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Originally Posted by aceventura3
Perhaps this is an issue worthy of discussion. I for one have no respect for the British colonial empire and it influences my view of the British to this day, and I have no known Kenyan heritage. I certainly understand certain people from around the world having a bias against the British. I would love to debate the issue with Huckabee. Why wouldn't Obama?
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In the words of Baraka....What an odd comment. Obama should debate the Mau Mau revolution in Kenya because of Huckabee's suggesting that Obama's world view is influenced by his father and grandfather, despite Huckabee' ignorance of Obama's family's history.
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Many bills get introduced that have absolutely no possibility of passage, you know this. Get serious.
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ace, that's true.
The bills were introduced to pander to the extremist fringe of the base and has nothing to do with liberals.
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Originally Posted by aceventura3
He said he misspoke regarding the Kenya comment and that was not the point of his commentary. The point was regarding his world view as it related to British colonialism.
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You can attempt to sugar coat it anyway you want, but the point of his commentary was racially inflammatory, with ignorant references to Obama's family and the Mau Maus.