Race you

You want a British Obama? Try open primaries

Don't forget weight. Oh, and degree of grey/quantity of flowing locks. And height, of course. Plus any and all combinations of what currently exists thrown in, plus a quango with a boss on an index-linked, golden-pensioned package to fight the corner. Well, issue self-serving daft statements even dafter media give publicity to.

How many "offical" black telegraph bloggers are here

Now, there's the thing; I could give a rat's derriere. So long as the argument is sound, well articulated, factually supported and shared in a civil manner.

Does that make me 'ist', or rather illustrate those that show the unhealthiest interest with such things may now need to look closer to home before opening any of the Pandora's Boxes that have been allowed to riot too often up to now.

For this symbolical reason at least, President-elect Obama's selection should have provided a welcome dose of reality and introspection in some quarters.

Shame Mr. Phillips, and those who share his divisive views, still don't seem to do irony.

Gaurdian - Half-white is an insult -

As a parent of of half-white (well, by some definitions of me that even our PC census guys seem happy with, even though they have managed to give my ethnic Chinese, Singaporean wife cause to find them less than market rate talents by giving her the choice of being either 'Asian' OR 'Oriental') kids who seem pretty chilled on both aspects of their genetic heritage ...

Have Obama grow a three day beard...

This may of course lead to a whole new industry in threedaybeardism, which may only be resolved by the election of our first threedaybearded President in years to come. With luck, she'll be a woman.

Of course, the taxi thing can work both ways, as a certain BBC employee in Bristol has discovered. Oh the confusion of it all.

Anyhoo, I am counting the number of angels dancing on this pin, and am halfway through. At least I think it's half...

Johnny Nice Painter

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