tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7835453.post6207962719583687875..comments2022-03-21T18:24:52.938+00:00Comments on Scratches: OK, 98% pleasedUnclehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17576979900477102398noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7835453.post-77126775970886388822008-11-06T23:58:00.000+00:002008-11-06T23:58:00.000+00:00I like the phrase one black guy quoted to a report...I like the phrase one black guy quoted to a reporter: "Rosa sat, so that Martin could walk, so that Barack could run."<BR/><BR/>I had a minister who was knocked down by those Selma fire hoses...he did not live to see this, and I wish he had.Unclehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17576979900477102398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7835453.post-74896909081245898772008-11-06T03:22:00.000+00:002008-11-06T03:22:00.000+00:00No, I don't think whites can fully understand what...No, I don't think whites can fully understand what Obama's victory means. But...we can to some extent, and I was crying right along with Jesse and Oprah. Thinking on the footage I have seen of blacks being knocked down by fire hoses, being told to sit somewhere else because of their skin color, of millions of people marching in protest because they dared to stand up and say "This is NOT right, and we are NOT going to be treated this way anymore" and...they changed peoples minds with their stance.<BR/><BR/>Pardon me while I feel a small bit of pride for my country...for a few minutes. Its been a long time.crispix67https://www.blogger.com/profile/01088317564961438729noreply@blogger.com