VIDEO: Obama on Letterman: “I was actually black before the election”

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Wednesday, 23 September 2009

VIDEO: Obama on Letterman: “I was actually black before the election”

US President Barack Obama appeared on The Late Show last night, taking the opportunity to address observations that racism underlies some people’s vitriolic (and nutty) reactions to his health care policy.

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