"During those dark and difficult and bitter days, I never thought I would live to see this moment. This is a moment of hope, this is a moment of gratitude, this is a moment of thanksgiving. It could only happen in America, that we could come so far, in such a short time." -- Rep. John Lewis of Georgia, a civil rights veteran, on CNN just now. A young John Lewis is pictured above, on the left, in prayer at a 1963 civil rights event.
God bless America.
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"I think a brief look at their treatment of Clarence Thomas answers that question.":
Again, Clarence Thomas wasn't a "first." The first African American on the Supreme Court was Thurgood Marshall.
If Alan Keyes or Condi Rice--or more likely, Colin Powell--had become the president, we would have heard similar things although probably not at the same volume, except for maybe Powell. But that didn't happen, nor would it have happened in the current GOP.
Keta-
don't be silly. All that book-learning is nothing. If he didn't buy a baseball club with Daddy's money and drunkenly run it into the ground, he's not qualified, end of.
"Daniel
January 21, 2009 11:34 AM
"I think a brief look at their treatment of Clarence Thomas answers that question.":
Again, Clarence Thomas wasn't a "first." The first African American on the Supreme Court was Thurgood Marshall."
Great dodge of the point (your SOooo good at that!).
The point from TYF wasn't that he was the first anything on the court, though of course he was.
He was the first conservative African-American on the court, and his being African-American did not stop many on the left for attacking him for being a conservative.
Indeed, the harpy-left has called Condi, Thomas, and even Powell "house n******". (I don't write out that word because racism in America doesn't allow me. I'm the wrong color.)
I think that was the point being made, TYF can correct me if I'm wrong..
Just saying.
Far from "buying" the election, Obama's election was probably the most democratic in history. It's true that he had lots of money, because of the huge amounts he was able to raise from small donors, most giving $100 or less, on the Internet. That is democracy in action.
As to whether he should be classified as bi-racial or African-American, I'm reminded of the relatively recent reports by scientists that, from the standpoint of DNA, there is virtually no difference between the races. Not to take anything away from the historic nature of his presidency, but it's a mark of how messed up our priorities are that we care that much whether he is "African-American" or bi-racial.
umm oh wow rock on \m/ (>.
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