More On Barack Obama’s Post Race Race
BARACK Obama Watch: NO more race! And NO more race!! James Hannaham notes:
Obama’s acceptance of his Caucasian genes is another quality that sets him closer to the centre than to Malcolm X. I’ve said it before and I’ll keep saying it: Obama’s biracial. He’s an African-American, certainly — in strictly genetic terms, he’s more literally African-American than other American black folks, whose veins are awash in various percentages of African, Native American and European blood.
He looks like a skinny white guy with a tan.
No more race!!! But how to achieve it? Lester Holloway considers matters:
For the sake of democracy we cannot afford to lose a generation of young Obamas.
In the space of a few paragraphs, Holloway has gone from asking and answering, “I fear the answer to the question about whether we will see a British Obama will be ‘No’”, to spotting an entire generation of Barack Obamas, and not just in name only.
But it;s the post-race age. so let’s just get on with things. Colour is no barrier to success. Obama has proved that, right?
All-black lists are not patronising, they are enabling, and the concept has been proven to deliver high-quality MPs if reactionary forces are faced down, as Labour did with all-women shortlists.
That’s right. We move into the post-race age by making race a central plank of democracy.
Jesus wept. And he was a black Jew, dontchaknow…
Posted: 10th, November 2008 | In: Politicians Comments (4) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink
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November 9th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
They might be encouraged now to stand?
But, it could be seen as too parochial in the most powerful country, maybe if the US could yield some power/wealth, and it may have too, a native American might stand and succeed.
BUT as a World Power base?
When we (UK) were Empire we just had the Right Man for the job,but we have stopped Empire building and just UK business means Any One can run for Parliament.
When the pendulum settles, then we’ll prosper again (not necessarily Empirically)
November 9th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
The biggest breakthrough would have been if the US had voted in a Native American President.
November 9th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
PeterMac
I have 5 names off pat er Thingy, Wotsit, Whojameflip, Erwotsername and Whosit
Shocking isn’t it.
perhaps self interest first, Blair hero worship second,family third and country nowhere at all
November 9th, 2008 at 11:42 am
“All-black lists are not patronising, they are enabling, and the concept has been proven to deliver high-quality MPs if reactionary forces are faced down, as Labour did with all-women shortlists.”
And can anyone tell me the name of a really seriously high powered member of the Blair Babes ? One who actually achieved something and did not run off to “have more time with her family”.
Family first, party second, country third ?
How many of the original 101 have you ever heard of ? Name 5 ! (Without looking them up)