Yours truly had the distinct pleasure (pun intended) of attending a friend's bachelor party on Saturday night. During this fun-filled evening, I got to talking with some of the bachelor's colleagues, friends and family. As is what happens with most conversations that occur during this time, we started talking about politics and the results of the presidential election. Big mistake. Said colleagues, friends and family made it quite clear their particular disdain for the victor of the election. Now, I'm usually pretty smart about choosing my words around different groups of people (chameleon comes to mind), so as not to offend or stir up emotions that would cause the conversation to spiral out of control. But, I had had a few too many to drink and, naturally, my lips were loosened. :-/ I let it slip that I had voted for the future president of our country. "Barrage" doesn't quite sum it up; "bombardment" would be better. From that point on, it was a very awkward evening, to say the least.
After spending some time reflecting on that night's conversation (i.e. sobering up), it got me thinking about stuff, namely the president-elect, and how it seems emotions have flared during this whole election process. Oftentimes, it seems that people really dislike our president-to-be on a personal level, bordering on hatred. I try to be very objective about most things and I must say that I didn't really get the feeling that people on the other side of the political fence had as much disfavor for the other candidate.
Tonight, I started thinking about a couple of movies I've seen a few times (more so the former): "A Time to Kill" and "To Kill a Mockingbird". So, to those of you who chose to vote for McCain to be our next president, would you still have voted for him if he were black?
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Speaking of movies and presidents, this morning I was watching Deep Impact. I had only seen the movie once, and had forgotten that the president in the movie was played by Morgan Freeman a famous black actor. Your post and that movie got me thinking. It sure seems that Hollywood has had a black president on their agenda for quite sometime. Most recently I remember the television show 24 coming to the forefront and having a black senator run for president and eventually win the election, later having his brother also elected president. I wonder what spin Hollywood will put on the white house next. My guess is they will turn their attention towards female presidents in future movies and television shows. In conclusion, do you believe the fact that people were able to visualize a black president in the white house through movies and television sitcoms aided the president elect in his victory? My answer is yes.
I think people have considered having a black president for years, way before Deep Impact was released. Colin Powell, Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton to name a few. That being said, I do think Hollywood likes to push their agenda upon the masses. How much it actually affects us is anyone's guess...
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