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Date Posted: 17:12:50 02/10/07 Sat
Author: Janet
Author Host/IP: r75-110-60-227.gvllcmtc01.gnvlnc.ab.dh.suddenlink.net / 75.110.60.227
Subject: WHOA! Back off there Matt
In reply to: Matthew Villani 's message, "Re: Do you think the voters are ready for a female or an African-American president? - Do either Hilary or Obama have and actualy chance of winning?" on 16:53:31 02/10/07 Sat

My intention wasn't to troll the board. It was simply to open dialog.

Right now, my preferences are actually for one of the two current Dems candidates described in my post.


This board (and I happen to be one of the original participants) represents a great cross section of the USA. That was the intent for my post.

Although I know we can all say "Why sure".... personal preference aside, I just have to wonder if the country is ready.

Personally, I'm just not sure the country as a whole is ready for this - though I'd like to think so.

I can only base my opinion on the section of the country where I live.

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[> [> Maybe I'm totally wrong but>> -- LB, 22:57:14 02/10/07 Sat (pool-71-252-49-55.washdc.east.verizon.net/71.252.49.55)

It seems to me that it is racist and/or sexist to choose someone on the basis of being female, or gay, or a minority just as it is sexist or racist to exclude someone for those reasons. We need to select the best PERSON for the job, period. I don't care if the candidate is green and his or her sexual preference is of no interest to me. He or she can belong to any religion or no religion. We haven't come very far if we can't see past that. I am looking for a person with intelligence, honesty, integrity, experience, a desire to help the working American, and a sense of humor would be nice. too, but not vital. Does anything else matter?

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[> [> [> I agree 100%.>>> -- janet, 08:04:42 02/11/07 Sun (r75-110-60-227.gvllcmtc01.gnvlnc.ab.dh.suddenlink.net/75.110.60.227)

I got to thinking yesterday morning, while watching the morning shows, if folks in the deep south would be able to look past race, should Obama get the nomination... then I was thinking about the military - would Hillary be able to collect their vote - and that's where the origin of my post came from. Do they really have a chance?

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[> [> [> [> Re: I agree 100%.>>> -- Matthew Villani, 10:55:56 02/11/07 Sun (adsl-75-49-18-8.dsl.wotnoh.sbcglobal.net/75.49.18.8)

yes i agree that the best person should get the job, hands down, no arguement from me on that one, but no doubt you can't sterotype anyone that can do the job, we sterotype people here when it comes to electing people and pretty much everything else in general, not everyone of course but it can and does sway any election, anytime, now of course people will debate that but i'm saying women can influence an election for the right person but will have many disruptions from the archie bunker american negative impact, whats fair is not always fair in anything and most people understand that.

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[> [> [> [> [> Maybe I'm naive, but I hope that most Americans are past that. We have become much more diverse and perhaps more tolerant. -- LB, 12:47:33 02/11/07 Sun (pool-71-252-49-55.washdc.east.verizon.net/71.252.49.55)


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