http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/obamas-african-american-supporters-shouldnt-play-the-race-card/2011/10/18/gIQA12m9uL_story.html
This is a very interesting op-ed article. The writer, Kathleen Parker, talks about how some supporters of Obama are simply ignoring the issues/problems occuring and following African American media leaders cries to vote black. Parker is very passionate about how dumb of an idea voting on racial solidarity is and gives her very strong opinion throughout the piece.
I think Kathleen Parker does a great job at writing a persuasive piece that is featured in the Washington Post. Parker adds in quotes throughout the piece to strongly back up her argument. One of her quotes that gets you on her side is, "Let’s not even deal with the facts right now. Let’s deal with just our blackness and pride — and loyalty,” Joyner wrote on his own personal blog. “We have the chance to re-elect the first African-American president, and that’s what we ought to be doing. And I’m not afraid or ashamed to say that as black people, we should do it because he’s a black man.” I personally get upset when I reach this quote because instead of using their minds, people are only using their eyes.
Even though I have nothing against Obama, I agree with Parker and think that her argument is effective in pointing out some of the hypocrisy playing the race card would entail. She does a good job of quoting exactly what some supporters were saying, and I admire that she approved of one of Obama's earlier speeches. This shows that she herself is not biased and that her argument is sound.
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