Could it be?
I've stayed away from the political talk on here for several reasons. The main one being that the campaigning has been going on for over a year and I wanted to wait until we still didn't have 100 candidates in the running.
So, with loverboy John Edwards set to drop out of the democratic race, it appears it will come down to Hilary Clinton and Barack Obama for the democratic nomination.
With Super Tuesday looming, Obama is coming off a convincing win in South Carolina and is carrying a ton of momentum in what can be a make or break day for a candidate. With prominent democrat Ted Kennedy in his corner, Obama is gaining steam and has a lot of people in his corner.
Could it be?
Aside from "Run Jesse Run!" back in the late 80s, never has there been a black candidate who generated so much buzz. And, while Jackson had his moments, he never was really considered a serious contender like Obama is.
I'm not jumping on the bandwagon nor drinking the kool-aid of either candidate, but it says something that the two leading candidates for the democratic nomination is a woman and a black man. Either way, it will be historic.
But despite Obama's charisma and appeal, are we really, really ready for a black, even if he's lightskinned, president?
Only time will tell.
posted by Big J @ 10:16 AM
2 Comments:
At January 30, 2008 at 5:46 PM ,
Jameil said...
i'm assuming the light-skinned comment was tongue in cheek. are you ever really ready for change? that's such a loaded question. don't know til you try it. its no secret i didn't like billary's race-baiting tactics in SC. that makes them out for me. plus you know the whole term limits thing means BILL'S INELIGIBLE AND SHOULD STOP RUNNING. OBAMA 08!!
At January 31, 2008 at 11:38 AM ,
J. Evette said...
I think some are ready for a Black President ... but the racist are not. Shoot, some aren't even ready for a White female to run the country.
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