--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > In a message dated 1/4/2008 2:56:53 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > I was not aware that conservatives liked him as you suggested.
In Iowa, at least, conservatives do. More Republicans caucused with the democrats and voted for Obama than voted for Huck. WHITE REPUBLICANS jumped ship to vote for the Black candidate. This could be part of their misguided strategy to subvert the "electable" candidate, still, numbers mean something. Barack Obama on his name alone would be considered an unsafe Black man. He's presented himself as the intelligent but not intellectual, affable and approachable, Black but not too Black candidate. His image is fine toned, make no mistake. White people are for the most part totally confused about the issue of his "Blackness" and I doubt it factors in either way unless they are associating (or confusing) Blackness with "how much is he like me?" >Many > have tried to portray him as someone with Muslim extremists roots and > drug taking. That is an odd way of showing that you like someone in > my opinion. While I have seen the talking heads say last night that > him being "third world " can help us become of the world, I've never > heard anyone say they like him because he is biracial. Even if > someone thought that, I do not think they would say it, because it > might be perceived as racist. > > Tracy > > What is said in newspaper articles and internet discussions is difference > what is heard on tv. From some of the more conservative points of view,an Obama > win would be an end to the Jesse Jackson type of black american. An end to > affirmative action and to blacks complaing about racism aka the Jena 6 kind of > marches. > > > In some cases Black men have it easier than White women. I don't believe that > black men are always downtrodden when they step outside the door until they > get home. > > Alot of thlem do have it easier than white women because they are men. > Despite the idea that affirmative action has benefitted white females. Black males > have benefitted from being men. Someties race is not an issue. You are right > that some people don't like Clinto because she is Clinton. However I don't like > the liberal hype that Obama will be any different than any other person. If > the liberal Demoract Congress is any indication that it will be SSDD. > > If you listen to Juan Willams and other talk about him, they feel that is is > the kind of "black" that should be leading america. > > > > **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. > http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise? NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
