Barack "Suspend the Rules" Obama
Yes, it is an historic moment that we now have the first Colored man as a presidential nominee and I would like to feel excited and enthusiastic but....
What a pity that he got there not on his own steam but through affirmative action, political shenanigans in Illinois, calculated and cynical grooming and promotion by shadowy "handlers," behind-the-scenes manipulations during the Democratic primaries, and now finally today, by a carefully choreographed "suspension of procedural rules."
It's twice a pity because a sincere, serious and sensible Negro could easily become president in America which is a lot less color-conscious or prejudiced than Europe where they have yet to elect a Colored person to any high office.
The problem with feeling entitled (which I think Obama definitely feels) is that it robs one of a sense of real achievement. Mind you, people who feel entitled do not have consciences or any scruples and have no sense of shame - or its opposite: righteous pride.
Obama's victory is hollow and meaningless.
What a pity that he got there not on his own steam but through affirmative action, political shenanigans in Illinois, calculated and cynical grooming and promotion by shadowy "handlers," behind-the-scenes manipulations during the Democratic primaries, and now finally today, by a carefully choreographed "suspension of procedural rules."
It's twice a pity because a sincere, serious and sensible Negro could easily become president in America which is a lot less color-conscious or prejudiced than Europe where they have yet to elect a Colored person to any high office.
The problem with feeling entitled (which I think Obama definitely feels) is that it robs one of a sense of real achievement. Mind you, people who feel entitled do not have consciences or any scruples and have no sense of shame - or its opposite: righteous pride.
Obama's victory is hollow and meaningless.
posted by Joubert at 5:20 PM
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