[Dialogue] Run, Barack, Run

[FacilitationFla at aol.com]

Thanks, Jann,
It's nice to have someone 'dialogue'.  I'm still worried about the  racists 
across the nation, and particularly in the South ("Dixiecrats" who  turned 
Republican after the signing of the Civil Rights Act.  After Lyndon  Johnson 
signed the document, people asked him why he was so sad.  He said  something like  
-- the Democratic party had just lost (its power? for  the next 50 years.
Cynthia
 
In a message dated 10/25/2006 2:27:40 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
LAURELCG at aol.com writes:

In a  message dated 10/19/06 5:33:53 AM, FacilitationFla at aol.com  writes:

<< He is wonderful but, will America vote for a Black  Man?  What do y'all  

think?  Cynthia  >>

I'm behind on e-mail, but wanted to answer Cynthia's  query.  Last week's 
cover story in TIME magazine contained this,  which really resonated with me: 
 "The 
current Obama mania is  reminiscent of the Colin Powell mania in 1995[ ...]  
Powell and Obama  ... are black people who - like Tiger Woods, Oprah Winfrey 
and 
Michael  Jordan - seem to have an iconic power over the American imagination  
because they transcend racial stereotypes. 'It's all about gratitude,'  says 
essayist Shelby Steel ...'White people are just thrilled when a  prominent 
black 
person comes along and doesn't rub their noses in racial  guilt.  White 
people 
just go crazy over people like  that.'"

Yes, Cynthia, I do think America would vote for  him.

Blessings,
Jann McGuire





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