Just like every other non-Republican in Chicago, my heart is aflutter reading the rumors that Obama may run for President.
I first fell for Mr. Obama not for his politics but for his writing. One of my grad school professors suggested I read his book, Dreams from my Father. The book tells his pre-Senate story from his childhood to activism in Chicago. He wrote about how hard it was to advocate for communities he did not belong to and he searched for the community, for the family he belonged to. Advocacy and community organization are big parts of social work and Mr. Obama was hitting both topics. And he wrote about smoking pot in his tiny Chicago apartment. Oh, you’re scandalous Mr. Obama!
Why else is he so popular? He’s hot. The bitches love him, he totally has that JFK thing going. He has some more hotness left in him so even if he doesn’t run this time, he should be good to the election after that.
But what do people really think? Well, if you visit CraigsList Rants N Raves, the underbelly of the internet, people think “OMG Blackie!” Damn you Mr. Obama, why do you only have to be half white? Your diversity is messing everything up!
It’s an interesting question, how bigoted is America? A better question is, who do we hate more? I’m imagining a bracket system like college basketball play offs. Who does American hate more? African Americans vs women. Go!
Wheel chair President vs blind President? (I know Franklin Roosevelt used a wheelchair, but never in public so he doesn’t count.)
Gay vs. Pagan?
Obese vs. diminutive?
The fun can go on forever! I don’t know who Americans hate more but I’m pretty sure an African American wheel chair bound lesbian would never be President. Which sucks because there might be a brilliant dyke on wheels out there just waiting to install ramps in the White House.