Barack Obama is running for ALL PEOPLE not just Black people

Published by Keisha on Monday, September 29, 2008 at 9:59 pm.

Posted By: Keisha Courtney for BET’s You(th) Vote!

Today after a long conversation with some co-workers, I realized that some African-Americans ideas about Barack Obama are skewed. The conversation we had revolved around the reasons why we were all voting for Obama. During this conversation I heard the following words more than once:

“He is for black people and understands our issues so when he is the president he can solve all of our problems.”

Several things are wrong with this statement….

First of all, Barack Obama is running for President of the United States and NOT President for the Blacks. For him to focus all of his efforts on the Black community is just unrealistic and nonsensical. How is the leader of this NATION going to put all of his efforts and focus solely on the Black community? The United States is made up of SEVERAL races not just Blacks.

Second, simply because Obam is Black does not mean that ALL of his focus is going to be put forth onto the Black community. And lastly, why is it that we have to wait for someone to save us? Why can’t we put more effort into our communities ourselves and start there?

I am not saying Obama isn’t going to help alleviate some of the issues that seem to hit our community the hardest, but his role as president is not to fix problems for only Black Americans; it is to fix problems for all Americans REGARDLESS of skin color.

What do you think?

Is too much emphasize being placed on Obama solving African-American problems?

Should he feel pressured to focus a large amount of his effort on Black issues simply because he is Black?

Do you think he should put most of his focus on the Black community if he is elected President?

- Keisha

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Kristal Said on

Obama is the truth!



Khrish Said on

Audrey Simmons:
I don’t like the word “leader”, no one else refers to “leaders” except Black Americans. He is in this race to become President which entails representing all Americans. I don’t feel that he is putting a distance between himself and Black Americans. When he talks about helping with tax breaks, education, housing, all these things certainly speak directly to Black Americans. I never understand when he is being accused of distance from Black Americans. We must understand the new Black American Politician does not come out of the Civil Rights Movement. They are graduates who have prepared themselves in Law and government and have moved on as the Civil Rights workers before them have prepared them to do. Change, I like that word and was caught up by it when the Senator first adopted it. Black Americans do not have the numbers to elect a President, we only have a bloc that is needed to help and so we must stop looking to “leaders” but include ourselves into the politics of what issues best help us to make a better life in this country. I applaud this new generation of Black American Politicians and look forward to purchasing and reading the forth coming book of Gwen Ifill. I would also like to see more Black Americans stop siding with the divisive majority on the Latino community. If we can come together the way Sen. Obama is reaching out to them, then we could form a coalition that would give us the majority vote. The best work in the world has been the ability to divide those who have power in numbers so that minority rule can persist. No matter how many babies we or American whites produce, we will never be able to catch up with the growth of the Latino population in this country. They will soon be the majority and we need to get our act together to try and form a merger. All the time you wait for opportunity to knock, you must be there to open the door or it will go away. We do not need to promote a fight and an anti attitude that all of those email you receive telling you about how terrible it is and how all these “illegal aliens” are taking things from you. Don’t buy into that hype. When I receive those kinds of things, I send them to the email trash can. I never pass that crap along. That’s like cutting my own throat to buy into that “jim crow scheme”. Notice how they never send you emails about all the “illegal Aliens” or the ones they have admitted into the country for Europe. That helps them so they are not going to. If the immigration act held to one standard rule then we wouldn’t have these problems. But as you know, there’s always a different rule for people who don’t come from Europe. The statue of Liberty says “GIVE ME YOU TIRED, YOUR POOR, YOUR HUDDLED MASSES YEARNING TO BREATHE FREE” it didn’t say “except” for browns and blacks But that’s just my outlook on things. I am sure that there are many who don’t and will never feel that way. I just love making lemonade with my lemons. It gives me more HOPE FOR CHANGE.



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cecelia Said on

what i really think is obamma is for all not just black alone why would people think so negitive. i’m currently registered in virginia and you don’t know how glad i am to know i have that oppounity to do something like this, because i’m origanily from the beautiful Virgin Islands, and we cannot vote for the US president there. so i know my vote gonna count for who can’t because i know he is running for pesident for all of us there as well. BIG UP OBAMMA AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS PEOPLE LOVE YOU TOO!!!!!!!!



Dr.Haile Bailey Said on

Senator Barack Obama has been an outstanding candidate for over a year and a half. He leaped over all hurdles and crossed and passed every test even the are you ready to be commander and chief test. He has been dragged through the mud a hundred times over. His life has been threaten and remains in threat on today by deamons that hate the fact that he’s black and he’s a winner. I love him because of what he stands for and I know he stands for me and my children. I never felt this way about any politician white or black. Most would have given up and thrown in the towel months ago,but he stood the test of time,and deep in my heart I believe he will become and be announced the President of the free world,and It’s not a black or white thing it’s a movement the same movement that led the children out of Egypt to the promise land it’s a movement,. go to http://www.saveourfathers.org and check out my movement.



windy Said on

you people think blacks are putting barack obama in the white house .no it’s the whites that is putting him there.get your words straight. we all are in it together .it’s everones vote that counts no just one but all americans votes



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