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Originally Posted by DrPhil
And thanks for reminding us all that people think that intelligent and well-educated Black men are so rare that people can't get the hell over Obama. 
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Oh come on now. You know perfectly good and well my point is that intelligent and well-educated men of ANY race are rare - and while the intelligent portion may be the gift of a spin of the genetic wheel, it is a sad fact that being well-educated is more of an issue of class, I think for the most part, than race. In fact, given certain white politicans I can think of right off the top of my head, the intelligent and well-educated part might be tougher for them to claim.
I myself am not sure what to make of the Joe Biden quote - I guess the President wasn't too bothered by it, or he would not have made him vp. It did give us fodder to discuss in the English 1302 class I was teaching at the time. You have to ask yourself - Really? In 2008?
eta - My single friends inform me that intelligent, well-educated men are in short-supply in areas other than politics. Apparently, they are a rare breed everywhere but here on GC.
