Moving Toward a Post-Racial America

I have never been more proud of my country and countrymen! Thank you America! God bless America!

America, I am a Swiss citizen who share your happiness and pride today. Last night I got calls from my children, two of whom live in the USA. My daughter, a lawyer in NC, my son a science teacher in NY, but also another son, a hotel manager in Asia and a student here, all shared my joy and all cried with happiness over the election results. This morning my housekeeper, a woman from Spain, was also crying when I went downstairs! It is so wonderful to know that my children now feel the same about America as I did when JF Kennedy was elected. Americans you belong to the greatest country on earth. We look forward to your leadership in this difficult time – you always come through when the world needs you! God Bless America, the greatest country on earth!

52% – 47% .. yep – we’re past racism! Only around 50% of the country is racist because they didn’t vote for Obama! Nonsense! Get over it .. go talk to the 96% of blacks who voted STRICTLY due to his skin color and get back to us and tell us WHO is racist! Oh well – like I’ve said over and over .. no president has ever determined my fate or success and for those of you who are banking on that GOOD LUCK TO YA! Ha ha!

Herd mentality and white guilt .. ha ha! What a joke!

I´m German, but I have friends in America and I know about their true and honest wishes, that Obama should succeed. I congratulate them and all the others who elected Obama. Anyhow I agree with babaganoosh, and I´m really worried about that … Maybe we´re lucky and there will be a marked improvement in the country´s direction … And this also depends on you, the US citizens, but also on international policy. Because the whole world is cross-linked, which was impressively demonstrated by the world wide financial and economic crisis, which started somewhere in the age of George W. – thank globalization!

Being a malaysian n muslim,i hve never felt this proud for you all americans for what u hve done today.not only america will change but the world will follow tru.
Congrat and god bless americans n the citizen of the world.

Marcus and babaganoosh,
Much of what you say is true. Perhaps an identical copy of Obama with white skin would have commanded an even clearer victory.
Many people will scrutinize Obama’s upcoming presidency even more because he’s multi-racial. They’ll be ready to pounce on every mistake.
Still, this was a tremendous step forward. It required a perfect chain of events, from GWB’s futile war in Iraq to the meltdown in the banking sector.
Now I just pray that some lunatic doesn’t do something crazy and deprive us of this chance.

Oprah Winfry commented, “Obama is the first person she has supported in an election.” As a proud American voter for 63 years I have supported candidates and voted on the issues for 63 years. Yes,a black man deserves to become president, but this election has scared me.
I posted comments once before on this issue and posted the incorrect email, sorry.

I am very scared. The people in this country elected a man who 1) won’t prove he’s actually eligible to be President 2)who wants to create a civilian armed militia (can anyone say ‘Secret Police’) 3)Who wants to “change our behavior” through taxation. I’m not sure that even 1/2 of the 62 Million who voted for him understand what they were voting for. I’m just praying that God can see us through these next four years & that people have their eyes opened.

Race was a hugh issue. How else can one explain the hugh numbers of minorities that voted and that 98% of African Americans vote for a a black candidate? Isn’t that racism?

I must give credit to Obama and his staff for beating not just McCain but Hillary! Beating Hillary was a major/major victory more so than beating McCain.
I just have to say that the MSM was so far in the tank for Obama and they did the american people no justice! It was not until the last week of this election that they had the Bal** to start looking (ever so lightly) into some of his past. I will say thisnot only did this election make history so did the MSM because that was the year it died!
I just hope the millions of people who voted for Obama are as happy in 2 years as they are today. I especially think of this Black or Afriance American woman who truely believed that voting for Obama she would not longer have to pay for her gas or house payment. I beat in 2 years time if you interview her again she will be crying still but not with tears of joy!

Race wasn’t an issue? Is Stephanopoulos insane? Oh yeah, he’s from the Clinton spin era, so fact and reality have no bearing on what he says.

