Reply #14: Not me... [View All]

[qwlauren35]

It's because he's black AND inexperienced.

Now, you can call me cynical if you want to, but there will be tons of people who will point to his inexperience so that they don't have to admit to racism.

I'm sorry, but I have NO DOUBT that all the racists would come out of the closet to vote against Obama if he won the primary.

On the other hand, I think he's EXCELLENT vice-presidential material.

If you look at what the Republicans have done lately, whenever they nominate one of us (black) to an office, that person is SOOOOOOOOOO overqualified that you'd really have to out yourself by objecting to them. Heck, that's how "we" USED to move people up the ladder, before Affirmative Action. Develop yourself until you are virtually overqualified, and even the racists will admit that you have something they need.

We still live in a time when whenever one of us rises to the top, the spotlight shines, almost daily, and we have to be squeaky clean. Clinton didn't squeak, but a black man could NOT have gotten away with getting blown by an intern. PULEASE!!!!!!!!! Especially not a white one.

It wasn't that long ago that a black man was tied to a truck and dragged until he died. It wasn't that long ago that a star athlete, around 19 years old, was CONVICTED of rape because he was black, slept with his 17 year old white girlfriend, and daddy didn't approve.

We still live in an age of racial profiling, where police shoot first if we "look" dangerous. Oprah admits that she gets treated like dog-meat if someone doesn't recognize her. So does Michael Jordan.

The racists in America have NOT died out yet. White people 10 years older than me (50's and up) who LIKED "the way things were" still vote.

I don't want to lose this election. I can't throw my hat in with anyone that I see as having any significant disadvantages that would actually BRING OUT people who don't typically vote, who just want to make sure he does NOT get elected.

Not even Hillary ran as a junior senator. It's just too soon. Obama doesn't squeak yet.