If Elected, Barack Obama Only Be The Sixth Black President,Certainly Not The First.

Then they ain't white.

to my knowledge he doesn't

he's african amercian, kenyan american to be more exact.

no, no! i've never liked andrew jackson, it has nothing to do with him having black roots in his family.

yeah i understand, i did ask a question after all so i expected an answer.

well to explain myself, my major problem with jackson is how he fought his entire life to kill native american peoples and push them out of their own land. plus, he may have been one of our earliest politicians whom you could call a "warmonger"-he fought in at least thirteen duels in his life, killing at least one man, and he vowed to send the army into s. carolina when it wanted to secede which it seems like there could've been a better way to resolve that. also he single-handedly caused a depression that lasted a decade after he destroyed the national bank and required people buying land to pay in gold and silver coins.

whew. i understand that he accomplished some good things as well and he, like most people, probably had good intentions, but for these things i have a pretty negative view of him

Andrew Jackson was a pretty crazy guy, once fought in a pistol duel and let the other guy shoot first to make it fair, guy shot him in the chest then Jackson blew his head off, wow!

Age, experience and laid back attitude to life is what we all acheive as the years roll quickly by. Sadly this does not seem to rub off on the younger generation of today.

Influenced by the media they only see and hear what they want, I,as you look at things with a more balanced view and with a smile on my face come what may.

I enlisted in the air force (UK) in 52 met and befriended several black comrades two of whom I still communicate with to this day. Sadly two others have passed away but one thing that I found exceptionally heartlifting was that a large proportion of old comrades met up once more at their funerals I was also amazed how many had been in touch with one another and how information on others had filtered through on the internet.I have seven more old friends with whom I keep in regular contact with since the last funeral, so it shows that death can bring people close together.

Keep smiling friend. themanwithadog

Thanks for your honest views, Walk. I can truly appreciate your point of view based on your experiences. However, I wish it was simply a matter of people being 'jack asses' to each other. And don't sell yourself short, friend. You expressing your views honestly is a great step in dealing with Racism.

Where a lot of your views, and people like you, fail to connect with is the active nature of Racism. True, words are one thing, but the idea that one Race, which is a social categorization and not supported by science, is better than the other permeates our society, to the point where one group does not even feel the need to be civil or decent to another. Ok, now why do I say this. Let us take a look at healthcare. Their are alarming differences in quality based up what you look like. In a country that is supposed to be based on equality, this is, as an American, unacceptable. This insidious concept of Racism does not allow for true equality, in this instance quality healthcare for every American, to take root because some practitioners feel one group simply does not deserve it. As a country, we are supposed to be against this. We are all supposed to be entitled to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. As long as this concept exists and is ignored, swept under the rug, etc, our home will never reach it's full potential.

I would invite you to read some of the essays by Tim Wise, who has had a similar reaction to Racism as you, but did the research to see if it was actually true or not. I think you will find it very good and educational reading.

Once again Walk, thanks you for sharing. I hope we can continue this.

www.timwise.org

http://www.truthout.org/article/research-finds-wide-disparities-health-care-race...

I'm not touching most of this, but I have to say that as a 23-year-old female, I don't consider someone referring to me as a "girl" instead of a "woman" slanderous in the least. It's perfectly common to refer to a woman as a girl, just as it's common to refer to a man as a "guy", or even a boy in some instances. I doubt he referred to the person in question as a girl in order to insult her, and I honestly don't see the problem.

ditto.

Keithponder, have you no decency?

as a black girl i don't see being called "girl" a slanderous but maybe some do. it's just like seeing a group of girls and saying "hey, you guys" it's just lazy speech.

Great post Walks_in_Storms. Thanks for your thoughts. Thorny subject...I appreciate your honesty.

themanwithadog

yes, bishop because Obama is Kenya NOT african American... but sre would be the first kenya pres lol

what continent did kenya move to?

Donkey you almost made me spit out my milkshake!

Where did Kenya go??