America has been issued a new challenge in a Democratic Primary election. This new challenge is to distinguish between transcending race and being political astute. Barack Obama has been touted as a new type of politician that transcend race. He gave a speech which was supposedly about race that has been portrayed in the media as one of the most brilliant and historic speeches on race in modern day history. Media elites which are mostly where a lot of people get their opinion has set out on a course to bring greatness to a politician where it has not been warranted in my opinion.

 The fact is Mr. Obama’s father was a black man from Kenya that married a white woman from Kansas. Now I would like for someone to explain why that was transcending race. Mr. John Lewis of Georgia said switching his endorsement from Hillary to Barack was a tougher decision than being beat by police during the civil rights struggle. Since Hillary and Bill are such great friends with a black man wouldn’t that go along way in dispelling the need for racial transcending. I’ve had members of my family marry outside the race for well over 40 years, but yet today we are being told we need a candidate that can transcend race. We have been given a false choice by confusing racial and social equality. We must always pursue remedies for racial and civil inequity.  

 Bill Clinton has been called the first black president. This was based on the fact and notion that people deserved and equal opportunity to realize and be uplifted in all walks of life. This is one of the main reasons that the Clintons became so hated by many. They have refused to go along with extreme liberal policy and extreme yet despicable conservative over reach. They had blacks as everyday advisers and friends. Gave opportunity of advancement to many blacks and women at a time when it wasn’t popular. They attempted to get universal healthcare for all. They went along with the need for welfare reform. For reasons like this they became hated by extreme liberals and conservatives.

 There have always been those sitting in wait to destroy Hillary Clinton’s chances of becoming president. So in comes Obama the weapon needed to sabotage her future ambitions. Those persuading Barack to run knew he would attract most of the black vote which was a main voting block needed to gain the Democratic Party’s Nomination. The liberals that hate the Clintons, along with the conservative haters joined forces to make it seem as though a great new movement had been born. Organizations like Move-on .org used entities Myspace and Facebook to reach out to the youth which generated huge crowds at rallies. Congresswomen and Female Senators stated they were influenced by their children to join in on this movement, which is a very scary thought. At a time when we have more college kids going ballistic and presenting mass murder to their classmates. We all know that on our college campuses there is a lot of drinking, drugging, and partying going on, yet our elected officials sees them as an informative source in the shaping of intelligent political fore thought.

 In conclusion we are witnessing segregation not Transcending. Blacks are voting overwhelmingly for Obama while Whites are beginning to vote overwhelmingly against. If this trend is considered to be transcending race, I for one want no part of it.