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Originally Posted by Kobi
"No one has ever asked to see my birth certificate," Romney said at a rally in Commerce, Mich., as he campaigned alongside his running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan. Referring to his wife, Ann, who is also a Michigan native, Romney said, "They know that this is the place that we were born and raised."
First it is Akins and forcible rape.
Then it is Ryan trying to distance himself from Akin and anti-abortion legislation he co-authored.
Now, it is Mitt reminding all Americans that, as a white man, his birthplace would never be questioned.
Geez even I caught the racism there Mitt.
Nice prelude to the RNC. 
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Well, it was bound to happen sometime, Mittens was going to *have* to bring up race and the birth certificate thing is just plausibly deniable enough that it works for them. The GOP has, for quite some time, made it clear that while they are happy for black people to vote for them, they don't care if we don't. Same thing with Latinos.
This is only the *least* racist thing that will be said on the campaign. The next 74 days are going to be very long for everyone and, I anticipate, excruciatingly painful for black Americans as our very Americanness is put up for public debate symbolized by Barack Obama.
Cheers
Aj
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