Barack Obama

There are some people who actually consider Obama to be a black man! Yet, on CSPAN I watched a black caucus wherein the blacks were concerned whether Obama was "black enough"!

Of course there are bigots - even pundits on the LA Times who can't see anything beyond the color of a man's skin and who assume that all white's have some sort of guilt complex and are looking for a black messiah to follow to assuage their guilt.

I suppose it goes with the territory and Hillary will have the same problem with the women vote - is she "female enough"? And I'm certain there are some men who are insecure enough to resist giving any homage to a female president.

But these are very narrow people who can't see beyond their own indoctrinated (virtual religious) beliefs that the physiological differences between people define them more than the mental differences. That is why we can elect a stupid white man to the presidency and denigrate a very intelligent black man - or (even) woman! And, of course, it isn't just in the South.

I read a statement which rings with a certain appropriate truth - "If you see something wrong, try to change it with your hands. If you can't, then try to change it with your words. If you can't, remember in your mind that it is still wrong so you will never think it is right." [the prophet Mohammed] I was going to post the article on Footprints, but didn't want to clutter the site with other stuff while you post the New Orleans photos, Dee – it can wait.

Obama was on Larry King tonight for the full hour. He fielded King's questions to my satisfaction about current events, both domestic and foreign - despite the fact that he is a skinny semi-black Harvard man with a normal friendly voice and large white teeth - certainly not presidential in the George Washington sense (George didn't go to Harvard)! I'd be even more impressed if Barack had the deep melodic voice and robust black physiology of Paul Robeson singing "Old Man River"! But then, Barack's wife is pretty! And, I assume that Paul Robeson is dead by now....?