Errors on these listings
incorrect names on posts

the people using others’ names to post probably voted for Obama

George!
Stop confusing yourself. Your brain has suffered from being in the Obama tank for so long……
97% of AA voted for Obama! Oprah supported a candidate for the first time….
Would they have done that for a white man??
Why is that not racism???
“YOUR” GUY WON GEORGE. Congrats! But it’s time to get out of the TANK and start being a journalist again….

Ok, please continue posting. My mistake
my mistake. Keep posting! Names are ok.
At least I can own up to making a mistake. Good morning to everyone.

George just stated on GMA that race was less of a factor than expected. True for whites, but according to his own percentages, it must have been almost the ONLY factor for blacks….it’s still racist. He said “McCain got 1% of the black voters, which is amazing in itself” But this election wasn’t racist????

Remember you Reap what you Sew.

The media is feeding racism.
The only ones injecting race in this election is the Obama supporters and the media. All of you at ABC last night and Oprah too. It was terrible.
Most that vote see a man, you people see a black man. So when are we going to move forward? Ask yourselves first.

The black vote has always been way higher for Democrats. But of course, the racists just doesnt have the brains to figure that one out. Theyre sitting in their trailer parks going… ‘duuuuh’ like Beavis & Butthead.
Oh well, theres always that % of population that is just a pollution of the gene pool. That pollution is called the republicans.

I don’t understand how this can be described as “post racial” while 92 percent of one race votes for the person of the same race. This should have been titeled “moving toward a post-white America”, but I suppose Mr. Stephanopoulos thought that sounded too threatening to some people.

Another point, its totally unbelievable how the ignorant racists refuse to acknowledge all the people who voted McCain just because they could NOT vote for a black man. Why arent they calling those racists out?
Also Obama had the young voters, are they going to call it ‘ageism’ too?

Every Black person that I work with voted for Obama because he is black. They flat-out told me that! Admit it, it was a racist effort. Otherwise, I would have voted for him based on his qualification’s, however, he had none, so obviously it was for another reason. I would be cheering right along side everyone else if Alan Keys was the new president. he is AA, and a good conservative. Well, at least we defeated the liberals Gay marriage agenda in many states. we made a little headway.

Just reading some of the posts here just proves my earlier point–Racism is alive and well in America!
Isn’t it funny that hundreds of thousands of Blacks have voted in previous Presidential elections for White candidates, but when they chose overwhelmingly to vote for a Black candidate- that’s Racism.
I guess all of the Whites who voted for a White candidate last night and in all previous Presidential elections must have been Racist, too – for Whites only.
If you’re a Racist and don’t like Blacks, just say so.
Don’t hide behind statements like:
“go talk to the 96% of blacks who voted STRICTLY due to his skin color”
“When 97 of blacks vote for obama what else can you call it. The sad part is that while 43% of whites are willing to vote for a black”
“97% of AA voted for Obama! Oprah supported a candidate for the first time….Would they have done that for a white man??”
It only makes your point very hollow. You’d gain much more respect if you just came out and said “I’m White, a Racist, and proud to be one!” or “I hate all Blacks” instead of skirting around the topic.

I’m still trying to figure out how Obama got to be our first “Black President”. Isn’t he bi-racial? And how much difference would that have made if he was wasn’t bi-racial, full black? In ALL the elections I have voted in I still think we need to go with the POPULAR vote. This system sucks as to where they campaign and who they campaign to for the big numbers, not the people they will be serving. All sides, all candidates. I’m just hoping this truly is the dawn of a New Era for us all, not just the blacks everyone is touting for stepping up, what about the rest of us who have been caring and voting for years?

Well congratulations to Obama! However there’s one thing. HE IS NOT OUR 1st black president he is our 1st MULATTOE(mixed black AND WHITE) president! Also for those millions of Americans out there: HISPANIC IS NOT A RACE IT IS A LIGUISTIC GROUP! HISPANICS CAN BE OF ANY RACE ESPECIALLY WHITE! I understand though since race is ALWAYS being confused in America, sadly as we are one of the most diverse nations in the world and we dont even know what is a race or not. But god bless America and may god protect Obama!

