As much as I want a black person to be our next president - I just can’t convince myself that Barack Obama is electable in these here United States. That being said, the Iowa results are a farce - a subterfuge, if you will. Barack Obama’s win in Iowa will serve, mostly, as a battle cry to mobilize the rednecks and the red states.
Rebublicans voted in the Democratic primary to make sure that the Gary Anderson won the nomination because they, correctly, considered him to be the weakest opponent. Is it because Gary Anderson was not as qualified as the other candidates? Absolutely not. In fact, he brought more experience and qualifications to the table than Tate Reeves, the Republican who defeated him in the 2003 State Treasurer race and was at least as qualified Mike Chaney, the Republican who defeated him in race for Insurance Commissioner in the November general election.
But why, Barrister?
Because Gary Anderson is black. And, no black has won a statewide office in the state of Mississippi since Reconstruction. Mississippi has the highest concentration of black people (37%) in the union.
White Party & Black Party
Forget all about Democrat and Republican when race is added to the mix. A black candidate will make a Yellow Dog Democrat vote Republican. And, poor whites will vote against their own self interest every time if they think it will keep blacks at the back of the bus. In fact, Jim Crow couldn’t have thrived if it weren’t for poor whites being willing to take one for the team.
You might not wanna admit it but, the rest of the country is not much unlike Mississippi in that regard. Ba-lee-dat!!!
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Well his “win” signals quite a few things and so does Huckabee’s for that matter.
I am not quite on the whole Obama thing yet. Still working my way through all the stuff to the substance. I don’t dislike him, I just still feel a bit removed from him. The results should and will mobilize the Clinton camp and certainly the Edwards camp because it came close to being a three way tie. And Edwards was all but counted out of this thing. If he can get virtually no press compared to Obama and Clinton and still run neck and neck with them, he needs to get some mor eaggressive people around hima nd really give them a run for their money.
As for Huckabee, if he ends up being the republican candidate, they are screwed because he is not gonna get all of their votes. I will give him credit for keeping it real about what he thinks, but usally what he thinks is CRAZY! LOL!
I LOVED seeing Guiliani put out like the trash publicly, just like he did to his wife!
Yeah, New Hampshire will be interesting. Edwards gave the most impassioned speech that I have heard from him. I was impressed.
I concure with your opinion Barrister.
I heard a couple of people at the office speak of qualifications. Well, if qualification equals George W. Buthead then lets go with the least qualified of all. Hell, put me in office. With that said, I really like Obama- but that may just be because he is black, I would have voted for Colin Powell if he had run. I also like Hillary and that just may be because she is a woman. I know it’s wrong and that I should base my vote on how the candidate responds to the issues, but really, will all his good intentions on the issues matter once he’s elected and has to start repaying those debts he got into on the campaign trail or when he has to start cleaning up all the ish left over by his predecessor? I have become so disillusioned and such a sceptic about the whole thing, but the one thing I do know for sure, we don’t need another Buthead lame duck George Dubbya republican in office.
Some people will never be able to get beyond their prejudices even if the alternative is better.
Well one thing for sure is that November is a long way away and a lot could happen. Obama could lose the steam he currently has as early as next week in New Hampshire as we for sure know the gloves are going to be off now.
I’m a product of the DEEP South so for me…this was HUGE as it is truly never something I’d see in my lifetime. A black man winning the first caucus. I mean…to me…that right there changes DRASTICALLY how I’ve been taught to believe regarding race relations.
The thing I’m going to focus on regarding the people you’re speaking of is that yes…there is a certain percentage of the population that will NOT vote for Obama just because he’s Black and that’s their ONLY reason. There is also a certain percentage of the population that is ONLY going to vote Republican regardless of the candidates. That said…I’m hoping those two groups overlap something FIERCE.
We need a change and I don’t think things are going to change that much if another Republican gets into office no matter how much bible thumping they do to guilt people into putting them there.
We are overdue for change. It is coming. The pulse of the country has already changed. Those who have benefited under the Bush regime are anxious and they are working to slow down, if not totally undermine, the inevitable.
Last night was totally awesome for me to watch. We sat here with our neighbors and their kids and explained the whole process to them. Not only was it a chance to educate, but also a chance for them to see that anything, I mean anything is possible. It is one thing to talk about it, but to see Obama take the 1st caucus was great. I agree with you from a purely political perspective his win could turn out to mean a bid fat nothing but the possibilities it represented gave me hope and the youngsters watching with me hope. I am with JDen, I am not completely on the Obama bandwagon just yet. I like the guy, contributed to his grass roots campaign efforts, and even held a small gathering where we listened to him via teleconference. I am still researching and trying to sift through all the media rhetoric, so that I can see what is really going on with each of them. But in the meantime, I am so proud of Obama and what he has been able to do thus far. Specifically without being bought out by big business (at least as far as I can see)
Agreed. I wish that we could get more blacks involved in the political process.
And I thought I was cynical.
I love Mississippi, but Iowa isn’t Mississippi and its caucus was informed by a dynamic unlike one that’s existed in America in decades, if ever.
I am a confessed cynic and I am the best at playing devil’s advocate. But, I am not cynical just be cynical. There is a historical basis for my analysis and resulting theory. Iowa isn’t Mississippi but, people are pretty much the same everywhere I go, just with different accents. On the informed Iowa caucus: I agree. Caucus goers, almost by definition, are better informed, more politically aware, older, better educated and earn higher incomes than the average voter. And, that pretty much makes them unrepresentative in the state of Iowa, as well as the rest of the nation. I appreciate your enthusiasm and, though it may not sound like it, I am optimistic, though guardedly so, that he will win the nomination. I hope I’m wrong, I’m looking forward to dining on crow. Got a recipe just in case.