And it's inauguration day! But honestly, folks, I have to wonder...
There are so many people who are excited for this day, not because we're finally getting rid of a bad President, but because we're inaugurating a black man. Maybe I'm not thinking as y'all do, but I have to say, it's not a big deal that a black man is President.
I just don't care about his color. In fact, I find that the least relevant part of our new President. I wonder more about his hopes and dreams for our country. Of course, he's told us a lot during his speeches and interviews. Still, what we say and what we do are very different animals.
I guess what I'm thinking is this - I'm so grateful to have a change in the White House. I've got my fingers crossed for this new President. He's walking into an unbelieveable mess, much of which he'll have to try to fix, and he'll be blamed for a large part of this if his plans don't work.
Ugh - I've said it, and said it, and said it - I don't care about color, gender, or anything else. I want a qualified President. My God, people, we might finally have one. Let's just give him time to figure this out. Let's not expect that the economy will be great tomorrow. Let's just remember that there are cycles in life, in the economy, in our responses to the changes in civil rights.
Let's not put his pedestal up too high. He's only human, after all.
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Is it just me or does everyone get a little pissy when he's referred to as "a black man"? His mother was as pale as Palin. I'm certainly not suggesting we call him "half white, half black," or something of the like, but really? He's as black as he is white.
Frankly, I wouldn't care if he was green with purple spots so long as he can start to repair the 8 years of damage Bush spent inflicting.
His results should be how he's judged and viewed, not by what nationality his father happened to be.
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