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The Color of His Skin

Submitted by rtest, Jul 29, 2007 09:03

Well Mr McWorther I for one intend to at this time vote for O'bama for two reasons. One is because I'm convinced that possessing the skills to first get one to listen to your ideas, and plans is indeed crucial to getting anything accomplished in any arena. Mr O'bama has proven to possess this very important ability. In addition to this, he's clearly not interested in establishing Imperialism as is the current administration, and several administrations prior to it. This alone will ensure his being widely embraced in worldly matters.

Secondly I intend to vote for Mr. O'bama, yes because like me he's a Black man. I am most curious to see just what will become of this Country if for the first time in it's two hundred some odd years the White Male Exclusve Club is penetrated by one who doesn't look like it's former members. I am not ashamed to vote for someone because he's Black as long as he's qualified. There's nothing morally wrong with my reasoning. And as he has said, 'Cheney, and Rumsfeld had experience". And so what has that meant ?

Once we get passed electing a Black President, then we can move beyond voting for someone because of their skin color. This crap about his experience is a joke. As we see now experience means nothing if your intentions are selfish, corrupt, and just plain wrong. What he learns on a Monday he will know on Tuesday, and beyond.


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