More and more this presidential race shouldn’t be about race.  If people, regardless of color, are voting either way based on the color of McCain or Obama’s skin, it is a sad reflection on what this country is all about.  The “United” in United States of America need not be overlooked right now.

We are at war right now.  I guess you could say we are at war times two right now actually.  One we know our reasoning, but the second one is still without real reason.  OK, we should know by now that oil is the reason for our presence in Iraq and some people – I’m not saying any names – make more money when we are at the pumps.  But I digress.  Isn’t the fact that young men and women, American men and women, have died at war more important than the color of one man’s skin?

Our retirement funds, nest eggs or whatever you call the money you may have saved has shrunk.  In addition to that, we are paying more for less for almost everything we buy.  If you ask me, when it comes to the well-being of my family the only color that matters is green – the green that I work so hard for and assume is still where I put it.

For years, we have had a medical system that doesn’t always take care of those who are less fortunate.  Meanwhile, those who can pay and those who practice medicine are fine – relatively speaking since we are talking about health.  One candidate will make way for cheaper health care, do you care if his skin doesn’t look like yours?

The importance of this election goes deeper than race.  This election comes at a pivotal time for America and we really can’t afford to cast our ballots based on whether we think the next president should be white or black.  Don’t you think it is ironic that the possibility exists for a black man to be president, a woman to become vice-president and we have so many question marks concerning our country?  If this election was taking place and everything was roses for us it would be to easy right?

There is a good chance that McCain could become our next POTUS.  This following two terms of Bush.  After “electing” Bush then re-electing him and possibly electing Mc “I will soon need a” Cain, the question must be asked: how stupid are we?

By the way, some of you may not know (John), but POTUS stand for President Of The United States.

Here we go again!  I guess you could say the other shoe dropped with Jesse Jackson.  Some media outlets are calling him messy Jesse and this description seems to fit the former presidential hopeful lately.

Apparently saying “I would like to cut his nuts off” wasn’t all Jesse said concerning Barack Obama.  Apparently, Jesse also said “Barack…he’s talking down to black people…telling n–s how to behave.”  Yes, Jesse used the N word also, which is hopefully the nail in his coffin as a public figure.  What exactly is it that Jackson does that benefits anyone?  I really don’t know how relevant he really is anymore – that is assuming he ever really was relevant in the past.

At this point he has become an embarassment to people of all colors and someone who needs to stay out of the limelight as much as possible.  Doesn’t he have a child he could be raising?  I know that is a low blow, but it is still true.

The most obvious reason for Jesse’s actions seem to be pure jealousy.  He had his time to shine and it just didn’t work out for him – we would have been a laughing stock to the rest of the world if he was elected.  So, since he didn’t advance as far as Obama, he is apparently going to do what he can to hurt his campaign.  He sure is drinking those 40-ounce bottles of Haterade!  How many of us actually believe he didn’t know the mic was on?  It seems rather suspicious given the amount of time he has spent behind a mic and camera.

Jackson’s main problem with Obama is what he (Obama) says or doesn’t say about issues which affect African-American people (there is that term again).  There is a fine line between discussing race issues and continuing the cycle by repeatedly throwing up the race card.  If he is smart, and I think he is, Obama realizes this and acts accordingly.  We really have to do something to get past race issues and I don’t think past actions will work.

You can say what you want, but if elected Obama will have to be the President of the United States not the president of the black people of the United States.  At some point he has to push forward with a message of equality and address other issues affecting us all.  Harping on issues primarily dealing with African-Americans will get him nowhere.

Here is the question:

1. Does Jesse have a point and Obama isn’t discussing minority issues enough?
2. Is Jackson totally off base and Obama is doing as he should?
3. Do you think this has been brewing within Jesse for some time now and he finally went public on purpose or inadvertantly?

Leave a comment and tell us what you think.

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