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 Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 7:36 am Post subject: |
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| stevemcgarrett wrote: |
Adventurer (Neo-Liberal Par Excellance) conjectured:
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| I think you have a point. George W. Bush appealed to the most right wing and conservative elements of society and it harmed the US in the minds of many people and probably some conservatives had a change of heart as a result. When Colin Powell was running some years ago, he was popular, but the electorate was not ripe for a black president. Now, they are ripe for one. One, Obama is charismatic, bi-racial, articulate, and has experience, and many people who want a democrat don't really like Hillary Clinton. Obama's wife said that she was proud to be an American for the first time because a black man, her husband, has a chance. I think that's taking things out of context and forgetting that the black experience in America is quite different. |
When did Powell run for office? Gee, I must have missed that one! 
The electorate shouldn't be compared to fruit or to people who are fruits.
I disagree with Michelle's premise. She presumes that had Powell actually run he could not have won in 1996 or 2000. And she presumes that all Black candidates would have been equally unappealing. If Jesse or Al ran today they'd encounter the same resistance from non-Blacks as two decades ago. Most Whites (and more than a few minorities) didn't vote for them because they're dimwit wannabe ministers who can't speak standard English or let an ambulance pass by without chasing it.
Wonder what Michelle's SAT scores were for admission to Princeton. Bet she was another affirmative action baby. Read her senior thesis online and you'll soon see what I mean. |
Colin Powell, you are correct, and I was wrong, contemplated running, but he chose not to run. Jesse Jackson ran. He allegedly had death threats. I am not sure how serious they were. I think you must take into consideration that the appointment of Colin Powell by Bush senior helped pave the way for someone like Barrak Obama to run for president. I do believe that when Jesse Jackson ran America was not as ripe for a black president as it it today. This is not to say I don't think Colin Powell could have beaten Al Gore in 2000. If he ran in 1996, would he have had a decent chance? Maybe. I can only say that America has been more open to the idea with time. I definitely don't think that a person of color would have had a great chance in 1984.
Here is what Colin Powell said: "enjoy this moment where a person like Barack Obama can knock down all of these old barriers that people thought existed with respect to the opportunities that are available to African Americans."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/01/07/colin-powell-im-taking_n_80345.html |
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