In recent days, as polls have shown a steady lead for the Democratic ticket, Mr. McCain and Ms. Palin have used reports of Mr. Obama’s loose association with Bill Ayers, a former member of the ’60s radical group the Weather Underground, as evidence that he is different from them.

“Our opponent,” Ms. Palin told donors in Englewood, Colo., “is someone who sees America, it seems, as being so imperfect, imperfect enough, that he’s palling around with terrorists who would target their own country.”

She added, “This is not a man who sees America like you and I see America,” she said. “We see America as a force of good in this world. We see an America of exceptionalism.”

Can you smell the racism?!? Can't we all just get along???

“They are trying to throw out these codes,” said Representative Gregory Meeks, a Democrat from New York.

“He’s ‘not one of us?’” Mr. Meeks said, referring to a comment Sarah Palin made at a campaign rally on Oct. 6 in Florida. “That’s racial. That’s fear. They know they can’t win on the issues, so the last resort they have is race and fear.”

“Racism is alive and well in this country, and McCain and Palin are trying to appeal to that and it’s unfortunate,” said Representative Ed Towns, also from New York.

Yawn. I'm supposed to care about "codes"? I've heard this one note tune for too long now. I'm no longer fazed by the race card, and you shouldn't be either.

Why don't we talk about the fact that Obama belonged to a black racist church for 20 years? He got married in it, baptized his children in it, and donated tens of thousands of dollars to it. Trinity United Church subscribes to Black Liberation Theology as outlined by James Cone:

Black theology refuses to accept a God who is not identified totally with the goals of the black community. If God is not for us and against white people, then he is a murderer, and we had better kill him. The task of black theology is to kill Gods who do not belong to the black community ... Black theology will accept only the love of God which participates in the destruction of the white enemy. What we need is the divine love as expressed in Black Power, which is the power of black people to destroy their oppressors here and now by any means at their disposal. Unless God is participating in this holy activity, we must reject his love.

Either God wants to destroy white people, or He is not worthy of worship. This is racist idolatry. This is the belief system which Barack Obama subscribed to for 20 years. This is the man who is going to bring us together and heal our souls? Fat chance.

There's a racist on the Presidential ticket, and his name is Barack Obama.