Monday, February 5, 2007

ObamaWatch

The candidates gather. Some articulate their positions fairly well while others fumble and expose beliefs and prejudices best kept private. The hyper focus on Barack Obama is creating opportunities to address a variety of interesting issues.

Check out the article on time.com (courtesy of Cabong). ..

http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1584736,00.html

The interesting thing is how the combination of the current political landscape and the new players on the scene has the potential to force a leadership transition. This could signal the evolution from one commonly accepted style and posture to a more fitting and up to date approach.
  • ...."good" blacks and "bad" blacks...
  • African American or other African heritage?
  • Agitators = authentic black
  • Arrival of new leadership and the transition
I'm watching to see how Obama handles the next 12 months.

H

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Decoding the Debate Over the Blackness of Barack Obama
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/11/opinion/11sun3.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

The New Black Nativism
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1587276,00.html

H said...

Cabong and I have been going back and forth on this and the whole discussion as to whether he is black enough or not! What?!

If he is standing on a street corner in any major city trying to catch a cab at night - he will certainly be characterized as a black man.

No doubt!