tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-992803374494455538.post7263805035054041883..comments2023-03-27T07:26:13.679-04:00Comments on About Race: Politics Ain't BeanbagDiannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00367333776511320196noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-992803374494455538.post-32134068061009143462012-09-19T13:04:07.126-04:002012-09-19T13:04:07.126-04:00We need to keep telling our stories. Our experienc...We need to keep telling our stories. Our experiences are what America is all about. We weren't unique or even rare, and the same story is played out over and over in millions of families. Romney's story is rare, and he is too pompous and out of touch to know it. Thanks for commenting!Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00367333776511320196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-992803374494455538.post-25226672708153176562012-09-19T12:44:39.170-04:002012-09-19T12:44:39.170-04:00Thank you, Dianne. My Dad, too, faced discriminati...Thank you, Dianne. My Dad, too, faced discrimination and a legacy of poverty, and was proud to work his way up to becoming a machinist, a foreman, and then a small-business owner in "retirement." He never shirked. My mother gardened and canned and worked in factories and sewed. they struggled so that their daughters could grow up to achieve more. Valerie Niemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04745522442983938100noreply@blogger.com