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The President that did the most for African Americans of my Generation... In My Opinion

Jen Fad · Sunday, July 28th 2013 at 7:38PM · 233 views
...Clinton drew strong support from the African American community and made improving race relations a major theme of his presidency. In 1998, Nobel laureate Toni Morrison called Clinton "the first Black president", saying, "Clinton displays almost every trope of blackness: single-parent household, born poor, working-class, saxophone-playing, McDonald's-and-junk-food-loving boy from Arkansas". Noting that Clinton's s*x life was scrutinized more than his career accomplishments, Morrison compared this to the stereotyping and double standards that blacks typically endure...

William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III; August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Before becoming president he was the Governor of Arkansas, serving two non-consecutive stints from 1979 to 1981 and from 1983 to 1992. He was also the state's Attorney General from 1977 to 1979.

As the first baby boomer president, Clinton was the first president in a half-century not to have been alive during World War II. Authors Martin Walker and Bob Woodward state Clinton's innovative use of sound bite-ready dialogue, personal charisma, and public perception-oriented campaigning was a major factor in his high public approval ratings. When Clinton played the saxophone on The Arsenio Hall Show, he was described by some religious conservatives as "the MTV president." His folksy manner led him to be nicknamed "Bubba", especially in the Southern U.S.

Since 2000, he has frequently been referred to as "The Big Dog" or "Big Dog." His prominent role in campaigning for President Obama during the 2012 presidential election and his widely-publicised speech at the 2012 Democratic National Convention, where he officially nominated Obama and criticized Republican nominee Mitt Romney and Republican policies in detail, earned him the nickname "Explainer-in-Chief".


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The President that did the most for African Americans of my Generation... In My Opinion

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powell robert Monday, July 29th 2013 at 1:02PM


in my opinion

--- Clinton did the most for 'blackPeople'
President Baraaka Hussein Obama is THE GREATEST President for All Americans


Jen Fad Monday, July 29th 2013 at 1:10PM

Ha!

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