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The PRESIDENT Looks More Like Me Then You

Posted by 7434be • 3/18/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: Economy, fired, job loss, obama, politics, suicide

Has America come full circle or do we still have a long way to go to heal the racial divide.Will we elect an Indian American like Bobby Jindal of Louisiana next or is Obamamania
just a fleeting fad concocted by Hollywood,spin doctors,and high power marketers getting their feet wet in politics and cashing in on a sellable product like the first cabbage patch doll.I want to know is America changing or is this a "black swan" event?

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3/18/09

kat822

I guess it would hurt if you didn't aim right and ended up just shooting part of your head off ,,, it seems like the news is filled with men in particular that are turning to suicide lately due to the economy, what I never understood is why they took out their family also ,

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1. 3/18/09
  
  7434be
  
  sorry guy changed topic, hold that thought
2. 3/19/09
  
  kat822
  
  what the hell you made me look like a bag lady that talks to herself...ugh oh and I am a girl
3/19/09

xmarks

I'm hoping that enough of us voted for Obama regardless of his color that Jindal can be elected or not based on his ability rather than a darker than thou skin color.

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3/19/09

willrhodes1961

What does colour have to do with it?

Obama is a great president - full stop.

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3/19/09

dinsquared

Sure, the U.S. is changing. That doesn't mean it's all hearts and flowers and rainbows. It's a step.

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3/19/09

drjay1966

How do you know what I look like?

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3/19/09

ThriftShopRomantic

I believe we deserve to have the candidates who will do the best possible job for us in office-- that's the only thing that matters to me. And I think there are many who feel similarly.

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3/19/09

freeatlast

Will Obama's presidency make it easier or more difficult for a FEMALE to lead the country?

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1. 3/19/09
  
  xmarks
  
  Neither.
3/19/09

Shiley

Sorry, I prefer to be called Native American. Indian was a name given by Christopher Columbus because he can't read a map. I'm not from India. I don't care who is in office as long as he isn't a buffoon. I voted for Obama because I thought he could do something.

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3/19/09

MarzRingo

We still live in a country replete with racism. And i find it interesting that a black man was voted in before a woman was. I always figured it'd happen that way. Still alot of racism. Still alot of sexism. Still a long way to go.

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4/01/09

reformedliberal

I believe that America is fundamentally changing in its views on race, although we certainly still have a LONG way to go in regards to establishing equality, and the election of Barack Obama does not magically cause all racial disparities to vanish, as a minority of white people would like to assume. However, I think that with Barack Obama's election and his highly-competent way of governing will shift a lot of mindsets to look past skin color.

However, for all the progress we've made on race, we are woefully behind when it comes to sex, gender and sexual orientation. Barack Obama himself profited from sexism during his primary campaign with Hillary Clinton. It's true that she also benefited from racism, but she actually spoke out against racists and essentially said, "I don't want your vote if that's your reason." Barack Obama, on the other hand, didn't speak out against sexism until after the primary campaign was over. Hillary Clinton suffered sexist attacks from both the average citizen and from media outlets, including the somewhat-liberal Chris Matthews who said, almost verbatim, that Hillary Clinton was a senator and a viable candidate for president only because her husband cheated on her. Sarah Palin also endured sexist attacks, as when her commitment to her family was questioned in asking: could she be vice-president and a mother of 5, too? Sexism is, and from my perspective almost always has been, a far graver concern than racism. Women have consistently been thrown under the bus on both sides of the political aisle. Sadly, Washington is still the old boys' club. Only 16 of our US senators are women, despite the fact that women make up approximately 51% of the population. On a positive note, the second person in the line of presidential succession is a woman, so American progress moves right along.

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1. 4/01/09
  
  Stillthinking
  
  Joe Biden became a woman? When did this happen?
2. 4/01/09
  
  reformedliberal
  
  The second person in succession for the presidency is Nancy Pelosi. Joe Biden is the first person in presidential succession. If the president is incapacitated/dies, it goes to the vice president (1st) then the Speaker of the House (Nancy, 2nd).
3. 4/01/09
  
  Stillthinking
  
  Ahh, gotcha. Brain fart.
4/01/09

codesucker

Just because I voted for Obama doesn't mean I'm not racist.

I'm as racist as a republican, believe me. I just don't mind black folks.. Just because America is more accepting to africans doesn't mean we aren't still racist

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1. 4/01/09
  
  Stillthinking
  
  Wait, what did you say?
  
  Uhm, people think mostly about racism as whites against everyone else, but my family (I am Korean American) is full of such ugly racists that my uncle once used the "N" word almost 20 times during one family dinner. He made me cry I was so upset that he was using that word.