Thread: Congratulations America
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Old 02-06-2008   #10 (permalink)
njqt466
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Originally Posted by rimmer9 View Post
Speaking as a UK guy who loves America with all it's faults I have to say that the real winners of the current round of Primaries are the American people. Is it only 40 years since the civil rights movement? and here we have a real possibility of a Black American President. Whatever your political leanings you have to admit how far things have moved.


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True. My question to you is...is it a bigger deal to have a woman as president, or a black man as president? I'm 41 and a black woman. I have endured so much racism over the years it never occurred to me it could be a possibility in my time. The civil rights movement began in the 60's, but women's sufferage was in 1920, which was 87 years ago.
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My personal opinion, I think that having a woman as president is a great step for the US, but I don't think Hillary Clinton is the right woman.
I'm not sure I agree with you. At this point it's really not a concern because Obama stands to win the nomination for the democratic party.

Being overseas you may not realize this but a great number of Southerners and white men nationwide hate her. Not for her poitics or healthcare plan but becasue when she was first lady she hyphenated her name and worse didn't know her place. She didn't act like a presidents wife. Apparently she was supposed to spend her time doing needlepoint and redecorating the Oval Office, or maybe buy some new dishes.

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Originally Posted by Domisoldo View Post
Turnout was record-breaking indeed among Democratic voters (finally!), far less so among Republican voters (hmmm! Why?). Maybe because their choices suck a hot tailpipe.
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I still find it a bit odd that we refer to Barack as a "black" man as his mother is white. To my knowledge, Hillary is 100% female, although many of her adversaries like to disagree...
My great grandmother used to say that being black is like using Bryl Cream a little dab will do you. According to many laws which date back to the Civil War if you are 1/16th black you are black.

Speaking of , where is his mother? Is she not well? Is she still alive?