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Is America Ready for a White Male President?

Kerry Howley | 8.8.2007 11:30 AM

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Shed a tear for John Edwards, a wealthy white man who--against all odds--dares to dream of the presidency. Sighs Elizabeth:

 "We can't make John black, we can't make him a woman. Those things get you a lot of press, worth a certain amount of fundraising dollars."

They can't make him a woman?

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Kerry Howley is author of Bottoms Up and the Devil Laughs: A Journey Through the Deep State.

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