I’m with Jerry. Jerry can do no wrong.

Yes, that universally and recently controversial Jerry Yang. No, it has nothing to do with whether I want to see Yahoo sold to MSFT (yes I do) nor whether I wish Yahoo would put out but not get married to Google (no I don’t). It has to do with the fact that, Jerry is an Asian-American (Taiwanese American and/or Chinese American, depending on whom you ask) transcending the silent model minority stereotype that I (and he) had grew up with.

I rarely blog about the issue of race. I found it too polarizing and too nuanced to be communicated in a one way medium. But the imminent dawn of the first African-American President, ironically, has helped push the (non) issue of race finally out of America’s sub-conscious. We have learned to treat all issues related to race finally as a conversation rather than as a platform for evangelism. Don’t ask, don’t tell . . no longer.

I’m not that into politics, so Jerry is my Obama. He is someone that has transcended his race while embracing his identity. Jerry is doggedly passionate, smart, articulate and, most importantly, fallible. He goes toe to toe with Balmer . . . another equally smart, passionate, and fallible but un-hyphenated man. He fails publicly. He takes the pains and arrows of his failures just like everyone else. No punches pulled, no skirting around the issues. Jerry sucks not because of his race, not despite of his race. He sucks cause we all suck at one time or another.

I’m with Jerry. Jerry can do no wrong.