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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsA history of short, ethnic-looking presidents
could be written on the head of a pin.
Do you think we will have a woman as president before a short, ethnic-looking man?


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A history of short, ethnic-looking presidents (Original Post)
Bonobo
Jun 2015
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msongs
(73,227 posts)1. short maybe. ethnic? everyone is an ethnic of some sort nt
Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)2. Height is a state of mind
Just kidding!

Retrograde
(11,390 posts)11. So is ethnic
From my POV, they're mostly been WASP, definitely not my ethnic group.
cyberswede
(26,117 posts)3. James Madison was shorter than my 12 year old daughter is now.
Bonobo
(29,257 posts)4. He must have been great with his TV performances. nt
Recursion
(56,582 posts)5. Polk was 5'6" (hence "The Napoleon of the Stump")

Is that "ethnic" looking? I'm not sure, but I wouldn't call Reich "ethnic looking" either.
Bonobo
(29,257 posts)6. No doubt he also performed well on TV, Recursion. nt
JI7
(93,360 posts)7. we should have all types of men be president before a woman can
Bonobo
(29,257 posts)10. I disagree! A woman is far-more overdue. nt
JI7
(93,360 posts)8. how about a short ethnic looking woman ?
Bonobo
(29,257 posts)9. She would have it even tougher! nt
