I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
I'm incredibly proud of my Ph.D. from Boston University in part because it's something I share with MLK, and in part because my grandmothers were illiterate. In the past, I noted in comments that Markos, MLK and I have advanced degrees from the same school, but, you know, his was only a master's or something like that. (I respond to condescension in kind.)
I strongly favored John Edwards because I judged the candidates by their words. Nevertheless, I had been rejoicing those words from MLK for the past several months, and especially yesterday, because Obama became the nominee based on his words and character. Today, I recall them in a negative light.
Markos, thank you for reminding me that my teeth are "gross" as a consequence of having uneducated refugee immigrant parents who let me drink coffee every morning throughout elementary school but didn't encourage me to brush my teeth, because they just didn't know any better. I'll rush right out and get my teeth whitened for you.
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