. Who wants to get involved in the mess this thing has become? I do agree that Obama's refusal to make a statement might hurt him. Not with me. I don't believe in putting pressure on someone to do something just because of their skin color. But for those who want to question his blackness or decide whether they are in his court instead of Clintons, they might be upset. Reading this article, it seems like their complaints are childish, but that doesn't mean they won't carry weight in the primaries.
"The episode is the first test of how Obama -- who is of mixed-race background -- is handling the contentious issue of race in his presidential campaign. Even as polls have shown other Democrats attracting a large share of the black vote, Obama has steered clear of the kind of activism symbolized by Sharpton and the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who were both highly visible in the Imus episode but whose aggressiveness on race issues has alienated some white voters in the past."
McCain and Giuliani have both said they would go back on the show. Most presidential candidates have not said a word about this. I don't blame them. Who wants to get involved in the mess this thing has become? I do agree that Obama's refusal to make a statement might hurt him. Not with me. I don't believe in putting pressure on someone to do something just because of their skin color. But for those who want to question his blackness or decide whether they are in his court instead of Clintons, they might be upset. Reading this article, it seems like their complaints are childish, but that doesn't mean they won't carry weight in the primaries.
"The episode is the first test of how Obama -- who is of mixed-race background -- is handling the contentious issue of race in his presidential campaign. Even as polls have shown other Democrats attracting a large share of the black vote, Obama has steered clear of the kind of activism symbolized by Sharpton and the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who were both highly visible in the Imus episode but whose aggressiveness on race issues has alienated some white voters in the past."
