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Originally Posted by MMM
People aren't fractions. They don't come in halves and quarters.
And people are talking about both things. The historical signifigance of his race is history-making, but what he does from tomorrow on is what people are really concerned about and are hopeful for. His history is important in that respect because he has had experiences no other president has. No one thinks he can be successful JUST because he is black, but he has made it this far DESPITE the fact that his race would have been a disadvantage, and STILL made it to the top seat in the country. Now we'll see what he can do.
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Fractions? lol.
Well then, how do I put this? I'm a fraction.
1/4 Native American 1/4 Italian 1/4 Egyptian 1/4 French
It's just your heritage, and he is half African American
(or was it Muslim?)
Eh, I don't see it.
That's all the teacher's talked about, and what everybody
at school talked about. The newspapers (my city) don't
mention anything about it, but that's just around here.
Anytime I was unfortunate enough to catch the news,
those were the words out of a News Anchor's mouth.
I must just only be seeing part of it.