[tndarlin]

I'm about your age and I feel the same way. I never did get the big deal about Obama being black and it being such a big deal. I certainly expected a black, a female, or both... being president in my lifetime without race or sex being a reason to elect or not elect either. I always felt like it was insulting to THEM to not question them on their policies but rather concentrate on their color or gender. I thought we were over that.

Man, woman, black, white, green, purple..it does not matter to me..Obama is a Socialist...I do not care about anything else.

[jennyjenny]

Were you called a racist when you expressed your opposition to his socialist policies? I was. Many times. I guess I still have some naivete. I was shocked. It was the first time in my life anyone ever said that to my face and it was totally unwarranted. It was their attempt to shut us up. It didn’t work for me, but I’m convinced it worked on others.