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JUST BECAUSE HE'S BLACK!

By Angelina from Greensboro, NC - Oct 9th, 2008 at 4:21 pm EDT

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A white man asked his black friend, 'Are you voting for Barack Obama just because he's black?'

The black man responded by saying, 'Why not? In this country men are pulled over everyday just cause they're black; passed over for promotions just cause they're black; considered to be criminals just cause they're black; and there are going to be thousands of you who won't be voting for him just because he's black!
However, you do not seem to have a problem with that!
This country was built with the sweat and whip off the black slaves' back, and now a descendent of those same slaves has a chance to lead the same country, where we weren't even considered to be people, where we weren't allowed to be educated, drink from the same water fountains, eat in the same restaurants, or even vote.
So yes! I'm going to vote for him! But it's not just because he's black, but because he is hope, he is change, and he now allows me to understand when my grandson says that he wants to be president when he grows up, it is not a fairy tale but a short term goal. He now sees, understands and knows that he can achieve, withstand and do . . .
ANYTHING... Just Because He's Black!!!

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By Lydia Oct 9th 2008 at 4:39 pm EDT (Updated Oct 9th 2008 at 4:39 pm EDT)

That was beautiful...I agree

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By OAKLAND NATIVE Oct 9th 2008 at 4:49 pm EDT (Updated Oct 9th 2008 at 4:49 pm EDT)

JUST WANTED TO AGREE WITH YOU. I SHARE THOSE SAME SENTIMENTS. IT IS OUR TIME. GOD SAID IT IN HIS WORD. THE FIRST SHALL BE LAST AND THE LAST SHALL BE FIRST.
TAKE CARE AND GOOD LUCK IN NORTH CAROLINA ON 4 NOV.
BY THE WAY OBAMA WILL WIN AND THE PAPERS WILL READ "IT'S BARACK OBAMA" "YES WE DID" "IT'S BARACK AND BIDEN" "IT'S BARACK IN A LANDSLIDE"

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