Speaking of exploitation, how has having a Black man run for president impacted the country?
HORNSBY: It’s polarizing the country in a lot of ways. The possibility of a Black president gives me a wonderful sense of pride. Although we still have a lot further to go, it shows that Obama is the right man for the job. He’s not in this position because he’s Black but because he’s the better man for the job. People are ready to get on board because of what he represents and his fresh new idea and that’s change. But is our country ready for that? I think the other countries are more ready for that than America. So many people have tried to make his campaign negative by saying he’s a rock star because he can draw [more than] 80,000 people in a stadium, or when he went to Germany and drew 200,000 people. It’s only negative if you ain’t got sh– to say. But if McCain and Bush could only understand their hypocrisy when accusing Obama of being an elitist, when they both were marginal students at best. But because of their family’s legacy and wealth, they attended the best schools. On the
