If a black man were to be president, do you think he'd be assassinated?
601828
As sad as it is, yes.  There's a lot of hate in this world but, it doesn't just come from one race.  Just to get the perspective from the other side:  I've heard people talk about running certain black men or women for vice president.  I believe that if that happened the President would also be assassinated in an attempt to put a black person INTO the presidency.  There will always be racism in this world but, you have to remember that it comes from all races.
1112067
Yes there will be a black president as well as a woman US president. It just won't be anytime soon.\nIn fact, there might be a hispanic US president before a black president.
933428
LMAO,oh and another is," Someday I will be the first black president".Remember him saying that one?
145491
If the situation were reversed....if the Mayor were white instead of black. And if he had said "Let's Make this a Vanilla City again." he'd already be out of office.
898398
I would actually love to see both a Black man and a woman run for office at the same time, since this has never happened in the history of the us presidential elections, I think we all need to be open minded and think that both a woman or a black man are perfectly capable of runiing this country.  I also think this could happen as early as the 2008 elections with Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama on the ticket.
530768
I think a Gay Muslim Black President is likely.  Barack Obama, for instance.
734274
You would suck, but I think a wise black man would be good to govern our country.
1036661
probably he will be assassinated by his own people, who will obviously blame.... ISRAEL! surprised? I am not
728440
I think it is rather likely there will be a black president sometime during the 21st Century.  There are several well-qualified potential candidates now but I don't see most of them seeking the office.
198356
Of course he should.  He could sing, move, act (well maybe not).  He was a great entertainer and had a great voice.  The man brought a lot of music into the lives of a lot of people.  While a lot of complaints are made that he watered down Black music, I think what he did was open the door to it being more widely adopted.
360304
I know nothing about him, so I would need to do some research on him.  His skin color is not relevant to me.  If I agreed with his views and he was qualified for the office that he might run for, I would consider voting for him.
228414
There could be, if the cards were played right.\n\nSee, although this is probably not the way it would go, ANY form of race or minority (other than White) could make it into Presidential office if they did the right things. See, here's a theoretical play-by-play:\n\n* The early campaigning days. Running as a black candidate will pick up the "excluded minority supporting" votes as well as blacks with chips on their shoulders (such as Black Panther).\n* The counterarguments. Essentially, if any opponent were to disagree, they could play the minority card, discount the opponent as a "hater" and/or "racist" and rally "diversity and tolerance" voters to their side.\n* The issues. With little room for doubt, a Black candidate would be mostly Liberal, given that Conservatives are stereotyped to be racists. Recall that Kanye West claimed that "George Bush doesn't care about blacks" (or something to that extent).\n\nThis is a defeatist possibility, but entirely possible. I'm sure that in a more realistic situation, a black candidate would run with dignity, honor, and respect for his fellow competitors, regardless of race.
1160200
I wish people would vote based simply on the way a candidate thinks, but unfortunately that doesn't happen. I would vote for someone based on what they have done in the past and what I think they can do for the future; regardless of race, religion, gender or sexual orientation. But most people don't think like that. They are scared of things they think they don't understand. But what they don't understand, really, is that people are all the same under the skin color. It's not the color of a persons skin that makes them who they are, it's their actions.\n\nI think it's possible, hopefully in the near future.\n\nWhat do you mean, though, by making it a black house? Do you mean that the new president will bring his friends with him? Isn't that what they all do?
229737
To be judged by the content of your character-that idea never leaves me. We all have to respect the moral high ground he took- it blew away the common (low grade) racist attitudes many of us grew up with, created in me a humility that demanded change. No other politician or national figure changed as many hearts and minds in the last century.What I wish is that the black community would do more to  reject the drug, thug, rap bunch and remember that character counts for more than money or bling.
803856
Yes. I would die to prevent any president from having absolute power.
955855
Yes without delay.  The list of his crimes against the world and the US is more than long enough to be impeached and tried in the World Court.  It probably won't happen as it has to be weighed against the instability it will cause here and abroad.  The scandal would be incredibly disruptive.  And, in this country, we would rather cover up and keep the public misinformed as we don't seem to have any respect for the intelligence of the public.  Keep them in the dark has been the mantra, even long before JFK, RFK, Martin Luther King, etc.
470915
Same reson why he got elected. He is Black. That is enough of a qualification for him to say whatever he wants and to be as incompetant as he is and you can't say anything about it. Because if you mention it, then you are a racist.