Friday, February 02, 2007

Racial Identification: Two Good Essays that Explain Mr. Obama's Decision for Me

As a follow-up to one of the things we talked about over lunch this afternoon, Chris. (And good luck. Either way, you can't go wrong. They're both nice ways to start a career. If you're as good as I hope you are, they'll notice.)

My favorite columnist. And this.

Beyond Mr. Omaba's self-identification, these two articles taken together also explain why Joseph Biden said what he said, and exposes the class and cultural divides that are intertwined with race in America.

2 comments:

  1. The only way Biden can say what he means is when he pretends to be someone else. Preferably Neil Kinnock.

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  2. My God, Neil Kinnock is only 64! And I googled to see if he was still alive...

    At least Mr. Biden doesn't have to play dead.

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