Summing up the election as only he can… America can take pride in this historic, inspirational disaster.
Yes, I know there are probably other African-Americans much better qualified and prepared for the presidency. Much, much better qualified. Hundreds, easily, if not thousands, and without any troubling ties to radical lunatics and Chicago mobsters. Gary Coleman comes to mind. But let’s not let that distract us from the fact that Mr. Obama’s election represents a profound, positive milestone in our country’s struggle to overcome its long legacy of racial divisions and bigotry.
It reminds us of how far we’ve come, and it’s something everyone in our nation should celebrate in whatever little time we now have left.
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So for now, let’s put politics aside and celebrate this historic milestone. In his famous speech at the Lincoln Memorial 45 years ago, Dr. King said “I have a dream that one day my children will live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” Let us now take pride that Tuesday we Americans proved that neither thing matters anymore.
Thank God we live in the post-racial era, or I might be criticized for even linking something as controversial as this. As always with Iowahawk, read the whole thing, but don’t drink anything while reading it.
Posted by Preston Taylor Holmes @ 10:09 pm
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