Who think black people can be US President? WHY?
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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.
404698
I BELIEVE WE STILL LIVE IN A TIME WHERE WE WILL NOT SEE A WOMAN PRESIDENT AS SAD AS IT IS...BUT EVEN WITH COLIN POWELL'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS OUR COUNTRY WILL NOT VOTE A BLACK MAN IN EITHER.  SAD STATE OUR COUNTRY IS IN.  THEY WILL PROBABLY VOTE A WHITE MAN RIGHT WING REP.  SAD BUT TRUE...AND SINCE IT SEEMS POINTLESS TO VOTE BECAUSE I HONESTLY DON'T BELIEVE GEORGE BUSH EVER WON ANY ELECTION...I GUESS IT WILL BE WHOEVER THE GOVERNMENT DECIDES ON .....
164957
There have been both black people and women who have run for President. Both Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton have performed reasonably well in their bids. Elizabeth Dole ran for the Republican nomination against George W. Bush but didn't make much of an impression.\n\nHilary Clinton is the frontrunner for the nomination of her party and there is talk of a bid by Condaleeza Rice for the Republican nomination. In the past, there have not been many blacks or women with the experience to run for President. This position will change over time.
150370
slavery, freedom to vote, freedom to decide for them selves, opertunities in education and employment, housing, freedom of religion freedom to love and marry whom they choose. taking a stand is not just a black thing, they're are predjidouses against all people, the poor, the over weight, the mentally slow, people of different religions, ugly people and yes even the rich and beautiful.\nthis world is made up of predjidouses, without it, it would be a perfect world, and we all know that there is no such thing as perfect.
111560
Because the Republican Party has typically worked against the interests of the "average" African-American, whether it be welfare to poor blacks, affirmative-action, or anti-discrimination laws. So, alot of blacks see Republican conservative African-Americans (such as Powell, Clarence Thomas, Rice, etc) as being hypocrites, and traitors.\n\nAs far as successful, there are quite a few Democratic (or liberal) successful blacks. Al Sharpton for example :)\n\nEDIT : The above poster mentions the Oreo Syndrome. This refers to the idea of Republican blacks being "Black on the outside, white on the inside", again re-inforcing the "traitor" idea.
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I dont know why the first respondent felt the need to laugh at your question, thats immature. \n\nI dont know if there will be a president who is any race other than white but I definitely think its something that should happen in the near future. I believe if a person of any race can be a citizen in this country and contribute to the economy, then they should be eligible for presidency.
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Personally, I think the man is brilliant and I wish he could be the next President of the United States...........but I don't think most Americans would elect a black man yet........although I think they would come closer to electing a black man than a white woman.\n\nI'm saddened that George Bush has not only taken our country down in the past 8 years but he has also changed our reputation in the world to other countries.  Our reputation in the world used to be one of freedom and land of opportunity to anyone willing to work hard.  George Bush has changed that reputation to one of "World Bully."   I'm not surprised that most people in the world hate us.\n\nI think Barck Obama could change all that.  I think he could bring back all the things we love about our country and go a long way in mending bad feelings around the world.\n\nIf he does run for President, I hope he doesn't choose Hillary Clinton as a running mate.  Although I'm in the minority of people who actually like Hillary, I know that nothing could make Obama lose quicker than putting Hillary on his ticket with him.\n\nAnyway, back to your question.  I think he is a brilliant man with solid morals and a cool head.  Just what our country needs.\n\nSincerely,\nRobin_in_Tennessee
1095166
qualifications maybe??\n\nIt's not that anyone should want a man or a woman as a president, we want the best candidate to be president, ... period.
95509
Because George W. Bush don't care about America, or any of it's people regardless of race, color and creed. Mostly I think he just hates black people. That's why it took so long to get help for the victims of Hurricane Katrina down South, because they say that the majority of people living down there are black. I hate Bush. Plain and simple and I can't believe that I have to suffer for another 2 years while he's president. 6 years has been long enough. If I was Harry Belafonte I would just say to Bush, "Screw you. I'm not gonna apologize, because it's my right and you can't change that."
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no politican (black or white) can afford to be openly racial now.  This means that both Bush and Clinton will not say anything that could be construed as a racial remark.  However, if you look at who appointed the most blacks and other minorities to position of power, Bush would win hands down.  ,I guess from looking at who did what to whose, I would have to say that Clinton would most likely be a racist, not Bush. However, I do not believe that either Bush or Clinton is a bigot.
125568
TECHNICALLY speaking, there are White Africans, and if they were to come to the U.S. and become citizens then they would be citizens., thus African-Americans.  \nThe black people in the U.S. are Black... not African, just American.
123637
Yes, I believe there will be a black president before there will ever be a woman president. I know this is a loaded question, but many nations do not like dealing with women. Those nations would probably be in the Middle East. They would try to undermine the woman alot more than a black male. However, I would vote for Condi Rice. Both, black and female. She is smart and has the political clout to pull it off, I believe. Condi in '08!!!
77109
If you mean _American_ president, I really hope it's an African American woman, somebody non-Caucasian, non-male, non-whatever-previous-presidents-have-been, because it's time to drastically change, wake up the small-minded people, and have a brand new view on how to rule this country!
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Actually, believe it or not, there are a few black Republicans out there. I don't understand why they would vote Republican, because it's certainly not in their best interests. I originally come from a small town in Arkansas, and a young black woman from my hometown actually made a speech at the 2004 Republican Convention. When she was asked why she supported Bush, she basically said something along the lines of his being real and upfront. First of all, it seems that she has the wrong impression of Bush. Second of all, she failed to provide any compelling arguments for supporting him, so it makes me wonder if she really knows anything about the Republican Party platform.\n\nThis is really making me scratch my head!
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I would say its most likely to happen within the next decade or the decade following it.  I base this solely on the fact that there is not an African American candidate running for either party with a chance to win in the last election of this decade, the 2008 election (As Obama would be the African American candidate that is expected to make a bid at it, and his age and experience would contribute to a likely loss)
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?
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For now the white female has the inside track.\n\nThe most obvious black male, Colin Powell, has decided that he will not run for President.  Presidents usually come from four sources. Governors, Vice-Presidents, Senators, and Generals with the best predictor being a governorship.\n\nThere are no African-American governors at this hour although Ken Blackwell in Ohio and Lynn Swann in Pennsylvania are looking to correct this in 06.  There is one black senator, Barak Obama.  He is a first termer though.  That is generally too little to run.  He needs time and experience.\n\nThere are several white female governors and senators including the junior senator from New York, Hillary.  Kathleen Sebelius from Kansas is a governor who has Presidential potential.  There are others with successful governor tenures, Rell of Connecticut etc.  Being a successful governor seems to be the easiest way to become president ie.:  Bush 43, Clinton, Reagan, Carter, Roosevelt.\n\nThe odds favor a white female in the short term.