Post Racial? A dream. 98% of blacks voted for a black man for no other reason. If 98% of whites had voted for McCain, we would be vilifying ourselves and you would not have this post.

Now we find out if Oprah’s Parrot
can do more than just talk.
Change? Cheney bought one, now Oprah’s
bought one, so what, pray tell, has
changed? We just traded an unqualified,
money grubbing Euro-American for an
unqualified, money grubbing African-
American. I seriously doubt the change
will be much more than skin deep.
We never did find out if Cheney’s Parrot
could do more than just talk.

Don’t know about you James, but personally, I *wear* what I sew.

Though I didn’t vote for Obama, I see it as a good day for America. It is now obvious that ALL Americans have the same opportunities. White, Black, and every color in between can make it to the very top. So with that, we can now move away from the NAACP, affirmative action, and all the benefits received just because your Black, RIGHT? A Black president is perfectly fine with me, just don’t screw it up. As for the African Americans, stop whining and acting like America owes you something. As you can see, the opportunity is there for EVERYONE!

Is Racism Over?!?
Category: Life
Racism isn’t over until all people do not judge a book by its cover, until all people have access to the same quality education, until all people have access to the same jobs, housing AND OPPORTUNITIES.
ONE PERSON WITH BROWN SKIN GETTING ELECTED IN AMERICA DOESN’T PUT AN END TO ALL THAT.
But it does give hope to the idea of the land of opportunity.
If you’re really interested you should check out http://www.understandingrace.org/home.html.
A couple studies at “understandingrace.org” were very interesting to me. In one study, they had people calling numbers looking for jobs, apartments, used cars, etc. People with obvious “social” accents such as blacks and latinos were not given callbacks for jobs even when they had the same credentials as whites. Same with the other calls for apartments, cars, etc. The black and latino callers had a 10% hit rate if I’m remembering correctly. (I wish I could find the exact study).
Another interesting thing was a statement which I agree with.
“Even well-meaning whites have the luxury of not thinking about race. A person of color can’t go a single day without being affected by it.”

If u don’t believe this election was based on race go to this link and listen to it. Then say that it wasn’t based on race.
http://www.bpmdeejays.com/upload/hs_sal_in_Harlem_100108.mp3

What happened over 200 years ago, and even in the racial equality movement is in the past. It should be left there and die there. As long as it is being kept alive by bigots and racists (white, black, or otherwise), this problem won’t end. Its time we stopped being black or white or otherwise and start being Americans! One nation UNDER GOD, with liberty and justice for all!! Not just blacks or whites! Remember that Obama is not black; he’s black AND white! So lets stop this stupidity and start concentrating on whats best for our beloved America, and racism is not included! Martin Luther King would not have wanted it that way. I believe he was endeavoring to give equal rights to the black man, but I also believe that this great man was for equality for all races. Listen to his famous speech. Lets get over our pettiness and focus on the future TOGETHER. We’re certainly going to need it for the days ahead!

Bo_15
That shows the kind of people who voted for this guy…when they clearly had no idea what he stood for! It’s unfortunate, but we can’t make people research or learn anything about a candidate before they vote…too bad, huh? I bet those 3 people Sal spoke to thought they were really doing the country a favor by voting, but they did no such thing! I think we should have gone back to a slogan used in the last election “Don’t Vote,” meaning not to vote for either candidate if you knew nothing about them. I guess we’ll just have to hold Obama to all his promises now that people like that voted him in.

I made my choice based on whose proposed policies I felt would be best for our nation. I pray the majority of Americans did the same.
By the way, President-elect Obama is neither black nor white. So GET OVER IT!

Racism has long been gone in America, and now we have conclusive proof, but hey what’s up with 96%black voting for a black candidate. Gasp! Well as least blatant and rampant Sexism is alive and well in America! Notice Obama didn’t mention women in his speech when he talked about equality for people- oops – probably just an oversight…

It’s not racism that keeps people subjugated in this country….It’s “classism” based on the amount of money you have. Most americans can’t imagine what it is like to receive millions of dollars a year income. Obama does, and if the people who voted for him think he cares about them… they need to wake up.

