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Posted By: peter chao

Daniel,

From the very beginning I liked the fact that you started with an apology, that was a very manly thing to do.

I can see both sides of the issue and I like the way Barack Obama seems to have resolved it. He doesn't make a big deal out of being black, he just boldly soldiers on. To me he's a really gutsy guy.

It doesn't matter if you vote for him or not, I think almost all segments of the population admire him. Of course, I haven't polled people, but I have spoken to quite a few people.

In my mind it's better to take Obama's approach rather than to forever take the role of the victim. Bill Cosby himself challenged black students to do better in school. He had the stature to do so, if a white politician had done that he would have been branded a bigot.

Peter