Annotated Links

The following are some interesting links to look at which concern Obama, race and his health care plan.

http://cqresearcherblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/overview-of-this-weeks-report-race-and.html

This link is a blog site on race and politics, and has helped me a great deal with my own blog. On this website, race is looked at through the many parts of the political process and brings up facts on black politicians like Obama and Martin Luther King Jr. Also, it gives a better understanding of race in Obama's overall campaigning process and current issues in Obama's presidential term.

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2009/07/obama_on_health.html

This is another link from a blog that gave me more insight with Obama, health care and race. One of the post on the blog talks about Obama's speech on health care, and shows his entire speech on the blog. With this link, the blogger looks at Obama's health care plan through the political view, and the blog is quite unbias.

http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=106604&sectionid=3510203

This link talks about Obama's stuggles with race when Jimmy Carter's believes that there is racism towards the health care debate. Through the link, it shows that Obama is not trying to be caught up with race in his term, because he rejects Carter's charges.

http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1085572&lang=eng_news&cate_img=140.jpg&cate_rss=news_Opinion

This link is a professor's opinion on socialism and race and how that plays into President Obama's current term in office. In this link, the professor brings up the term of socialism and how it was used to describe black leaders in the 60's and 70's. Also in the article, the author brings up if people use the word socialist to cover up being racist.

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292792,obamas-historic-election-was-landmark-for-race-relations--feature.html

This link gives an African American viewpoint to President Obama and his health care plan. In the article, the author talks about how he feels that Obama's health care plan will help out African Americans more than any other race because most African Americans live without health insurance. Also, the author brings up the fact that President Obama's journey to the White House has changed race relations in the United States.