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Old 09-04-2008, 03:47 AM   #6 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru
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Originally Posted by Willravel View Post
Honestly, I hope the annals of history mark the success or failure of policy first and the race/gender thing second. I don't care if my next president is an Eskimo transvestite; if policy is strong and successful, then great.
Actually, the politically correct term would be Inuit transvestite....

And as far as I'm concerned, there is a difference between how this "historic" political figure will be remembered and what they actually do. Let's hope some good can come out of it despite what we remember or forget about it.
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