What did you say Shmarock?

I'm not going to say who I am going to vote for in this upcoming election but let's just say his name rhymes with "Shmarock Shmobama".

When I first heard that a ethnic minority candidate was running for office I was thrilled. For my African American history class we read Mr. Shmobama's book, The Audacity of Hope where he talks about the problems Americans and America are faced with and the possible solutions to those problems. The book was very detailed and touched on everything from racism to outsourcing. Basically the book should have ended with, "and that's why I should be the next president of the United States..."

The book only cemented my vote for Shmobama--as it is, if you read about his background you can see that he is a very eclectic person. If elected, he would be one of the only presidents who has lived abroad (not for wartime purposes). He studied not only the Christian faith but the Buddhist, Hindu and Islamic faith (especially after living in Indonesia). So it came as a huge surprise to hear that he spoke negatively about the Punjabi population in the US last week.

The issue was outsourcing and while trying to combat Clinton on the issue, Schmobama pointed to the fact that Clinton and her husband both support companies with major bases in India. Earlier in the year, Clinton has stated to Indian officials that she would easily get a seat in India's congress. Referencing this statement, Schmobama called Hillary, Senator Punjab. Ouch.

Punjabi people, like a lot of Asian immigrants, are hard working people. In the height of the outsourcing issues, Indian -Americans are suffering backlash for actions beyond their control.

Ouch Schmobama...don't stoop to that level! You have a good portion of the ethnic minority population backing your candidacy--bad move. I am still voting for dear Schmobama, but not another outburst like this, please.