tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296405.post3076971429472355785..comments2023-10-06T15:59:45.673+01:00Comments on Little Richardjohn: Voting For Blacknessbiginaboxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11707997679359900326noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296405.post-15625677857963595712008-11-07T10:30:00.000+00:002008-11-07T10:30:00.000+00:00I've got to admit to being more nervous than hopef...I've got to admit to being more nervous than hopeful at the moment.<BR/>Once bitten, twice shy. And I live in a little part of the world where 'unity' is taken for granted more than most.<BR/><BR/>But leaving the hard politics aside, the cultural, psychological effects of flying a black face into the White House are at least as great as those of 9/11. And possibly longer lasting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296405.post-71971406643883362782008-11-07T04:18:00.000+00:002008-11-07T04:18:00.000+00:00amjamjazz,Thanks for your comment on my post.I lik...amjamjazz,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comment on my post.<BR/><BR/>I like your use of "un-leverage". No, no one did mention Bush's attributes. I find that those who tend to heap racial bias on others are rarely aware of their own shortcomings and even if in a moment of clarity were to acknowledge their own, they are quick to dismiss any culpability by saying "That's different!"<BR/><BR/>I think that is incumbent upon those of us who can see past differences or at least "try" and place ourselves in another’s shoes maintain the wave of unity that we have been graced to ride.Despite Logichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11766639948182590005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296405.post-5202680609962869892008-11-06T16:52:00.000+00:002008-11-06T16:52:00.000+00:00No, my Father left New Jersey following WWII. I wa...No, my Father left New Jersey following WWII. I was raised in CA. The stories of my father, grandfather etc. in regards to the opportunities and adversities they encountered have always inspired me.Despite Logichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11766639948182590005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296405.post-58624318576894737722008-11-06T09:59:00.000+00:002008-11-06T09:59:00.000+00:00Did you grow up in NJ?Did you grow up in NJ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296405.post-27171793691164027222008-11-06T03:14:00.000+00:002008-11-06T03:14:00.000+00:00When JFK met with my grandfather (a DNC Delegate f...When JFK met with my grandfather (a DNC Delegate for the State of New Jersey) There was no doubt in the mind of any of my Irish family that we were voting for an Irish Catholic Boy first, and a democrat second. Feeling that intense validation that "one of ours" could succeed where others were held back was (I imagine) an amazing feeling. If African Americans voted purely on race, who would say they would not do the same under certain circumstances?<BR/><BR/>It is moments like these that break the barriers and make all things possible, with true equality for all we may finally realize the true american dream, a land of the free and home of the brave for all mankind.Despite Logichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11766639948182590005noreply@blogger.com