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Originally Posted by JAD_333
It seems to me, if you want to exclude everything else he says and believes in, that's all you'll see.
The truth is, we whites are nervous at the prospect of a black becoming president when most blacks in our predominantly white society still celebrate their victimhood.QUOTE]
Sorry JAD, I am white and could give a damn what color or sex the Pres is. ALL I care about is what is best for this country and Brother, Obama ain't it! If you want somebody of color as prez, lets look to Colin Powell. And if you want a WOMAN of COLOR........Condy is my pick. I'd take her over Billary any day! Oh! I almost forgot, too bad Clarence Thomas is busy on the Sup Court. He'd probably get my vote. I've heard from this man how he was raised and what is in his heart. WOW! what a good American.
Fact is I don't think any of the people I just mentioned could win the black vote, but IMO would have an excellent showing among whites.
Now here is the solution. If all Americans could say all the above without saying "black, white, man, woman" and base thier vote on the belief, moral compass, and reliability of the candidate, we could very well come out the better.
Other than that you have a very valid point, mostly.
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Personally, a black, yellow or brown president doesn't worry me in principle. The "we" I wrote in "we whites" refers to whites in general. From what I read and hear coming from various sources, there is a fairly large segment that is nervous about having a black president and another, smaller segment that still hews to the old belief that people of color are inferior to whites. I don't think the latter is open to reason. The former is, and the most compelling reason why I think they need not be nervous is our system of checks and balances. A black president might succeed in redressing many black issues where a white might not, but any form of retribution on his part would not get far and would be political suicide.
I agree with you on both Colin Powell and Condi Rice. Powell I worked with when he was military assistant to Weinberger and I know from watching him in action that he commanded respect from all quarters. He's a crackerjack administrator and master of compromise; his wife, unfortunately, isn't up to the character battering that comes with campaigning. Rice from all appearances is a supurb analyst and more intent on performing statecraft than chasing racial hobgobblins.
The only idea that I agree with Obama on is elevating the tone of political debate above the rancorous fighting that passes for political debate these days. It seems we can't get a good debate going on the merits of an issue without one side or the other hauling in their ad hominum artillery to settle it, or worse, outright lying to sway public opinion. Hamilton and Jefferson set the tone back in the 1790s. We've been following in their footsteps since then. So, it may be a pipedream to hope for better.
