What If George Bush Were a Black Man?

[im10ashus]

(PRWEB) September 7, 2005 -- A New York professor is causing significant controversy with his newest book, "What if George Bush Were a Black Man?" (ISBN: 0-9742632-2-2).

"If George Bush were a black man, we probably would not respect him," says Syracuse University"s first black finance professor, Dr. Boyce Watkins.

Dr. Watkins" 207 page satirical masterpiece takes an unflinching look into President George Bush"s background, touching on: substance abuse, insider trading allegations with Harken Energy, wedding gifts from Laura Bush"s family, the Vietnam war and poor grammar.

The book is quick to question whether the country would have been as forgiving if George Bush had been born black in South Central Los Angeles.

"Would he be a rich kid with an endowment, or would we just call him a welfare recipient?" asks Watkins, who is the first black finance professor at Syracuse University and the founder of the Black Financial Economists Association.

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[marbuc]

1. HE wouldn't be President

The base wouldn't go for it.

[im10ashus]

2. Well one thing's for certain...

they wouldn't allow him the mistakes they have, which shows how the racial divide is still that, a divide.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

3. A substance abuser who never held a paying job till he was in his thirties

If he were black, he'd be in the Big House, not the White House.

[im10ashus]

5. AMEN, sister. A-f'ing-men!

THAT is what is wrong with this country in a nutshell. AND he WOULD have served in Vietnam. No doubt about it.

[FSogol]

4. ???

"If George Bush were a black man, we probably would not respect him," says Syracuse University"s first black finance professor, Dr. Boyce Watkins.

Somebody respects Bush now?

[im10ashus]

6. Um, yes, his little base.

I am not sure how they define "respect" per se, but he does have some people in his corner. Not sure why.