Race, Gender, & Religion
The pre-inspection of potential presidential candidates is well underway, and the 2008 candidates are being sized up differently this time around. Whereas one might expect war and the economy to be paramount, it turns out race, gender, and religion are occupying the prime spot in the media melee.
Barack Obama is addressing the obvious: is he black, or is he white? Barack says, "if you look African-American in this society, you're treated as African-American." It appears Barack identifies more so with his black heritage despite the loving attention of his white mother -- he just looks more like his African father. He's correct, though. If you appear as any race, you're treated as such.
Hillary Clinton is a woman; I think. But, is America ready for a female president? After 7 years of a fake cowboy (Bush is a blueblood), the good ol' US of A may be ready for a sex change!
Former Massachusetts Governor, Mitt Romney, may have an evangelical problem on his hand. Romney is a Mormon, and most evangelical-fundamentalists believe Mormon church to be a cult -- at the very least, a heresy. Since November of 2006, Romney has been romancing the Relgious Right in order to feel out his presidential bid. No conservative will make it without the full support of the conservative Christian community.
I'm not sure why the Democrats aren't pushing Al Gore. It seems he'd be a shoe-in after the 2000 election debacle. He has 8 years of White House experience, and appears to be making headway with the global warming paranoia.
The Republicans.... well, I guess I don't know what to say about them. Are there any real contenders at this point? It seems that anyone too attached to the current president has a lot of PR work to do between now and 2008.
Either way, get ready to receive an ear-full of debate over race, gender and religion. An already divided nation is about to take it up a notch.
Barack Obama is addressing the obvious: is he black, or is he white? Barack says, "if you look African-American in this society, you're treated as African-American." It appears Barack identifies more so with his black heritage despite the loving attention of his white mother -- he just looks more like his African father. He's correct, though. If you appear as any race, you're treated as such.
Hillary Clinton is a woman; I think. But, is America ready for a female president? After 7 years of a fake cowboy (Bush is a blueblood), the good ol' US of A may be ready for a sex change!
Former Massachusetts Governor, Mitt Romney, may have an evangelical problem on his hand. Romney is a Mormon, and most evangelical-fundamentalists believe Mormon church to be a cult -- at the very least, a heresy. Since November of 2006, Romney has been romancing the Relgious Right in order to feel out his presidential bid. No conservative will make it without the full support of the conservative Christian community.
I'm not sure why the Democrats aren't pushing Al Gore. It seems he'd be a shoe-in after the 2000 election debacle. He has 8 years of White House experience, and appears to be making headway with the global warming paranoia.
The Republicans.... well, I guess I don't know what to say about them. Are there any real contenders at this point? It seems that anyone too attached to the current president has a lot of PR work to do between now and 2008.
Either way, get ready to receive an ear-full of debate over race, gender and religion. An already divided nation is about to take it up a notch.
