Isn't the real problem that Americans are to racist to consider a Black man as President?

I think racism is more alive in the black community than the white community - Barack Obama is really smart and compelling and has a spirit about him that makes people want to support him, I just think that he's not experienced enough. But yeah, racism is a big problem in the southernmost states...for caucasians against blacks - likewise, I think that racism is absolutely rampant, the entire country over, for african americans against whites.

I don't think this is true. I think if it was, Obama woun't have become the frontrunner a month ago. America is a lot more progressive than you give us credit for.

Obama has already mathematically secured the nomination. Power brokers like Pelosi won't let the SD's overrule the pledged delegate and popular count and Clinton won't catch him in either as reps in Florida keep rejecting every preposal for a redo. Florida is Hillary's best state and it won't be counted if the local yokels keep angling to have the non-contested results count. Hillary probably won't even win Michigan, and there frankly aren't enough states remaining to give Hillary the gains she needs to give SDs the cover they need to give her the nomination --- assuming they want to do that (very big assumption).

Obama will win the nomination and then it is him against McCain. McCain is not the mud thrower Hillary is, so his campaign will slowly regain some of the ground Hillary's camp has eroded from under the DEM party, Obama, and it's congressional candidates.

I like McCain, but he is starting to have some high profile gaffes that could really start to appear to be the onset of Alzheimers. He really needs to cross his "t"s before he says anything in the future to remain viable. He doesn't have Reagan's charm and his VP likely won't either.

If you think that is possible then how can you call America racist?

He could have become president, because America isn't racist. But now he won't become president because when his wife and his friends are clearly racist and hate America you gotta assume he feels the same but has only been saying what politicians need to say to be elected.

I will never understand the arguement that if you don't agree w/ an Obama presidency, then you must be a racist.

It has been written on Yahoo Answers many times.

If Senator Obama wins, I am not "scared" because of the color of his skin, his ethinicity or lack of ethinicity.

What I am is saddened by the fact that a person can become president w/ little experience, a few pretty speeches and a big star studded fan base.

Additionally, I am saddened by the fact that are so many people who can't think for themselves. I have heard and read more garbage about all 3/of the leading candidates in both parties.

It is all probably somewhere in the middle. None of them are perfect - they are people who are politicians. They want your vote.

These people are too much. Some white people are going crazy because they say that Obama hates white people (which is stupid, since he's half white and was raised by white people). They can't decide whether he's a Muslim, or a member of a cult, or an America-hater, or a foreigner. The level of sheer ignorance and stupidity that go along with some of the questions and answers I've seen here just boggle the mind. The notion that he should resign, when he's winning the nomination race, because of something his retired pastor said is ... have I used dumb already? It's dumb.

Some black people say that Obama isn't black enough, for some of the same silly reasons. So we have the whites saying he's too black, and the blacks saying he's not black enough.

Why is this happening? Because we're simpletons. Obama is a brilliant man, an educated man, and he's able to see the world as it is: in shades of gray. But the population as a whole can only understand things if they can fit them into pre-conceived categories. Obama doesn't fit neatly into those categories, so people freak out and don't know how to handle it. They're certainly not handling it by listening and educating themselves. This is why we see the same questions based on bad information again and again, and why people still think Obama is a socialist (I wish) and a secret Muslim, whatever that means. Obama came right out and gave us a principled explanation of why he won't leave his church, even though he disagreed with his pastor, but we still have someone in this Q telling us that Obama "folds like a cheap suit" when the going gets tough. Are you not even paying attention?

The conversations I hear and read about Obama make me really sad. My European friends think that America is basically too stupid to survive, that Americans are too disinterested in actually learning about the world around them, and this nonsense proves the point. I'm not scared of Obama - he's a neat guy, and we'd do well to have him as president. I'm scared of us.

Sounds to me, as an outsider, that this guy Obiwan, Obama or whatever it is, is prepared to listen to, and lead ALL Americans.

Not just the ones he agrees with.

Isn't that the sign of a true leader.

I speak with the reasoning brought from the voice of experience, ie. Nelson Mandela! a truly GREAT leader!

and yes I am white (well a bit pink actually!)

Nope, that's just what people who preach racism think.

Mose Americans/s couldn't give a rat's a__

But we do look at a person and wonder why they would continue to attend a church that preacher's something other than religion.

At the end of the day, all politicians are the same, white/black/brown/green/blue.. makes no difference

No and you are a traitor to your country for suggesting that. In no other country could a muslim black have ever made is so far. He is a US senator and has a policy and law making role in this country and you say we are racist. Aren't you ashamed for calling your fellow citizens racist? I am not afraid and have never been afraid of blacks be they educated or uneducated. We still have the right to bear arms. Nobody black or white scares me.

I would be more than happy to see a black man in office. I just do not think Obama is the right one.

To tell the truth I think C. Rice would be great! I wish she were running I would vote for her in a second. This race is hard for me to pick.

There are many things I do not agree with Obama. He makes promises but if he were to follow thru with them it is going to cost us billions of dollars. I do see that if he were to pull the troops out that it would save us money but that was "borrowed" money, plus if needed he wants to put more troops back in if he sees that taking them out was a mistake. So that leaves him taxing us to get these things done.

Hillary, she has ok plans. I am not for soc. med. sorry. It sounds nice but this means she is going to have to raise taxes. I think there is a better way to make sure that we can get the healthy coverage that we need.

For one make sure that people are not getting paid millions for frivilous law suits.

McCain has issues that I am not for, however he has voted for more of what I am for.

The black man mingles with very racist people. He calls his racist preacher a MENTOR. The man has no respect for the American flag. He has problem putting his hand on his heart on national anthem. His Wife just said She is not proud of America?

YOU BETTER BE SCARED