The election of Barack Obama and the subsequent inauguration process are intriguing moments in the history of race relation in the United States of America. That being said, I firmly believe that Dr. King would be appalled that political pundits, news and media personalities, and the public in general believe that this would meet his criterion of him wanting his children to “one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character”. I sincerely hope that president Obama will have a successful term in office, and guide our great country to the best of his abilities creating a great economy as well as reinvigorated the United States of America.
Unfortunately, I am a realist and believe he is not qualified for this position. That is the biggest problem with defining Barack as fulfilling Dr. King’s dreams of a time when people would be evaluated by their abilities, integrity, ethics, and ingenuity. He was elected primarily as a force of change, not a change in the way the United States is governed, but a change in the color of people governing. He was judged by the color of his skin, and not by the content of his character. With his inappropriate and probably unethical dealings with other Chicago and Illinois officials, his associations with people known to hate and despise the United States otherwise known as terrorists, and his unproven track record as a government official it would be nearly impossible to assert that he was judged by his character. If both people running for the office of president had never been shown, their party affiliations never revealed, their names never known, and no media bias I seriously doubt that anywhere near 56% of voters would have voted for Mr. Obama. He simply doesn’t have the credentials or the experience to be the commander in chief of the United States of America. He was simply elected because people wanted change, as in a change in the type or race of people that are governing. That’s what they voted for and that’s what they got. I don’t mean to sound pessimistic, but as every bettor knows it’s normally in your best interest to bet against the public money.
All that being said, I am a United States citizen first and foremost, and I will hope, pray, disagree when I need to, and support my president. I also need all the political pundits, news and media personalities, and the public in general to stop comparing the election of Barack Obama with Dr. Kings’ dream being realized. The election is an emasculation of his ideals, he did not wish for people to elect a black or ethnic president simply because of his race, but rather he wanted people to select the best person regardless of race.
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This was a very well thought out commentary. If I may add that the absolute lack of integrity of our news media in regards to the Obama campaign and subsequent election has been appalling. On inauguration day I was subjected to multiple references to Mrs. Obama as “Michelle O”. An obvious comparisson to Jackie O. What a disgraceful reflection on the the former first lady, who through great duress during the her husbands term and assasination displayed the highest level of decorum and class. Mrs. Obama, who is a person of very strong and harsh opinion, was removed from the public view when she made repeatedly anti- American statements during her husbands presidential campaign. It is a sad commentary that Dr. Kings name and reputation and words have been hyjacked by anti-American groups and racial activists