All these republicans posting these ignorant posts can’t you see this is why your candidate loss. Do you really think it is okay to insult the intelligence of minorities, college students, liberals as you call them. People voted for Barack Obama because he spoke to the issues they care about and McCain didn’t. To the person who said all the african americans he knows said they voted for Barack because he is black you my friend are lying. African Americans voted for Barack because he conveyed hope, and promise for the future of all americans. He cares about education, and health care for children, working hard and taking care of his family. Keeping us out of war and working for peace around the world. His campaing was inclusive and welcomed all people not matter what their race or sexual orientation was. This is why African Americans voted for Obama believe me if a candidate was preseneted on the other side of those issues we wouldn’t have cast our votes for him….Obama Baby!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Rob | Nov 5, 2008 6:23:02 AM
…”Racism is alive and well”.
First and foremost you should understand the meaning of what it means to be a racist. All people can be prejudice, but everyone is not in the position to be a racist. You can say whatever you want about 90+ of Black Americans voting for Obama, but those 90+ of Blacks haven’t had a choice in who they voted for, since they were afforded the right to vote. Black people had no choice but to vote for the White candidate. Obama could have been green and he still would have won the election, because he was the best candidate! See black people didn’t vote for Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton when they made a run at the presidency years ago, so speak with some intelligence. You wouldn’t be complaining if Obama were white and history has proven that Blacks have always supported the Democratic party and would have voted for him regardless of his race! How do you think Bill Clinton got in the white house!

No longer would blacks be able to say that “The Man” was holding us down on our jobs.

It took a half white to make the black race proud. I don’t get it.

Think it through –Your post did not reply to MY question….Obama is not full Black or African American or whatever we are suppose to say now. I saw earlier post getting confused. Maybe it’s the layout of this section. I was just stating that he isn’t full blooded black man. As someone said, there’s half white in there too!! If we are starting fresh let’s get it right…he’s not our first Black President. He’s our first bi-racial, multi-cultural or whatever. That has nothing to do with racism. It has to do with the facts which everyone wants “right”. Be careful replying to posts….In reality I agree with the post: It took a half white to make the black race proud. Obama touted his WHITE grandmother over and over and over for who he is. He should also be “honoring” his White side of the family if they were so awesome to raise the man he says he is. Right?

Just to be clear, the majority of the black vote goes Democratic. There is a small minority of blacks that vote Republican. The black vote was as it has always been. Most blacks vote the party of JFK and LBJ. If you had taken the time to do any research you would know this. So as George stated race did not play a major part in this race except maybe for you and your ilk.

Pardon my cultural ignorance, but other than the color of this man’s light brown skin can someone please explain to me how a man with a white mother, that was raised in a Caucasian family, who attended predominately white schools is considered the first African-American president. Wouldn’t it be more appropriate to label him the country’s first biracial president?
Congratulation’s Barack! The U.S. and the world will now be a better place!

“..19 percent of the voters said they did.
And Obama won both groups. ”
And the Obamabots spent the last 6 months saying it was decent Americans that were the racists. Go figure.

98% of blacks voting for Obama is not racism! 43 white gentlemen have had the honor of serving as Commander in Chief of this nation, but never before has a black man even had a chance to run a viable race for this office. I applaud the black community for coming out in record numbers to finally send their voice to Washington. Let’s face it, you may be white and racist, but no black, yellow, red, purple or green man can make any more mistakes than the old white man club we’ve been clinging to, as American citizens, for 232 years. We are in financial distress and the rest of the world hates us. We need this change! By the way, if you want to post a comment riduculing Obama, please check your spelling. Such an educated man should not be ridiculed by the uneducated and uninformed of our nation.

Obama is NOT “black”!!!!!! What a slap in the face to those of mixed race.

