Are Conservatives Racist?

Friends and frenemies, there has been a great deal of discussion and vitriol regarding racism playing a major role for those who do not support President Obama and subsequently whether conservatives in general are racist. Here is my take on the matter.

First, racism is alive and well in this country......sadly. It would seem that there, indeed, is more racism on the right side of the aisle than the left. Rush Limbaugh referring to Candidate Obama as a "Halfrican", and innumerable signs at Tea Party rallies depicting President Obama as either a monkey or a stereotypical witch doctor as merely two of myriad examples.

However................. I think that it is completely out of line to suggest that all those who do not support the president are motivated by racial issues. There are true policy and ideological differences that cause some to not support the president. While there are, of course, racists in all walks of life and from all parts of the political spectrum, it is unfair and shortsighted to say that it is all because of the president's race.

I also find it patently offensive that all conservatives are branded as racist. Are there racist conservatives? By all means, but there are plenty of racist liberals out there as well. Let us not label each other in such broad swaths. It is not conducive to a peaceful, prosperous nation.

Peace and love, my brothers and sisters.