The election is looming ever closer every day, and the candidates are starting to field their battle cries. Well the Democrats are at least, the Republicans have been strangely quiet lately. In a recent news article, Barrak Obama introduced his plan to combat AIDS in America. He is not alone, as Senators Clinton and Edwards also have plans to combat AIDS as well. Obama wants to aggressively pursue his plan during his first year in office, if elected. That's a nice tight shot, but now let's uncrop the photo.
Obama is basing his statements on several assumptions, the first assumption being he will be elected. I like Obama, and he most likely will get my vote; however, Clinton is currently the front runner with a lead of more than 20 points. Clinton is also gaining support in the African American community. Hey, we regarded Bill Clinton as the "First Black President", as such maybe we are looking at Hilliary as the first "Soul Sister for President". One thing is for certain, she will not sit up in the White House and get her pole polished as Bill did. Might get her carpet cleaned, but who knows. In order for Obama to be elected, he would first have to defeat Clinton in the primaries. That is possible, but it will be a challenge. Now, what if Obama is not elected? What becomes of his AIDS plan then? Will he play the role of the sour little boy who takes his ball and goes home, or will he still find a way to institute his plan through a foundation or something? In other words; how committed is Obama to this AIDS plan? Is it just an election year fantasy, or is it a true reality?
Just suppose for a moment that Obama is elected. Obama wants to dedicate his first year in office to the implementation of his AIDS plan. That is bold when we consider one radical factor, that being the Bush factor. George W. Bush is still in office, and still has the ability to draw America into a conflict that can become World War III. Presently Bush is making threats towards Iran, and he is pissing off Russia. In fact, Russia has already resumed sorties over key NATO areas. And speaking of NATO; America is in Iraq supporting the Kurds, and the Kurds are starting a fight with Turkey (a NATO ally), so essentially are troops are caught between a rock and a hard place. Should a conflict with Iran ensue, Russia is certain to become involved to protect their borders, and now we have a multi-national conflict. Bottom line is this, the next president will be left to clean up the mess created by the Bush administration. With that thought in mind, it may be highly unlikely that Obama will be able to focus his first year on the deployment of his AIDS plan. If he does, he will fall back on another commitment, that being to bring our troops home quickly. You are damned if you do, you are damned if you don't. As a result, Obama's first year fantasy may have to give way to a reality created by George W. Bush.
Another assumption is that everyone in America is going to rally around a black President. Martin Luther King had a fantasy when he dreamed that everyone would come together and realize that we are all essentially the same. The reality is that there are several idiots in America who can only see in two colors, black and white. If we think we have seen a resurgence of nooses now, wait until an actual black man is elected President. Those punks in the KKK, and Skinheads will have a freaking cow. what a shame that they do not realize that it is statistically impossible to say that there is anything purely white or purely black anywhere in America these days. racism is fueled by ignorance. Given the fact that most white supremacists have less than a 9th grade education, playing the logic card is certainly not an option. If elected, Barrak Obama will surely be faced with a racial separation of America in a scale not previously experienced by this nation. Indeed, this separation would make the Civil Rights movement seem tamed.
An extremely learned scholar, George Clinton, once said "Fantasy is reality in the world today. I'll keep hanging in there. That's the only way." That statement was made in 1973, and ironically it is applicable advice for what Obama is yet to experience. The only way Obama will be a success is for him to stick to his guns; Keep hanging in there, that's the only way.
Obama is basing his statements on several assumptions, the first assumption being he will be elected. I like Obama, and he most likely will get my vote; however, Clinton is currently the front runner with a lead of more than 20 points. Clinton is also gaining support in the African American community. Hey, we regarded Bill Clinton as the "First Black President", as such maybe we are looking at Hilliary as the first "Soul Sister for President". One thing is for certain, she will not sit up in the White House and get her pole polished as Bill did. Might get her carpet cleaned, but who knows. In order for Obama to be elected, he would first have to defeat Clinton in the primaries. That is possible, but it will be a challenge. Now, what if Obama is not elected? What becomes of his AIDS plan then? Will he play the role of the sour little boy who takes his ball and goes home, or will he still find a way to institute his plan through a foundation or something? In other words; how committed is Obama to this AIDS plan? Is it just an election year fantasy, or is it a true reality?
Just suppose for a moment that Obama is elected. Obama wants to dedicate his first year in office to the implementation of his AIDS plan. That is bold when we consider one radical factor, that being the Bush factor. George W. Bush is still in office, and still has the ability to draw America into a conflict that can become World War III. Presently Bush is making threats towards Iran, and he is pissing off Russia. In fact, Russia has already resumed sorties over key NATO areas. And speaking of NATO; America is in Iraq supporting the Kurds, and the Kurds are starting a fight with Turkey (a NATO ally), so essentially are troops are caught between a rock and a hard place. Should a conflict with Iran ensue, Russia is certain to become involved to protect their borders, and now we have a multi-national conflict. Bottom line is this, the next president will be left to clean up the mess created by the Bush administration. With that thought in mind, it may be highly unlikely that Obama will be able to focus his first year on the deployment of his AIDS plan. If he does, he will fall back on another commitment, that being to bring our troops home quickly. You are damned if you do, you are damned if you don't. As a result, Obama's first year fantasy may have to give way to a reality created by George W. Bush.
Another assumption is that everyone in America is going to rally around a black President. Martin Luther King had a fantasy when he dreamed that everyone would come together and realize that we are all essentially the same. The reality is that there are several idiots in America who can only see in two colors, black and white. If we think we have seen a resurgence of nooses now, wait until an actual black man is elected President. Those punks in the KKK, and Skinheads will have a freaking cow. what a shame that they do not realize that it is statistically impossible to say that there is anything purely white or purely black anywhere in America these days. racism is fueled by ignorance. Given the fact that most white supremacists have less than a 9th grade education, playing the logic card is certainly not an option. If elected, Barrak Obama will surely be faced with a racial separation of America in a scale not previously experienced by this nation. Indeed, this separation would make the Civil Rights movement seem tamed.
An extremely learned scholar, George Clinton, once said "Fantasy is reality in the world today. I'll keep hanging in there. That's the only way." That statement was made in 1973, and ironically it is applicable advice for what Obama is yet to experience. The only way Obama will be a success is for him to stick to his guns; Keep hanging in there, that's the only way.
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