Sunday, October 26, 2008

Race Value


Earlier this month, several people from Harlem were interviewed about the upcoming presidential election by The Howard Stern Show. Here is an audio clip of the results...



Why does this audio clip make you cringe? Taken at face value, this clip attempts to point out that regardless of issues, African Americans believe Obama is the right candidate. Looking past what Howard Stern is trying to point out, I believe that Obama could be replaced with Hillary Clinton, Howard Dean, or Bill Richardson and the results would still be the same. A race issue could of been brought up during the primaries, which it was to a degree, but the point is now moot. Howard Stern fails to recognize that the voters in Harlem have always leaned heavily in favor of the Democrats.

So in the end, we have what one would normally expect from Howard Stern, entertainment that riles people up.

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