Some of us know the real dangers being the first serious black candidate for president, and some of us choose to be blind to those threats, and be condescending toward his supporters because you don't want to face it.
http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/northfulton/stories/2008/05/21/obama_0522.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13beaconcast.com/articles/20080521_1
(this is the article -- just add
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And let's not forget the history, which was not that long ago (1987):
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/forsyth.htmlLook, I do not want to dwell on this stuff, and would rather talk about the issues. But this is not the figment of people's imaginations.