Hard to Make this stuff up...........

[GeoFisher]

Considering this is the first time in our history that an African American was on the presidential ballot, I am not surprised, or disapointed that he recieved the majority of black votes.

Actually, not even CLOSE to the first time, but first time a black person had a SERIOUS chance of winning.......

I voted for him, and there was a part of me that was proud of the progress out country has made in terms of racial awareness and equality.

Yea, GREAT reason to vote for him...........I'd vote for a BLACK man or a BLACK or WHITE woman, had I thought their values matched what I though.

Racial equality would NEVER PLAY ANY PART.....

Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, already get MORE than they should based SIMPLY ON THEIR COLOR....and now, we've given a black man the presidency largely based on his COLOR.........talk about affirmative action.........FANTASTIC.

I know......lets have a Mexican next, and then a Chinaman........

NO RACISM here....just using YOUR own reasoning......WOW.

Whites took over this country and have historically had all of the advantages. Blacks in our country have had to fight for everything.

Yes....WHITES did take over this country.......GET OVER IT. AND you're right BLACKS, traditionally have had a tough road, with some of the barriers they had to overcome............over 100 YEARS AGO. I'm not saying it is perfect, but for you to continue to talk about how the black man is KEPT down does nothing but KEEP HIM DOWN.

NOW we create programs JUST FOR HIM, and they still cannot make it.....SO lets throw some more money at it.....

Segregation still legally existed until about 50 years ago. I can't imagine how some African Americans felt that lived through those oppressive times, that for the first time had the opportunity to vote for another African American.

Bla, Bla, Bla..............KIND of tired of hearing about it. Affirmative action GIVES a Black Woman more opportunities than ANY other demographic. I'm not making it up.......DO SOME RESEARCH.

My honor role, all HONORS classes daughter, cannot get ANY scholarships, yet one of her best friends, a BLACK GIRL, and another friend, a KOREAN GIRL, have TONS of money available. BTW......my daughter is RANKED classwise HIGHER than BOTH......My daughter sees the injustice, and is BITTER. BUT hey Affirmative Action is GREAT.

Segregation still legally existed until about 50 years ago. I can't imagine how some African Americans felt that lived through those oppressive times, that for the first time had the opportunity to vote for another African American.

Again, they choose to segregate THEMSELVES, as much as ANY RACE AROUND. I will admit, when I was in high school and college, I had a TON of black friends, but today.........not many. Some of this is because of me, but MOST of it is because there are not many BLACK MEN in my industry.....

I do think race played some role in this election, however, I don't think it is all negative. I don't think they were voting against McCain becuase he was white.

McCain revieved the majority of votes of people of 65 - did they discriminate based on age? I am sure many of them did because they felt they relate to him better.

Blacks didn't vote AGAINST McCain at ALL......They voted FOR Obama. Had a WHITE LIBERAL Democrat been running, Many would have NOT VOTED AT ALL.....Had Kerry, or Edwards, or Clinton won the Democrat Nomination, turnouts in the black community would have been about normal. BUT, as we saw, the turned out, and voted for a black man, because he was BLACK.

McCain revived the majority of votes of people over 65.........NOT because they were WHITE or BLACK.........because the CARE about the country. AND BTW......break that demographic down by Race, and you will be SURPRISED..