It's more than a week old, but I read an interesting column this morning...
The full article is here: http://www.theroot.com/id/48479
Earlier this year my 74-year-old mother, a life-long Democrat, openly questioned whether America was capable of electing a black President. I was a bit surprised by that. I felt (and continue to feel) that we've passed the tipping point where race no longer plays a decisive role in most people's political views. But as the reality of an Obama victory becomes more and more likely, I too am noticing a fragment of society that's going to have a very hard time dealing with the eventuality. While I'm pretty confident that we'll have the first black American President taking office three months from now, I'm much less confident that we'll have the first living black ex-President eight-and-a-half years from now. I hope I'm wrong, but...
Originally posted by On TheRoot.com, Wendi C. Thomas
Earlier this year my 74-year-old mother, a life-long Democrat, openly questioned whether America was capable of electing a black President. I was a bit surprised by that. I felt (and continue to feel) that we've passed the tipping point where race no longer plays a decisive role in most people's political views. But as the reality of an Obama victory becomes more and more likely, I too am noticing a fragment of society that's going to have a very hard time dealing with the eventuality. While I'm pretty confident that we'll have the first black American President taking office three months from now, I'm much less confident that we'll have the first living black ex-President eight-and-a-half years from now. I hope I'm wrong, but...

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