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Barack Obama

graham4anything

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3. I just got back from seeing "42" The Jackie Robinson movie. There is a great connection to Obama.

Reply to graham4anything (Original post)

Sun Apr 14, 2013, 01:52 PM

Apr 2013

will compose in the next day or two a post on it

I recommend it.
Saw it with my family including my dad, who saw him play (though my Mom is from Austria,
my dad was born and raised in Brooklyn, not that far from where the Dodgers played.

I don't like rushing to judgement on movies, but it might be up there with Field of Dreams and The Natural.

But Harrison Ford as Branch Rickey had a scene with a few paragraphs of speech to Jackie,
and every single word could have applied to President Obama.

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President Obama is lengthening the game clock. From 2 terms to forever. [View all] graham4anything Apr 2013 OP

You may have hit upon the reason why so many on the right believe that ........ wandy Apr 2013 #1

Well said. Rec.+ nt ginnyinWI Apr 2013 #2

I just got back from seeing "42" The Jackie Robinson movie. There is a great connection to Obama. graham4anything Apr 2013 #3

President Obama's altruistic record and history speaks for itself Isoldeblue Apr 2013 #4

Wow! IrishAyes Apr 2013 #5