discriminations.us - 12/8/2008
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Many blacks voted for Obama because he looks like them.
Many liberal (or if you prefer, progressive) whites voted for Obama because he doesn’t look like them.
Intellectuals are above that sort of crass, superficial identity politics. They voted for Obama because he talks like them. As ...
thehill.com - 12/10/2008
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thehill.com —
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s (D) arrest on criminal
corruption charges raises new questions about those considered for
appointment to replace President-elect Obama in the Senate, as Blagojevich weighed a handful of candidates for the job, according ...
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Clues to identity of candidates #1-6
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: "You know how Obama always said, 'This is our moment; this is our time?' " Kahan said. "Well, academics and smart people think, 'Hey, when he says this is our time, he's talking about us.' " -Alec MacGillis, For Many Picks, Obama Turns to Academic Elites - washingtonpost.com [VIA: Discriminations ]
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