Yes, I was a bit fresh, wasn't I?

I happen to work in an inner city school of mostly African American kids, who were doing the brush off all day on Friday. When I asked them who they were brushin' off (knowing the Jay Z song, and that they rarely do that gesture themselves, even though their parents might), they told me their version of the Obama speech.

Which didn't exactly match the Washington Post version of events, but what the hell.

I am not of the hip hop generation, my daughter is. And she is only marginally into hip hop, preferring punk. But I live and work in the inner city, in an African American majority community. I am around this stuff all the time.

Does that make me cooler than thou?

Only if you are into that sort of thing, which I'm not.

But the point is, I have it on my radar. Most people here, don't seem to, hence the divide.

I don't see Obama in the same way the majority white population of Mudcat sees him--that has been clear from the beginning.

But then, I don't see John McCain the same way the majority white population of Mudcat sees him--

Or Hilary Clinton the same way the majority white population of Mudcat sees her--

Or Ralph Nader the same way the majority white population of Mudcat sees him--

And I hate Al Gore and John Kerry too--while must of the majority white population of Mudcat voted for them.

I didn't.

So, we aren't ever going to see things the same way.

That doesn't bother me one bit, but it sure bothers the majority of you who come here to find people who agree with you, and never challenge your opinions.

C'est l'internet.