“Wouldn’t it be more appropriate to label him the country’s first biracial president?”
The problem that arises is that “race” is an outmoded concept, long since abandoned by serious social scientists. People don’t split up neatly into racial groups; instead, things like skin color transition gradually between geographical regions, a phenomenon referred to as phenotypical clines.
As such, the only validity that “race” retains is as a social construct. A multiracial person can self-identify solely with any of his or her component ethnicities, and if they are accepted as such by the group in question, they are for all purposes a member of that group. If you claim to be black, and the black community accepts you as black, then you’re black — even if your ancestors were Australian aboriginies and you have a more distant genetic link to Africa than white Europeans.
Obama’s appeal across all ethnic/cultural demographics was such that had he been born white, or for that matter purple with yellow polka-dots, he still would have won handily (and taken 90%+ of the black vote). The election was won both on the strength of ideas and on a strong emotive context of hope and renewal, which was clearly more resonant with voters than the politics of fear.
Those who find the black vote “racist” are relieving themselves into a strong headwind and wondering where the rain came from.

George, You are just another leftist lib who helps run the overwhemingly biased media. I have lost all respect for you, and the media in general.

I just saw a video featuring Colin Powell on his response to yesterdays vote. the interviewer asked Powell did he wish it was him up there instead of Obama; to which he answered no and he had no regrets about that choice he made years ago. While reading this thread i wondered if i’d vote for Powell if circumstances were different?
The answer would be no. I’m AA, he’s AA, but Powell is GOP and i’m a Dem. I have great respect for him, but i disagree with his politics, period. So its not simply an ethnic issue, ok?

Bo_15: You mean the same research as conduscted by all those people who voted for Bush? Or the research done by those folks in PA prior to declaring they would never vote for a black man?

Yukon Sam (?) If it’s your post, I believe if Obama had run as a White Man the Blacks would have had a field day ridiculing him!! That’s choosing what’s convenient when you want. I’m not against Obama. Just the media blitz of a Black President. Those who voted for him did it for him as a man, not his skin color so why are they making it that way now? That’s MY issue or question. I have many friends not only black but of different cultures with mixed race children. I am agreeing that he is just a man, so why all the hoopla over a Black Man getting President. BTW-thanks all for listening and the respectful comments and rapport. God Bless America!! May this truly be a new beginning for all of us, despite our beliefs!

To the greatest majority of black voters who say they voted for Obama because he is a Democrat and that is where black support has always gone, you are lying to everyone including yourself. There has never before, in the history of this country, been this many black votes for any candidate, democrat or otherwise. Why is it noble for a black voter to vote for a black candidate, simply because he black, but racist for a white voter to vote for a white candidate because he is white?
This country has a long was to go before it is truly UNITED. The Jesse Jackson’s and Al Sharpton’s are NEVER going to let that happen. They will be out of a job, such as it is.

“Faith = the assurance of things hoped for, and the conviction of things not yet seen”. 95% of the black population has put their hope in Obama as the savior of America. I applaud the 5% minority that was courageous enough to hold on to their independent convictions.

Novelty votes for race or gender are not reasonable qualifiers for office.

“Boo-Hoo” says I hope Obama doesn’t make a big “Boo-Boo”, by not standing up to the battle with “big brother”!

I saw someone on the news jubilantly jumping for joy saying “It’s like Christmas!” Apparently, they must believe the celebration of their “new dawn” will change the calendar (B.O. – A.O.). Last time I got a Christmas card it was celebrating the King of Kings. Only the new dawn of Christ had the power to change our calendar for B.C. to A.D. Obama is not our savior. Please do not replace the name of Christ with Obama on your Christmas cards.

