I didn't bother to follow the debates with Erica that much, so you might think my opinion is not as informed as that of others. I thought she had a calm and reasonable style. So when I saw that she was pushing for Obama, I was really surprised. Looks like her racial loyalties are getting the better of her - something that is unfortunately happening to a lot of blacks. What would she say to the latest revelations about Obama's pastor, and his ties to the PLO, La Raza, the Nation of Islam and sharia loving Odinga in Kenya?
But to ban her for having such a discordant point of view? I don't feel great about that. It looks weak, like people here can't debate. She was totally wrong, but she did keep her temper and she showed courage to take on a whole web site that was so different from her way of thinking.
Erica, if you are reading this, I think you have guts but I also think you are not looking objectively at Obama, which will hurt you in the end. If he becomes president, even though you are both black, the country will be much worse off. You will suffer from that too.