Politics of Change
During the past two years Obama became a household name. A very recognizable name. a name even my niece learned and would repeat as many times as she was asked to alternating his first name from Marack to Darock Obama.
I am just wondering how much has the United States really changed and much much can it change with our new President Obama. His campaign was about change but did it mean more than just change from the past 8 years of Bush or did he mean a change in color scheme of the president himself. If he did then isn't that just an issue of race itself.
Millions of new black voter raced to the polls to vote for change but how many of those people really understand Obama plan for the country. I am not here to complain about his plan because I myself think that if Clinton was not our president that Obama would be the next best thing but isn't it a bit hypocritical of people that voted for Obama just because he is black or should I say half Kenyan and half white.
How much have we really changed if the color of his skin was an important role in so many voters decisions whether it was to vote for him because he was black or to not vote for him because he was black.
Many believe that at most this is a step towards the right direction but I think that until we vote based on the interest of America at heart and not whether it would be a historical vote we have not moved forward one bit.
Hilary Clinton did a great job keeping gender differences out of the party but the media kept bringing it up especially when Sarah Palin was chosen to run as VP. So the day that a president is chosen because of politics and not because of race, gender, age, religion or sexual orientation is the day I will believe we have achieved some type of CHANGE.
I am just wondering how much has the United States really changed and much much can it change with our new President Obama. His campaign was about change but did it mean more than just change from the past 8 years of Bush or did he mean a change in color scheme of the president himself. If he did then isn't that just an issue of race itself.
Millions of new black voter raced to the polls to vote for change but how many of those people really understand Obama plan for the country. I am not here to complain about his plan because I myself think that if Clinton was not our president that Obama would be the next best thing but isn't it a bit hypocritical of people that voted for Obama just because he is black or should I say half Kenyan and half white.
How much have we really changed if the color of his skin was an important role in so many voters decisions whether it was to vote for him because he was black or to not vote for him because he was black.
Many believe that at most this is a step towards the right direction but I think that until we vote based on the interest of America at heart and not whether it would be a historical vote we have not moved forward one bit.
Hilary Clinton did a great job keeping gender differences out of the party but the media kept bringing it up especially when Sarah Palin was chosen to run as VP. So the day that a president is chosen because of politics and not because of race, gender, age, religion or sexual orientation is the day I will believe we have achieved some type of CHANGE.
