It's A Brand New Day

I think that's from Disney's Pocahontas. Although it might be from Les Miserables. I get those two mixed up sometimes. Anyway, i think it clearly expresses my sentiments. My life has changed since we last spoke. If you don't remember speaking, see http://www.stevecookramblings.blogspot.com/. Of course, I did most of the speaking.
As I said, my life has changed. I nearly died from what doctors are describing as the worst case of acute hypochondria ever recorded. On top of that, they tell me, I have severe neuroses. However, personally, the rash is barely visible.
But I digress. And, let me tell you, it's hard to digress before you even get started, but somehow, I've managed to do it.
So much has happened since I did my last blog, which I like to refer to as a column. America has elected it's blackest president. I don't think it's proper to say it's first black President, inasmuch as other presidents have, no doubt, had some black blood in them. I remember reading several years ago that Abraham Lincoln's grandmother or great grandmother (or maybe his wife's friend's schoolteacher's grandmother) was a slave. If that's so, then certainly Lincoln was part black. Obama is, of course, part black. And, in all likelihood, more black than any other President.
I'm sure Obama is as qualified as just about anyone else. Although I think, in general, the leadership ability of humans in general has deteriorated over the years. But, I have to believe that the main reason Obama is President is that he makes white folks feel good about themselves
Have you noticed how Americans, white Americans have been falling all over themselves, congratulating themselves on electing a black man. Barack Obama is certainly a man, who asides from political ideology, it would be hard to find fault with. He's good looking (in a manly sort of way). He's intelligent. He has a nice voice, somewhat like Ric Flair's. He has an attractive family. And he really, really wanted to be President. I'm sure if he'd had a lot of skeletons in his closet, they would have been found.
The fact that he used to hang out with terrorists doesn't seem to matter so much these days. So, with that off the table, what reason not to have him as President. Especially when you consider that he really, really wanted the job.
So us white folk can feel proud of ourselves. It's kind of funny when you think about it. At a time when people should be talking about how far the black man has come, I hear more people talking about how far the white man has come, in electing a black man.
I've long held this belief that Obama's success is that he makes white folks feel good about themselves. And, now, that brilliant actress, Janeane Garofalo has proven me right.
Her comments about the tea parties being primarily supported by white racists who hate having a black President are very telling. Don't you see, Janeane is scared. She's scared that black people might start thinking white people are racists again, if they ever stopped. She's scared that if white people criticize the President, it's not because they have honest disagreements with his policies. It has to be because we whities just ain't ever gonna trust the black man.
But, the truth is, the way I see it, the folks, black and white and anything else, who took part in the peaceful tea parties, aren't thinking about race at all. Personally, I think Barack Obama looks more presidential than just about any President we've had in my lifetime.
The tea party attendees didn't, as far as I could see, promote any racial issues. I didn't notice any race-oriented signage. I didn't hear any of those extremists on Fox suggesting that a cross be burned at the parties.
So, who's thinking about race. Janeane Garofalo is. And, I suspect, so are a lot of those who agree with her. Such as that imbecile, Keith Oberman, who did all he could to supress the giggles while interviewing Garofolo. To quote Shakespeare, kind of, I thinks perhaps the lady doth protest too much.
So, rather than let the MSNBC crowd anger you, just take a moment to sympathize with these poor folks. They know that intellectually blacks are equal to whites, but, in their hearts, they have a hard time feeling it. They'd like to be viewed as intellectuals and progressives. In fact they want it so much that they elect one of the most unprepared politicians in the country to be the President in an effort prove how open-minded they are.
And now, you protesters you...you've messed it all up. Can't you just be quiet and let these white people alone. Just let them continue to feel good about themselves. Let them believe they're not racists. After all, isn't that what Janeane Garofalo really, really wants?