ASU Herald readers respond online
Herald staff
Issue date: 11/10/08 Section: Opinion
The following are comments posted on the online edition of the Herald.
In response to: "Black Americans in political history"
Dear Cecily,
The overwhelming approval of our President-elect touches all of us on so many levels. The days and years ahead are forever changed in limitless positive ways.
In the midst of our elation, Thank You for pausing to remember how the path was blazed. There were countless sacrifices and acts of courage by our ancestors. One of whom was my great-grandfather, the Hon. Joseph H. Rainey, whom you mentioned in your article. As a small child, I was taught how he put his own Life in danger to bring attention to segregation and Jim Crow laws on many occasions. He was an outspoken fighter in the House for the causes in which he vehemently believed ... especially civil rights and the treatment of Native Americans.
We must always be thankful to those who came before and endured unspeakable affronts to their dignity and constant efforts to keep them from achieving their goals. We must never forget those who were killed, maimed or beaten to enforce the idea of their inferiority. However, that is now tempered by the indisputable fact that the descendants of the slaveholders and the descendants of the slaves voted to leave this legacy behind in hopes of fulfilling what America has always purported itself to be. Now, every citizen is free to fulfill his/her fullest potential as an American. We can all take pride in the American dream and know that we are all an integral part of the beautiful American mosaic.
Most Sincerely,
Lorna Rainey.
Posted Nov. 6, 4:44 p.m. by Lorna Rainey
In response to: "World watches Obama victory"
I am French and I do not think that, for an American, not knowing the name of anything French, except for freedom fries, maybe or cheese eating surrender monkeys, is somehow surprising. Militarily, economically, scientifically, the US have or can harness the resources to make breakthrough. It is not the only country to do so and it owes much to imported brains and skills, but it is the only one that can get such a volume of intellectual capacities. So its performances impact the rest of the world, no matter what its government is doing or not doing. So, you see, when one is not being dominant one is reminded that one has to be conversant in many more things than when one is the top hog, or the alpha dog as Stephan Colbert would say. American people can afford not learning foreign language, be ignorant about the rest of the world. It is up to the rest of the world to catch up with them.
Smaller people need to do more to jump over the same obstacle as tall ones. Your president elect has become a symbol and symbols are potent. they move us, emotionally and practically, they can strengthen our resolve or depress us. In this case, all disenfranchised and forgotten minorities see that nothing is impossible. It is called hope come true. Well my friend, I assume that you voted democrat, so congratulations to you for the political victory and congratulations to you collectively as a people to have realized the dreams of your founding fathers and people as wise as Martin Luther King, Rosa Parker and many others. Now, we all wait to see what will be done next. Bye now.
Posted Nov. 6, 2:15 p.m. by Ulisse Leon broglie
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In response to: "Black Americans in political history"
Dear Cecily,
The overwhelming approval of our President-elect touches all of us on so many levels. The days and years ahead are forever changed in limitless positive ways.
In the midst of our elation, Thank You for pausing to remember how the path was blazed. There were countless sacrifices and acts of courage by our ancestors. One of whom was my great-grandfather, the Hon. Joseph H. Rainey, whom you mentioned in your article. As a small child, I was taught how he put his own Life in danger to bring attention to segregation and Jim Crow laws on many occasions. He was an outspoken fighter in the House for the causes in which he vehemently believed ... especially civil rights and the treatment of Native Americans.
We must always be thankful to those who came before and endured unspeakable affronts to their dignity and constant efforts to keep them from achieving their goals. We must never forget those who were killed, maimed or beaten to enforce the idea of their inferiority. However, that is now tempered by the indisputable fact that the descendants of the slaveholders and the descendants of the slaves voted to leave this legacy behind in hopes of fulfilling what America has always purported itself to be. Now, every citizen is free to fulfill his/her fullest potential as an American. We can all take pride in the American dream and know that we are all an integral part of the beautiful American mosaic.
Most Sincerely,
Lorna Rainey.
Posted Nov. 6, 4:44 p.m. by Lorna Rainey
In response to: "World watches Obama victory"
I am French and I do not think that, for an American, not knowing the name of anything French, except for freedom fries, maybe or cheese eating surrender monkeys, is somehow surprising. Militarily, economically, scientifically, the US have or can harness the resources to make breakthrough. It is not the only country to do so and it owes much to imported brains and skills, but it is the only one that can get such a volume of intellectual capacities. So its performances impact the rest of the world, no matter what its government is doing or not doing. So, you see, when one is not being dominant one is reminded that one has to be conversant in many more things than when one is the top hog, or the alpha dog as Stephan Colbert would say. American people can afford not learning foreign language, be ignorant about the rest of the world. It is up to the rest of the world to catch up with them.
Smaller people need to do more to jump over the same obstacle as tall ones. Your president elect has become a symbol and symbols are potent. they move us, emotionally and practically, they can strengthen our resolve or depress us. In this case, all disenfranchised and forgotten minorities see that nothing is impossible. It is called hope come true. Well my friend, I assume that you voted democrat, so congratulations to you for the political victory and congratulations to you collectively as a people to have realized the dreams of your founding fathers and people as wise as Martin Luther King, Rosa Parker and many others. Now, we all wait to see what will be done next. Bye now.
Posted Nov. 6, 2:15 p.m. by Ulisse Leon broglie
Online comments can be posted by anyone viewing The Herald online. To post, you must give a name, which will be viewed, and an e-mail address, which will not. Comments are screened prior to posting.
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