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thefakedoctor
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]As far as I know, Hillary Clinton did and does embrace Asian-American issues. That is why 75% or so of California's Asian-Americans votes for her, and a similar majority in NY voted for her instead of Obama. Obama's sister being Asian doesn't really mean anything. McCain's adopted daughter is South Asian, does that mean he is sympathetic to South Asian-origin Americans? I wouldn't assume so.
Wow, didn’t realize that as far as you knew Hillary Clinton supported Asian-American issues more so than Obama. I would ask you for more specifics, but since Hillary is no longer in the race it’s kind of a moot point.
I think, Asian support for Obama is decided on a more regional basis. I think telling the Japanese in Hawaii that Asians don’t support Obama would get you a funny look; Obama even ran Japanese-language ads in Hawaii. As for specifics; Obama has the support of members from APAC and endorsements from major Asian media, and he has a pretty extensive detailing of how he will approach immigrant issues on his Web site (http://www.barackobama.com/issues/immigration/). Granted he talks mostly about Mexican immigration, so this may or may not be a good example for you.
Yes, he is black and white but this country is not about him. He wants to lead a very diverse country which sorry to say, is not just white and black anymore. Soon Hispanics will outnumber blacks, what are people who use a black and white model of race relations going to do then? Change is here, and he needs to be aware of it if he is going to lead the country.
To answer this, I will simply let the mean speak for himself:
“This was one of the tasks we set forth at the beginning of this campaign - to continue the long march of those who came before us, a march for a more just, more equal, more free, more caring and more prosperous America. I chose to run for the presidency at this moment in history because I believe deeply that we cannot solve the challenges of our time unless we solve them together - unless we perfect our union by understanding that we may have different stories, but we hold common hopes; that we may not look the same and we may not have come from the same place, but we all want to move in the same direction - towards a better future for of children and our grandchildren. This belief comes from my unyielding faith in the decency and generosity of the American people. But it also comes from my own American story. I am the son of a black man from Kenya and a white woman from Kansas. I was raised with the help of a white grandfather who survived a Depression to serve in Patton's Army during World War II and a white grandmother who worked on a bomber assembly line at Fort Leavenworth while he was overseas. I've gone to some of the best schools in America and lived in one of the world's poorest nations. I am married to a black American who carries within her the blood of slaves and slaveowners - an inheritance we pass on to our two precious daughters. I have brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, uncles and cousins, of every race and every hue, scattered across three continents, and for as long as I live, I will never forget that in no other country on Earth is my story even possible.”
And I agree there is a sinful legacy of slavery in this country, but unfortunately most of the people who are getting the reparations for that are IMMIGRANTS from Africa who have no legacy of slavery in the U.S. Please tell me how that is helping the blacks who bear the legacy of slavery and how that is fair to the immigrants for other countries who are being turned down for positions because their particular skin color doesn't have a legacy of having been enslaved in this country, whereas a second-generation African-American's skin color does.
I don’t know much about this issue. If you have a specific bone to pick about this, I would suggest that you get involved.
I would focus on his blackness less if the whole country didn't cry that HRC was using the race card as a justification for Obama having had a permissive attitude toward sexism against her. When everyone cries racism but refuses to acknowledge sexism, it pisses me off.
The fact is Hillary Clinton did choose to use race as a wedge to divide people during her campaign. Also, it’s not productive to pit racism against sexism—they’re both pretty bad. For example, should people have talked less about the racism that Obama experienced? Should Hillary Clinton have condemned some of the racist attacks against both Barack and Michelle (which were also sexist)? Who is refusing to acknowledge sexism? If you are a regular reader of Salon, there were articles about the sexism that Clinton experienced every other day. In fact, I'd say obvious sexism against Clinton, as it should have been, was pointed out more than the subtle racism against Obama.