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...demonstrated that ability? Why did they vote for war? Did they evaluate Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's assertion that Iraq could have a nuclear weapon so soon? Did they not consider the possibility that removing Saddam Hussein from power might unleash a civil war among Iraq's intensely hostile ethnic groups? American voters need to understand what motivated those ayes in Congress. Elizabeth Terry Palm Coast, Florida...
...Revelations.” ABHW’s president, Natasha S. Alford ’08, was happy to see Southern’s portrait unveiled. “It’s not a reminder just for us, but for everyone, that all people of all ethnic backgrounds can make a contribution,” Alford said. The portrait is part of the Foundation’s Minority Portraiture Project, which seeks to introduce more portraits of diverse individuals who have served the College with distinction. The Foundation received $100,000 dollars from the University President?...
Since his early days as an Illinois state senator, Obama’s political messages have been broadly directed at all racial and ethnic groups. He has consistently promoted the idea that whites, blacks, Latinos, Asians, and Native Americans can unite in pursuit of common goals. He maintains that if political speeches are tailored solely to white audiences, people of color will draw back, just as whites often recoil when speeches are targeted to racial minority audiences...
According to Obama, the challenge lies in articulating problems and seeking resolutions that attract the attention of all racial and ethnic groups, such that individuals across groups are able to recognize their mutual interests in working with, and not against, one another in the political arena. When Obama ran for the U.S. Senate in 2004, these messages of racial harmony resonated across the state, even in the conservative, largely white areas of down state Illinois. As Obama spoke, people listened not simply because of his eloquence or rhetorical skill, or the refreshing appeal of his message, but in large part...
Obama’s campaign for the U.S. Senate in Illinois was not unlike the impressive victory of Deval L. Patrick ‘78 in the recent gubernatorial election in Massachusetts. Like Obama, Patrick’s win was cemented by his great appeal across economic, racial, ethnic, and ideological lines, thereby dramatically demonstrating that a black politician can indeed generate widespread support. It solidified the contention that a politician’s message, not his or her race, is of primary importance...