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aggiesal

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5. My daughter was 10 years old when Obama took the oath of office ...

Reply to Aristus (Reply #1)

Thu May 28, 2026, 11:45 AM

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I kept her out of school so she could see it.
Once he took his oath, I told her that I was proud to have voted Obama into office,
and that she should remember this day forever.
I then told her that we will now see all the racists come out from behind the rock where they were hiding.

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