Reply #27

I understand what is being said, and it makes sense to me. HOWEVER, I'd like to point out something to you. Obama is not going after the black vote by doing anything special for our community other than having allocated some funding for historically black colleges and universities. The message of his campaign is "what I do for the nation benefits our people".

This angers some black folks, they want to be wooed. They say that it is not enough to have a black president, if he is not a president who goes out of his way to make some dents in the issues that plague black people.

I see both sides. It would be nice if I could point to some things that Obama has done and say "THERE! He did that for US." On the other hand, I respect the fact that what he has fought for benefitted our community.

So, white men - you're not the only group that Obama isn't going specifically after. Instead, you'll find that his efforts to extend unemployment benefits, his efforts to secure health care for those who have declining health but can't afford insurance, his decision to bail out the auto industry, his support for retraining - those things were aimed at the general populace, and as such, to older white males.

Note, that I don't speak for DU. I know that this place forgets how many older white males are staunch Democrats, and progressive to boot. But our president - he is very "equal opportunity". He tries to do what is best for Americans, and it includes 99% of us!

Hope you see where I'm coming from. Your demographic has not been forgotten. There is just no easy way to go after you, if not to go after all of us at once.