THE PART THAT #### ME OFF IS THAT THEY KEEP SAYING THE AFRICAN AMERICAN PRESIDENT, HELLO….. DID ANYONE SEE HIS FAMILY ! —————– HE IS BIRACIAL…. AND ITS GETTING ON MY NERVES WITH HIM LAYING ON THE BLACK CARD – WHEN HE IS BIRACIAL AND ——– 60 % OF THE VOTE COUNT THAT HE GOT WAS FROM ———WHITE AMERICAN PEOPLE ! IT GETS ON MY NERVES THAT HES RIDING ON THIS HISTORY CRAP…. WHEN HE IS NOT HISTORY — HES GOING TO BE HISTORY…. HES GONNA BE THE 44TH FULL OF #### PRESIDENT THAT CAN’T EVEN BE HONEST ABOUT HIS RACE – FROM THE GET GO……PLEASE…… HE IS TALKING CHANGE AND UNITY…. —- CUT THE RACE – AND I AM SOOO BLACK SPEECH… WE ALL COLLECTIVELY VOTED

Does the fact that blacks voted as a block, with 96% of them in favor of Obama mean they’re racists? Would it mean whites were racists if they voted 96% as a block for a white candidate against a black?

The reason people like Barack is because he seems inclusive to blacks AND WHITES, as opposed to someone like Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton. He is a good example of the way that it should be with regards to race.

My comment is directed to the message posted below. PBS,CNN,and FOX news produced two seperate documentary stories on both John McCain and Barack Obama. In these stories, they detail both of their lives including several interviews about his days at Havard as the Harvard Review President. These interviews are comprised of many conservative and liberal students who worked with him and acknowledged him as a man who would meet anyone in the middle. Why does this scare you so badly?
As far as other comments regarding race. Yes it is wrong for African Americans to vote for him soley because he was African American. But I’d also like to point out that this man is bi-racial. He is half white and half African American. This means so much more to me than him being the first African American president. As a southenor with several friends with bi-racial children, do you have any clue what these kids go through? Do you know what this means for them? Why can’t we talk about that???
No one should have voted with racial motivation. Thats being ignorant.. no matter the color of your skin. But, as a white female living in the heart of the Bible belt, I voted for him because of what he wanted to do with this country. I voted for him because for the first time in my young adult life, I felt like someone cared. Spare us your petty racial and liberal comments. He’s president…deal with it. If you don’t like it…please leave. You’ve been damaging this country for far too long.
Post racial? I don’t think so. Obama played the race card early (against Bill Clinton, no less) and instilled fear in the press and politicians, that kept them from telling the truth. We don’t have any record of him before he started running, except that he was a community organizer (he was at Harvard, but there is no record and no statements have been made of what he did there, for example). During the primary, Obama’s race card scared superdelegates into supporting him, and also got him free delegates in Michigan, where his name wasn’t even on the ballot. Appealing to race is just about as low as anyone can go, and so, Obama reveals what he is.
Posted by: tina | Nov 5, 2008 8:10:45 AM

I vote for the people best equipped for the job. Individually and collectively as a team, that was the Obama/Biden ticket, no question about it in my mind.
The icing on the cake here is that the QB of this team is an African-American and one of modest means (read: not a Kennedy, Bush, McCain, etc. family dynasty of money, connections, power and influence). A man who made his own way on his smarts, hard work and even-handedness.
I marvel at how far we as Americans have come in my lifetime as evidenced by this election. The other side of my brain, however, wonders “why did it take so long?”

Great, no more reverse racisim. Does this mean the end of quotes and affirmative action?

Well said “D”. All the blacks are talking about the HOPE they feel, but the 10% of the population will still commit 90% of the violent crime. Nothing will change and blacks will find some way to blame the whites for their failures.

The fact of the matter is that Obama would NOT have won if he was white. He was elected because he is a black man. This election was based solely on race.

I just remembered on Good Morning America they were interviewing a white man (don’t remember his job) and a black professor from Columbia. They were talking about race affecting the election. Robin said to the black professor, “Wouldn’t also be racism if blacks voted for Obama just because he is black”. The black professor answered, “No, it would be racial pride” See….not racism, racial pride. :)

I am just trying to make a point that the black men are doing their race an injustice by leaving the black women to run the household and raise the kids. This is what they need to understand because they are digging themselves into a deeper hole. This cycle needs to stop. There isn’t anything more that we can do as white people to help with that, I don’t think. I don’t see how Obama can help that. What I like about Obama is that he sets an example about staying with his wife and children. Let’s face it..it’s not easy sticking with someone for years but the blacks need to improve on this for their children’s and society’s sake.

