Tsk. Tsk...

Time flies! It has been all of two months since I last posted. Nothing too terribly interesting has happened since then. School is going great! But, I guess the best news is that TNP has assigned Clint to a brand new project as an EIT! The assumption is that he will start the Monday after graduation on December 13th. Hallelujah!!! I am so proud of him and all he has been working toward. He is generally too modest to respond to praise... but I can praise him all I want here! :)

The only other thing that has been on my mind lately is this election... I find it so tragic that our country and the fate of every life, here and abroad, that is affected by the great U. S. of A. has been placed in the hands of a man elected almost entirely due to skin color. It seems to me that we have gone the complete opposite of racism to celebrate a form of reverse racism. In a community, the idealism of non-racist behaviors would be to eliminate the affects of skin color on attitudes and decisions.

And yet, for this election, the skin color of a man who is black almost entirely in name only, is a primary determining factor for the majority of American's decisions. Where is the wisdom in this? It is sad that our country is full of adolescents incapable of researching facts in preference of feel-good emotions. Even in my own classroom I hear 7 and 8 year olds praising this man as distant to them as the moon for his skin color! People are swayed by every pretty thing that comes across the television.

Have we sunk so low that we do not care? Do not mistake my words. I did not find in John McCain a perfect candidate. But, I did not pick McCain because he was white. I picked him because his agenda more closely aligned with my own ideals. I did not fail to pick Barack Obama because he was black. I did not choose him because I disagreed with his intentions. Skin color was NOT a factor.

In a country so quick to avoid racism so as not offend a certain people group, we have allowed a plethora of race-centered agendas to overrun our country. Race exclusive scholarships for students (Black, Hispanic, or Native American only), race specific recognition programs (Black Music Awards, etc.), race isolated media (news, radio, etc.), and race engineered presidential campaigns. Where is the equity? Where is the freedom? Where is the equality? The inverse would be heartily objected -- white-kid-only scholarships, white only awards, White ABC News, and hallelujah we have another WHITE President!

Yet, the media, the country, and even most of the world praises our new BLACK President!

Does skin color affect intelligence? As a teacher who has seen white, black, and hispanic children, I can say that, skewed test data aside, children are children. Their skin color does NOT under absolutely NO uncertain circumstances affect their ability to learn.

Does skin color affect ones ability to lead a country? Absolutely NOT! There are already leaders around the world from nearly every culture in power. Having a black President is not an implied advantage.

Does skin color give inherent benefits? Medical conditions aside, God created us in his image - He is not a respector of persons. One person is NOT above another.

Does skin color win a Presidency? Apparently so.