2 posts tagged “race”
I've begun to wonder if America is ready to elect a black president. It seems like it, but personally, I was very disillusioned when Ron Kirk, a very popular black mayor from Dallas, lost in his bid to become Senator for Texas. I guess maybe it was because he was just a Democrat, but the numbers seemed to just go too far away from him for me to completely believe that.
Anyway, If Obama can't do it now, maybe it can't be done. Republicans aren't gonna make it any easier. I guess the experiment has begun.
Please chime in to tell me what you think.
I recently noticed that all of the last five presidents have been white males. You may not have realized it, but George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George Bush, Ronald Reagan, and Jimmie Carter were all white men. I recently wondered what has caused this trend and if it would continue. Looking at Fortune 500 companies, I noticed that nearly all their CEOs are white males. Perhaps this hasn't come to your attention. I guess America has tired of the leadership of women and minorities. They've almost completely turned to white men for leadership. To be honest, I really didn't have the time to dig in and do the research, but maybe it was Margaret Thatcher that turned us off from female leadership. If you don't know, she was Queen of England or something. Maybe it was a leader of a foreign country that turned us off of minority leadership. Consequently, a lot of countries are run by a minority leader, including China, India, and Venezuela. My research has turned up that many African nations are lead by black presidents. It may surprise you, but Mexico even has a Mexican President.
I wonder if the U.S. will buck recent trends and go with Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama. It's been a long time, but I think it's time Americans can trust a woman or a minority with the Presidency again.
