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beachmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-25-09 12:42 PM
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16. Wonderful points by everyone.
Although Obama may have made a political "mistake", I appreciated him stating his feelings. He has actually been my guide on issues on race. I live in metro Atlanta, where race issues are always right below the surface. And, to this day, I have found his words very helpful when I have had to decide how to react to things. Especially his speech on race, and now his comments (ALL of them) on the Gates incident. He is kind of a middle ground, common ground barometer. So in addition to being President and all of that, he is a role model for the country in talking about this stuff.

By the way, I still agree with Eric Holder that we are a "nation of cowards" when it comes to discussing race. Probably because we have been burned so many times when we try to do so. Still, we should keep trying.
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