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Originally Posted by urgeok2
same thing happened in my hometown ..
a kid in highschool ran for mayor and won. (he didnt win insomuch as the old mayor lost - a dog could have run against him and won)
Thing is he approached it with interest - learned a lot and did a good job.
as far as the US elections go - if nothing else comes of this - it at least showed that the USA has made some progress finally - where a black man could even be considered to run for president.
there are many people alive today who never could have believed this possible in their lifetime. (both blacks and old racist crackers alike)
But to have had a woman AND a black man running at one time ? thats really something else.
shows there might be some hope for the future after all ... because as recent history shows, rich old crazy white men haven't been that great for the country as of late.
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To clarify...I hate to be picky but he's biracial...his dad's black and his mom's white. And it wouldn't be the first time neccessarily it would open up Americans' minds to see the possibilities of possible black president candidates. Jesse Jackson, and Al Sharpton were black men that ran for president but didn't get very far. In my opinion, their approaches, plus significant and substantial views weren't enough to grasp attention; let alone the intelligence, enlightment, charm and even inspiration--something that Obama possesses all of.
On to more possibilities of minority candidates...funny how you should mention how amazing it was for a race be between a black man and a woman. Many Political analysists were speculating around April-May when Obama appeared the projected winner over Clinton that it wasn't likely he would choose her as a running mate; he instead was looking at a hispanic governor of (I believe the state of New Mexico) for a running mate; sharing similar backgrounds/stories of perseverance as Obama (he was the sound of mexican immigrants, was impoverished, worked, went into politics...etc) But of course many republicans said many times "America's not ready for that....we're not ready." Numerous times the interviewer tried to get them to clarify whay they meant by that; but it was implied that America wasn't "ready" to see a scenario of 3 possible minorities : A woman, a black, and a hispanic. Not all at the same time. Like many of you I was apalled by the assertion; and though this wasn't explictly stated it was definitely implied. Many also argued that when Bush chose Condoleeza Rice as his Foreign Relations personnel, now secretary of state he was "killing two birds with one stone." He choose a balck woman--so because she was black and a woman--the goal was to appeal minority issues wasn't a big deal to him. Also in an effort, for those that vote by race and vote according to gender.
Hopefully tensions will alleviate whenever I decide to run for president (my intention is perhaps the next 25 years) But despite all the bad, I think we are slowly bridging the gaps between the old 50s Jim Crow logic and the contemporary generation (now it's more so clash between us putting those in power whom are 3 or 4 X our age whom want to remain looking at things in a manner that is so outdated; when they haven't grasped that this is a new generation, a new century even, and we are in need of quite simply a new direction).
--Shannon