Dreams from my Father

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Thu, 10-30-2008 - 10:41am

Has anyone read this book by Obama? I've only read excepts. And I'm

"It's time to put the election behind us and the country in front of us. Barack Obama wasn't my choice, but come January 20th, he will be MY President.... I will not seek to see all

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Thu, 10-30-2008 - 3:03pm
Chris Rock had a bit about race and this election that I thought was both funny and insightful. He said something along the lines of "It's not like we're voting for Flava Flav." In other words, black people aren't simply voting for the black candidate, they are voting for the better candidate, and he happens to be black. If the black candidate were some fool, like Flava Flav, they wouldn't be voting for him. Plus, African Americans are historically Democrats, so I agree that I don't think they would be as likely to vote for a black conservative.

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Thu, 10-30-2008 - 3:04pm

If you go to www.barnesandnoble.com you can see full page excerpts. Perhaps you'll be able to see the parts you found offensive there and then you could share them with us.


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Thu, 10-30-2008 - 3:11pm

Oh I love Chris Rock - although sometimes his comedy is too dirty for me - I am a bit of a prude.

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Thu, 10-30-2008 - 9:36pm
I was just repeating what they tell her.

Acorn - they're

"It's time to put the election behind us and the country in front of us. Barack Obama wasn't my choice, but come January 20th, he will be MY President.... I will not seek to see all

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Thu, 10-30-2008 - 9:38pm
I agree that sometimes Chris Rock can be very raunchy sometimes. I am not a prude by any means, but even I don't find his sense of humor funny all the time. Lately, I have loved hearing his opinions on politics and I have really enjoyed some of his movies. But when he starts talking sex, sometimes I just tune out.

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