Dangerous Hatred in the U.S.

This weeks article was about our President, Barack Obama, and how the health care reform has sparked the debate whether racism is playing a role in it. I found this article to be very interesting because we as a country say we have come a long ways since the time of segregation and racism, but from what the article says it seems we haven't progressed at all. Hard core right wing politicians and some Republicans have been coming up with reasons and, in my opinion, crazy excuses as to why Obama is a racist and that his health care reform is only benefiting African Americans and no one else. It amazes me that people can say things like this when any of the liberal candidates that ran for president would have done the same thing whether they were white, black or any ethnicity.
       It's not a matter of racism that is fueling the health care reform, but it is more about a Democratic way of thinking. Democrats are more about making everything equal between everyone and with the Health Care reform it is trying to make sure that everyone has a fair chance at getting the medical attention they need. Obama is obviously trying to do this and I believe that the only reason why Republicans believe he is racists is because of his skin color. If Hillary Clinton was president of the United States and she did the same thing with health care I bet that no one would be saying she is a racist. I also really like the point in the article that Obama won by 9 million votes last November meaning an awful lot of white people voted for him. To me Obama is not a racist but rather he is doing his job as a president with a Democratic view. I still can't believe people accuse our president of being racist. I mean honestly racism and segregation was so far in the past that there is no reason that it should still be a topic talked about in today's times.
         Overall, accusing our president of being racist for an idea that is politically driven blows my mind, but no matter what happens there will always be those radicals that will be against any President that has to make a tough decision.