I heard part of his speech on the radio today. Frank Skee played a clip of his speech and I was DAMN-NEAR brought to tears. The thing that was so affective about Barack Obama was that he didn't pick a side. He clearly said, "There isn't a Liberal America or a Conservative America, there is only the United States of America"
Normally I don't get all excited about patriotic slogans, but that man did a great job of showing that people shouldn't pick sides, they need to be focused on the country itself. I think he does the one thing that is necessary for any black politician in this day in age, He doesn't scare the White People
Sharpton, Jackson, Mfume, ALL of them are great leaders. But they galvanize support by strickly sticking to racial matters. What does Biff and Stacey out in Idaho cae about Jamall and Tyrone being profiled in L.A.??? Its' important to us, but we don't make up the majority of voters. Obama has the appeal to attract the white AND the balck voters, which is what really counts.
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