by Paul Oranika

Created on: November 25, 2009   Last Updated: November 27, 2009

The issue of race relations would be largely impacted by the Obama presidency in many significant ways. Already the fallout is beginning to emerge. One certainly hope that the effects on race relations in America would be possitive. So far it is not certainly not the case. A well known American social scientist Harold Laswell once talked about the declining significance of race in American politics.

The theme of a new book today may be the continuing significance of racism in American politics. President Barrack Obama became the president through the good will of majority of the voters most of whom were white Americans.

While his presidency was made possible through the white vote, he was also overwhelmingly voted in by other American minorities including African Americans, Hispanics and others. This article discusses how Obama presidency has already started to impact American politics and race relations.

Today there are growing numbers of white republican right wingers who would go to any length to resist the fact that an African American, the son of a Kenyan immigrant has reached the pinnacle of power in the United States as the president, the most powerful office in the world.

Even after Obama won the presidency, some have continued to resist his authority. Americans have always protested about government spending and policies deemed detrimental to the interest of American citizens and there is no problems with such opinions. One must also expect and understand that president Obama must face similar resistance in one way or the other.

But the recent demonstrations over the healthcare issue seems to be have been motivated largely by the issue of race, along with other political considerations. Most Americans, republicans, democrats and independents agree that healthcare costs in America have become a burden to an estimated more than 45 million Americans who have no health care coverage. The Obama healthcare initiative may have given more ammunition to hate mongers many are now rallying round such issue to resist president Obama.

In a recent address to both houses of congress, a South Carolina senator by name Joe Wilson did what no other law maker has done in the history of the United States. Wilson basically shouted the words, "You lie" at the president while he delivered the health care address to joint houses of Congress. (Wilson later rendered an apology for his actions)

Other methods of resistance to Obama presidency comes in many different ways. Today

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