White Men Can Jump (Borders of the Mind)

Conservative, Rick Moran doesn’t like Barack Obama’s politics and “devoutly” hopes that he is not elected President of the United States.

And yet, he can’t help but feel inspired by a story that “reminds us that America is still the land of opportunity for those willing to embrace the dream and live it to your fullest potential.” Looking at the Georgia election returns, he notes:

"An extraordinary statistic jumped out of the jumble of numbers and percentages that pulled me up short and caused me to reflect on the past as well as the future. In the exit polls from the Democratic party primary in Georgia, nestled in with indicators of age, income, and religion was the vote cast by white males. When you think about it, this is startling:

Vote by Sex and Race
Clinton Edwards Obama
White Men (16%)
Clinton – 48%
Edwards – 6%
Obama – 45%

Within Obama’s lifetime, a black man in Georgia has gone from being prevented from exercising his right to vote to capturing a near majority of the sons and grandsons of his former oppressors in a run for the highest office in the land."

Yep, it is pretty amazing and very positive.

That said, before America starts congratulating itself too much, let me point out that this was a vote of Democrats. For the last 60 years, most of the folks holding Klan membership cards in Georgia have been voting Republican. I'm just saying what we all know to be true.
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