And yes, I believe McCain and Palin were a far better option. I was no fan of McCain. In fact, he would have been my last choice to run against Obama or Clinton. But, at the very least, I believe he loves his country and has worlds of experience in foreign and domestic affairs.

Barry stated that his experience running the huge organization surrounding his campaign qualified him to be president. That would be like you or I interviewing for a job and using our job search as work history on our resume. His lack of experience and incompetence is more obvious to some of us each day. Keep holding on to the dream, Rmoney. You're going to be sorely disappointed if you think this guy is the answer to anything.

I did see it on the indystar board comment section though

Please site examples of Barrack race baiting during his time as president?

Do you really believe John McCain and Sarah Palin were a better option than Barrack?

What is your definition of experienced? What experience prepares you to run the riches most powerful nation on earth?

We've had rocket scientist to B movie actors all give it a shot. Not sure why Barrack's experience doesn't hold up to at least some of them.

I submit that race relations have suffered under this president. Without the radically-leftist policies he supports, this once-great nation would have had a black president long before now. If that had happened, we would all better for it.

I've railed on parenting (again) of late. Are there a couple of recent examples in Brendon Johnson and the Expo incidents that can perceived as indicating we just have a black community problem? Yes, some people will perceive it that way. But, America's parenting issue is beyond race, economics, education, geography, etc. Unless the stats have changed the last few years, the majority of out-of-wedlock births are still white. Nor, is there a guarantee that an out-of-wedlock birth will lead to bad parenting. A statistical link to bad outcomes more than two-parent families- Yes. A guarantee of problems- No. Regardless or race, income, etc.

I didn't grow-up black. I obviously have no clue. It's obviously an emphatic influence to be of a different skin color, religion, sexual orientation, or being disabled compared to “everybody else”. For a man as rational as I believe Abdul to be, to acknowledge that rationality can only go so far in decision-making, such as choosing a President, tells me that being a minority of about any demographic is a profound influence.

However, I've been reading and writing on this blog for years. I respectfully disagree “to the posters on this board the entire group of kids were labeled as thugs and gangsters.”

Please tell me, is ignorance really that blissful? You should be an expert on the topic.

What about that confuses you?

I suppose if I put you in a round barn and told you to whiz in the corner, you'd run yourself ragged.

Your mind is amazing. Simply amazing.

What I'm 'striking out' against is your seemingly willful ignorance. I will continue to do so. So mote it be.