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Barack Obama
In reply to the discussion: Sheshe2 Appreciation Thread. [View all]guillaumeb
(42,649 posts)74. Imagine that the President was a white Republican.
An apparently happy marriage of two accomplished individuals. Two adorable daughters. Both parents are classic high achievers. Both are very physically attractive.
Except for being black, and being Democrats, they would be and could be the idealized American family. If not for an entrenched, institutionalized racism that is one of the defining characteristics of the GOP, the Obamas would be idolized by GOP members from the right to the far right. But unfortunately, they suffer from the "taint" of mixed race.
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