Posted on 06/09/2010 7:49:46 AM PDT by Kaslin
Davis today and then Belling, I think for Thursday and Friday. Don’t know who is covering Monday.
Sadly, this is all too true.
Whereas that’s true, as Mr.(Dr.?) Williams argues, it’s especially true for black Americans.
I disagree. I think there are enough Americans who, though they may not even admit it to themselves, would be very, very wary to vote for another black candidate for the U.S. Presidency. I’m not saying that skin color would necessarily be the only reason. Just as most voters have at least a few areas of disagreement with any presidential candidate, these areas would become amplified with a black candidate. I believe the candidate being black would tip the scale further against him/her.
Once bitten twice shy. Can America afford another affirmative action president? No we cannot. Any black would have to be so overwhelmingly superior to any other raced candidate as to be the only sane choice. (We are talkin Ronald Reagan compared to Jimmy Carter levels of dominance here). Unfortunately, people of that leevl of strength and capability only come along once every century or so. (if that often).
Even though we are color blind, we are not stupid.
If the next black is unqualified, then with luck having survived Obama will be enough to keep the racist left from voting for another token based on skin color alone.
The racist left will vote exactly as they did this time. "He's black do he must be better". They will only learn when they die off and smarter people follow them.
Obama is no worse for black Americans than for the rest of America. While that’s a horrible thing for black Americans too, it’s no worse than for the rest of us.
Actually he is worse for them. He is single-handedly reinvigorating anti-black prejudice in this country by openly being the enemy of these united States. Every black person has to bear the suspicion of being another moslem, kenyan obama until they prove otherwise. They didn't have to face that before.
Remember Marxine Waters wanting ebonics to be taught in CA schools.
The Lord help these people with the leaders they choose.
These are perilous times for America and we need conservative, fiscally responsible, assertive leadership without falling into the trap of “historic firsts or seconds” based on race or gender.
We can’t afford to lose another presidential election because we put forward color/gender instead of a winner.
No, I have no idea who that would be...of any “color”.
Imagine that Walter Williams, Thomas Sowell, or some other familiar conservative intellectual somehow decided to become governor of his (her?) state, ran the state with substantial success for 8 years, and then ran for president. Do you think a lot of republicans would be less willing to vote for that conservative (with executive experience) because he was black like Obama, or only that racist democrats would be even less likely to vote for a qualified conservative black than for a qualified conservative white after seeing Obama's epic failure?
Blacks still love 0bama and hate Justice Thomas. End of story.
I always thought that the first black US president would either be really GOOD or really BAD for America. Turns out it is really bad for America. I thought we would get a good guy who wanted to make things better for all Americans, or we would get an immature jerk with a chip on his shoulder. we got the latter.
Yup.
Those were the words I was searching for.
As usual, Williams is right on the mark. It is natural for blacks to want to see a black president. After more than 140 years, they have every right to feel so.
It is a shame that the leader of the pack turns out to be a rabid anti-american marxist/globalist/progressive.
Williams is right. Future black candidates will have to overcome Obama’s example, rather than profit from it.
You never know who's hiding under all that "bumpkin," do you?
At what point do you resist a devil that looks like you and side with good people who don't?
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