Rand's family tree

Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on July 29, 2008 - 3:30pm.
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Under the Dome Quotes
I said, 'Great God, that's got to be us.'

— Senate Majority Leader Tony Rand, after watching a documentary on a black family that he realized was a distant relation. Quoted on July 29, 2008.

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Re: Rand's family tree

Submitted by Isaac136 on August 5, 2008 - 12:48pm.

I think I've said this before, but I'll say it again, since no one seems to have commented on this quote. Good for Rand. His reaction to the news story about a family reunion involving both black and white members of some long lost cousins is refreshing.

It wasn't so long ago at all that the fact that whites and blacks belong to one another's families could not or would not be acknowledged by "polite" society.

Now is the time for us to be having these kinds of conversations and re-discoveries of our roots. If we don't take advantage of the opportunity for embracing change that Barak Obama's candidacy represents, we're missing out on one of the most important moments in the history of this country.

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