[gitmo]

But tell me why, as an African-American, Donna, you feel that the president's comments weren't appropriate.

How exactly does the phrase "as an African-American" affect the meaning of the question? Does it imply all blacks "feel" the same thing? Does it mean her "feelings" would be different if she wasn't African? Does it mean her "feelings" would be meaningless if she was white?

[ClearCase_guy]

Does it imply all blacks "feel" the same thing?

I remember back in the 1970's, if a Norman Lear TV show wanted to show that a character was racist, the script would go like this: Archie Bunker -- "So, uhh, tell me Lamont ... how do you people feel about cauliflower, anyways?"

And the black person would get affronted and say "What you mean by 'you people'?? I'm an individual! You look at me and all you see is the color of my skin! When are YOU PEOPLE gonna wake up and see me as a human being???"

But of course, nowadays we get Donna Brazile who will happily offer that "As an African America, as I was disturbed by the fact that cauliflower was even on the menu."

Oh, the irony.