"I honestly don't think people see Obama the way the media seems to think we do. " Yes, I really agree! In fact I feel like all the cable news channels are actually spinning the facts in order to convince us that we think things that we don't! The LA Times article struck me as a very interesting POV, which arrested my attention last night at the time I was posting my reply (googling and looking at different results).
But, like you, I was looking for a candidate who would talk to the public as though we were adults, and who would inspire young voters to get involved (that is what I'm always looking for, it is what I admired in JFK and Bobby Kennedy... they had inspired me to memorize their speeches and get into politics when I was young). I had hoped that Hillary would be that candidate, but back in during the Iowa Primary it was clear who that candidate was: http://embers-log.livejournal.com/180999.html
I could never support a Black candidate just because he is black (and I would never vote for any religious leader for any political office ever), and I wouldn't vote for a woman just because she is a woman (well, that isn't true: I've voted for unknown female names for judges just because I think we need more women on the bench!).
I think, getting back to your point about the Cosby Show, that most of the people in the US do look beyond race. On TV they want good stories, interesting characters, and jokes that are actually funny (and people recognized that Bill Cosby could deliver!), but we don't usually get even one or two of those things in most TV shows.
This election is giving us an opportunity to look at a lot of issues (ageism is something that feels trumped up to me, particularly now that the huge Baby Boomer group I'm in is now accepting that we ARE old), and I'm not sure any of them are what they appear to be:
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Date: 2008-05-25 03:01 pm (UTC)Yes, I really agree! In fact I feel like all the cable news channels are actually spinning the facts in order to convince us that we think things that we don't! The LA Times article struck me as a very interesting POV, which arrested my attention last night at the time I was posting my reply (googling and looking at different results).
But, like you, I was looking for a candidate who would talk to the public as though we were adults, and who would inspire young voters to get involved (that is what I'm always looking for, it is what I admired in JFK and Bobby Kennedy... they had inspired me to memorize their speeches and get into politics when I was young). I had hoped that Hillary would be that candidate, but back in during the Iowa Primary it was clear who that candidate was:
http://embers-log.livejournal.com/180999.html
I could never support a Black candidate just because he is black (and I would never vote for any religious leader for any political office ever), and I wouldn't vote for a woman just because she is a woman (well, that isn't true: I've voted for unknown female names for judges just because I think we need more women on the bench!).
I think, getting back to your point about the Cosby Show, that most of the people in the US do look beyond race. On TV they want good stories, interesting characters, and jokes that are actually funny (and people recognized that Bill Cosby could deliver!), but we don't usually get even one or two of those things in most TV shows.
This election is giving us an opportunity to look at a lot of issues (ageism is something that feels trumped up to me, particularly now that the huge Baby Boomer group I'm in is now accepting that we ARE old), and I'm not sure any of them are what they appear to be: