Racial Intolerance Still Strong in the Heartland

The Washington Post-- Racist Incidents Give Some Obama Campaigners Pause

After living in Indiana, I have witnessed the towns and people hit hard by the fleeing automotive industry, like Anderson and Kokomo. My own family has felt the impact. People feel let down and cheated, but that is no excuse for bigotry. Ignorance breeds hate and intolerance. When will Americans raise the bar in politics and base decisions solely on policy issues and not race and religion? Obama may not be the man you want in the white house, but he and his campaigners don't deserve this kind of disrespect. Obviously, some Americans haven't evolved much past the racial intolerance their forebearers have harbored since the 1860s.