Thursday, February 01, 2007

As Opposed to All the Other Black Candidates

Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware torpedoed his Presidential hopes with comments he made about Barack Obama.

Biden said "I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy."

Clean probably wasn't the best word to use. He said he meant fresh. I think he meant unsoiled as in there isn't much dirt on him.

Never use the word articulate to describe a black person. It is often taken to mean that the speaker is surprised that a black person can speak well.

So fresh and so clean

1 comment:

  1. Anonymous11:17 AM

    I think it is surprising when they can speak well. And by clean, maybe he meant one without a rap sheet.

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