Obama Needed A Black Wife To Make It To The White House'

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4478972/Obama-thought-needed-black-wife-White-House.html

/// He started saying he could never run as an African-American for the presidency with a ‘white wife’. Chicago’s racially divided political history suggested he had a point as inter-racial marriage often damaged a black politician’s prospects. As a mixed race man, Obama ‘wasn’t black enough’ to rise up with a ‘white wife’, said a friend. ///

[ummmm]

Lol...Zacs sitting on the fence. Barrel scraping AOG!!!

[hereIam]

aog at 14:07 - very well said .....

[anotheoldgit]

Cheers hereIam

[Kromovaracun]

"The social media"

Aww, bless.

[jim360]

Of course we all know that *really* Obama needed Seven of Nine to be implicated in a sex scandal to make it to the White House.

Not even kidding.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeri_Ryan#Personal_life

[Khandro]

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[jim360]

Read the link?

Quick summary: Jeri Ryan (Seven of Nine in Star Trek: Voyager) was married to Jack Ryan, but they divorced in the 1990s. When Ryan was running against Obama for Senator of Illinois, the story of why they divorced came out. Apparently Jack Ryan had a thing for exhibitionism, and other fetishes, and Jeri didn't. Scandal killed his race when the story broke in 2004, Jack Ryan withdrew, and Obama thrashed his replacement in the race.

Who knows if Jack Ryan would have won or not? But maybe if Jeri Ryan were a little kinkier, Obama would have lost -- appropriate choice of wife or not.

Fun little random fact of the day.

[Zacs-Master]

For 'loyal and dedicated' read 'addicted and bewildered'

I've never sat on the fence AOG. You know that dear boy.

[ummmm]

Sorry, sp, missed your post.

He's even cooler now imo :-)

[Togo]

Meanwhile....
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/obamas-dollar400000-speech-could-prompt-congress-to-go-after-his-pension/ar-BBANdxR?li=AAnZ9Ug