I see people on this board talking about they hope God doesn’t turn his back on our country after Obama destroys it. To those people I say this, WHERE IN THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN FOR THE LAST 8 YEARS? Forget about the fact that George Bush & the GOP has made our country the laughingstock of the world with what they’ve ALREADY done, but yet Obama is the worst thing walking & he’s not even in office yet. It’s hard to imagine that Obama could do worse than where we are right now. And to the people who insist we leave race out of this, YOU CAN’T LEAVE RACE OUT OF IT!! To suggest that black people should suppress their excitement about having a President of color after 232 years & everything that has gone on & continues to go on in this country is absurd. Some whites don’t want race to come up because that’s the one issue that cannot be spun & made into something that it’s not. It is what it is, the worst, most cruel & disgusting chapter in American history. Sorry you’re sick of hearing about it, but are you sick that it even happened? It’s not like all whites did to blacks was turn their noses up at us, that would be easy to forget, but we all know it was much worse than that. Amazing how some white people expect black people to all of a sudden trust the group of people who treated them the worst to now be fair & equal, that we’ve gone from race being the major factor in everything to race not being a factor at all in this short span of time. Come on now. Barack Obama becoming President doesn’t mean race is not an issue in this country anymore. It represents progress, it’s the fruition of a dream, the answer to many a prayer. But as we can see on this board, a lot of internal feelings about race are becoming external. Certain events can cause that you know. When a minority gets a job or a promotion over a white person, covert racist tendencies tend to become overt. When a minority moves in next door. Or when a minority has as nice or a nicer home or car than the white person. WHEN A BLACK MAN BECOMES PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES! Black & white people both thought they’d never see a black president for the exact same reason, because white people would never allow it. But obviously the reaction is quite different. Blacks are pleasantly surprised that whites would actually vote for a black man. A lot of whites are disgusted & disappointed that whites would vote for a black man. And now it’s racist for black people to vote for a black candidate because he’s black, but it’s just fine for white people to vote for a white candidate because he’s white. Not only is it OK, it’s been accepted practice for years. Blacks may be guilty of this in this election, but whites have been guilty of it for decades. I guess when Hillary Clinton said that the blue collar, hard working white people of West Virginia would vote for her instead of Obama, that wasn’t playing the race card, right? These are some funny rules we play by in this country when it comes to race.

Will Obama’s election mean an end of the disastrous fact that 70% of black children are born to single mothers which is a leading cause of poverty, drug abuse, and other anti-social behaviors. Will it mean an end to the fact that 1 in 3 black males between the ages of 20 and 29 are involved in the criminal justice system on any given day of the year? Will it mean an end to the fact that blacks are 7 times more likely to commit violent crime than whites?

A Post-Racial America won’t need to point out or discuss beyond passing observation the race of Presidential candidates. A Post-Racial America won’t see a same-race vote of 95% for any given candidate.

WOW!! I have learned a lot here. I very rarely post so this is interesting. I didn’t like ANY of the celebrities telling me their choices. I think all ways it’s unfair because there are people who are too easily persuaded. As someone stated, unfortunately there are too many bi-racial children and what they have to deal with. My ONLY comment on RACE is that I think Obama is doing his Grandparents, particularly his Grandmother who he adored and credited with so much, a disservice only call himself a black man and for others to call him our First Black President. I am NOT afraid of him or change. I’m coming from a background of honoring my full heritage. Obama has only chosen to refer to his Grandmother as a mentor, not her race, which I don’t think is fair to HER. Think of what she and her family went through to raise him. Politics and “racism” or whatever aside, I just think his White Family deserves a lot of credit also. (or if she was of any other race than black.) I am hopeful for the country. I cannot quote all the beliefs and politics of this country. Just as a mother and someone associated with other multi-racial families, it is a blend. I think if Obama wants to bring us all together, he has to admit to also being part white. My comments are from the heart, not my politics.

