[Responsibility2nd]

Obama’s electoral success is truly a remarkable commentary on the goodness of the American people.

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Walter, Walter, Walter. WTF is wrong with you?

[Dilbert San Diego]

I don’t know that future black candidates will be judged based on Obama’s failures.

For example, if a conservative black candidate, such as Allen West, came forward to run for president, the conservatives who dislike Obama would be thrilled with his candidacy. While the liberals who still support Obama would consider an Allen West as an “Uncle Tom”, and not consider him truly black. I think it would all come back to the liberal/conservative split we see. Liberals don’t consider conservative minorities to be true minorities.

[TexasCajun]

Halfrican-American, Walter.

How long before Obama cheerleaders start blaming his White Momma for all the country's ills?

[brooklyn dave]

I really started paying attention in 2008 to things re: Obama — more and more came out with not only Rev. Wright but his Communist associations from his youth by way of his mentor Frank Davis. If anyone was a Manchurian Candidate it has been Obama. Why all the secrecy about this guy —and I am leaving out the stuff about the birth cert. -—school records for one thing. If I were to vote for any black person —even if I did it from the perspective of “ok this is the first time a black guy had a good chance of attaining the presidency” — it would have been Colin Powell —even though I wouldn’t agree with him 100%, but he is a man who served his country and is respectable. The only good thing I can say about Obama is that he seems to be a good father. There are many good fathers out there -— but most of them shouldn’t be president. Carter was a good father but a crappy president.

[cotton]

Obama's electoral success is truly a remarkable commentary on the goodness of the American people.

Goodness? Rather the 'wishful thinking' and ignorance (low information) of voters who ignored the facts of his political agenda.

A 2008 NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll reported "that 17 percent were enthusiastic about Obama being the first African American President, 70 percent were comfortable or indifferent, and 13 percent had reservations or were uncomfortable."

We know it's how the quesstions are asked, but I considered the percentages skewed. More than 17% seemed enthusiastic, more than 13% had reservations.

[SMARTY]

Most minorities in the US were had by “O” and his pro-minority ‘shtick’.

That's not new... minorities in America (especially Blacks) are routinely diddled by politicians of every class and color.

NOW, at last a minority President in the WH and what does he DO????

He pees in their soup!

For a lot of people...it will be a long time before the ‘minority shtick’ will ever mean a damn thing!!

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

but I'm all too fearful that a future black presidential candidate will find himself carrying the heavy baggage of a failed black president.

Bullshite.

Alan West would not. Dr. Carson would not. There are a great many other people who would not. They would be excoriated as Conservatives first. If that did not work then, and only then, would race be brought into the picture.

[WayneS]

In that March 2008 column, I argued that for the nation -- but more importantly, for black people -- the first black president should be the caliber of a Jackie Robinson, and Barack Obama is not. Obama has charisma and charm, but in terms of character, values, experience and understanding, he is no Jackie Robinson.

So why didn't you run yourself, Mr. Williams? You fit the above bill, in my opinion.

[Patron92]

Perhaps the ability to throw out the first pitch is related to presidential skills.

[Spartan79]

Liberal-dominated political entities exhibit what I’m going to call the Dinkens effect. They have to elect their first black mayor, governor, senator, or even president just to prove to themselves how wonderful they are. After they’ve gotten that out of their system, they go back to evaluating and voting for candidates based upon their perceived qualifications and competence.

If the first black mayor, governor, etc. turns out to be a great or even moderately competent one, future black candidates will be evaluated according to their perceived ability to do the job. If, however, the first turns out to be utterly incompetent and/or corrupt, it sets back future black candidates for generations. It will probably be decades before New York City elects another black mayor after David Dinkens, Los Angeles elects another black mayor after Tom Bradley, Chicago after Harold Washington, and America elects another black president after Obama.

Of course, if blacks - the most racist voters on the planet - completely dominate the political entity, it will keep electing black leaders regardless of their competence. See Detroit. Of course, we can see where that got them.

Someday America will see another black president. It will probably not happen again until mid-century or later, by which time the catastrophically incompetent, corrupt, and abusive presidency of Obama has faded from memory.