Comments on: Cool Jobster of the Day: President Barack Obama

By: thedailydish

thedailydish — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 01:04:50 +0000

I agree w/ MTAE 100%.

jimsmuse sez: I can only hope that someday the type of tactics that Jesse Jackson has become infamous for will no longer be necessary, or even tolerated.

By: planetross

planetross — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:15:06 +0000

What! He hasn't had time fill in a questionaire like all the other cool jobsters? I never considered the American Presidency a cool job, but hopefully it will become one. note: planetross isn't political, but well done Mr. Obama, well done. jimsmuse sez: I can't very well have him fill out a questionnaire for a job he hasn't started doing yet! However, since he was kind enough to send back "Flat Stanley" letters to a few second graders recently (click HERE for more details), I can only hope that some time next year when I send him an interview request he'll be appearing here soon after on My Cool Job!

By: Stop Smoking

Stop Smoking — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:11:05 +0000

History was made last night indeed – but the best thing is to see hope in people’s eyes again…

jimsmuse sez: Well said!

By: morethananelectrician

morethananelectrician — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:32:21 +0000

Jesse is sad because his days of extortion and “shake downs” are over with…

That may sound cynical, but Obama and Jesse have nothing in common OTHER than the color of their skin…or we are all in trouble.

jimsmuse sez: Yes, what you’ve said sounds a little cynical, but you’ve pretty much reinforced my point about race not being the main issue by commenting as someone who makes a personal judgment about someone’s character based on his or her actions and not on skin color. There are some people who would call them both heroes because they are black, and others who’d dismiss them both completely for the same reason. I prefer to be in a third category with you and take each person on an individual case by case basis.

By: Peter Parkour

Peter Parkour — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:21:01 +0000

Just about everyone in this country is multiracial to some degree. People need to open there eyes and more importantly their minds, and except that fact.

jimsmuse sez: Well said! I think there is a long way for all of us to go, and a lot more uncomfortable conversations to be had before race is no longer an issue. Being willing to have those uncomfortable conversations is part of the process.

By: Dania

Dania — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:27:00 +0000

“Not because he’s African-American…but simply because he’s the right guy for the job.”

Absolutely. I wish my grandparents were alive to see this day. Who would have guessed this could happen when only recently people were fighting for the rights of minorities to vote in this country?

Dania

Now I wish we could someday turn into a society where people weren’t classified by “race”.

jimsmus sez: I completely agree!

By: Hayden Tompkins

Hayden Tompkins — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:00:51 +0000

I actually consider him bi-racial.

jimsmuse sez: You’re right about that, Hayden. And considering that the circumstances that would result in a bi-racial child were punishable by law in many states until recently in the history of our country that’s an extremely important point! The face of the civil rights movement may have been African-American to most people, but the results of that struggle are important for ALL of us.