See today it is easy to be a racist.

All you have to do is hide behind a cause and use it as a red herring for how you really feel.

If you have not seen the sad, sad woman at a republican congressman's townhall meeting in Delaware, take a peek here. It is pathetic, lame and an excuse for these individuals to vent their real racist feelings.

See, I don't give a DAMN about folks running around here saying Barack Obama is not the legitimate president because he is not a citizen. His birth certificate was shown time and time again, in print, for you to download, in all the major newspapers and online, but still the urban legend continues. In fact, this tactic was used during the campaign and went no where, but the height, anger and raw emotion of the far, far, far right winged base of the Republican Party is something we need to be aware of. Why? Because they can not let it go.

When was the last time anyone questioned the last 43 presidents birth certificates, or if they were given "is he really an American test?" None of this was questioned because the last 43 were white men. But now with Obama this is brought up and with fervor now.

The reason this is bothersome is because after hearing Pat Buchanan's diatribe on Rachel Maddow's show, not only showed who he really is but makes many question why television have these people on? What Pat Buchanan said was racist through and through, yet, the responsibility of NBC/MSNBC has been moot.

Now we have the likes of Liz Cheney and Lou Dobbs stroking the hatred flame. This is dangerous.

Change was a word many of us wanted in the campaign, but along with policies was the reality that an African-American man was the change. And along with all of this is the real hatred of racism and bigotry that many have towards this man and his family at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

The birthers crowd won't win. They will continue to be laughed at, looked upon as a freak show. This will continue to be a noose around the Republicans neck, as they attempt to expand their stale, pale and male party. In the end, it is a negative for the Republican Party.

But as I close, as an African-American and a woman, it is very sad to have to witness, hear and read all the hate towards a man who won the presidency fair and square.

OK, my rant for today.

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