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New York Times
URL Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/02/opinion/02friedman.html?_r=1
Published: Mar 3, 2011
Author: Thomas Friedman
Post Date: 2011-03-03 12:07:32 by go65
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THE OBAMA FACTOR Americans have never fully appreciated what a radical thing we did in the eyes of the rest of the world in electing an African-American with the middle name Hussein as president. Im convinced that listening to Obamas 2009 Cairo speech not the words, but the man were more than a few young Arabs who were saying to themselves: Hmmm, lets see. Hes young. Im young. Hes dark- skinned. Im dark-skinned. His middle name is Hussein. My name is Hussein. His grandfather is a Muslim. My grandfather is a Muslim. He is president of the United States. And Im an unemployed young Arab with no vote and no voice in my future. Id put that in my mix of forces fueling these revolts. Click for Full Text!
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