thom w wrote:
I'm not calling your post false. It may be true, but you seem to have different expectations, or possibly demands, of a candidate, or politician with African heritage than you do for others. I don't expect a white politician to put "white interests" above the interests of other races/ethnicities. I'd be pissed if they did. While I think a black office holder may bring a different perspective than a white one, I don't want a black officeholder to be taking a side, black or white. I want them to do what's right.
I'm not calling your post false. It may be true, b... (
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Obama had to walk that tightrope and that tied his hands for doing more for the blacks.