how far we've come. Since this is a first for us which one is it....a female for president or a black male? I'm just curious.
2007-12-16 00:25:20 · 19 answers · asked by chatticathi52 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
How far we've come? I'd call it several steps backward.
2007-12-16 04:30:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Assuming that there is an election in 2008 and emperor Cheney, oops I mean Bush relinquishes power we might get an answer to your question. You are right it will be a first in several ways. If the elections are carried out without any fraud or cheating, it will be the 1st one in 8 years to be clean. That we are aware of anyway. A black man seeking a bid for presidency along with a woman trying in the same race is 2 first(would be more interesting if they were in opposing parties). If because of national emergency or terrorist threat, legitimate or fabricated, we could see a delay in the elections or even a suspension of the Constitution, which would also be a first.
I find this question interesting and ironic. Here we are at a time in our history when it could seem like what was started by our founding fathers has culminated into a very wonderful reality. The irony is that on the other side of the coin, the powers that be have dismantled the Constitution and the Bill of Rights to the degree that they exist as window dressing for people to believe that they still have the rights we were guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States. It is a bitter sweet time for the relationship between the government and the citizens at present.
2007-12-16 03:07:17 · answer #2 · answered by Just FYI Guy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Since both are running in the Pro-Slavery, Anti-Civil Rights party I would not vote for either of them.
In my opinion there are a couple of things more important than the sex or race of a political candidate, their standing on issues for one and the historical perspective on that stand.
People change their minds and i have no problem with that. When someone changes their minds back and forth OR claims to have changed while they keep doing exactly the same things they have done in the past I do not place any trust in their stated position.
A perfect example is the Democratic party which claims that it has changed from the 1960's and 1970's when Northern and Southern Democrats worked hard to maintain a segregationist society. These same Democrats spout the exact same rhetoric that they have always spouted going back into the 1800's. In fact the Democratic rhetoric against the Iraq war is verbatim the Democratic rhetoric against the Civil War.
Democrats have made an icon of Franklin D. Roosevelt, a president who, with a Democratic majority Congress implemented a specifically heinous political policy of detainment based on ethnicity.
The track record of Democratic political policy and ethnic atrocities make it impossible for me to vote for a Democrat as President and very difficult for me to vote for a Democrat in any other position.
2007-12-16 01:22:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 9⤊ 0⤋
Here's how far we've come.
At least as I see it.
You're just curious.
Sure you are.
And think, for just a moment. what you're curious about?
"a female for president or a black male?"
A lot of people today are only curious about this and nothing more.
Call it white guilt or reparation mentality or new age cosmopolitan thinking or whatever you like.
The one thing a lot of Americans are only concerned with is "a female for president or a black male?"
But, you want to know what I'm curious about?
Whether or not we elect a qualified man or women to lead this country.
And...I'm concerned with a lot more things than just "a female for president or a black male?"
2007-12-16 00:43:35 · answer #4 · answered by hoovarted 7 · 7⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't mind a woman President or a black man. I would not be happy to have either Clinton or Obama for President. Clinton is crooked as they come and Obama refuses to wear an American flag on his lapel, as is tradition, and refuses to say the Pledge of Allegiance. This makes me very uncomfortable in thinking he is a good American.
2007-12-16 00:34:29 · answer #5 · answered by Sheriff of Yahoo! 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Identity politics is just as racist (or sexist) whether it voting for someone because they are black or white, male or female.
Obama happens to have black skin. So what. Hillary happens to be female. Big deal. Don't vote for or against someone because of trivia. Vote for the person who will do the best for the country. If you think that person is Obama or Clinton, then vote for them But please don't get caught up in the race and gender wars!
2007-12-16 00:30:42 · answer #6 · answered by Fred K 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I, unlike many on the left, don't identify someone as a product of their skin color or genitalia.
Content of character, ideas and political philosophy.
If Condi Rice were running, I'd be leading the way based solely on those qualifications.
2007-12-16 00:29:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 0⤋
Neither. It's gonna be a dark horse, last minute entry who is a pygmy woman who has undergone a sex change operation.
2007-12-16 00:59:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Either one would be fine with me, but right now I am not a supporter of Obama, or Clinton, not becuase of their color or gender, but becuase I dont think they would be the best fit to lead our country.
2007-12-16 00:44:10 · answer #9 · answered by kris76 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I could live with a black president if it were Alan Keyes...
2007-12-16 01:13:45 · answer #10 · answered by consrgreat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