“I was born in Oslo, Norway, the son of a Volvo factory worker and part-time ice fisherman,†a mock self-tribute begins. “My mother was a backup singer for Abba. They were good folks.†In Chicago, “I discovered I was black, and I have remained so ever since.â€
– Obama’s send-up of Obama, while he was editor of the Harvard Law Review (via the NYT).
Self-history
“I was born in Oslo, Norway, the son of a Volvo factory worker and part-time ice fisherman,†a mock self-tribute begins. “My mother was a backup singer for Abba. They were good folks.†In Chicago, “I discovered I was black, and I have remained so ever since.â€
– Obama’s send-up of Obama, while he was editor of the Harvard Law Review (via the NYT).
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