Give Me a Break!

As I read the article about Obama’s uphill battle with gaining the vote of working-class whites and Catholic voters. I get a bit sick to my stomach. Does the media not understand that they inflate the racial tension amongst the nation? Now they are blaming a certain type of person for it and claiming they may be telling the pollsters one thing and voting another. I am a working class white woman, and I am particularly appalled at the media’s stereo type. I for one will vote based on the political views and accomplishments of a candidate, not on the color of his or her skin.
The big story from the beginning was history being made should either Senator Barrack Obama or Senator Hillary Clinton make it into the White House. While I agree it will be a huge turn in the history of this country, it should not be the basis of what this election is about. If the Media could report on the facts and the issues the candidates are running for, it would be a bit easier to vote for the candidate that would best serve the people of this country than based on whether you are an African-American, Female, or Catholic.
The "Bradley" effect, later called the "Wilder" effect is another one of those terms that instigated tension amongst individuals and groups. To call the voting public “liars” is ludicrous. The “effect” states that 2 African-Americas ran for state offices. The polls showed more support than they actually got on voting day. This holds no water; everyone is entitled to change their mind, the candidates might have made a comment or reacted after the poll that changed their mind. I have changed my mind several times throughout this campaign, and as an American, I am entitled to change it as many times as I want.
I truly hope that someday, we as a country can past the color of one another’s skin, whether we are a man or a woman, and how we worship. It truly divides this country and it is time to unite as one nation.

Response to Commentary on the New Election Year

“Commentary on the New Election Year” has a pretty harsh stance on Sex Offenders receiving education funds. I see both sides, there are some Sex Offenders that are innocent and then there are those that are repeat offenders or even go on to commit more heinous crimes. As in many things, one size does not fit all. Some individuals use the education they receive to go on and be contributing citizens to society, others use those funds to learn what their rights are and gain the ability to defend themselves and prove their innocence. Estimates of innocent individuals in jail are over 200,000. With so many cases of wrongly accused, and so many cases overturned (over 150 by one organization alone) one has to consider the idea that those using the education money are really trying to turn their lives around, wrongly accused or not. I think that consideration needs to be made that the funds should be available under certain conditions, I am sure that we have all suffered from being in the wrong place at the wrong time at least once in our lives and I think that a small percentage of these cases are just that, and should be considered as eligible for rehabilitation which should include education.
I would like to see my taxes used for education, and that it go to individuals who might be less fortunate, that works to be a good citizen, but has financial difficulties. As the author of this blog stated, I too have never been convicted of a crime and work hard to be a good citizen, I have also felt as if the financial aid program has let me down as well as others around me, but it there are a large group of individuals that do deserve help to maybe give them a life that would not have been.