It’s Morning Again in America * (2)

November 5th, 2008 · 5 Comments · US Election 2008

If I never hear of the Bradley Effect again it’ll be too soon.

Know what I mean?

All those white talking heads on all the channels I surfed last night with Mulley struggling to find the words – they has 21 months to get it right and still so many of them failed to get the tone right and even to have more than the token African American pundit present.

Ok I’ll stop the whining for the moment – I’m still far too in awe of the speech and the campaign and the imagery (and the ease with which gay and straight fits into a description of Obama’s America – pity that California voters don’t yet see it).

Breakfast time….

*For those who don’t know about the ‘It’s Morning Again in America‘ thing…

Tags: African American·Barack Obama·Barack Obama presidential campaign 2008·Bradley Effect·President of the United States

5 Comments so far

Neil // Nov 5, 2008 at 17:48

I had exactly the same reaction to the coverage last night. The almost pathological obsession with the fact that a black-man was being elected President was disconcerting to say the least, and the tone was all wrong on all the channels I saw (though the beeb were probably the best of the lot I think).
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Marie // Nov 6, 2008 at 19:05

Hi guys- Just reached Boston from Ohio in wee hrs of this morning. word is- that Samantha Powers the Irish woman with the big grasp of national security affairs who Obama had to drop because she called Hilary ” a monster” in an unguarded moment, is to be his new national security advisor. Good move- actually great move by Obama.
Simon Murphy // Nov 7, 2008 at 21:56

I am delighted that Obama won. However I am a bit concerned by the news that 70% of African American voters in California voted for Proposition 8 (or Proposition H8te as it should be called) thereby denying gay Californians the right to marry. Obama’s victory is a powerful symbollic victory for the US but it’s sad to see that intolerance remains alive and well. Equality is a right. It is NOT a privilege that should be granted to someone based on their race, gender or sexual orientation.