Will there ever be an African America president?
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I'll speak up for it!  Give me a man of ethics, who is truly a representative President, who understands the basic nature of our country and will fight for it as our Commander, who is better qualified than any other U.S.A. born citizen of any other group, race, religion, whatever, and I'll vote for them, and more.  If they are the first, I'll join their campaign, volunteer time, etc.\nHowever, as yet, I haven't seen one.  It seems that the African-American (I hate that term.  You're a U.S.A. citizen, you live in the U.S. of A., "America" covers two full continents, and I don't give a darn what country your ancestors come from and we should drop the whole ethnic thing, but that's a different question) seem to support people who keep harping on the African-American seperateness and people don't want an African-American President.  They want a President.  Period.  The few "African-Americans" who actually don't give a darn whether they are called "African-Americans" are usually called "Uncle Toms" or other names by the same people who seem to want the "African-American" population to stay isolated.\n\nI sometimes think the "White Slaveholders" of the south just changed their name and became the Democrats of today.  Keep the slaves dependant, keep them seperate, make a former Klansman (Mr. Byrd) a Senator, keep them hating success, The Man, school, etc.\n\nGoodness sake!  How will we ever get a black President if the people involved (that's all of us) don't speak up against such behavior!\n\nEvery U.S.A. Citizen should encourage love of school, business, success, becoming one people, immigrating from around the world (legally, please), free speech (even if it doesn't please you, like Cosby or talk radio, or Fox channel, or demonstrators (legal and law-abiding) against the war, or ANY poster in the Yahoo! Answers forum that follow the rules that the owners have asked us all to follow (their right, their soap-box).\n\nGet some for us, we're waiting.  I don't think we have long to wait, but a good way to check the waters is to see who calls Condi Rice names.\n\nYou'll see what I mean.  Someone doesn't want "African-Americans" in the White House, and it isn't President Bush (who put more minority groups in the major posts of his cabinet than any President before him.  President Clinton (whom I respect AS a President, regardless of personal problems), posted none to any major position in his cabinet.\n\nWatch the name-callers.  Those are the enemies.  Those are the ones who are seditiously trying to undermine our country and prevent us from getting a good President, regardless of the color of their skin, hair, eyes, or political party.\n\nThese are the people I speak up about.\n\nI hope you will, too.  Then we'll have a President, and I bet, soon after these people realize they DO NOT have a chance to undermine our country, that the President will all his ancestors from Africa and none from Europe.\n\nBut he won't be African-American.\n\nHe'll be one of us.
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at the national level, barak obama of illinois.  if he could grow a spine and develop a position, he would be a great democratic candidate.  I think he's a strong candidate to be hilary's vp nominee in 2008.  which would pretty much lock up the minority vote but piss off the conservative base (since barak is black).  so it would be an interesting dynamic as to the actual influence of black americans on presidential races versus the religious right.
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LMAO,oh and another is," Someday I will be the first black president".Remember him saying that one?
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i don't know but people in a different question said he was. he's not. his father was from Kenya and his mother from Kansas. i think it is to spread lies about him because he might run in '08. some might see it worse to have an Arab in office then a black.
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I think we will have a caucasian female for president way before we have a non-caucasian male.  Lots of people are not racist (or not very racist), but way more than you may think, are.
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I think it will be a women president first  When we have black president she'll likely be a women. I think we're in for alot of women presidents.
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I doubt in my lifetime; because the Conservatives have sent America backwards 50 years with their politics. They would never vote for a black President with their NEO_CON base. I say try to run one, and see how non-racial they really are!\n\nI can bet my life they wont even nominate one, and your thoughts on Condi Rice will be answered real soon!
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I think that it's about time that we have another president that's not a middle aged caucasian with a full pocket.\nIt might change the way we view the world and what we do in it.
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NO! History has proven time and again across Africa that Presidents who stay in office too long become tyrants. Obasanjo may be an excellent leader and a popular President, but if he stays in office too long he will make democracy impossible in Nigeria.
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Is the African American Black or White?
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If anyone knew the answer to that, they wouldn't be wasting their time answer questions here.\n\nI can tell you that the next American president, will be a white male, over the age of 35, with no criminal record, a wife and two children with a 98% probability.
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As much as I would love to see a gay president, there is no way on earth (or any other planet) that I would EVER vote for that man! And if he did come out, he's got a lot of explaining to do!
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I will presume you mean 'openly gay' President since many historians think we've already had a couple of closeted homosexual men serve as President. The answer is; probably some day. Not soon, but when the citizens of this socially backwards nation evolve enough, yes.
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Not unless Rice runs. If Clinton runs I think it would only be for President. Maybe Simone we haven't seen step forward yet. I think it could very easily happen. Don't know if they would win though. Gonna be an interesting race.
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We need a President that won't bullsh*t, mislead, or disregard the constitutional rights of the people.  Is doesn't matter what sex or race or religion they happen to be.  I can't think of any good candidates to suggest - male or female but I added a link that might help settle the debate between your Uncles. It is the website of THE CENTER FOR AMERICAN WOMEN AND POLITICS.
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No, because People are going to be looking and judging if a black guy is president. He would have to be the best president ever, the slightest mistake everyone will regret picking a black person as president. You know how it is, people will not look at him/her as what good they could do. But they will be look at as when will he make a mistake and screw up. But there can be, but only if they are the best ever.\n\nEX my friends like to play Madden football video games because that all their use to. When I showed them ESPN 2k5 and said if they play it they would like it. But instead of playing it to like it, they played it to find all the faults in the game. None of the things they said where faults in the game, it just that it's different then what they are use too. The point is, they wasn't trying to like the game, but trying to find any faults in it. That way they can go back knowing that change isn't good. Same with a black president, even if he's better tahn any white president. People will remember his faults and not always his qualities, and no one is perfect.
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No I can't since the current law requires the president to be an American-born citizen. Now an American of African decent, no problem. I just watched Colin Powell on Leno last night with the hopes that he would soften a little on the idea of running for President. He would be a good one.