Shocked & Disgusted

[DaemonSeid]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Maybe I was speaking a little too obliquely. By "in the Oval Office" I meant sitting in the chair behind the Resolute desk in the Oval Office. I meant that, though recent presidents have certainly had the benefit of African-American Secretaries and advisors, none has had the personal perspective or life-experiences of an African-American. It's the idea that a voter has some sense that "the President, from his own experience, has a clue what life is like for me." That's all.

exactly and that also is in part why McCain didn't get many votes from the Black community...most of us can't relate to him and surely even fewer can relate or agree with Palin and her policies.....


Altho having a teen duaghter pregnant and a drop out son in law (still babydaddy at this point tho) does give her a tiny bit of street cred.....

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by DaemonSeid

exactly and that also is in part why McCain didn't get many votes from the Black community...most of us can't relate to him and surely even fewer can relate or agree with Palin and her policies.....


Altho having a teen duaghter pregnant and a drop out son in law (still babydaddy at this point tho) does give her a tiny bit of street cred.....

Just like blacks can disproportionately relate to Obama being raised by his mother and not knowing his father. Those are certainly things that I and my immediate circle of friends cannot relate to. I pray for the day that blacks are not disproportionately represented in them.

But that's really about how social class interacts with race. Some blacks of high socioeconomic status found themselves conflicted this election.