June 16, 2008
Election 2008

Obama tells black men to act like real men, and survives

Sen. Barack Obama spoke at a church on Father's Day, touching on the sensitive topic of fatherhood in the African-American community. The senator, whose own dad abandoned the family when young Barack was two years old, brought his wife Michelle and their two young daughters. He noted that "any fool can have a child." The entire text of Obama's speech can be found here. However, we suggest the version annotated by Barack himself:

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