Letters to the Editor
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Racial Perspectives
We all have our perspectives. Mine is influenced by more than 20 years as one half of an interracial couple. I'm Anglo, and my wife is Afro, which means I have experiences most Anglos don't.
For instance, I get to hear my wife tell me how the police followed her home from the grocery store, or they stopped her for driving while black just a bit too close to the Stanford Law School.
When we're out together, some very odd things happen -- things that no white couple or black couple will ever experience.
There's much we don't agree on. Affirmative action is a good example.
And there's much we do agree on. Barack Obama's speech this morning is a fine example.
Before that speech, I thought the Jeremiah Wright controversy meant the end to Obama's prospects. Now I feel as if Clinton's prospects are over. My wife agrees.