McCain and Obama and Town Hall Meetings?

I’ve started giving some thought about the town hall meetings McCain kept shoving down Obama’s throat. I keep thinking how McCain was challenging Obama, damn near daring him. I keep seeing the smirk on McCain’s face as he sarcastically belittles Obama for refusing his invitation. Well McCain be careful what you ask for because you just might get it.

I watched the first of these two guy’s debate and saw something I didn’t think I’d see but it hit me in the face. McCain couldn’t look at Obama. I’m no way saying I’m the only one who saw this because others have talk about it, but since I blog I thought I’d give my slanted opinion about it.

First, McCain can’t look at Obama, what would he do at town halls? At the debate the lights were turned down so you couldn’t see the audience, you could only see the moderator and each other. The moderator would ask McCain a question that was directed to Obama and several times he, the moderator asked McCain to direct his answer to Obama and not him, but McCain didn’t or couldn’t. When Obama was asked to do the same, he did and continued to do it the rest of the night. YOUR PRESIDENT MUST LOOK PEOPLE IN THE EYE OR THEY’LL APPEAR WEAK AND INTEMADATED.

So this is what hit me in the face. Being a black man I’ve experience dabs of racism that’s so common that it’s not even worth thinking or talking about. One of the dabs is many white people ignore black people. We don’t exist. This kind of white person walks all over us. If I’m engaged in a conversation with a white person and this type of white person comes up, they talk to the person I’m talking too interrupting our conversation, not to ask a quick thought and go, or to add to the conversation, but to pull that person away from me and divert their attention toward them as if I wasn’t there.

I’ve been on elevators and watched white people share thought with other white people until they’ve reached their selected floors leaving me and another white person on the elevator. I’ve watch this kind of white person turn and stare strait into the wall until my or their floor comes up. Sometime I try to continue the conversation they were having with the others but I may as well have been talking to myself or the wall.

I’ve asked this type of white person questions about something or other and they’ll answer the white person that may be standing next to me, and that white person never said anything to them.

I’ve asked this type of white person questions and they’re so busy, I’ve got to chase them back and fourth for the answer plus if a white person asks them something while I’m chasing them trying to get my answer, they stop to answer the white person and again they’re off and running as I continue trying to get mine.

I’ve been first in line with no cashier when that type of white worker comes up and says to the white person behind me, may I help you, as if I wasn’t there.
In other words, what McCain was doing to Obama had an ugly undertone too it.

What was McCain thinking? Did he think Obama wasn’t there? Did he want to ignore him? Could he dare think that a black man had no business being on the same stage with him; not to say challenge him or call him out about his policies, issues and his poor judgment on so many things pertaining to the Presidency they both are campaigning for?
Was McCain showing his age and the era he’s from as far as black men are concern? Was he thinking this is a joke and why is he involved? Is McCain an elitist? No, I think McCain is surprised and stunned. I think McCain’s life was passing in front of his eyes. I think McCain feels what Hillary and Bill felt.

Twentieth century politics is long gone. America is a few weeks from becoming a great nation again. For the people by the people is the drum beat. Honesty and integrity is the order of business. America is about to be global for all and not exploited by a few. The world will be a smaller place with opportunities galore for a nation of proud but united people once more. American’s again will be welcomed all over the world with open arms because of the leadership of one man … Barack Obama.

Get out and vote this November. This is the most important election ever. Our nation’s future and sovereignty depends on it. Vote Democratic.

Gaidi