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Subject: Re: Proof of Barack Obama's birth in Hawaii on 4 Aug 1961 (newsaccount also 13 Aug 1961)
Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2009 05:08:20 -0700 (PDT)
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On Aug 7, 3:06 am, Renia <> wrote:

< I think, for many people, the term "race" is a short-hand for the
< different physical looks of different people, from the red-headed
Celts,
< to the black-skinned Africans, to "yellow-skinned" Orientals with
< slanting eyes to so-called "whites" with pale skin, etc, etc. Not
< everyone is using it as a derogatory term.

Well said, Renia, well said.

Best always, Douglas Richardson, Salt Lake City, Utah


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