Now while I, like most of the Western world, am very happy at the election of Barack Obama as President of the United States there are some who are not. White Americans who believe that the only reason, the only reason, that African-American voters went overwhelmingly for Obama was down to the simple fact that he is black.
So Howard Stern felt it was his duty as a journalist and reporter of integrity to investigate. He interviewed some black voters in Harlem, NY to see who they were supporting. Unsurprisingly, they supported Obama. But then he decided to really test the theory. They told these voters that McCain's policies were Obama's to see if they really knew what Obama stood for and whether they would still support him. Here is an excerpt taken from YouTube.
Basically, the people he asked all agreed with "Obama's" policies, failed to spot that they were McCain's and said that Obama's choice of Sarah Palin for Vice President was a good one. That settles it once and for all. Black people have no idea what is going on in their country's politics and only support Obama because he is black. The proof is right there. The three people he talked to confirm it. Three. It couldn't possibly be selective examples. Howard Stern may be known for being a shock-jock who does and says things on his show to provoke a reaction, but in this case he is making an exception for the good of the nation. It is impossible to suspect that he could have interviewed people all day who spotted that he was using McCain's policies. It is impossible to suspect that most of the people he interviewed knew that Sarah Palin was McCain's VP pick and that Joe Biden was Obama's. It is impossible to suspect that he could have selected the three people who were ignorant of policy and broadcast that as the 'voice of the African-American people' in order to provoke outrage in white people who were already afraid that a black man had made it into the 'Whites Only' club that is the Presidency. It could not be that. No, it must be that all black people voted for Obama simply because he is black.
Give me a break.
By that logic all women should have voted for John McCain because Sarah Palin was on the ticket. Policy be damned, as a woman they should have voted for her anyway. Is that a fair statement? No, of course not. It's a hideous generalization. Which is something that in the 21st Century we should be above.
So Howard Stern felt it was his duty as a journalist and reporter of integrity to investigate. He interviewed some black voters in Harlem, NY to see who they were supporting. Unsurprisingly, they supported Obama. But then he decided to really test the theory. They told these voters that McCain's policies were Obama's to see if they really knew what Obama stood for and whether they would still support him. Here is an excerpt taken from YouTube.
Basically, the people he asked all agreed with "Obama's" policies, failed to spot that they were McCain's and said that Obama's choice of Sarah Palin for Vice President was a good one. That settles it once and for all. Black people have no idea what is going on in their country's politics and only support Obama because he is black. The proof is right there. The three people he talked to confirm it. Three. It couldn't possibly be selective examples. Howard Stern may be known for being a shock-jock who does and says things on his show to provoke a reaction, but in this case he is making an exception for the good of the nation. It is impossible to suspect that he could have interviewed people all day who spotted that he was using McCain's policies. It is impossible to suspect that most of the people he interviewed knew that Sarah Palin was McCain's VP pick and that Joe Biden was Obama's. It is impossible to suspect that he could have selected the three people who were ignorant of policy and broadcast that as the 'voice of the African-American people' in order to provoke outrage in white people who were already afraid that a black man had made it into the 'Whites Only' club that is the Presidency. It could not be that. No, it must be that all black people voted for Obama simply because he is black.
Give me a break.
By that logic all women should have voted for John McCain because Sarah Palin was on the ticket. Policy be damned, as a woman they should have voted for her anyway. Is that a fair statement? No, of course not. It's a hideous generalization. Which is something that in the 21st Century we should be above.
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