Which minority is next?

[ccharles000]

Poll question: Which minority is next?

Now that a woman and a black man have had a chance to be president what will be the next minority to go that far?

[Starbucks Anarchist]

1. Hispanic/Latino.

[Ian David]

5. I agree, but I hit Native American by mistake. n/t

[BlooInBloo]

2. That seems obvious...

EDIT: Except for the quibble about whether or not latinos will still be a minority whenever it happens. :)

[Ian David]

3. We've already had Atheist presidents, and (closeted) gay presidents, and handicapped presidents. n/t

[Ashy Larry]

7. Which one was an atheist?

[Ian David]

8. I forget. And several were Deists, which most christians would consider borderline-atheists. n/t

[Zynx]

11. Many think Lincoln was an Atheist.

[ccharles000]

14. Some think Lincoln was gay.

[JI7]

30. many say Lincoln was black also

so we would have already had a black gay atheist President if all are true.

[Ashy Larry]

17. Its possible that he was a secret non-believer

but I think the question is really about whether we will ever have a president that is willing to publicly admit that they don't believe. Given our education problems in this country I guess its doubtful.

[ShadowLiberal]

26. Lincoln was never officially a member of any church, hence why some suspect that

[Mojambo]

19. Jefferson is regarded as a deist, but I think he was a quasi-atheist.

Deism was simply a convenience stop for Jefferson. He was an atheist.

(edited for brain fart in subject)

[Ashy Larry]

21. Thats your opinion.

Based on the evidence I tend to agree with you. But if you don't admit it publicly, it doesn't really count as having an atheist president in my opinion.

[Mojambo]

22. Fair enough. n/t

[MadMaddie]

4. The Most Qualified Individual no matter who it is!

[arcos]

6. Women are not a minority... nt

[Prefer]

9. you forgot fat people, people with red hair, and gay curious people

I ask you, when will the barrier be broken for gay curious people?

[wuushew]

24. Those groups have already ascended the throne

Taft was obese and Jefferson in his youth had red hair.

[existentialist]

10. ???

How about a black gay mormon hispanic with disabilities?

Oh, I guess this isn't the lounge . . .

[Hassin Bin Sober]

27. ....he has to handle snakes too....

....trying to remember that SNL skit - the father is the union boss, the mother is management, the son is a gay highway trooper, the daughter is a nun but they all handle snakes.

found it on the google:

Writer: Now, it's got all the characters you ordered. The father is a union organizer; the mother is his boss, the president of a large steel company - but the father is proud and they live on his money. Now, the daughter is a nun, and their son is a gay state trooper.

Norman Lear: Tell me - does it have a twist?

Writer: A twist? Sure. They're all practicing snake handlers.

Norman Lear: Practicing snake handlers?

< cut to opening montage for new series >

< SUPER: "The Snakehandling O'Sheas" >

Jingle:
Pop is a hardhat
Mom's an exec.
Sis is a nun
And Junior is gay.

We all live in Pittsburgh
Oh, that's a cliche.
What else can we say?
But we'll be okay.

Because we're snakehandlers
We handle snakes.
Snakehandlers
Junior is gay.
Snakehandlers.."

[MadBadger]

12. Actually, men are the minority.

[ccharles000]

18. But women are treated like a minority.

[Ashy Larry]

20. I don't think thats true anymore.

Not where I'm from anyway. I guess it depends what type of community you live in.

[Cant trust em]

13. The possibility of an Asian being elected is too remote to put up as an option, I guess.

A sad reality for my people, but it doesn't seem like we're on anyone's map.

[ccharles000]

15. Sorry I will add asian.

[EFerrari]

16. Latinos aren't next -- we're up now. n/t

[ccharles000]

23. I am surprised...

that so many people voted hispanic. I think with all the hate that the right wing has thrown at latinos that it may take awhile to elect a latino president. I think the next minority president will be jewish.

[ShadowLiberal]

25. Atheist/Muslim/GBLT face too much discrimination, and haven't we had a 'disabled' president already?

The only way an atheist or GBLT person could get elected is if they lie and say they aren't an atheist or gay/bi/lesbian/trans. If a gay person ran before stuff like gay marriage is legal in all of the USA you just know that the GOP and others would brand them a radical who wants to allow gays to marry, and unfortunately a bit under 2/3's of the nation is still against that according to the last few polls I've seen. Interestingly though, in a poll I once saw posted on DU, by a few percentage points people are more willing to vote for a gay guy then for an atheist.

As for other groups like Indian and Jews, there's not much of them, so it really depends on a clever politician just happening to be Jewish or an Indian. The only indian politician I can even think of is Bobby Jindal.

Also haven't we sort of already had a disabled president? FDR couldn't walk, he had to sit in a wheel chair. It is true however that he hid that disability from the public quite well, and he trained himself to lean on others, and heavy objects, to help him stand up briefly to look normal in public as he delivered a speech, etc. I also just can't see a person who's blind or deaf being a serious contender for president, they'll be viewed as too handicapped for the job.

[ccharles000]

28. Yes FDR was disabled but many people did not know he was.

My grandma tells me she did not know until many years later.

[razors edge]

29. What about the

black hillbilly jew midget mexican eskimo thalidomide baby hermaphrodite?

Anyone who gives a shit about that should rethink their priorities.