Forrrrrrrr sho

I found a very interesting article online that dealt with the issues of racism.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/10/weekinreview/10nagourney.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

It was about the likelihood of seeing a black president, and also talked about seeing a female president.  Some very interesting facts were brought up in the article that I hadn’t really thought about until before reading it.  For instance, Geraldine Ferraro, a female senator, thinks that a female president will be much more likely to happen than having a black one. 

“I think it’s more realistic for a woman than it is for an African-American,” said Ms. Ferraro. “There is a certain amount of racism that exists in the United States — whether it’s conscious or not it’s true.”

She goes on, stating that women are more than half of the nation’s population, far outnumbering the black population.

However, having said all of this, there is a very good chance that Barack Obama will be our next president.  Unfortunately, part of his campaign will have to be making himself appealing to the white population.  Some seem to think that he already has;

He has a warm and commanding campaign presence that, as he showed in Illinois, cut across color lines.

This upcoming election looks to be a very unique one and I will be interested to see what the final results will turn out to be.

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