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	Name:	MartiniMan -
	Subject:	Post-Election Riots
	Date:	10/27/2008 2:17:59 PM

I read an interesting piece by Thomas Sowell that got me to thinking about one big test of whether Obama really loves this country as he professes. Mr. Sowell's argument is that since Obama, John Lewis, Jack Murtha and the media made the claim that any criticism of Obama is inherently racist, any discussion of his connection with Franklin Raines is racist, the lack of enthusiasm for Obama is western Pennsylvania is because of racsim, etc., that an environment has been created where white respondents to pollsters will be reluctant to tell the truth about their vote so as not to be branded a racist. Hence the steady climb in the polls. This is a theory that I think cannot be proven true until election day but I wonder if McCain's apparent optimism that he will win is related to this phenomenon?

So what if the polls greatly exaggerate Obama's numbers? What if Obama loses on November 4th? Will he call for calm or will he stoke the passions by claiming he was cheated simply because the outcome of the election does not match the polls? I think this would be the truest test of his love for country. I am not optimistic.

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