Let me join in the fun and denounce Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid for his remarks on President Obama's candidacy. How dare he assert that Obama would have had a harder time running for president if he had darker skin and a less Ivy League accent? This statement is outrageous! True, but outrageous.
It implies that some American voters are so hung up on racial stereotypes that it would be hard for them to see Obama's qualifications if he projected a more ethnic image. Again, true but again outrageous. We all know that voters are free of prejudice and never subconsciously make unwarranted assumptions about a candidate based on how the candidate looks or talks. You betcha!
Barack Obama had a hard, uphill race - you should pardon the expression. It took intelligence, commitment and enormous hard work for Obama and his campaign team to overcome the obstacles facing the first African-American major party presidential candidate. Would the hurdles have been higher if Obama were more ghetto and less Harvard Law School? Probably. Would Obama have lost the race? I wouldn't bet the farm on it. And. I suspect, neither would Sen. Reid.
Patriotic Republicans rightfully resent any slur on President Obama (unless they make it). Of course, if Reid weren't effective in pushing Democratic legislation in the Senate, I doubt they would care.
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