I am so Sick of People Saying ...

They were never proud of this country before. I have never heard a more ridiculous statement. I have never heard a statement which so blatantly dismissed the history and culture of an entire country. I have never heard a statement which so completely disregarded the ideas and values of an entire segment of the population (and if you think I mean racism, you are just stupid enough to be the one saying you had never been proud of your country before. If you think America was built on racism, discrimination, hate, etcetera, if you that that is what this country has stood for since its founding, then I URGE you to leave, because someone with such a low opinion of a place should never seek to reap the benefits of living there. Morals should guide everything we do, and if you have willingly participated in a society which is so morally bankrupt, in order to better yourself, then you are worse than the society is. Move to a country where that is not the case, if you can find one.) since I heard Obama's statements about "clinging to guns and religion," "uneducated, poor white people not wanting to vote for a black man," or how about Congressman Murtha's calling his constituents "racists," then "rednecks" and then getting reelected! (I swear if he had to appologize again, he would have said "I am sorry for my statements, but my constituents should understand that I do not mean this exclusively of them, but of all of small town America) Electing Murtha again was a terrible idea. The man has so little regard for his constituents that he cannot possibly have their best interests at heart. Obama has the same disregard for the American people. I wonder if people feel the need to prove themselves to people who do not care about them in order to show that they are good, or better. That is the stupidest idea I have ever heard. They will never respect you more for voting for them. They will never be thankful. They will just see you as weak, someone they can manipulate, someone they can use to achieve their own ends. That is exactly what Obama is doing with you, if you are someone who is only newly "proud of your country." Michelle Obama said this early on in the campaign, and she had to appologize for it. Barack Obama said it three days before election day, and people decided it was the thing to say, just like gucci sunglasses and uggs are the things to wear. Voting for your country because, if a certain person is elected, it will somehow prove that you are superior, in this case, that you are not racist, is, to date, the absolute worst reason I have ever heard for supporting a candidate. If you vote for Barack Obama, you get an "I am not racist!"' bumper sticker, along with a whole line of clothing and accessories. You excuse every immoral thing he has ever done, everything he has ever said, because he is black. You make excuses for things you would never do, yourselves (I hope ... ), and which you absolutely would not tolerate out of any other candidate, because he is an African American. Do you REALLY have to lower your standards that much to support a black man? That is the truly racist viewpoint. John McCain said he "truly began to know how much he loved America" when he was suffering at the hands of brutal interrogators in Vietnam. When he was tortured every day, he began to realize how much his country meant to him. Barack Obama and his wife began to "be proud of their country for the first time," when it awarded them the nomination for Democratic candidate, and, later, the presidency of the United States of America (however corruptly certain people had to act for each step to be achieved ... ). Somebody raised the question "how is that different?" Perhaps other people realized how stupid that was, and that is why I have never heard it answered, but this is why it is different. When John McCain said it, he was giving to America. When Barack Obama said it, America was giving to him. If you put it on a personal level, it is like if your friend said "This is the first time I have realized how much I appreciate you." when they have had to make some sacrifice for you, versus if they said it when you gave them a particularly nice birthday present. Would you be friends with the person in the latter situation? I have never heard a statement which so immediately removed any shadow or echo of respect I ever had from the person who uttered it.