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She was on Today's Show or something this morning saying she was misquoted.
I always liked her but had to check out her comment to see if she was going crazy.
I agree with what she said about Obama's campaign and his race. His platform of change (which, despite how much detail he has gone into in the past, many people only remember the change rhetoric) is highlighted by his race because that is the epitome of change to many men and women--even moreso than a white woman in office will be. As Dick Gregory I believe so eloquently said, Jesse Jackson ran so that Obama could now run and be taking more seriously than Jackson was. However, his race is also why he may not win the election in the end.
I also agree that the messenger matters and had she not been white her message would've been received differently. If a nonwhite person said it, that person would be called an idiot but it wouldn't cause such a stir. NEWSFLASH: RACE MATTERS IN AMERICA ON EACH AND EVERY SIDE REGARDLESS OF WHAT PEOPLE SAY.
Important Note: What she's experiencing right now is NOT racism.
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