Does Voting Against Obama Make You a Racist?
Commentary: Voting against Obama doesn’t make you a racist
* Glenn Beck (CNN) Story Highlights
* Beck: Every time Obama’s history or record is questioned, someone cries racism
* Random name-calling hurts legitimate claims of racism, which do exist, says Beck
* Beck: If politicians would stop exploiting our differences, we’d all be better off
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Charges of racism have even entered the financial meltdown. One recent criticism by conservatives has surrounded the Community Reinvestment Act. This act, passed in 1977 under Jimmy Carter and then strengthened by Bill Clinton, pressured mortgage companies to lend to those with poor credit and lower income. You might think that putting the government’s endorsement of the loosening of lending standards under the microscope in the middle of a global financial crisis would be a no-brainer.
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