Originally Posted by mpotter";p=&quot

Basically what you are saying is that you want a black candidate who acts "white". Someone who doesn't force people to see the issues that the minorities are faced with everyday. Someone who continues to basically hold down the minorities. I have heard it stated several times by black people that they dislike powell and condi because they don't represent the black community well. Many blacks feel that powell and condi are part of "them" meaning the white leaders of our nation who could give a rats ass about them. What we really need is a black leader who is a mix between Al Sharpton and Colin Powell. Someone who is a wonderful mind and voice, and cares about issues on both sides white and black. Someone who isn't all about pleasing one demographic, but rather all demographics. But if you ask me, I think we have needed a president period who has this quality. The closest we came to this was Clinton, the farthest we've come is Bush Jr.