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Things Black Presidents (and First Ladies) Are Not Allowed to Do
http://ihavethefloor.com/2012/06/18/things-black-presidents-and-first-ladies-are-not-allowed-to-do/The growing list according to Republicans and Republican-leaning media of things white Presidents and their first ladies can do, but black ones cant:
1. Deliver State of the Union without being heckled
2. Complete Rose Garden remarks without interruption
3. Call for a joint session of Congress (the NERVE!)
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Things Black Presidents (and First Ladies) Are Not Allowed to Do (Original Post)
UrbScotty
Jun 2012
OP
Well this is what happens when you you try to dehumanize people like the gop are...
hrmjustin
Jun 2012
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hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)1. Well this is what happens when you you try to dehumanize people like the gop are...
...doing with President Obama. He is our president, and they need to get over it.
Democrats_win
(6,539 posts)2. Worst is #10 "Speak to school children."
Just think, when George W. bush spoke to school children the world collapsed. (sorry, bad pun).
PopYoColla
(59 posts)3. how about....
...go on vacation without someone complaining about how much gas costs to fill up Air Force 1....
frazzled
(18,402 posts)4. Play golf
Apparently, though it's been nearly de rigueur for presidents to do ever since I can remember (from Eisenhower through the Bushes and Clinton), it's a damned uppity thing to do for this president.
sinkingfeeling
(51,457 posts)5. Don't forget they're not allowed to 'fist bump' either.
Mosby
(16,311 posts)6. get angry
Walk to church with his family.
La Lioness Priyanka
(53,866 posts)7. be president or first lady
that was the first thing obama violated.