Wednesday, February 13, 2008

are you one of those people that... (#2)

Are you one of those people that voted for Obama?

Why?

That's all I want to know. The Oregon Primary is only a few months away, and I am going to have to make my own decision. I've contemplated this many times, especially after watching non-stop coverage on CNN.

I often hear Wolf asking the question:
"How do you feel about Americans electing an African American president?"
And I think "That's right. This is a totally new concept. Our Democratic front runner is a black male. We are about to CHANGE American history forever. What do I mean? Well, think about it like this. We have had the following presidents since 1789:


George Washington
white male
57 years old

John Adams
white male
62 years old

Thomas Jefferson
white male
58 years old

James Madison
white male
58 years old

James Monroe
white male
59 years old

John Quincy Adams
white male
58 years old

Andrew Jackson
white male
62 years old

Martin Van Buren
white male
55 years old

William Henry Harrison
white male
68 years old

John Tyler
white male
51 years old

James K. Polk
white male
50 years old

Zachary Taylor
white male
65 years old

Millard Fillmore
white male
50 years old

Franklin Pierce
white male
49 years old

James Buchanan
white male
66 years old

Abraham Lincoln
white male
52 years old

Andrew Johnson
white male
57 years old

Ulysses S. Grant
white male
47 years old

Rutherford B. Hayes
white male
55 years old

James Garfield
white male
50 years old

Chester Arthur
white male
52 years old

Grover Cleveland
white male
48 years old

Benjamin Harrison
white male
56 years old

Grover Cleveland
white male
56 years old

William McKinley
white male
54 years old

Theodore Roosevelt
white male
43 years old

William H. Taft
white male
52 years old

Woodrow Wilson
white male
57 years old

Warren Harding
white male
56 years old

Calvin Coolidge
white male
51 years old

Herbert Hoover
white male
55 years old

Franklin D. Roosevelt
white male
51 years old

Harry Truman
white male
61 years old

Dwight Eisenhower
white male
63 years old

John F. Kennedy
white male
44 years old

Lyndon Johnson
white male
55 years old

Richard Nixon
white male
56 years old

Gerald Ford
white male
61 years old

Jimmy Carter
white male
53 years old

Ronald Reagan
white male
70 years old

George H. W. Bush
white male
65 years old

Bill Clinton
white male
47 years old

George W. Bush
white male
55 years old
(sorry, it was the only decent picture I could find online)

NOW... after all that history and tradition,
all those white males in their 50's and 60's -
here's a hint to what's different.

we have this to choose from in the upcoming election:

Hillary Clinton
white female
60 years old

(ok, in all fairness - here's a better picture)


Barack Obama
black male
46 years old

John Edwards
white male
54 years old

Hmmmm. It seems to me, John Edwards would be the logical choice. If America followed in the footsteps of their ancestors, technically they should be voting for the white male in his 50's. But something is different now. Something has changed.

Now, voters are so mad at what the LAST white male in his 50's did, that they are ready to change positions! They are ready to elect an African American, who has barely any experience running a state or country, and has minimal years of experience in politics. They are ready to change history forever. That is quite a statement, my friends.

If you are one of those people who are voting for Barack Obama, then just remember every day that you are part of changing America's history. Because who knows, anything is possible now.



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