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Let’s not elect our next president on just the color of his skin. Let’s make sure he is qualified. To be qualified, the person must have a background of listening to people who are unbiased, not prejudiced and love America because of its diversity.
This is the right time for us to think about and maybe elect a black president. But I am sure that with Barack Obama’s background, 20 years of listening to the Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s preaching, he is not qualified. Obama disassociated himself from the Rev. Wright’s church and the speakers in that congregation. The things said there must have rubbed off on both him and his wife, especially when she said it was the first time she was proud of America. The Rev. Wright himself said Obama is just playing politics. We don’t need a person just playing politics. We need a person with principles.
At the present time, I would hope that retired Gen. Colin Powell would consider being the vice presidential candidate. He has already proved his loyalty by all those years in the military, and his secretary of state and other civic endeavors.
To me, a McCain/Powell ticket would be great. We would have two men who have tasted defeat in the Vietnam War as have I. Whenever McCain would leave office, Powell would be a great president with all of that experience, and being a black man he would fit perfectly. A McCain/Powell ticket would give the war effort in Iraq and Afghanistan new power. We would not be stopping the war and thus forgetting about 9/11 just so the liberal democrats could pay for votes via the welfare system. I still remember all those people evacuating from Saigon by helicopter from a rooftop; it was very painful. I do not want our country to continue being a paper tiger, as the Chinese put it.
To John McCain, I say speak to retired Gen. Powell and ask him to be your vice presidential running mate. Both of you have served your country honorably. And now I ask both of you to serve it once more with honor, as we need you badly.
Wayne Johns, USN retired
Kenedy