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Bonobo

(29,257 posts) Fri Jun 12, 2015, 11:43 PM Jun 2015

A history of short, ethnic-looking presidents

could be written on the head of a pin.

Do you think we will have a woman as president before a short, ethnic-looking man?

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A history of short, ethnic-looking presidents (Original Post) Bonobo Jun 2015 OP

short maybe. ethnic? everyone is an ethnic of some sort nt msongs Jun 2015 #1

Height is a state of mind Cheese Sandwich Jun 2015 #2

So is ethnic Retrograde Jun 2015 #11

James Madison was shorter than my 12 year old daughter is now. cyberswede Jun 2015 #3

He must have been great with his TV performances. nt Bonobo Jun 2015 #4

Polk was 5'6" (hence "The Napoleon of the Stump") Recursion Jun 2015 #5

No doubt he also performed well on TV, Recursion. nt Bonobo Jun 2015 #6

we should have all types of men be president before a woman can JI7 Jun 2015 #7

I disagree! A woman is far-more overdue. nt Bonobo Jun 2015 #10

how about a short ethnic looking woman ? JI7 Jun 2015 #8

She would have it even tougher! nt Bonobo Jun 2015 #9

msongs

(67,420 posts)

1. short maybe. ethnic? everyone is an ethnic of some sort nt

Reply to Bonobo (Original post)

Sat Jun 13, 2015, 12:16 AM

Jun 2015

Cheese Sandwich

(9,086 posts)

2. Height is a state of mind

Reply to Bonobo (Original post)

Sat Jun 13, 2015, 12:26 AM

Jun 2015

Just kidding!

Retrograde

(10,137 posts)

11. So is ethnic

Reply to Cheese Sandwich (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 13, 2015, 01:21 AM

Jun 2015

From my POV, they're mostly been WASP, definitely not my ethnic group.

cyberswede

(26,117 posts)

3. James Madison was shorter than my 12 year old daughter is now.

Reply to Bonobo (Original post)

Sat Jun 13, 2015, 12:26 AM

Jun 2015

Bonobo

(29,257 posts)

4. He must have been great with his TV performances. nt

Reply to cyberswede (Reply #3)

Sat Jun 13, 2015, 12:27 AM

Jun 2015

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

5. Polk was 5'6" (hence "The Napoleon of the Stump")

Reply to Bonobo (Original post)

Sat Jun 13, 2015, 12:31 AM

Jun 2015

Is that "ethnic" looking? I'm not sure, but I wouldn't call Reich "ethnic looking" either.

Bonobo

(29,257 posts)

6. No doubt he also performed well on TV, Recursion. nt

Reply to Recursion (Reply #5)

Sat Jun 13, 2015, 12:32 AM

Jun 2015

JI7

(89,252 posts)

7. we should have all types of men be president before a woman can

Reply to Bonobo (Original post)

Sat Jun 13, 2015, 12:34 AM

Jun 2015

Bonobo

(29,257 posts)

10. I disagree! A woman is far-more overdue. nt

Reply to JI7 (Reply #7)

Sat Jun 13, 2015, 12:43 AM

Jun 2015

JI7

(89,252 posts)

8. how about a short ethnic looking woman ?

Reply to Bonobo (Original post)

Sat Jun 13, 2015, 12:36 AM

Jun 2015

Bonobo

(29,257 posts)

9. She would have it even tougher! nt

Reply to JI7 (Reply #8)

Sat Jun 13, 2015, 12:43 AM

Jun 2015

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