If America "Isn't ready for a Black President"

[yodermon]

then we fucking deserve a repuke. full stop.

[Catherine Vincent]

1. America may be ready for a black president, just not Obama. nt

[Jamastiene]

5. That's the same thing I'm thinking.

Obama just leans to the right too often for some people's tastes in our party.

[nancyharris]

15. Do you mean America would prefer

someone like Carol Moseley Braun (who couldn't get 0.5% of the Democratic vote in 2004) or Al Sharpton (who couldn't get more than 3% for the Democratic vote in 2004)? Just which Black Democrat do you think America is ready for?

[avaistheone1]

17. One that doesn't support nuclear energy, and coal -

which is killing the planet and all of us.

[NJObamaWoman]

7. Obviously we aren't since race has been brought up in this election process.

[emilyg]

So has gender.

[yodermon]

9. i admit it would be hard to pinpoint.

but should Obama be the nominee, and LOSE, *of course* it will be said that America is still racist and "not ready yet," blah blah blah.

Exit polls would possibly reveal if this is the case; possibly you're right, people may just like McCain or Romney better.

But i am assuming the hypothesis for the sake of argument in this case:

*IF Obama loses to a repuke, and *IF* it can be shown that America is just "not ready" for a Black President,
*THEN* (i say), we deserve the repuke.

[KennedyGuy]

2. Same if they aren't ready for a woman..

[yodermon]

11. I agree. n/t

[mondo joe]

3. You already have a repuke. That working for you?

[yodermon]

12. illegitimate presidents who steal elections don't count. n/t

[mondo joe]

13. Good point!

:-)

[midnight]

4. Race and Gender should not be the point....

Issues are the point.

[yodermon]

14. I absolutely agree, issues should be the point.

And if race/gender *does* turn out to be "the point", then this racist, sexist, bankrupt,backwards country deserves what's coming.

[IndianaJones]

6. America isn't ready to educate African Americans or give them anything near economic..

equality. What world do you live in?

[Frances]

8. I think most DUers are focused on

how progressive they think each candidate is.

We just don't agree on which candidate that is.

[jackson_dem]

10. If Obama is now losing it must be because of race! Just two weeks ago he transcended race

[madrchsod]

16. or a woman

yes america deserves what it gets...and god help us all