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January 4th, 2008

OBAMA TAKES IOWA

by A.man.I

Senator Barack Obama took a major step in his presidential bid by winning the Iowa caucus. Senator Edwards came in second, followed by Senator Hillary Clinton. Of course the question that’s been asked and will continue to be asked is: “Is America ready for a Black president?”

America just ain’t the same good ‘ole, white bread, keep a brotha down country it used to be. We have Black lawyers, teachers, police officers, doctors, journalists, business owners, coaches, athletes… the list goes on. Why not a Black president? I believe our focus on color works to divide rather than unite.

Obama certainly has a long road ahead. He and his opponents are now focusing on the New Hampshire primary, as are the Republicans who have watched Mike Huckabee surge. The story lines are making politics very, very interesting this time around.

Read NYTimes article here.
CNN election results.
Check out Arriana Huffinton’s take.

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  • http://www.thestatewerein.com Curtis Faith

    I thought you might want to know that we have just released a new online documentary on Obama. My small independent film company was on the ground in New Hampshire, New York City, South Carolina and Iowa from August to October trying to capture the spirit of the movement we saw on the ground. The documentary is 68 minutes long and comes in nine parts. We hosted it on blip.tv because it was filmed in HD and blip has the best quality playback. I expect to have it on YouTube and Google video soon as well.

    Our blog has the details:

    http://www.thestatewerein.com/2008/01/02/documentary-hope-for-change/

  • http://eddiegriffinbasg.blogspot.com Eddie Griffin

    Iowa proved that this is not a “black thing”. It’s about change… sweeping change… and plenty of it… the sooner the better. You are so very right when you say “color divides us”. But did you notice that it was the mass media that first played the “race card” in the Iowa race. Can’t they take Obama on his merits and the content of his character without race be mentioned. I guess not.

  • http://thesixthward.blogspot.com Levois

    I agree with you using race or color serves to divide. I hope that his race won’t be a factor as he continues to move forward. It was a great victory to be sure and it rocks the system. A man of color was able to win a presidential primary where so many have failed (you know Shirley Chisolm, Jesse Jackson, an Al Sharpton). I’m glad it was Obama!

  • Gbana Abudu

    Of course America is ready for a black president, but is America ready to address why the majority of people in prison are black men (the demographic Obama represents), are amongst the highest group of those unemployed, and also those most affected by inner city gang violence. Although is it wonderful to see Obama succeed in Iowa, I’m afraid that American people – primarily white people- will use his victory as an excuse to downplay the impact of racism in other areas of our personal, social and political lives. Yes, we should celebrate Obama’s win as a victory for a hard worker who has earned his right to be at the forefront of American politics, but we should be vary wary about affording too much weight to his lead when it comes to race relations in this country.

  • http://www.unitedblackamerica.blogspot.com Demitrius Rex

    Yea, watching this election has been more interesting than watching this years football season!

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