The McCains Raised To Respect Black Folks

by Vusi Moloi © 2008

The 20 months campaign for the President of the United States between the honourable Senators John McCain and Barack Obama has been taking a toll on the candidates. One visible sign of that is the extreme rhetoric that has been seething and sometimes bursting into the open among some fringe followers. Most observers and members of the electorate, according to the CNN, ascribe the blame to Senator McCain campaign for either stoking the passions or not doing enough to hold them in check. Senator McCain has recently gone out of his way to tone down the rhetoric.

In my article Political Contempt – Senator McCain and Senator Obama Debate 2 in I addressed the apparent condescending manner in which Senator McCain came across during the debate.

One of the self-respecting members of the McCains, Mr. Barry McCain shared some sobering thoughts about the McCains of Carrol County and Choctaw County in the American South where the Honourable Senator McCain originates. Barry pointed out that the McCains “not only had an excellent relationship with the Black families in the area, but went out of their way, even to the point of putting themselves in danger, to protect Black families from violence.” Barry added that negative racial remarks were unheard of in the McCain households and they were raised to respect all people.