Obama Election Reflections

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coffee diet of 9:46PM March 24, 2010

Now let's work as Americans to right the wrongs of the last 8 years.

HillbillyBill of TN 8:19AM December 07, 2008

I don't think it is quite fair to write off the Black vote for Obama as being only about race, although no doubt the barrier breaking and historic nature of this election played a huge role. Obama does have an appeal that transcends race for so many of us.
I know plenty of Republicans who voted for him, despite some fairly pronounced differences in philosophy. He represents hope, and a totally fresh and inclusive approach, he is very articulate. He relates well to all ages and to all races.
We can hope that Black people will in the future have a broader interest in politics, and will feel that they have an equal chance in all elections. Getting beyond the "we have no stake in the outcome" mindset, they will also be able to move beyond the color coding that we ourselves originally imposed. I look for the day when the color of the candidates skin will not matter to Black, White or Latino Americans. It may take another generation for the full effects of this landmark election to be fully felt, but we have certainly crossed a bridge from which there is no turning back.

phoenician lady of AZ 11:08PM December 06, 2008

This will probably be decried as racist -- an observation on how blacks vote. It has gotten far less press than it deserves, as a political phenomenon. Blacks voted for Obama in far great numbers than the roughly 50-50 split in the population. Not all blacks are liberal so one can only conclude that a LOT of blacks -- conservative blacks, and they do exist -- voted against their philsophical bents and the reason can only be in order to make the black candidate ascendant. They wouldn't have done the same for a white candidate with the same views. If some 70 or 90 or whatever percentage it was, of whites voted for a white candidate against a black, blam, automatically racist.
- A now minority white 60-something male of Norwegian-American extraction

Gordon gunderson of WA 3:43AM December 06, 2008