Angie Harmon: I'm Not Racist Because I Disagree With Obama

No, not really. You said that conduct or behavior on a forum "has no real short term or eternal value.". I don't agree with that. You conduct, no matter where you are, is a reflection on your life and how you present yourself to the world. It is also a reflection on Christ, if you are a Christian.

Anyway, it's all off topic and I don't want to get the thread closed because of that.

So, back on topic. To all someone a racist for opposing Obama is just plain stupid. It's a cop out and just an attempt to paint someone in a bad light because they oppose Obama. I personally haven't seen anyone do that, but we've been throught that already .

 

Matt;

I thought FCBC was a conservative Independent Baptist church? I have been here sense '07 and yes I have seen posts that implicate many of us as racists when disagreeing with Obama's policies. This was a very heated forum during the campaign.

Mel

 

Anyone who voted or agrees with Obama just because he's black is a racist.

Anyone who voted against or denies Obama's decisions just because he's black is a racist.

Most of us fall into neither category, but both are just as wrong and just as racist.

 

Ironically, I have seen the example you bring up a number of times (people supporting Obama being called racist), but I have yet to witness anyone who doesn't support Obama being called a racist because if it. I am sure it happens, I have just never seen it.

 

Mel, what does FCBC being a conservative Independent Baptist church have to do with my asking for examples of people being called racists?

I'm not denying that it has happened, I'm just stating that I haven't seen it myself so I asked for an example of it.

Since you all say it happened, I'll take your words at it.

As I said, if it happened it is wrong. You don't need to be a racist to disagree with Obama. As a Christian and a conservative I find enough wrong with his policies that I could spend my life disagreeing with him based solely on those items. And you certainly aren't a racist just because you disagree with his policies or I'd be a racist every day of the week.

 

Totally agree. My next door neighbor (who is black) is a racist because he voted for Obama. When I asked him why he was voting for Obama he told me because Obama was black. That makes him a racist.

 

I honestly believe that similarities can be drawn here. I personally didn't like Bush, nor do I like Obama. I do recall people who were Bush Bashing, we were constantly regarded as unpatriotic or as being pro-terrorist. The only difference between me & most of your average Bush Bashers is that the others didn't like him beacause they thought he was too conservative. I simply didn't like him because he wasn't conservative enough.

I have heard of cases of where people who didn't support Obama, have been accussed of being a racist. I have also personally been accused of being a racist because of my conservative beliefs & views.

I simply discriminate against a political figure if he / she is not a conservative. I put their stances on the issues (or lack there of) under the microscope. When I select a candidate, I choose someone who comes as close to my views as possible. If that person happens to be a Republican, Democrat, or third party, it doesn't matter to me. Of course lately, the best presidential candidates have been third party (Buchanan, Peroutka, Keyes, & maybe Baldwin). The only problem is the Democratic Party doesn't have very many conservative people.