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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 03:28 PM
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We might really have ourselves a black President
Not to jump to conclusions yet but this hit me on Saturday night when I saw that Obama not only won South Carolina but doubled up the second place vote getter.

AGAIN not to jump to conclusions (truth be told I still say that the smart money is on Hillary to do really well on Super Duper Tuesday and end up with the nomination) but this really might come off. Also even though this throws the flow of this post off it pretty much looks like we are either going to have a black President or a woman President.

I can't say that in my 40 years I have ever thought that this could actually happen but now I do.

Lots of time and distance to go so LET'S NOT JUMP TO ANY CONCLUSIONS yet but I think people need to and probably are now actually confronting the idea that we could have a black President. I had to take a moment Saturday night and try to get my head around that.

I never really thought I would come close to seeing the day but I am glad that I can even entertain such an idea.

WOW just plain WOW.
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Nimrod2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 03:29 PM
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1. I am counting on it!
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GalleryGod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 03:35 PM
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11. As am I !
For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die.
EMK, 08/12/80


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sunonmars Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 03:29 PM
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2. SC was in no way indicative of the other states, total diff kettle of fish
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R_M Donating Member (425 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 03:30 PM
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3. We could also have a woman President.
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 03:32 PM
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5. .
I SAID THAT in fact I went out of my way TO SAY THAT
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SammyWinstonJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 03:35 PM
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10. We damn sure won't have a populist President. Thanks too the corprat media and those with stars in
their eyes, those who just want to be a part of "history". But oh well.
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Hieronymus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 04:07 PM
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27. Indeed we could, but not Hillary.
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Radical Activist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 03:31 PM
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4. People will always say we aren't ready for a black President or a woman
until it happens.
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NightWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 03:33 PM
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6. he answered my question about electability. the answer is 'yes, he's electable'
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Avalux Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 03:33 PM
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7. I had a conversation with a friend who happens to be a black male and Republican.
He voted for Bush twice (he's military); now regrets the vote. He told me at first he thought Obama was a fluke and didn't think twice about supporting him. Now he's pleasantly surprised and will support Obama; not just because he's black, but because he really likes his message.
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Radio_Lady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 03:55 PM
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18. Interesting. I watched an interview with SC black women... they wanted someone with experience in
Edited on Mon Jan-28-08 03:56 PM by Radio_Lady
the White House, and it wasn't the place for "on the job training." Nevertheless, some voted for Obama, but said they would be pleased and proud to have Hillary, too.

Now, that's how I'm thinking.

Regrettably, John Edwards never caught fire, IMHO. He lost the last election (although I think it was rigged), and he, too, is getting painted with the broad brush of YESTERDAY.

But if he's involved in a brokered election, now THAT will be interesting!
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gateley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 03:34 PM
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8.  I would be SO PROUD
of this country if Obama becomes President.

I would also be SO PROUD of this country if Hillary becomes President.

Even the thought of a woman being president in my lifetime was unthinkable not too many years ago. The thought of a black president wasn't even considered.

Either one would be a major step forward and to be celebrated if it comes about.
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Jensen Donating Member (866 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 03:35 PM
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9. WOW back at you...I never thought it would happen, not in my life time anyways!
Life is full of surprises and who ever gets the nod I just hope is the very best for this country after all BushCo has done to US and the World.
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 03:40 PM
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12. I am just glad that we will soon have a President for all of the people
once again!

That does my heart good!

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EffieBlack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 04:00 PM
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21. Let's stop for a minute and say AWWWWWW!!!
Those little girls are TOO cute!

Now back to your regularly scheduled fighting.
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avaistheone1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 03:42 PM
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13. I don't want a woman president, I don't want a black president. I don't want a white president.
I want someone who will boldly fight for the working & middle class against the corporations.

I want the person who is going to put together a Single-payer health care system. I want for president the person who is going to fight against our jobs being off-shored. This is a presidential candidate who will work for ALL Americans.

