I confess. I leaked the Obama picture to Drudge knowing he'd print it, and with a friend of my sister's brother being well-connected to someone who lives near the New Jersey headquarters, you can consider me high up in the Clinton Campaign. And considering that any good leader will know what everyone in their 7000-member organization is doing or they wouldn't be competitive, she's obviously both disingenuous and out of her depth. Thus, she lied again. Bitch.

So if every time a picture or story about Obama comes out linking him to Moslems we're going to freak out, shouldn't we vote for Hillary? Isn't he carrying too much baggage? I mean, if Drudge is going to keep attacking him, we should find the easiest way out, no? "Uncle, uncle, you're right, Obama is too polarizing".

Way funny. Dudes, anyone ever seen the Twilight Zone where aliens turn on and off the lights in a neighborhood and the people freak out and start killing each other off? Moral: Drudge = Alien. Townspeople (Democrats) = Dogfood.

Yeah, it's a huge shame that racist fears and stereotypes are such an easy knob to tweak, and that sexist belittlement is everywhere and both overt and subliminal. But the only real to deal with any of this stuff is to simply be strong. And stronger. And unified. And tough. And intelligent. And calm, cool and collected. Because like any bully at school, someone pulling a sexist or racist trick will keep coming back once they see you twitch. And while we can put laws on the books, the real battle is won through everyday actions, both our own and defense of others.

And freaking out doesn't help. Obama is a black man - whether "half white" or simply "black". If you're voting for him, you're voting for him because he has good ideas and is a leader, and/or maybe because you think the time has come for a man of color or you dislike Hillary. If you're voting against him, you're voting for Hillary because you think she's better, or has a better chance in November, or she represents some of your ideas better, or even furthers the case and cause and representation of women. All good reasons. If I move into a neighborhood or join an organization, I don't want to be chased out because I'm black or a woman. I will stand up with dignity. But you can't make people vote against their fears and biases. You can only encourage and persuade and educate them. In the end, you have the power but they have the choice. Respect.