It's hard to avoid that conclusion, in the wake of Obama's embarrassingly tepid debate performance. He had a hypercaffinated, lying opponent who systematically denied most of his own previous statements, and Obama, for the most part, just sat there and let him get away with it.
And I'm not alone in pondering that as a possibility.
And yet, I wonder if I'm alone in thinking something darker might be at work. Pun intended.
Obama, as everyone knows, is the first African-American president of a nation that embedded slavery in its DNA. Slavery, the original sin that seemingly nothing can absolve. Including the election of Obama.
Putting aside the high-tech lynching that he's been given in the conservative media, you have to wonder how many death threats--or possibly worse--he and his family have had to endure during the past four years. Especially when Rush Limbaugh, the cheerleader for those without enough brains to spit, can get away with something like this. And, frankly, if the consequence of that is that Obama may be, however subconsciously, sabotaging his own re-election campaign, he may have a powerful reason for doing so. It's difficult to think about running for office if you're literally afraid for your life. And the lives of those you most love.
Sorry, George Will. You're correct in thinking that race plays a factor in public sentiment about the president. But, sadly, that sentiment is more likely to kill him than it is to re-elect him. In the meantime, pray that cooler and wiser heads will prevail.
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