Out of Africa


You gotta love James Taranto:

From a Baltimore Sun article on Anthony Brown, who is running for Maryland's lieutenant governor on a ticket with Martin O'Malley:

    He chose a partner who reflects some of the diversity of Maryland. Brown is the product of the marriage between a Cuban father raised in Jamaica and a Swiss mother.

    "It does not hurt that he is an African-American," [Rep. Elijah] Cummings said. "African-Americans in the Democratic Party want to see somebody on that level representing them, coming from that community."

OK, here's a trivia question. Which of the following countries is in Africa?

    a. Cuba
    b. Jamaica
    c. Switzerland

Actually, as far as we know, the answer is d. none of the above.



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What ever happened to Black and White?

Since I'm white, I want to be called North America, American.

Posted by: Derek at December 15, 2005 8:46 AM

I'll be putting "Hibernian-American" down on all future .gov paperwork..

Posted by: Bruce at December 15, 2005 10:49 AM

I'm a big fan of being "Native American." I was born here, afterall. And if it happens to help with college applications, well, I can't be responsible for the racial preferences of the admissions board...

Posted by: Nate at December 15, 2005 11:46 AM

My ancestors came out of Africa about 100,000 years ago.

Posted by: Kristopher at December 15, 2005 2:17 PM

I'd so love to fill out all those law enforcement applications with those phrases. Sometimes they frown on smart-asses though.

Posted by: Rhett at December 15, 2005 3:21 PM

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