Vicious Racial Politics
October 30, 2014

In North Carolina, the Senate race between the Democrat incumbent Kay Hagan and Republican challenger Thom Tillis is very close.

And very dirty.

A group organized by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is running this radio ad:

ANNOUNCER: "And Tillis won't fight for us.  Instead, he made it harder for communities of color to vote by restricting early voting and voter registration.  Tillis even led the effort to pass the type of stand your ground laws that caused the shooting death of Trayvon Martin."

In addition, leaflets have been printed that say if Senator Hagan loses, President Obama will be impeached.

In Georgia, Democrats are circulating a flier warning that if Republicans win, there will be more Fergusons.

The flier shows two black children holding signs that say "Don't Shoot."

In Arkansas, leaflets say: "Republicans are targeting our kids, silencing our voices and even trying to impeach our president."

We looked for similar racial stuff on the Republican side but could not find any.

So it seems that the race card is being played by the Democrats in order to stimulate the African-American vote.

Now there are a number of things wrong with this. 

First, it's morally wrong.  You don't take highly charged incidents out of context for any reason.

Secondly, the Democrats who are doing these things are obviously trying to distill hatred and division.  That is not the American way.

Each candidate running for office next Tuesday should stand on his or her record and vision.

We don't need vicious propaganda.

And then there's the bigger question: why African-Americans believe only one political party is looking out for them.

In 2012, President Obama received 93% of the black vote.

Understandable because he is the first person of color elected president.

However, the president's policies have not benefited black Americans and the facts are in stone.

In six years black unemployment has dropped less than two percentage points and is nearly six points more than white Americans.

Black median income is basically flat under Barack Obama.

Socially, we remain a divided country; not a lot of unity coming about.

Much of the race debate centers on historical atrocities against blacks.

That's what the white privilege deal is all about.

Liberals saying black Americans do not have a fair shot because of how they were treated in America for hundreds of years.

There is some truth to that, but to use a blanket of white privilege to cover failure and criminal behavior in the black precincts is destructive to African-Americans. 

The truth is, if you work hard, if you get educated, and if you are an honest person, this country offers black people more opportunity than any other country on Earth.

When was the last time you heard Al Sharpton say that?

Summing up, racial politics are abhorrent and black Americans should rebel against them.

And that's the memo.

Posted by Bill O'Reilly at 8:30 PM
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