RE: Bill Maher comments

Bill Maher recently said what I think a lot of other Americans think in private but do not want to say publicly. America is filled with idiots! How else can you explain seniors who enjoy Medicare (a government run entitlement program) being anti health reform because, get this, THEY ARE OPPOSED TO A GOVERNMENT RUN HEALTH PROGRAM! I will go further and say something that I believe to be true and most people may not want to hear. Have you ever hated someone with such passion that even when they were right and you knew they were right, you opposed them to the bitter end? That, I believe, is what is going on right now. I am almost ashamed to say that I am from the south. When over 90% of the country thinks President Obama is a US born citizen except for the south and the south only (where less than 50% think he's a US citizen), that says only one thing. There is a hateful, racist component at play here. Plain and simple. So, whenever the republicans start spouting off at the mouth about "death panels" and "socialized medicine", it really doesn't matter how ridiculous and untruthful the rhetoric is. What matters is that you give those who already hate Obama because he is black a reason to "hoot and holler" and brandish their weapons at presidential events. These people are not interested in the truth and certainly not interested in promoting an agenda that works for and helps ALL Americans. The only interest they have is in opposing Obama and bringing about his demise (now this next statement is very important), BECAUSE, AND ONLY BECAUSE HE IS A BLACK MAN. Racism is alive and well in the 21st century! It is just as much a reality today as it was prior to the civil rights movement. What MLK was able to do was create an environment where it is socially unacceptable in most places to be outwardly racist. But the heart of man is not so easily changed! MLK and many other great civil rights leaders were successful in pushing outward racism into closeted racism. Yet, it is racism all the same! The right wing fanatics are right about one thing. Our country is headed for trouble, but not because of a socialist agenda or increased governemnt in our lives. No, it's because of the hatred, intolerance and downright stupidity of a large section in this country. And it is usually the ones who are shouting the loudest about freedoms being lost that are actually the architects of America's downfall!