It is alleged that King Solomon might possibly be the wisest man that ever lived. Most of you might agree that this could be somewhat difficult to ascertain from a Sociological standpoint. However his action as he adjudicated one day in a dispute over the rightful parent of a child between two feuding women is nothing short of spectacular. You can remember the story as chronicled in the Bible I am certain, and can look it up at your convenience.[1] . After he requested a sword to split the living child in half and share with both possible parents, the truth was revealed as the real mother  presented herself by virtue of her horrified reactions at the thought of the murder of her child. I almost wish there could be a symbolic King Solomon today as I witnessed Obama and Ms. Clinton struggle for the soul of the Democratic Party and the nation heart. Let’s just say for the record that the reactions to efforts at resolving the matter amicably on Michigan and Florida and so unite the party behind one strong leader proved very instructive. The negative reactions by some fans even after a particular candidate was selected are mealy a reflection of the tone that was set by the respective leader. It shows utter contempt for the presumptive winner and his millions of supporters that are enthused by a novel message.

       I continue to ponder the dichotomous reactions and its possible future implication for race and gender relations in their continued struggles for full equality. Again I was forced to pause and reflect while I asked who stands to gain? The mainly Caucasian   females that have overwhelmingly supported Hillary, perhaps believe that this is there moment to shine and propel the first woman into the White House.   The millions of blacks – some of which initially supported the Clintons- also feel pride in the way their candidate executed himself in terms of management, poise under fire, coherent message, and the ability to appeal to a wide cross section of America instead of falling prey to the caricature and stereotypical angry, threatening, black leaders that forces the white population to live in perpetual guilt for their actions or inactions in the furtherance of people of African descent. A few blacks are also probably concerned that Caucasians female have always benefited at their expense under the so called affirmative action , and this was perhaps another case of feminist elites piggy backing the Civil Right movements and once more extracting every semblance of benefits that they were able to acquire through , blood, sweat and sometimes tears. So how do we decide who should make the first move and exist for the other to take charge? Is a vote for one a denunciation of the other? 

       I always try in my admonitions to kids to pay particular attention to the choice of words they utter since these can have an impact and serious consequences over time. Take for example “American first Black President,”[2] and “two for the price of one.” The first was made by Nobel Winner Toni Morrison in the New Yorker sometime in October 1998. Many people did not take the time to read it, but simply ran with the catchy line and gave Bill all the love that he did not deserve. Remember he only moved to Harlem when he was prevented to join the West Side Elites in the Trump Plaza ,so don’t be fooled. It is only when he began behaving like a spoiled kid by speaking dismissively about Obama and his progress that we were forced to focus on him and his ambitious wife. We forgot how he treated a black intellectual and scholar Lani Guinier who was a trusted friend ,on her possible Supreme Court nomination. We ignored his actions against his former Surgeon General Dr. Joycelyn Elders and old Arkansas confidant simply because of a honest comments by this distinguished medical doctor on children and sex that offended a few of his Monica / White water dog hounds.  Welfare moms were thrown under the bus by a President   whose peccadilloes made him more of a security risk to the nation than Saddam and the entire KGB put together with Castro goon squad thrown in for good measure. How else can you explain having a 19 year old under JFK’s desk   at one in the morning when national security matters needs attention?

       The point I am making is that until Toni Morrison drew our attention to her exact works a few weeks ago, we all had a different interpretation of her words. Now thanks to technology we all know what she really meant. The black reference was in relation to how he was treated by the media and the country at large. In light of this explanation Obama has a valid point and should be given the chance to prove himself as our first and not second black President. Hillary, you might be well advised to stay away from any old reference when campaigning against Mac Cain. 20012 since you are going to be the senior senator from New York and the same age as he is presently.

   The Clinton has always prided themselves as working as a team. It is for that reason that Hillary takes credit for everything success story that occurred during the Clinton’s reign in power. It is from this closeness the expression “two for the price of one,” emanated. She helped shaped policies including the failed health plan. She was instrumental in getting don’t ask, don’t tell to keep millions of military gays political supporters their place. She is therefore in her own words an “ more experience” statesperson and never shied away from visiting a few troops – sometimes under crossfire- on the battle front. The only edge the Arizona Colonel may have on her is that he was tortured for five years in Vietnam while she was busy handing out Republican flyers as a campaign aid back in cold Chicago. It is therefore fair to say that Senator Hillary has served for eight years in the Whitehouse and so can be expected to await her turn until 20012.

    The matter has finally been resolved Nancy served by helping her husband especially during his second term. Yes she hired and fired Chiefs of staffs. Roslyn ably assisted Jimmy Carter, and Ms Hillary has served. Bring it on Mr. Gore in 20012. Three strikes at the Presidency! Hey you never know! It works for baseballs and against criminals. Let’s go New York.