Best thing about this discussion is that when the first Latino or Asian person gets the nod, hopefully most of the ignorance will
have been cleaned up.
Anybody got numbers on % of Catholics who voted for Kennedy vs. Nixon way back when?
Timalkin, I want you to understand something quite simple, people vote for the person they think will give them the best shake, the best deal, represent their interests the best. After Bush (and the Republican Parties) treatment of the poorer districts in New Orleans, which were predominately black, do you think some, including thoughtful whites, might not have thought that blacks are poorly served by a Republican President? I might not like Kanye West's opinions very much, and I hate it even more when he's right about George Bush not caring about black people.
Why do I care? Well, up by your treeline you may not realize this, but Northern European (read white) culture's power is on the decline. I think if we here can treat EVERYONE with equality, they MIGHT not put our children on trial for the horrors our great grandparents committed in the name of "purity".
About this "excessive celebration", please provide concrete examples. Otherwise you are talking out of your ass.
By the way, a lot of us (myself included) should read and learn from what the ladies are saying about us over in their forum. Guys, remember, read, don't post.
http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/ladies-...-politics.html