The Narrative

It only took a few minutes of listening to NPR this morning to have the official narrative of the presidential race made clear. It is "race." I had to reply:

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I was listening to "Morning Edition" this morning, and a report and/or commentary by Mara Liasson aired. She referred to Barack Obama as the country's "first black presidential candidate."

I did a color study in "Photoshop" last year, and found Barack Obama's skin color to be closest to "Burlywood," "Rosy brown," "tan," and "Peru" (see Words).

If "Black" is meant to refer in a binary way to having at least a tinge of "Negro" DNA, then Barack Obama is indeed "Black." The problem with this ascription is that he is equally "White." He is not even "Black" in the usual sense, having no ancestry or upbringing in the former slave gene and cultural pool of "African" "America." He is more "White" than "Black," and culturally is closer to "Hawaiian" and "Indonesian," as well as "White."

If anything, Barack Obama is a partial "Kenyan-American." We don't refer to people as "White-Americans," but often ascribe such things as "Italian-American," or "Irish-American." No one ever refers to Barack Obama as a "Kenyan-American." This is because we are a "racist" society in the truest sense, choosing "race" over all other considerations. It is the official "narrative."

It is fitting that today's reaffirmation of "American" racism was offered by Mara Liasson, who is also employed by the "Republican" propaganda network "Fox." Though she tries to be one thing on "Fox" and another on "NPR," the two identities are merging.

So, as far as the minions of NPR are concerned, Barack Obama is "Black" and "elitist." The "elitist" part was offered by poll reporter Cokie Roberts. Her "proof" was that he was visiting "Hawaii," his birthplace, and home of the grandmother who raised him.

When NPR started it wasn't intended to be a career springboard, but instead a forum for independent news and analysis. Maybe it is time for a housecleaning. A complete restaffing would give the network a fresh start. In lieu of that, maybe some limits could be established on double-dipping on propaganda networks.
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