Are you really going THERE? Really?

Racism. Again.

After months of going around and around about government-run health care with every possible downside presented in public debate...after months of ordinary Americans objecting more and more to Uncle Sam reaching deeper into our pockets, the left is losing. So what do they do? They cry "Racism!" Again.

Isn't it strange that we're supposedly the racist ones, yet it's almost always a liberal bringing up the subject of race?

We got a brief reprieve from being called racists when Bush left office and the criminal immigration issue took a backseat to all of the debacles that Barack Hussein (yeah, I said it, so what?) Obama introduced into the American political scene. But now that they are losing the fight for "Universal Health Care" (read: costing American taxpayers all the money in the universe), they revert to their default position of calling Conservatives racists. Actually, this time they've expanded that to even non-conservatives who are opposed to the health "care" plan to which liberals have tied all their hopes and dreams.

The reason?

Despite proponents such as the late, great (in that order) Ted Kennedy, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Chris Dodd, Joe Biden, and dozens more being white, President Barack Hussein Obama is black (sort of). Opposition to the health plan is simply because Obama is black (sort of). It doesn't really matter to anyone that Hillary care was shot down despite the fact that Hillary is white. Perhaps we were being sexist then... Can we please have a white male president present this plan so we can safely shoot it down?

In any case...I have a few questions for our accusers. If, in fact, people who oppose Obama's plan are racists, why is it suddenly wrong now when it was perfectly ok for 95% of blacks to vote for Obama? You could be intellectually dishonest and say that Obama reflects the beliefs of all of those 95%, but we all know that a very large portion (if not most) of them voted for Obama for one reason: HE'S BLACK (sort of). Now you can justify that any way you want, with reasons such as what an historic and momentous occasion it is (and I agree), but the fact is that it was, to quote Jeaneane Garofolo, "...racism, straight up."

Another question I have for those who call us racists is, if Obama's mother was white, why do we call him a "black man?" Isn't he half black, half white? Mulatto if you will? Why are we only acknowledging his blackness? Isn't this racist? Isn't this saying that being white is not something to be proud of? Am I the only one who feels like Obama is ashamed of his White heritage? How does this make other Mulattoes feel? It seems that Obama's (and his worshippers') failure to recognize mixed race is a slight to others who happen to be white or of mixed race.

And Barack Hussein Obama is not the only one to downplay or completely ignore his non-black heritage. It actually seems to be a growing trend. Tiger Woods is another example. Many people don't even know that Woods is only half black. He's also half Thai, but calls himself black. I have never heard him publicly talk about his Thai heritage. Most of the Kingdom of Thailand is very put off by his lack of acknowledgment, and rightfully so.

Back to the argument at hand. It wasn't until the left started losing the fight that they started playing the race card en masse. It's really nothing more than a thinly veiled attempt to distract the public and keep us away from the main arguments, which are about the efficacy, practicality, and wisdom of Obama's policies.

I have questions for any conservatives or other common-sense Americans who are directly accused of racism for opposing Obama to ask:

What was it in what I said or in my behavior that indicated racism to you, instead of indicating simple opposition to policy?

Are you saying that you think that, if we had a white president, I would be completely on-board with this plan? Why would I, as a [conservative/libertarian/Constituionalist/independent] endorse such a liberal policy?

It's clear that you think I'm a racist. But let's just say for the sake of argument that I'm not a racist and that I'm actually simply opposed to Obama's policies. How would you recommend that I express my opposition to Obama's proposed plans without running the risk of being accused of racism?

My guess is that your accuser will not be able to answer any of these with anything resembling a well-thought-out answer. You'll most likely get a reply to the effect of, "Well, you're just trying to hide it, but we all know you and people like you are racists," which will only serve to prove that it's nothing more than an attempt at distraction.

Don't take the bait. Ask the questions, and when you don't get any answers, direct the argument back to the issues and away from the accusations. If your opponent refuses to debate the actual issues, then guess what...

You win!