His race had NOTHING to do with either why I voted for him or for why I'm so proud of him right now.
That said, I wonder which percentage was larger: the percentage that voted for him because of his race or the percentage that voted for McCain because of Obama's race?
Had nothing to do with why I voted for McCain either but it bothers me quite a bit that it was *the* factor for some people either way. Lame.
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So because people have experienced racism it makes sense to elect someone based on race? I thought the idea was to see people for who they are rather than the color of their skin. I don't think we can say that we've moved beyond racist thought until skin color is a non-factor. Otherwise its just another side of the same coin.
Apparently you are only reading what you want to hear. We have all made it very clear that race was not the reason we voted for him, but that iut is a big deal because of the profound moment in our country's history that it is. It is an added bonus, not the reason he was elected.
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I only know 1 christian who actually voted for him.
Do I count? I'm very much a Christian and proudly voted for him!
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Do I count? I'm very much a Christian and proudly voted for him!
Nancy, I just have to say that I was surprised to see you on Obama's side, lol. My image of you would have been very McCain, lol Just a side observation milling around in my tired head. Carry on, lol.
If a person could be elected based on race, Obama was NOT the first black candidate... None of the others made it far enough to be nominated.
That says something about this man's qualifications. Race was NOT the big issue, but, now, it is! Because he just made history.
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I only know 1 christian who actually voted for him.
DH is a registered republican and a christian and he voted for Obama. We generally don't talk too much about politics and I was proud when he told me, just last week, that he had done his research and decided that Obama would get his vote.
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Apparently you are only reading what you want to hear. We have all made it very clear that race was not the reason we voted for him, but that iut is a big deal because of the profound moment in our country's history that it is. It is an added bonus, not the reason he was elected.
I'm not talking about anyone here although I found it interesting that race was mentioned right off the bat. I'm talking about people I've heard IRL who were very very clear about the fact that they were voting because of race. I've got pretty good hearing.
Are you seriously asking me why its offensive to vote for or against someone based on the color of their skin? Seriously?
No, that is not what I am asking you. You didn't say that you heard people saying that they were voting for Obama just because he is black. You said you heard people talking about being excited that a black man was going to be President. Those are two very very different things.
I would never vote for somebody based on the color of their skin, nor would I support anyone else doing so.
It's the NOT voting for somebody because of the color of their skin that really bothers me though.
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Nancy, I just have to say that I was surprised to see you on Obama's side, lol. My image of you would have been very McCain, lol Just a side observation milling around in my tired head. Carry on, lol.
And not because of his race.
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