Harold Ford Faces Racism in Tennessee Senate Campaign

Harold Ford is catching Hell from his Republican opponent and from racism that is still alive in the South.

Are the attack ads racist? I'm not so sure that all of it has to do with racism.... I have seen most of the commercials that people are talking about and I think folks are reading too much into the ads. Some of the nonsense has gotten really silly at this point.

But is Ford catching Hell from the racism that is such a big part of the Southern tradition and is still prevalent in the hearts of Southern Whites? Absolutely.

I'm convinced that the only reason the contest is even close right now is because Ford is Black.... plain and simple. If Ford were a white candidate, I just don't believe that Corker would have much of a chance.

It's a sad commentary on the State of race relations in this country (In 2006).

For more information on the Ford situation and the racial divide in Tennessee, see story here.