Why the difference in reaction to Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s rhetoric that Republicans would put blacks back in chains and U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin’s suggestion that some rapes are “legitimate”? Both were equally offensive remarks. It has to be more than party officials’ willingness — or lack thereof — to look the other way.
Could it be that the black vote is presumed to be predetermined and therefore, taken for granted, while that of women is considered still up for grabs? It is worth a thought.
KAREN ANN DELUCA
Alexandria
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'Your papers, please' must never be heard in America
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President Obama forgot to return the salute of a U.S. Marine while boarding Marine One Friday morning, then came back out to shake the Marine’s hand, according to a tweet by CBS News’ Mark Knoller.
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