We Can Grab This Opportunity or Let it Slip Away

The stars are all aligned for a Democratic victory in November; the country is sick of George Bush, there is an endless war started for no good reason, our system seems broken and the economy is in the tank; yet the Democrats seem to be setting themselves up to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Geraldine Ferraro going all “old south” on Obama because he doesn’t know his place is a sure way to get another Republican in the White House. This is unbelievably crazy stupid!
To suggest that Barrack Obama is where he is because he is black is simply ridiculous. He is where he is DESPITE being black and his difficulties are compounded by having a last name that sounds like the first name of the al Qaida terrorist and a middle name the same as Saddam’s last name. Sometimes we hear people say that race doesn’t matter in this country anymore; but it does and the facts bear it out. There have only been four black governors (counting the new governor replacing Spitzer) in the history of this nation and not one was ever elected to office. Counting Obama, there have been 5 black senators in history and 2 of those were forced on Mississippi during reconstruction. To pretend that being black and running for office in this country is some kind of special advantage is a total disconnect from reality and history.
For every black (only 13% of the population) that might vote for Barrack because of identity with race and their common struggles, I’ll bet there are 2 or more white guys who won’t vote for Barrack Obama because he is black. If you disagree, I challenge you to go into any bar in this country located in a poor white area and talk politics and I guarantee you will hear over and over and over, something to the effect “I wouldn’t vote for that damn N*****!” I know this to be true because that is what many in my family back in Texas say.
Barrack Hussein Obama Jr. is where he is now because he is brilliant (graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School), incredibly articulate and uniquely gifted with a borderline supernatural ability to connect with people of differing views and bring out their best. Someone like Barrack Obama comes along only once or twice a century in this world if we are lucky. As a country, we will be fools not take advantage of this unique opportunity just because we are afraid of the fact he is black and has a name that reflects his Kenyan heritage. We are blessed with a unique opportunity; Barrack Obama is exactly the right person at exactly the right time to bring this nation together (black & white, conservative & liberal, men & women) to fix our broken system.

Comments

[Jane]

Hooray! Really well expressed! Jx

[JSB103]

I couldn't have put it better myself. However there are those high ranking card carrying democrats who cringe at the thought of a black person, regardless of gender, ever reaching a position above THEM in any walk of life, let alone the American presidency .