1.) The Country is Desperate In all matters, both domestic and foreign, citizens of the U.S. are grasping at straws. People want change, but beyond this they have no real idea of what they truly want. The same people who handed our current President two terms are also the ones who handed Mr. Bush one of the lowest approval ratings in the history of U.S. Presidency.
Was there anything so spectacular and heroic in the President's first term which demanded the gift of a second term? The Country has fallen into deep desperation, and anyone who runs for President at this stage of our history, and wins, will inherit even deeper desperation and failure. For the first Black President of the United States of America, that's just the type of precedent we can't afford to set.
2.) The Biden Echo Senator Biden's comments, which essentially stated that: as a Black man in America seeking the democratic nomination for President, Barack Obama is "One of the good ones". Surely Biden meant no harm, (as his own Weasel Words would indicate) but a back-handed compliment is a back-hand nonetheless.
It would be ridiculous to assume or believe that Senator Biden's sentiments are exclusive to him. Yes, it's fantastic that Senator Barack Obama is an intelligent, "articulate," Black man, learned and probably equipped for prestigious and important governmental leadership positions. But the Biden Echo will resonate silently, softly, and secretly as long as white America pretends to be progressive, while offering tainted accolades to their pick from the best of the worst of a people.
3.) Just Another Black Man The next President, whoever he or she may be, will no doubt find themselves forced sharing responsibility of the Bush administration debacles.
The current domestic and foreign fiascoes can't and won't be solved in 4 or 8 years. The President succeeding Mr. Bush can only hope to BEGIN to clean up the mess that has been created nationally and worldwide.
The next President will be no messiah, no matter how strongly we wish, hope, and pray.
If Barack Obama is elected as the next President of the U.S.A. he will be a scapegoat at best, and at worst the sole generator of renewed belief within white America that no matter how intelligent, "articulate," educated, and charismatic he may be, he's still just another... Black man.
Living behind bars twenty-three hours out of twenty-four, having food sent through a slot in the door, and not receiving mail that might keep your spirits up is only part of what Brian's "life" presently consists of. Brian Franklin Thames describes the total mockery of justice in which he found himself the wrongful centerpiece, the process by which he was incarcerated, an the unyielding, undying hope of living in the free world again.
Source: www.articledashboard.com
