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Old 07-28-2013, 04:27 PM
 
Location: Lahaina, Hi.
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I understand your argument, and like the person you are responding to , i think we simply disagree.

If the bumper Sticker had said "A village in Hawaii", you would have a point, as Goldwater was indeed born in Arizona,And Texas is GWB's adopted home, but President Obama was not born in Kenya nor is it his adopted home.

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Many African Americans simply feel that this is another way to delegitimize our citizenship. Make us feel separate from America at large.
I am sure that this is true, and I feel empathy for those who experience it.
To me, the Kenya reference is an additional insult, but not necessarily racist.
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