“Now don’t jump all over me when I say this,” the seventy year old African-American airport security guard said to me this afternoon, “But I don’t think White America is ready. And I think they’re setting him up because they know it’s the only way for them to win another four years in the White House.”
I’ll take that “White America isn’t Ready” bet and, if necessary, make the sacrifice of another four years for two reasons – one, to see how far we’ve come and two, to get us one step closer.
[...] Mary Mancini thinks that America is ready to elect a man of color President of the United States but even if it isn’t, she is prepared to risk a continuation of the Bush Doctrine trying: I’ll take that “White America isn’t Ready†bet and, if necessary, make the sacrifice of another four years for two reasons – one, to see how far we’ve come and two, to get us one step closer. Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]