Barack Should Ignore Media

When Obama is doing well he is treated like a certifiable political genius. It is at these times that he is attacked most savagely. His ties to people like Reverend Wright and William Ayers are exaggerated or used as clubs against him. It is at times like this that media and political pundits begin screaming for Obama to change his tactics. People begin commenting on his staff’s competency and fault them for any perceived trouble in his campaign. Obama should ignore media pundits and political commentators; they are as changeable as the wind, and half as substantial.

Obama has been pushing forth a message of hope, reconciliation, and progress. I would like for him to win but he will not do so by changing who he is and what he believes in. As badly as some want him to come down into the muck, he should fight against this impulse. We who are observers and commentators of politics are often fools because we are often so caught up in our own idealistic bents that we fail to see the world as it really is. Obama’s winning qualities are the result of a person who truly fights for what he believes in and the political infighting that the politicos are hoping for would tarnish the quality of the candidate.

Obama should ignore the media, political commentators, and barbershop pundits who will clamor for him to do things how they see fit and then abandon him the moment their plans prove ineffectual. He is his own person and should act as such. Too many who claim to know what he should do are fair weather friends who are of no use in battle for the presidency.

Brandon Whitney is the creator of Homelandcolors.blogspot.com a blog that focuses on issues that affect the African American community. He is also a frequent guest on News and Notes’ Blogger Roundtable. Brandon has political experience as an Outreach Director for the Democratic party and is passionate about being a positive force in his community regarding African American issues. He is also a frequent guest on News and Notes’ Blogger Roundtable. You read more of Brandon’s work at Homeland Colors.