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Old 08-01-2007, 06:02 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I think it does make a difference ... I think that Obama is not getting the reaction other black men might get in his position because he's such a LIGHT black man.

If Obama were a dark skinned black man, I don't think the reception would be the same.

I don't think it's right - but I do think it's there.
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Legalized same-sex marriage almost certainly benefits those same-sex couples who choose to marry, as well as the children being raised in those homes. - David Blankenhorn is president of the New York-based Institute for American Values and the author of "The Future of Marriage."