44- Just Another In The Long Line of White Presidents

Tell me if you have heard this: "Barack Obama is the first black President of America". Of course all of us have. Republicans and Democrats, the news media, Rush Limbaugh and just about everyone I know of say this.

But remember this, President Barack Obama, the 44th President of the U.S., is just as much of a white man as he is a black man. His father was indeed a native born Kenyan, a black man. His mother was a native born midwestern white woman. Who, would eventually leave him in the care of her parents (who were white), to finish raising him. So, it is a bit disengenuous to say that Presidenet Obama is the first black President. That is why I say that he is just another in a long line of white Presidents. Because, if the race of only one parent decides what you are, then why can't some look at his mother's race and determine that he is another white President.

And why must we always divide ourselves? It should be enough that he is our President. That in itself is a class separate from the rest of us, only 44 men in our nation's grand and illustrious history have ever held the position of President of the United States. And today, even though I did not vote for him, was proud to be an American, not because President Obama is "the first black President", but because in America we have always known a peaceful transfer of power. And we are the only nation that can say that, and I pray we will always say that.

Unfortunately, I feel I must say this, I am not a racist. (How sad that we have to put such disclaimers?) If you know me, you that I am not a racist. But I am aware that many in our nation are. And there blind hatred and ignorance should always be disdained. But such ignorance might possibly be used to benefit President Obama and his agenda. And this leads me to the point, as to why President Obama, his administration and his supporters continue to declare that he is "the first black President of the United States".

Why do I say this, very simply: It will be said if you oppose his policies or agenda then it is because you are racist. And if you doubt me that is already being said. Al Sharpton and others are already saying that this does not change anything. Other Civil Rights activists have said that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's dream was not solely for a black man to become president, but was far broader.

And if you missed it, the benediction was given by a black man (I refuse to say African- American, we are all Americans, let's stop with the hyphens,) a "Reverend" who closed his prayer by saying, "when brown can get around, yellow is mellow, the red man can get ahead man and white does what is right". The only race that get's smacked around is white. On this day, that in their own words "a black man" is inaugurated as President, who I might add had to have an overwhelmingly number of WHITE people vote for him, it is whites who get smacked. I thought we had already done the "right" thing back in November on election day.

Make no mistake about it; this whole idea of our 44th President, President Barack Obama as being our "first black President" is unfortunately about race.

Now, I look forward to the next 4 years. I will pray for President Obama as I have prayed for President Bush, I can't fathom the decisions and choices that he faces on a daily and hourly basis. I will support him when I can, and oppose him when I must. Hopefully, I will do more of the former than I will the latter. We all need our President to make the right choices, in these days and times more than ever.