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Originally Posted by MysticCat
Maybe I was speaking a little too obliquely. By "in the Oval Office" I meant sitting in the chair behind the Resolute desk in the Oval Office. I meant that, though recent presidents have certainly had the benefit of African-American Secretaries and advisors, none has had the personal perspective or life-experiences of an African-American. It's the idea that a voter has some sense that "the President, from his own experience, has a clue what life is like for me." That's all.
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ok, so he's black. he's also still a democrat, a politician, and a man. he still has to fix problems for a country that is 2/3 white. and most of the problems aren't race specific, and affect all americans. call me nuts, but him being black is
not going to factor into decision and policy making in anyway.