Indian-American overcomes race to become La governer

what's really hilarious is that you write this and you totally don't understand why i even bothered to correct the spelling of leland. ah man, classic.

i pity da fool that misses da point!

 

about his parents living on the reservation???? that was very sensitive of your mr. clutchiness.

 

i actually work with black kids and teach them interviewing skills and other things to help them be successful in life. But I do tell them if you believe that what's inside is yours and no one can take that away from you, then the world really is yours.

many of them believe that they can't succeed because they are black. that's the most awful thing and it makes me angry everytime i hear it. not angry at them, angry at whoever put that stupid thought into their head.

 

No, no one can take away their respect if they respect themselves, it doesn't matter what anyone says to them. They don't need the respect of strangers, they have it from those who counts - and number one is themselves. And i make them stand tall and carry themselves in a respectful way. I make it clear to them that they should dress in a respectful way, in a way that they see themselves with respect. Because if they respect themselves, others will follow suit.

The real destructive power of racism is in the way it infects the mind, particularly on younger kids. And it's not just white people who do this to them, it's the weight of those around them, of their own race, that gets into their heads.

Blaming race, whether it's true or not, is too easy of an excuse, an excuse for failure. I don't know, these kids seem to respond to it...but who really knows at the end of the day. I do believe that you can't control the outside world, but everyone can control the inside one, and that's where the focus should be.

 

denied fair treatment. that's a tough thing to establish don't you think?

 

well, i do it because i get a high out of it, i do it for me and don't think of it as charitable work.

employability may not be color blind, but there's nothing you can do about it except break through anyway. life is not fair. but the power of a human mind is enormous, and i believe that people have the faculty to do great things. most people's desires are well within their reach, they only have to go for it and commit themselves to acheiving their objectives. but if you don't believe in yourself, you are doomed.

 

it doesn't matter if you believe it or not. and like i said, i don't do charitable work. so no offense can be taken.