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Date Posted: 22:57:14 02/10/07 Sat
Author: LB
Author Host/IP: pool-71-252-49-55.washdc.east.verizon.net / 71.252.49.55
Subject: Maybe I'm totally wrong but>>
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

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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