IF Obama...

[StupidBikerBoy]

I think it will be great for race relations, and give Blacks and other minorities (national) another role model (he should be considered one now, as with NUMEROUS other blacks in politics). Im glad we are finally to this point on our country. But....

This is 2008 people, there is no large white supremists group anymore. The klan everyone likes to throw in all other whites faces all the time is essentially no more. There are more black "supremists" now by far that want special treatment for thier race. How many white marches have you seen in recent history? How many black? The government gives special treatment to minorities, which should have never happened. As long as any race gets special treatment IN ANY FORM there will be rampant racism.

Racism is not just whites hating blacks, its also blacks hating whites (and other minorities of course). Blacks get away with more than whites now, which will have to change to eliminate racism. What do you think Sharpton would say about white only awards? or about whites marching for a white that almost killed a black kid by beating? Or a white only scholarship? There has to be a happy medium, and there isn't. All races need to accept responsibility for our current race problems and stop looking to the past for which race is to blame. I HATE racists of any fashion, which is just ignorance to me.

But to finish my answer, Obama will not help racism IMO. To do that he will have to remove government policy that gives special treatment to minorities and immigrants, but as mentioned by another "old schooler" like me on here, if that happens he will most likely be labelled as an Uncle Tom and considered a sale out.

As long as we compare him to his prodecesor, he is bound to be a great president.