I want to say a few words more on the positive side of Obama's election. Yes, there is one thing good about it, and it would be wrong of me not to show some respect to that aspect of his victory.
No, it doesn't have anything to do with how the world sees us. I could care less about that. When I see a bunch of jerkwads jumping up and down in elation because America has elected the first black president, it strains my incredulity. When is Britain or France going to elect their first black President or Prime Minister? When is Germany going to elect it's first Jewish President? For that matter, while so many people in Africa are so elated at the election of Obama, I have to wonder when every third or fourth country there is going to stop engaging in the massacre of their minority citizens. These are people that for the most part look just like them. What would they do to an actual racial minority that stood out like a sore thumb? Yeah, dance to that tune, motherfuckers.
The point is, white America can now pat itself on the back. It has proven itself, again, better than the rest of the world. Obama defeated John McCane, a conservative elderly white war hero, not by just a respectable margin, but by an electoral vote landslide, and by a large popular vote margin as well. His popular vote margin is, unless I'm mistaken, the largest since 1988. In electoral votes, McCain didn't even reach the 200 mark. He was trounced.
However, even that is insignificant to me, because, again, I don't care what the world thinks. I do though have to say, I feel good for the millions of black children in this country. They have a right to feel proud. One of their own has made it to the highest office in the land. After decades of being told by the likes of Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton that they were hated and despised by many if not most white Americans, African-Americans have witnessed white Americans deliver a resounding victory to a black candidate, and a crushing defeat to his white opponent.
We've all probably by now seen the news footage of Jesse Jackson standing among the crowds of Chicago, with tears streaming down his eyes at the news of confirmation of Obama's victory. Don't be sentimental about this image. The old bastard was probably thinking "now how am I going to explain this?" After all, he just saw his life's work evaporate in front of his eyes-the work of racial identity politics and division. The man behind the curtain is being pushed to the side. Good riddance to him and all others like him.
I want to emphasize, its the black children I feel good for, not the black adults. They've for the most part swallowed the garbage spoon fed them by Jackson and Sharpton, but now they're adults. When you become adult, you become responsible for your actions. Whatever residual racial bitterness there is, they have certainly contributed to it by following along behind the likes of Jackson, Sharpton, Wright, etc.
This election, however, offers a clean break from the vicious cycle of hatred, guilt, self-loathing, and recrimination. Black children have reason to hope, to realize that no dream within reason is beyond their grasp, regardless of the garbage their adult relatives and neighbors have taught them.
For their sake, I hope Obama doesn't let them down. That to some might sound like an unfair standard to impose on a President just because he's black. Well, it's not. I just want Obama to do what any President of any race should and can do-act with honor and integrity. Is that really that hard? Is that really too much to ask from any elected leader? Obama has an opportunity here to set a whole new standard. For the sake of so many black children who now understandably view him with pride, as an example of hope for their own dreams and aspirations, I hope he has a succesful presidency.
Still, when all is said and done, I have to admit I hope the man is defeated four years from now, regardless of how good he does. There are many reasons for this, but there is one reason that is of overriding importance.
I just don't think America can take too many Ruth Bader Ginsburg's on the Supreme Court.
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Sharpton and Jackson's following, is only in the Democratic Party. Their job is to lead protest, to the graveyard of the Democratic Party. They are not black leadership, but misleadership. I think that rules out what you said, about black adults.
I have to admit I hope the man is defeated four years from now, regardless of how good he does.
You seem to forget that the most liberal justice on the Supreme Court, Souter, was named by a Republican... Compared to Souter, Clinton's appointees, Ginsberg and Breyer, are arch-conservatives...
Jackson looked like he was saying, "But, *I* wanted to be the first black President."
Ren, what are you talking about? The blacks are nine-to-one Democratic Party voters, and in this election they voted Democratic in even greater numbers. However you characterize them, as leaders or as "mis-leaders", the point remains, they have controlled the agenda of the black community for going on four decades much like old style city ward political bosses.
The Democratic Party sure seems pretty lively for a graveyard. If anything, this election proved that Jackson and Sharpton and their ilk are irrelevant, but that doesn't alter the reality of the power they have wielded over the decades.
They aren't done yet, either, not by any means. Expect them to be major irritants in the years to come. Obama will ignore them at his peril, and at the same time, he can't afford to kowtow to them. He has to walk a really fine line here.
I saw a guy from China saying he was glad America was getting past it's racial division, having elected a mulatto.
WTF ?
So I guess he'd be fine with me dating his sister.....
Still, it's going to be a bit more difficult for some of these yunguns to justify their nihilistic behavior now.
Sonia-
No matter how you slice it, you won't ever get a conservative judge from a Democratic President. A conservative Republican President is not only your best chance of getting a conservative Supreme Court judge-a conservative Republican President is your *only* chance at getting a conservative Supreme Court judge.
Danielle-
It could have been he's upset, knowing he fucked up a chance to have Obama by the balls by saying he would like to cut them off.
Quim-
That is really fucking hilarious. Anybody from any country, anywhere in the world (but especially any country in Europe) talking about America's racism is about like a mentally retarded brain damaged high school dropout telling dumb blond jokes.
Obama is black?
Who knew?
Well said, Patrick. Obama is a much better role model than Jackson or Sharpton.
The other good thing is that anyone who accuses white Americans of being racists can now go and fornicate their grandmothers.
The Republican Party is having a big conference, about their direction. They will have a civil war before they can progress.
Ren-
I know. They are trying to blame Palin and the social conservatives for their defeat. In reality, they beat themselves. They are trying to make Palin their whipping girl.
There might end up being a big split in the party. They can't win without the social conservatives, many of who would gladly punish them by increasing the Democratic majority, just to make a point. They already done it in 2006, they can do it again.
On the other hand, some Republican conservatives I know actually think the McCane wing of the party wants the Republicans to stay the minority party, as that way they can have a share of power without the responsibility that comes with being in charge. I think they might have a point.
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