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A conservative blogger's racist comment

Conservative blogger Kevin Jackson, who writes at the site The Black Sphere, wrote this, which was later posted by Joe the Plumber on his site: "Wanting a white Republican president doesn't make you racist; it makes you American."

Oddly enough, Mr. Jackson happens to be black, but regardless of his race, that's still a racist statement. If he had simply said, "Wanting a Republican president doesn't make you a racist," that would have been fine. However, in implementing the adjective "white" when describing this Republican president, that right there makes it a racist statement. Also, suggesting that anyone whom doesn't want a white Republican president isn't a "real" American, that just adds fuel to the fire.

Being a minority himself, I'd like to believe that Mr. Jackson would be one of the first ones to come forward and say that the color of a person's skin should be irrelevant when it comes to being elected. However, given his quote, that's now quite difficult to believe. Perhaps Mr. Jackson should start focusing more on candidates' ideas and level of character and less on their skin color.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/12/joe-the-plumber-racism_n_4090529.html

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