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Tuesday, December 01, 2009

"being praised for infinitesimal accomplishments."

Thomas Sowell on Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize:

In response to news of President Obama receiving the Nobel Prize for peace, an e-mail from a reader recalled a black classmate's comments upon graduating from high school many years ago. When asked to list the advantages and disadvantages of being black, the black student facetiously listed as an advantage "being praised for infinitesimal accomplishments."

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