Obama On Letterman: “I Was Actually Black Before The Election”

President Barack Obama
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In his appearance today on the David Letterman show, airing tonight, President Obama brushed off the talk that opposition to his agenda is motivated by racism. Watch the video below.

“I think it’s important to realize that I was actually black before the election,” Obama said.

The audience laughed, and Letterman followed up with another question: “How long have you been a black man?”

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