Playing dangerous cards

The now-ingrained habit of segmenting Americans by race, color, creed, etc, for purposes of building electoral 'coalitions' now threatens to divide us deeply and dangerously.

At least in West Virginia, Clinton chose her words more carefully than she did last week when she blurted out to USA Today that "Sen. Obama's support among working, hard-working Americans, white Americans, is weakening again" and how
whites who had not completed college were supporting her.

Clinton's message in West Virginia was smoother. "I'm winning Catholic voters and Hispanic voters," she told supporters, "and blue-collar workers and seniors, the kind of people that Sen. McCain will be fighting for in the general election."

So much for being uniters. Meanwhile, I strongly resent the insinuation my lack of enthusiasm for Obama has ANYTHING to do with the color of his skin:

Meanwhile, some white Americans are turning themselves inside out to come up with excuses for why they're not supporting Obama. It seems like just yesterday that these folks were arguing there is no racism in the immigration debate, and now they're insisting there is no racism in the presidential election.
Some want to know why it isn't racist when 70 percent of African-Americans vote for Obama but it is when 70 percent of whites vote against him.
The answer has to do with history. Over the decades, black Americans have had plenty of opportunities to vote for white people for president. And they have done so. But this is the first time that white Americans have a chance to vote for an African-American with a shot at the presidency. And what are they doing?
Many are responding quite well. ((the question is, to what?? -- Jemison))

So it's racist that some white Americans may not vote for Obama because they disagree with his positions, associations or general demeanor, but it's NOT racist that some black Americans are flocking to his banner simply because he is the first black nominee for President? Sorry--racism cuts both ways--withholding OR granting favor based on skin color is wrong. There are a number of writers in this country who need to, in the words of the linked author, "get their heads around" this simple fact: some of us who would gladly vote for Walter Williams, J.C. Watts or William Grigg are immune to Barrack Obama's hollow charms. And insinuating racial motives where there are none simply rubs salt in wounds some of us are hoping will one day heal.