According to Wikipedia, John McCain is 72 years old. He was born in 1936, which means he can remember Pearl Harbor, the Jim Crow era, and Arizona before it recognized Martin Luther King Day. (In fact, McCain voted AGAINST a federal MLK day back in 1983). When the Civil Rights Act passed in 1964, McCain was already 28. His generational footprint had already quickened while separate but equal was the status quo. (McCain was several years removed from high school when the Little Rock Nine fiasco unfolded in 1957. Link here.)
Fast foward to the debate tonight between McCain and Obama. Of the interesting(?) moments, one utterance stood head and shoulders above the rest: McCain referred to Obama as "that one." So now I'm wondering, "One" what? One human? Take a look for yourself:
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
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I was wondering if I would see this comment today...
Perhaps for the third debate he can call Obama 'boy'
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