I never held the belief that a person of color- any color, could win the presidency. Heck, I've known several folks of various races who I thought would be wonderful chief executives. Women too, while we are at it. I liked Colin Powell. I liked Ann Richards. I don't see what skin melanin has to do with it.
Since I don't consider the present US a racist nation, (try Egypt, Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Zimbabwe, India, China, Korea or Russia), I don't consider this some great leap forward into a new racial consciousness. If you do then I hope you get over your prejudices and start looking at the content of a persons character and not the color of their skin.
Congratulations to the President on Inauguration Day. May he serve with dignity, honor, fairness and a sense of Constitutional order.
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Thank you. I keep wondering where all these people live - these people who seem so stunned that Obama could be elected, all these people who seem to be surrounded by racists who would never vote for a person who is not white. I am thankful to not be where they are - I am thankful to live where we see people as people, not colors.
That said, I will retreat into girl stuff & mention that Michelle O. wears clothes well. She looks great.
:) Debi
You might want to carefully re-read your third paragraph, I don't think your intended meaning was conveyed properly in the first sentence. :)
Yes, it is insulting, and I can't even escape this crap at work either.
Total BS. I'm about to vomit, frankly. My only hope is that the America that emerges in 4 years bears some resemblance to the America we have today.
Very well said...
Thank you!HODGITZ
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