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To: Rambi who wrote (47099)	1/28/2008 1:07:44 PM
From: KyrosL	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541790

Clinton was 46 when he was elected, Obama would be 47 this August.

To: Rambi who wrote (47099)	1/28/2008 2:03:18 PM
From: Dale Baker	Respond to of 541790

I believe Teddy Roosevelt and JFK were in the same age bracket when they became president too. I am surprised that Obama's folks aren't quietly mentioning that he won very-white Iowa by a hefty margin and came a close second in even whiter New Hampshire. In addition to being insulting and ineffective outside Hillary's base, the idea that Obama is just another minority candidate is, well, can I call it a big fairy tale? ;<)

To: Rambi who wrote (47099)	1/28/2008 5:34:47 PM
From: epicure	Respond to of 541790

You know, I had an interesting experience this weekend- a la race. We're looking for a second property- a rental- and my real estate person is a black woman. I met her at an open house, and I really liked her, and she's been emailing me houses for months- and now we're starting to look. Well we went out this weekend, and I couldn't believe how rude some other agents were to my agent. I don't mean just a little rude. I mean that I, a white person (and thus rather oblivious to the undercurrents that must be there), felt it. After the second incident I said "Look, I hope you don't mind me asking, but I've never seen anyone get treated this way. Does this happen often? Do you think it's because you're black and this is a predominantly white suburb?" She said yes. She said some people are just lovely, but there's a lot of that sort of rudeness. I honestly didn't know it was there. I know my hispanic students get mistaken for gang bangers and are rudely treated- but they are young, and people have trouble telling young hispanic males apart- but this is a middle aged, middle class woman, dressed very nicely, with nice manners. I just really didn't know. She grew up in Birmingham Alabama, and she says she's "used to it"- but how sad is that? I don't think this nice woman should have to be "used to it". Yikes. Obama is even more important than I thought he was.