I once again find myself compelled to speak about an issue that first of all, I swore I would never comment on again, and secondly It makes the EverReady Bunnie look like a 100 yr invalid on oxygen! But, I think it's a perfect time to use a major current event to illuminate the reality that so many are afraid to point out, in fear they will be labeled a "racist". Well, I'm not afraid for many reasons, only one is necessary to explain. No one that has ever met me, whether for a second or has known me for my life time, will EVER accuse me of having any shred of racism towards any other human being, regardless of the color of their skin, religion, political affiliation, or what sexual tendencies they have. I may differ in opinion, (everyone is clear of that about me) but as long as your opinion doesn't hurt someone in the process and it's not seeded in hate, then carry on! I think that the Rev. Wright/ Barrack Obama incident is as clear a sample of what is holding back any hope of moving forward from racism. Here is a self-centered, hateful, bigoted, ego-maniac, that is willing to put his own agenda (if you didn't see his "performance" you should) ahead of all black people, all of America, The "Black" Church and Barrack Obama! Oh, did I forget to mention that his "agenda and ego" has single handily crushed any hope of America having it's first Black president. No matter in what "context" you take him, he ia a one man, race relations wrecking ball! The Rev. was intentionally omitted from the speaking list the day Barrack announced his intentions to run for president. Yet, Barrack never made any reference to that when he was forced to speak after portions of the Rev. sermons showing his hateful verbal diarrhea showed up all over the web. But, when he gave that almost perfect speech( all he had to do was what no other politician seems ever to be capable of doing...ATMITTING HE MAD A MISTAKE staying at that church, but has as we all do learned from that mistake. DONE Congratulations you are now our next president) he explained that he never knew of the Reverends strong hate filled sermons. Then why did he prevent the Rev. from giving a speech/sermon on the day he announced he was running? Which is it you can't have it both ways. You either knew, and hoped it would never surface. Which would give me serious question as to your understanding of politics, and more importantly, people. Or you really didn't know and you just couldn't fit your spiritual advisor, life time mentor, baptising (his children) marrying(Barrack and his wife) friend, on the program that day. Either way you have almost been derailed bye a racist Black man. How ironic and how sad. The only good I see being able to come from is an awakening of the "Black" population to who is your biggest enemy in racism today? YOU ARE! You just don't want to face the fact that, all though white people did horrible things to your people in the past(even the not so distant past), It was the past and not the present! But in the world of today it's your own people that are doing the harm and In more ways than just this example. I don't need to list them you are all quite aware the the situation you've got yourselves into. Barrack won 98% of the entire Iowa voting population. That state is 95 white, more white than any other state in America! I will mention just a small group of people who have some how, some way over came being black. Like our Secretary of State (C.Rice) Joint chief of staff (C.Powell) Opera, Montel, last years Superbowl coaches(both of them), A shuttle commander on the Discovery team, lets see ...... I could go on. If whites still had the ignorance and hate of the past era, you could say without hesitation that the horribly sad fate of MLK would be the likely outcome of any black man that has risen to the level Obama has today. Barak was almost delta knockout blow by his black family. You see because he orig came out and just verbally condemned the Writes sermons he was going to feel the wrath of the "black" community for not sticking up for his friend and defending the ways of the "black" church. IT IS TIME FOR CHANGE! The problems that we are all facing today will change the course of human history. It's up to all of us to decide what course we take to ensure we have a history. It's not a color of skin problem, it's will our children be allowed to grow up to adulthood and have your grandchildren problem. But, in order to solve them, it will require a unified Herculean effort. No more Afro-American, No more BET, no more Black pride day or million man marches (unless it is to promote the only important race that exists today...... The Human Race!