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Tuesday, August 26, 2008 12:00 AM

Isn't she lovely?

In her prime-time speech Monday, Michelle Obama foiled her harshest detractors and perhaps even won over Middle America.
By Rebecca Traister

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  • Tuesday, August 26, 2008 02:27 PM

    actually, that is not what Chris Rock said, bringback...

    affirmative action

    I was never comfortable with it, didn't like it 30 years ago and don't like it now. But I can't help but think about what Chris Rock said: ".. affirmative action is like being sent to college by the Uncle that molested you..".

    -- bringbackmalcolm

    Chris Rock made that funny comment about how African Americans often feel about living in the United States.

    We love it, but it does have a history that you all love to gloss over.

    —LABC63 Read LABC63's other letters

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