In recent days, Obama has given the media a lot to talk about. The controversial Father's Day speech brought memories of Bill Cosby's rants against no-good-baby-daddies, Jesse Jackson whispered on Fox News how he wanted cut Barack's nuts off and now the presidential nominee responded to Bernie Mac's dirty introduction with a tongue lashing on how he needs to clean up his act. This may sound like obstacles for big O but lemme show you how these are actually good opportunities for him.
The Father's Day speech goes a lot deeper than Barack just telling black dudes to take care of their kids. It was also a message to the middle and upper class voters that he's on their "side". As much as people would try to deny it in public, there is a class-based system in American society. People love to feel that they're better than everyone else. Since the perception is that black men are more prone to make babies and leave them, Barack scolding them makes people who believe that perception believe that if Obama is in the white house, he won't go easy on those problematic black men who waste their tax dollars making little bastards. Brilliant!
Barack knows that he doesn't need Jesse Jackson to co-sign him for the black vote so there's no need for him to even stress "Nutgate". If anything, Obama will win more conservative voters by being the Jesse alternative. Sure Barack is black but he's not going to beat them in the head with long, rhythmic speeches that make them feel guilty. If Jesse doesn't like him then he must be doing something right--for conservatives. Bingo!
Bernie Mac's blasting is kind of like the first point I made with the Father's Day speech. The type of person who feels that America's problems start and end with black sperm machines also believe that society is being ruined by foul-mouthed "artists". By Barack sandblasting Mac's performance, he's sending that same-side message to potential voters. If you think for a second that Obama is really offended by adult language--growing up in Chicago--you're a big dummy. Barack is in it to win and he knows what he has to do to get it done.
Whether Obama is right or wrong for going this route is certainly up for debate but what isn't is that he needs to do stuff like this to get the keys to the White House. Although you may think some of this is unfair, if you really want to ride for O, your best bet is to do what Jesse Jackson Jr. told his pops. To shut up and keep hope alive.
-The Blackspot