tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291287351469784668.post9011424642328870002..comments2023-10-14T09:10:22.357-07:00Comments on Shearer Insanity: Dreams from My FatherJames B. Shearerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13452342984383895221noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291287351469784668.post-14892764333332226582009-10-18T12:10:47.850-07:002009-10-18T12:10:47.850-07:00I think there is still room for doubt whether bein...I think there is still room for doubt whether being black is a net positive for a politician with Presidential ambitions. In any case it is still a high mountain to climb.<br /><br />As for policy, Obama's administration seems to be pretty generic Democratic.James B. Shearerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13452342984383895221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291287351469784668.post-55646019980267898582009-10-18T09:56:31.834-07:002009-10-18T09:56:31.834-07:00In my view the book cannot "... shed much lig...In my view the book cannot "... shed much light on how he did it" because he did not do it, as we all know. His presidency is a result of morphing (in this case lowering) standards so as to self-appease the affirmative activism that has developed in a large proportion of today's white population. Be it! Now we have to live with it and with its still-to-unfold consequences for future generations, their standards, their views of history, and their facing newly empowered enemies who do not give a damn about his blabber. <br />Generally, I find it laughable how today's celebrities of mixed heritage emphasize their blackness, clearly for their gain. Has our first black president ever called himself white, I wonder. Deeply inside of him, I hope, he is thankful for that half.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com