More on the Same

Part of me felt that I was too overly sensitive when I posted about Hillary Clinton's and Mike Huckabee's comments about assassination related to Barack Obama. That is, until I heard of this story that has shaken me a little bit more.

The Roswell Beacon, a newspaper in Roswell, Georgia located just north of Atlanta, published a story about white supremacists groups and their feelings towards Senator Obama. Their article was overshadowed by the controversial cover page. The cover, when I saw it, put butterflies in my stomach. The cover was a bit too much but the article was quite interesting and put an actual face on what many already knew was a scary issue to consider. It tells the story of a meeting of a white supremacist group and its members discussing their feelings on Obama and why the feel the way they do.

As I have said before, I know that the overwhelming majority of the country wishes no physical harm on Barack Obama, but to imply anything to that regard is irresponsible. This is why Hillary Clinton is irresponsible. This is why Mike Huckabee is irresponsible.

Over the past few years, we have been concerned with terrorism. But, we cannot only worry about Islamic extremists. Homegrown terror still looms large and we cannot forget that. We cannot forget that Timothy Mcveigh and Eric Rudolph were Americans, American terrorists. In Rudolph's case, an American "Christian" terrorist.

Many conservative pundits question Obama's patriotism and claim that he does not appreciate living in the "land of opportunity." Barack Obama has several times said that he is grateful for being an American and appreciates his freedom and opportunity to be as successful as he is. But, if Barack Obama, his wife, or his pastor are critical of certain aspects of the United States, one must remember that everything about the United States is not perfect. There are people who want those three people, and many others, harmed because they are black and successful. Sean Hannity and others may criticize these people for not loving America, but does Sean Hannity have to deal with death threats based on his skin color and success?

Bottom line is everybody has a right to believe whatever they want, of course. But, when there is a likelihood that an individual or group will act on their hate, they must be stopped. I hope local police departments, the FBI, and the Department of Homeland Security all have their eyes on these groups. Not just for the sake of Barack Obama and his family, but so that every American can continue to live free.

Rabbit