Black people and white people love Barack Obama

[kentuck]

Why? Is it because he is a black person? Or is it because he is a white person? Does it have anything to do with his race? Barack Obama is Everyman. There is no reason to be prejudiced against him because his mother was a white woman from Kansas. There is no reason to be prejudiced against him because his father was a black man from Kenya. He is just like all of us. It's really hard not to like the guy... :-)

[gateley]

1. To be fair..

black people and white people love HRC, too. :)

[kentuck]

2. They do indeed.

But to be fair, if it is about race, Obama is like all the rest of us. If it is about race...?

[bilgewaterbill]

3. "People are people so why should it be...That you and I should get along so awfully"

[babylonsister]

4. Why? IMO is has nothing to do with his race and everything to do

with his intellect and charisma. I could listen to him speak for hours, and I honestly like the guy, or think I would if I knew him. I like what he's done with his life in the past, and I like his postive, inspirational ideas for the future. What's not to like?

[kentuck]

5. He has so much potential to help this country...

I hope nothing happens. I hope he is protected.

[undeterred]

6. I do think it has to do with his Everyman status

He is non-defensive, he is non-offensive. He is vulnerable and open and honest when he talks about race- and he does not put race first. He's human first. Its kind of hard to explain, but he gets it just right. If people give him a chance and are open to him they will like him.

My parents were the type who wanted to raise us in an all white neighborhood but would say they weren't racist. They would never use a racial slur, but they wouldn't seek out blacks to be friends with and they would be cautious around black people. It freaked them out when I chose to live in an integrated neighborhood. Well, my mother is 80 and she thinks Obama is great. I think my father would have too. It would have taken Obama about 15 minutes to win him over, my mother 5-10.

[kentuck]

8. I think Obama is deeply conscious of...

both his white family and his black family. He loves them both equally, I think. These are very interesting times in which we live and it is historically very significant at this time in our history. One wonders how these times will be written?

[Adelante]

7. I don't think about his race unless the subject comes up

I'm a white peep, fwiw :)

[RememberWellstone]

9. No reason to vote for him.

I want the most qualified for the job as President not who is popular among college students and lemmings.

[kentuck]

10. College students and lemmings?

Who are the lemmings? Laura Bush has been in the White House for 8 years also. And has probably seen or heard more intelligence than Hillary when she was First Lady. Does that make her "qualified" to run for President? Or perhaps you would like to clarify "qualified"??

[ej510]

11. Then why would you vote for Hillary? She is not the most qualified.

Obama has more legislative experience. He's more qualified than she is.

[EmilyAnne]

12. Lemmings I met yesterday at the Pittsburgh Obama HQ;

A 22 year old back from Iraq without his leg.

The husband of a woman who is back from Iraq, 100% disabled (I don't know what that means, by the way, its just what he said).

20 Service industry union (SEIU) members ranging in age from 30 to 65. The particular one that I canvassed with has been very actively involved with campaigns for decades and could talk policy and history with you until he went blue in the face.

A grandmother and her grandson, two African Americans. Neither are college students. His younger sister has sickle cell anemia and he is worried about health care for his family.

A Teamster, looked about 60, came in alone to do some phone banking.

Its very sad that you will call so many people lemmings. Never mind the absurdity of your problem with college students, of all people. Why are you so full of animosity? Who in the hell picks a candidate based on his or her popularity with lemmings or college students? Bizarre.

[readmoreoften]

13. I find it really quite easy not to like the guy.

I also don't vote for people I 'like'. I vote for people whose policies I like.