Reply #74: Where you from??? [View All]

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The fact that a black man can make mistakes common, if not universal, to those growing up in the Ghetto, and still become President is very motivating to those living in the inner city.

You seem to have a fairly low opinion of black men. Are you saying that every black man in America that did not use drugs, go to jail etc. is somehow an exception to the rule??? And for that, they should be lauded?? If that's what you're saying, I don't even know where to start. I know alot of brothers that would take deep and immediate offense to your statement.

Obama wasn't raised in a ghetto so why you feel that the "shortcomings" of the ghetto somehow apply to him is interesting. And I would argue vehemently that drug use is a common mistake made by folks in the ghetto anyway. When I was a kid, the "bad boys" in our neighborhood sold drugs, but they damn sure didn't use them. Most of the buyers were the white guys from across town.