Son of JayJamJah

Examples of Racism in America

Barack Obama has his largest leading in Presidential exit polling since he and Mccain became the two candidates listed as choices.

Oprah Winfrey is the highest grossing TV star in the country

Will Smith is the Highest grossing film star in the country

Tiger Woods is the top grossing athlete in the country

African-Americans made the highest jump in average annual salary of any ethnic group in the country in 2007.

America is so racist.

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sleepy jack

Well since you think Obama shows America isn't racist at all anymore I have two questions. Why do people still ask "Is America ready for a black president?" Do you think people would accuse him of being a secret Muslim if he was white? And expanding on that Muslim thing don't you think the fact people would consider him being Muslim a big deal says alot about how prejudice America is? Racism really isn't much different then hating someone because of their religious choices.

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Son of JayJamJah

Question One: Because there has never been one. Same reason we ask if we are ready for a female president. Has nothing to do with race.

Question Two: I think it has a whole lot more to do with the fact that his name is Barack Obama then it does with his skin color. I don't think the mindset (between racism and religious intolerance) is any different no, but I've never denied the existence of religious intolerance as a problem in America and elsewhere.

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sleepy jack

Don't you think the following questions are by far more important: Are we ready for a stupid present? Are we ready for a president with a terrible medical history, showing some signs of memory loss and isn't too far from death? Call me oldist, but McCain isn't a young buck anymore and Bush wasn't the brightest bulb in the box.

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I can bring him closer, if he's elected.

ATTN: FBI
This is a joke.

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Son of JayJamJah

I think both of those questions have been asked several times and yes intellect and health are much more important qualities in a president then race or gender.

However the US has had stupid presidents and has had sickly presidents. FDR's last two terms he was just waiting to die and Hell W.H. Harrison died weeks into office. All I am saying is that I think it's the fact that it's new that interests people, not the fact that it's a black or female candidate.

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Rainard Jalen

I think the double election of good ol' Dubyuh has already answered that question with a resounding "yes".

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Oh yeah, a handful of wildly successful black people with mass appeal certainly proves that there's no such thing as racism against lower class minorities in America.

And I'd like to know where you got that last statistic from, since I haven't heard anything like that said anywhere.

Kevorkian Logic

this whole thread is ridiculous, or at least the first part.

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