As much as I personally want the Obama/Biden ticket to win in November, my gut tells me that America has not yet matured to the point that it can see past the color of a person's skin and look to the content of their character. If you take the time to read the comments to articles posted on foxnews.com or aol.com, you will find the vast majority of them filled with vile, racist, reprehensible content. These Americans feel free to speak openly on the internet because they cannot be identified and held responsible for their remarks. They work with you. Live next to you. Play on your league teams. You would never think that these "friends" would feel the way that they do about African Americans.
I hope that I am wrong.
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I'm still not sure America is ready. I will say that America has made a huge step forward. This isn't the first time a black man has been qualified. This is the first time America has been able to see it.
What frightens me is that Obama is as non threating as a black man can get with his extended white family and Ivy League schools.
Will a black boy or girl, with a single black mother, who attends a HBCU, and family video looks more like a Tyler Perry movie, be seen as a possible president one day. I hope so but I wouldn't put any money on it.
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