I was all for Hilary at the beginning, Barack just reminds me of the shill games men sometimes play with women. Talking so eloquently, that you can’t hear what he is saying, too much melodic resonance. When I mentioned I wasn’t too impressed with him, I had to weather all sorts of insults from young people who were smitten, older people who saw him as change and black people who acted as if I had committed amortal sin. I enjoy listening to him, he is a gifted speaker, but I DO NOT have any illusions that he is something NEW, DIFFERENT on the political scene. Actually he is so yesterday that I am sick of hearing him. I am quite sleepy with this campaign and insulted that anyone would think I am ‘IN THE BAG”. GW Bush has been horrendous, but there is NOTHING I can point to that will be different.Where is the character, heart, bravery, innovation that we were toldtoexpect. Sick of the pandering, gutless compromising, opportunistic flip-flopping and poll driven refinements I hear. Can’t understand why he is called the “first african-american” to be seriously considered within a “major” party….he reveals himself daily to be no different than any other white person running for office. I read some obscure article about how he was generating excitement in other countriesd as “something other than the same old white man every four years”…he is the same but now he is just a darker white man, meaning the same politics, same agenda, same goals, same compromises and the same BS. Change…what a concept. Help us all with the derth of character in our office seekers. GW lowered the bar in too many ways and it seems we are willing to go lower as quickly as possible. I may sleep through the election this time. Would ask…”what are we thinking”, but it’s evident that there is no thinking happening. I am frightened that we seen too comfortable with nothing to choose from and are happy about it!

The new generation hates our old arguments, but things haven’t changed, we’ve just become better at DENIAL…it’s the same shit, just a different day. World hunger, disease, human rights, drugs, education, health initiatives, child protection, jobs, economy, women as human beings, the fragile environment, human freedoms, humanity for all were issues in the 1960’s and are even more so now. Somethings have changed for the better, but our understanding of the global impact hasn’t. What we need is a Presidential candidate with cojones, someone willing to honestly make a difference, what we are getting are choices that SUCK and no options. Choose your posion is the mantra they chant.

It seems like people really want to believe that something good can come from electing Obama, even though people see the question in different ways. But, when we realize that the struggle he has is exactly the same one each of us faces every day in white America (to be treated as worthy in spite of the color of his skin), then we realize that if he wins then it sets a new precedent for Blacks’ possibilities in general.

It’s been so long since Black America had a “first” that we have pretty much forgotten what they were. Who ever imagined that we would get one Black president in the White House before we got two Black members of the US Senate simultaneously?

Like Obama or not, you gotta give him his props!

This is fantastic roundup and really shows the diversity of thought and opinion in available to anyone who cares to read Black blogs. I appreciate being included.

BTW – I know it’s getting late in the summer, but I’m still interested in that Linux project. I just got really, really busy the past few weeks. I’ll shoot you an email.