A Good Omen

Senator Clinton’s campaign is in shambles and she is nearly out of ammunition. The queen of the Democrats is being stoned in the public square. There is a sweet irony here. The retribution being hurled at her was stolen from her stockpile.

The Clinton machine controlled the rules in the Democratic playbook. They expected to ride into the White House on her gender. They calculated that Hillary’s option to wear a skirt would provide a Teflon coating and cement the feminist vote.

It almost worked. She dispatched the white, male candidates in the first few debates. They were toothless—sent packing because they were scorned for attacking a woman. That’s a no-no in the politically correct world the Clintons groomed and thrive in.

But Senator Obama holds the trump card. In the world of political correctness ethnicity trumps gender. The Clintons knew this, but dismissed Obama’s chances. Rightfully, they saw he had no money, no organization and no experience.

Nor could the Clintons conceive that white voters would pull the Obama lever. They fell victim to their own propaganda, which deliberately incites racism and rancor, and postulates that blacks need white protectors. They bet on racism, expecting this Democratic strategy to keep African Americans in their camp.

Michelle Obama’s “no pride in America” statement substantiates that many had been duped by this propaganda. But those who fabricated it should have known better. The Clintons’ mistake can be written off to arrogance—their belief that they could fool everyone any time they wanted.

It seems they were all surprised by the white rejection of the racist innuendo perpetuated by the Democrats for decades; and that so many blacks believe in themselves. That’s a good omen for America.

Senator Obama’s presumptive nomination is a backlash against racism and the policies that undermine black accomplishment. But don’t believe that his nomination will immediately benefit black Americans. Other than pride in their ancestry and a greater insight into white America’s values, they have gained little.

The big winner is Middle America. They have been freed from the slur of racist epitaphs by demonstrating (with their votes) that racism is more a political device than a reality. The cynicism of the Democrats’ divide and conquer strategy has been exposed.

Change takes time. It will be years before it is near universally agreed that the Democrats undermined its African American constituency for five decades.

Senator Obama’s nomination provided all Americans with the opportunity to unmask the deceit. And for that the nation should be thankful.