Out of Admiration

"In fact, I would venture to predict that the number of Americans who will vote for Obama because he's black -- out of admiration for his achievements and character, to prove to themselves they're not prejudiced, to prove to the world that America is not prejudiced, to effect a historic change -- will be greater than the number of Americans who will vote against him for the same reason."

Gary Kamiya, Salon, May 13, 2008, "Poetry vs. Fear"

If you think he's going down, you're UnAmerican.

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