It is sickening to think that with all this talk, blacks couldn’t do anything until Tuesday. It is disgusting.
Blacks have had and do have positions of power for a very long time now.
If you want to end racism, end it already. I don’t see a black man, I see a man.
You want racism to end, end affirmative action. Don’t require hiring quotas. You have to keep yourself down when holding someone else down. Stand up and end these things that sour people.

I am confused; Mr. Obama is half white, correct? So why not call him multi-racial instead of black? I voted for him based on the man, not “race”.

Why is the Press referring to Obama as “A Black President” instead of “A President”?
This offends me.
It shows how the press is racist.
It reminds me of the police when they describe an Afro-American male. It is always, “A Black Male”. The guy could be a 7 foot tall male or a short 3 foot tall male, but the police would still describe the male as a “Black Male”. The police would always use race as the first and primary adjective to describe Afro-American Males. This has offended me for years.
Now the American Press is doing the same. They are exploiting the fact that Obama sin is dark. Just listen to the news and count how many times the press referrers to Obama as “A Black President”.
Does the American Press think that by exploiting the fact that Obama has dark skin, they can get a larger audience making their ratings go up?
What next? Will white business start selling kids lunch boxes with Obama’s picture on them?
Just how much money is going to be made by exploiting the fact that Obama has dark skin and who is going to be making all that money?
To me, our President should be just that, “Our President” and not be continuously described by his/her gender, race, religion, color of her/his skin or any other descriptive adjective.
This just shows how unprofessional and racist our American Press really is.
Neither Obama nor McCain has mentioned the race issue during this campaign. It has and still is the American Press who has turned this campaign into a racist issue. I’m sure the American Press will still continue to make this campaign and Obama’s Presidency a Race issue because they want news and if their isn’t any news to report, they will make some news so they will have something to report.
The U. S. Constitution grants “Freedom of the Press”, which allows the American Press to criticize our government but does it’s citizens have a right to criticize it’s Press? Apparently ABC doesn’t think we have a right to be able to criticize the American Press.

As a black man, I never voted for Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton. I voted for Bill Clinton and Obama, because of their intellect and ability to lead the country. Can we move forward now? The last 43 Presidents were not Black….Stop the hatred and wake up America!

Who(? is it like the “they” no one really knows who they are?)said if there is only a drop of black blood they are black? Then I’m the Queen of England!! I pray for Obama and our country. But I’m already being bombarded with “Savior, Prince” etc. He is NOT the second coming!! And this week on George’s show they showed his White Grandma a tribute from Obama. CLAIM her Obama!! I’m not afraid of Blacks. Or Statistics. I’m afraid of so many people thinking he is going to “save” us. Only one person not on this earth can do that. I thought it was funny when Obama was asked what kind of dog they were going to get and after a few other statements he basically said “probably a mutt like me”. Let’s see, a mutt is a mixed breed right? The press IS biased. For those who might have been or might still be on the line about him, don’t shove him down our throats as the savior to be all and end all. He’s a man. A Bi-Racial, Good Man who is our President Elect. But given polling numbers, had he not been Bi-Racial or labeled “Black” he probably would not have been elected.
I’ll give him a chance. If the press and Obama will give us a chance and NOT call him our First Black President. I LOVE Oprah, but I think even she’s gone off the deep end as far as his election and abilities.
Either way, his White Grandparents raised him to be a fine young man. Can someone give US that? And can he admit THAT? It would be a nice start to his new administration to be honest about himself.
I have a lot of different “drops of blood” in me, if I could claim them all when it served me for good I’d have my education paid for, grants out the ying yang etc. but I am for all purposes considered a “Caucasian”. But I have black friends and Bi-Racial Friends and Family. I’m not prejudice. Just wanting honesty.