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Trey Ellis

Posted: February 18, 2010 03:04 PM

Obama Was My Wingman

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We progressives might lament that the first year of the Obama Administration hasn't brought about the transformational change he advertised. However at least in one sphere, of particular importance to yours truly, the coming of the Age of Obama has been nothing short of revolutionary.

Thanks to him, there's never been a better time in the history of the planet for tall, skinny, middle-aged black men to get a date.

I wrote an essay thanking the POTUS for reversing what seemed like a lifetime's dating dry spell in the current GQ.

I want to thank him here for something much more important. Toward the end of the election, when Obamamania was at its most manic and I was parallel dating for the first time in my life, a stunning reporter interviewed me in a local cafe.

Amanda and I were married this January.

I should send the president a present.

To read the entire article, "Obama Is My Wingman," in GQ click here.

 
 
 

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10:04 AM on 02/19/2010
Good for you...Great story. Great sense of humor. May your marriage be a long and happy one. God bless.
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aznurse
12:14 AM on 02/19/2010
Wonderful news!!
How is everything else going? Are you feeling better?
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dfranz
With Liberty and Justice for all
08:28 PM on 02/18/2010
Congrat's Trey
I think it's just a good time to be an intelligent man regardless of skin color. I know you are by your posts. Best luck.
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Retrofuturistic
see things as they really are
08:25 PM on 02/18/2010
Brains are always in style, no matter what kind of exterior package there is....

Congratulations!!!!
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ericmiami
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07:10 PM on 02/18/2010
Go, Trey. Just keep an eye out for any women with the last name of Palin. The Grateful Dead said it in their song, Casey Jones: "Trouble ahead, Lady in red,
Take my advice you'd be better off dead."
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propitiousmoment
the journey is the destination....
04:14 PM on 02/18/2010
That is so sweet, congratulations!
07:19 PM on 02/18/2010
is it ?????????
jhNY
Mercy.
04:08 PM on 02/18/2010
"the Obama Administration hasn't brought about the transformational change he advertised." Yep. If only he knew how to fight as well as he can advertise.

But hey, good for you he's helped you with the ladies. And congratulations on your impending marriage. I'm just happy t see anybody benefitting from this administration besides the banksters, the military industrial complex and insurance companies.
jhNY
Mercy.
04:18 PM on 02/18/2010
A closer reading and now I see you're married already. Congratulations and good luck!
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mrpotatohead
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08:26 PM on 02/18/2010
So you expected the bankers, military, and insurance reform to take place already? Have you been following along? Two wars, record lobbying, a resentful, bitter Republican party, a housing crisis, Iran getting nutty and you want it all done already?

It's not the same as ordering a pizza or going through a drive thru.
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dzymzlzy
03:56 PM on 02/18/2010
Well, he's not a tall skinny black guy, more of an average sized white guy, but he proposed at the inauguration and we're getting married this August. Congrats to you Mr. Ellis.
03:35 PM on 02/18/2010
Congrats, man. It's nice to read about the good things once in a while...