Posted by
Augsal on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 4:02:44 PM
Because the impossible has happened- I'm agreeing with Geraldine Ferraro 100%!!! I know this sounds crazy but Ms. Ferraro is absolutely right on target. Let's look at a checklist for Sen. Obama:
1) Has he passed any significant legislation? NO
2) Has he had years and years of experience? NO
3) What does he stand for? Don't know- Oh, Yes- HOPE and Change!!!
4) Oh yeah! He gave a keynote speech at the 2004 Democrat Convention!
Not impressive is it? So what else could be the reason for his popularity? I can think of two right off the bat- He's not Hillary and he's Black. Why is it so wrong to admit it? Rudy Giuliani's Italian heritage came up many times and Mitt Romney's Mormonism was also an issue. Sen. Obama's blackness hits a chord in the American psyche- a chord of guilt maybe but it still hits deep into the American heart and most especially with bleeding heart Liberal Democrats. Democrats are dying to elect any type minority to any office in any state. This is Election-type Affirmative Action. Sen. Obama happens to be the one the Dems have handpicked since to be their herald: A successful black man with nothing but charisma. Sen. Obama is the Affirmative Action candidate- it was only a matter of time.
I think that the majority of Americans at this time in our history would most definitely vote for a "qualified" black candidate. Key word in this sentence "qualified". But, let's not forget now that we are still dealing solely with "Democrat" voters in these primary elections. The general election will be much different and especially when Sen. Obama has to explain his platform.
It is sad when serious discourse is banned from the election process. The Democrats are imploding due to the two-edged sword called "Political Correctness". Sen. Obama is BLACK and the only one's making this an issue are the new plantation owners- The Socialist Democrat Party.