Obama doesn't have to accuse his critics of racism. His critics do it every day for him. As for Limbaugh and Beck, they're right on - if a bunch of white kids had beat up a black kid on a school bus, we'd never hear the end of how this constitutes some kind of race-hate that America needs to get past. But when a minority does it, it's no big deal apart from the simple assault charges. It was with some reluctance I even clicked on this column today, only to have my suspicions confirmed: Conason is an out-of-touch left-winger who apparently has been living under a rock for years.

Why is it that only white people seem to be capable of racism? Let's take a look at a few quotes from the President's book, Dreams of My Father.
"I ceased to advertise my mother's race at the age of 12 or 13, when I began to suspect that by doing so I was ingratiating myself to whites."
"I found a solace in nursing a pervasive sense of grievance and animosity against my mother's race."
"It remained necessary to prove which side you were on, to show your loyalty to the black masses, to strike out and name names."
Can you imagine the backlash if a "white" President were to say the same things about blacks? To me, it's nothing more than the same old partisan politics of one side pointing fingers at the other. It's all a boatload of horse dung.

Like many of americans, we did welcome the new president, but he has spoke in many countries, about how we are not a christen nation? what part of under GOD and fredom do you not get. when will this president start staying home and doing the work we sent him to do. if we are always ready to put down the other party for the words we speak when will we come together. look at you own false words before you can offer a commen sense opinion. thank you

Wow, only three responses as of my post. Seems Americans no longer respond to hate filled Liberals spewing race baiting lies and distortions.

Good job readers.

Spoken like a true guilty white liberal Joe. Any disagreement with the annoited one and after a quick check of the color of their skin proclaim them racist bastards or uncle Toms. You liberals can never defend your beliefs with facts you only express your emotions which is why your always wrong.

Joe the idiot is a racist himself we latinas loathe the hell out of obama we know what he is a racist a marxist and a big mf liar!! kiss my ass joe conason you are a big fat racist and brown nosing a communist chavez wanna obama a liar in cheif and a theif!! screw you dork asshole!! eat shit and die dickhead!!

Mr. Joe Conason
I finally figured out what all this "he said she said" crap is about. I see no difference in the words that you use compared to those of Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck. You and your ilk take the opposite side of a given political subject from Beck and Limbaugh, and call each other names in newspapers, magazines, on TV or radio and all of you make a great living out of it. All of you do a disservice to the general public, and you certainly don't do anything to bring the races together. Sad! I feel sorry for anybody that has to make a living this way.