[squidly]

"This is the first time in a long time that black people are actually going to have someone to look up to who is respected universally, around the world," if Obama wins the election, Desmond said.

Somebody didn't pay attention in history class. And she wouldn't even need a long memory to recall Mandela, who isn't dead.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Universally respected ? I can’t speak for Martians and Venetians, but this American doesn’t respect Totalitarian Marxists with God complexes.