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8. so, he's been cynical about the first 'race' speech

Reply to WilliamPitt (Original post)

Sat Jul 20, 2013, 01:01 PM

Jul 2013

. . . that's his problem.

Hardly a revelation from him about the latest one. Only sounds radical when Obama's remarks about a very real and prescient event are superimposed by the writer on what was a reaction to mostly made-up suppositions about Obama, his former preacher, his faith, and his own views on race in America.

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so, he's been cynical about the first 'race' speech bigtree Jul 2013 #8