With the Democratic race winding down we are seeing the nature of nouveau racism permeate the election season. Bill Clinton highlighted Barack Obama’s color when he discussed the fact that Jesse Jackson won South Carolina in 1992. In the last few days, if you believe Matt Drudge, a photo was released by a member of Hillary’s campaign that contained Barack Obama sporting a traditional Somali nomadic garb. Can you believe a son of a Kenyan doing such a thing? This, however, is laying the foundation for a virulent strain of off handed racism that is to come. In fact, if you search in the right places you will find it in the far-right discourse currently. Today, it came in the form of a right winger who introduced John McCain at a political rally.

Highlighting his birth middle name is a subtle form of racism. As if Barack Obama’s name is not alien enough, this mouth breather must insert Hussein to assert his “Arab-ness”, or better yet his “Muslim-ness”. It is the same sort of tactic the Bush administration used to connect 9/11 and the need to go to war in Iraq. John McCain had the decency to denounce the speaker but guess what resulted? The right wingers on the air waves attacked McCain for his apology, including the very guy who spoke above. This tells you a lot about the likes of Limbaugh and the ilk that listen to him. But these attacks on Obama are mild compared to what is out there and these foretell the nasty nature of the hearts of the far right. Connections to Palestine. Connections to Marxists leaders in Kenya who support Al-Qaeda. All I can say is get your bucket of dirt and add a gallon of water. The mud is just getting stirred in preparation to be flung. Can you liberals out there feel what I’m feeling? Can you wait for a President Obama in the White House to show the right wing haters that not only do their fear tactics not work but we put a man named Barack Obama in the White House so sit down, shut up and turn your terror warning off.