I don't see that candidate as Hillary or Obama.



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goodhue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 03:44 PM
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14. smart money is moving towards a new reality
I'm jumping on the Obama bandwagon
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DesertFlower Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 03:47 PM
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15. i thought about it when obama
made the decision to run.

obama is black, but he's also white. we tend to forget that his mother was white.

i told hubby "if obama does not become president, my heart will be broken".
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featherman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 03:48 PM
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16. Long way to go... Clinton is still the presumptive nominee
And favorite of the Democratic establishment. Ted Kennedy may make some party bigwigs take a second look though.
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avaistheone1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 04:00 PM
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20. I agree the overall the numbers nationwide favor Clinton
but she is not my choice.

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ErnestoG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 04:03 PM
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23. Yeah, the usual culprits in the DLC are really pushing that meme
...
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Barack_America Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 03:49 PM
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17. I think we're ready. As long as we don't give into the fear that we're not....n/t
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sandnsea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 03:57 PM
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19. Super Tuesday is going to surprise
Look at that map with rural NV in mind, CO is aleady split between Obama and Hillary. Factor CA Independents into the mix, who can't vote in the Repub primary. Then factor in Uncle Teddy in Mass, and Ned Lamont in CT. Super Tuesday could be the political upset of all time.

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avaistheone1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 04:01 PM
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22. Associated Press article states Super Tuesday won't settle anything.
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sandnsea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 04:07 PM
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26. They've been wrong on everything
so why would you refer to them now.

Edwards is not going to win and trashing other candidates is not going to help that.
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shireen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 04:04 PM
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24. i once told someone that I didn't think this country was ready for a Black president.
I am absolutely delighted to be so wrong! Whatever happens, it's clear that this country has turned a corner on race and the presidency.
:woohoo:

(Note: not an Obama supporter, but very glad to see him doing well.)

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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 04:05 PM
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25. I hear you.
Edited on Mon Jan-28-08 04:05 PM by sfexpat2000
As a child of the 50s, I can't believe it either.

It gives me hope in people that this gifted man is getting so much support.

I grew up in segregated hoods. I never met a black person socially until I was a college instructor. And even then, my peers and I had to conspire to retain those students.

What better antidote to Bush could we possibly ask for?

I can't believe I'm seeing this day.

:cry:
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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 02:38 AM
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33. I had hopes until his "ex-gay" stunt in South Carolina.
I can't believe he did it, I can't believe people dismissed it. I go back to the days of Shirley Chisholm, unbought and unbossed, but this man does not include me in his vision of hope and change.
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 02:54 AM
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34. We need to drill down on that.
What the hell was that?
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WinkyDink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 04:09 PM
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28. Are we not supposed to be ignoring race? WWOD?
Edited on Mon Jan-28-08 04:10 PM by WinkyDink
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mzmolly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 04:34 PM
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29. "WOW just plain WOW."
Yeah, that! :hi:
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progressoid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 05:09 PM
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30. well...half black
sorry, couldn't resist. :)
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Tulkas Donating Member (592 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 05:10 PM
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31. we will have a good man as president, who happens to have a father from Kenya
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eridani Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 02:35 AM
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32. I'd prefer an anti-corporate one myself, of whatever color n/t
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readmoreoften Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 02:54 AM
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35. Awesome. But what if our Black president is a useless pushover and nothing changes?
What if he expands the military in order to expand US influence around the globe, as promised?
Or he decides that we have to go fight another war to protect "vital assets" (i.e. US-backed corporations)-- per his Council on Foreign Relations speech?
Or he reaches our "in bipartisanship" to the neoconservative movement?
Or he decides to expand faith-based funding and more of our tax money continues to fund strange "religious therapies" and support global homophobe movements like Watchmen on the Walls?

What if he shows himself to be a fiscal conservative and he enacts market reforms that hurt most of us--including Black folk?

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