Is America ready to elect a black man as president?

Why does it not surprise me that this question is being asked by a self described "organization of African-American men"?

Which is racist: A white person who doesn't vote for Obama because they don't support his political positions; or a black person who votes for Obama strictly because of his skin tone?

Racism is indeed alive and well in the United States.

I agree. Defitely stinks.

Whether I vote for him or against him, it will have nothing to do with his color.

It's a stupid question. The question itself is racist.

If the black man running for president were a SMART ETHICAL MAN - like perhaps Bill Cosby - then maybe the answer to this question would be yes! And we wouldn't even be having this conversation!

Because if Obama does NOT get elected, they're already planning to say that it's solely becauSe of his race.

It's total BS!

There are some black men I would vote for before either Obama or McCain.

America COULD be ready for a man or a woman of color, BUT JUST NOT THESE EXAMPLES!!

Obama and Clinton are not the ones to be the FIRST in this office.

I will not vote for Obama and I would have not voted for Clinton, if she made it all the way.

They do not suit me as politicians.

It would be nice if no one could see what a candidate looked like. Only listen to their voices or see a foggy image from behind a darkened partition. And all we had to go on would be what they said and their individual policies for America. If that could happen...do you think Obama would have made it past the first round based on his slogan "CHANGE" bull??

Q: Is America ready to elect a black man as president?

A: America is ready to elect a good president. One with a vision, one who cares, and one who has a plan to change America. Our time has come.

HG, is Obama really the black man (or woman for that matter) that best represents your values? Not of the candidates that were offered up for nomination, but who would you elect if you could elect anyone in the country?

IF Obama gets elected, he'll be nothing more than a novelty. Just another in a long line of token blacks.
The only reason that anyone wants him for prez at all is just so they can say "he's the US's first black president". That why there were people who wanted Hillary for prez, just so they could say that "she is the first woman president".
Nevermind the fact that neither could do the job, but just so we could brag to the rest of the world how wonderful we think we are.

yall should take a poll and see how many white people lie to yall and say yes. just like they did when they left the polls trying to explain why they voted ag. mr. obama and for ms clinton by giving some bs excuse about being ag his policy stands on certain issues. that is a great excuse but certainly not the real reason. god bless america. i wish mr. obama the best and dont even know if i will vote for either one, the old man or the first black to run for president. i think in sc we can vote for others that will be on ballot. anyways yall take care and vote for who you will
BUT BE SURE TO VOTE OR DONT COMPLAIN ABOUT THE RESULTS.

Obama cannot be the first black president. He is half white, a fact that we seem to conveniently overlook. Wouldn't the white half be president, as well. Or, does BHO plan to leave his white half out in the Rose Garden?

The question is invalid. It ought to be, "Is America ready to elect a mulatto as president?"

Oh, how times have changed. Once, just one drop of black blood made a person black and subject to discrimination. Now, just one drop of black blood makes a person black and subject to exaltation.

Both concepts are wrong, and that wrongness was never stated more eloquently than by MLK: "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."

uh-yeah wrote:

HG, is Obama really the black man (or woman for that matter) that best represents your values? Not of the candidates that were offered up for nomination, but who would you elect if you could elect anyone in the country?

If we were electing the person that best represents my values, I'd already be president.

In lieu of that, I get to choose between two candidates who outspent or outlasted their competition.

-pb

Sir Rants-a-lot wrote:

Obama cannot be the first black president. He is half white, a fact that we seem to conveniently overlook. Wouldn't the white half be president, as well. Or, does BHO plan to leave his white half out in the Rose Garden?
The question is invalid. It ought to be, "Is America ready to elect a mulatto as president?"
Oh, how times have changed. Once, just one drop of black blood made a person black and subject to discrimination. Now, just one drop of black blood makes a person black and subject to exaltation.
Both concepts are wrong, and that wrongness was never stated more eloquently than by MLK: "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."

This is 2008, Would you ever call someone "Mulatto" to their face?

Sailorcurt wrote:

Why does it not surprise me that this question is being asked by a self described "organization of African-American men"?
Which is racist: A white person who doesn't vote for Obama because they don't support his political positions; or a black person who votes for Obama strictly because of his skin tone?
Racism is indeed alive and well in the United States.

In the entire existence of this country, no man of color has come this far in the quest for the Presidency. Lighten up a little folks. No one is racist. I see some of myself in Senator Obama. Is that a bad thing to embrace?

MsObservant wrote:

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This is 2008, Would you ever call someone "Mulatto" to their face?

I don't think so MsObservant.

pbagosy wrote:

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If we were electing the person that best represents my values, I'd already be president.
In lieu of that, I get to choose between two candidates who outspent or outlasted their competition.
-pb

Or out-RAN

uh-yeah wrote:

There are some black men I would vote for before either Obama or McCain.

Such as?

Why does everyone look at Obahama as a black man ? He's just as much a white man as he is black. He was raised by a white mother and white grand parents. So somebody, anybody explain to me how this man is anymore black than he is white.

uh-yeah wrote:

There are some black men I would vote for before either Obama or McCain.

Who? Let me guess....Colin Powell.

Da Skins wrote:

Why does everyone look at Obahama as a black man ? He's just as much a white man as he is black. He was raised by a white mother and white grand parents. So somebody, anybody explain to me how this man is anymore black than he is white.

Because in this country is doesn't matter who raised you or who birthed you....it matters how you look. And the color of his skin probably gave him some "unique" experiences in America.

Looks like I need to mark this day on my calendar... rather than an inflammatory response, HG stepped forward with a well-spoken and heartfelt contribution here on the Topix board. Not only that, but he makes an excellent point... "America is ready to elect a good president." Very well put.

Well done, sir- I always suspected you had it in you.

obamalamadingdong wrote:

Hell no.

awwwwwww....you still waving that confederate flag? Are you living in the past? That is so sad.