Monday, March 22, 2010

Howard Fineman's Odd Remarks On Kenyan Runners and Obama AKA All Kenyans are Alike

Gosh Fineman is so strange. I am not so sure this is racial but just kind of stupid. Oh and from the comments:

I guess to White Howard, all Africans are alike.Obama's father was a Luo, a tribe concentrated around Lake Victoria. They are not known as runners. In fact about 75% of Kenya's champion runners are from the Kalenjin tribe, which are ethnically quite distinct from the Luo.I am not sure if this makes Fineman racist or ignorant, though of course the two are pretty much interchangable.He also insults Kenyan runners.Kenyan runners do not barely make it across the finish line. They surge across it. They are quite beautiful to watch.

OOPS. Though I guess Fineman is not exactly talking tribes but Country here. Still the perils of trying to sound too profound in print.

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