However, much I would like America to elect a non-white President, the chances for a non-white at this time are remote.
No, it is not due to racism. In fact a whole generation of young whites who have gone to integrated multi-racial schools are now part of the electorate. They are not as much concerned about the color of skin as my generation were or as my forefathers were.
Yes, history is partly to blame.
But then, African American community forgot to nurture worthy successors to Martin Luther King's legacy, who can fire up the imagination of people of other colors too like he did.
What has recently undermined their chances is the emergence of Hispanics as the most prominent minority.Total numbers matter, even though the TV newscaster wants us to believe that the sampling of their pollster on the street is what the nation thinks.
So any statistics dished out by the condescending American media should be read against this population percentage. (Condescending? Yes. In fact I was amused when ABC interviewer tried to coerce Al Sharpton to support Obama including once where he was cut short as he started to talk about Civil Rights, something not likely to help their favorite. They immediately followed it with a feature on a woman behind Mike Bloomberg to confuse voters in case of any possible election threat from Bloomberg. Americans should be vigilant against manipulative acts of media under the guise of information provider, however popular and comely their paid interviewer is.)
Now what is Barak Obama's real record:
Only that he voted against Bush's Iraq adventure. He has no other legislative initiative of his own to show off.
But Democrats had the nerve to present such a guy as their potential nominee. And they have dug their own political grave by doing that. Why?
If Clinton is the Democratic nominee - Obama's votes will go to Republicans.
If Obama is the Democratic nominee - Clinton's votes will go to Republicans.
And Republican vote-bank is a solid block not available to trading like the Democratic one.
Whoever is the Democratic nominee, the Republican nominee wins hands down.
Congratulations Republicans! Even though your tricks and tactics are not something I would like to emulate!
