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Tuesday, January 20, 2009
We have gotten past certain things in America

Inquirer staff writer Marcia Gelbart reports:

Watching Obama's speech inside his office, Ernest Jones, president and chief executive officer of the Philadelphia Workforce Development Corp., said he was "personally inspired" - but stopped there.

"I'm somewhat sobered by the enormity of everything that has to be done to get the country moving in the right direction," he said. "You don't want to have your expectations be unrealistic."
At the same time, he said: "I was personally inspired by the events today. The fact we have an African American president means we have gotten past certain things in America." 

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Posted by Inquirer Online Desk @ 3:01 PM  Permalink | File Under: Philadelphia | 3 comments
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Posted 03:53 PM, 01/20/2009
dan19148
I agree, one day I dream that a white person can walk down any street in this city without becoming a victim of harrassment or crime.
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Posted 04:24 PM, 01/20/2009
Bigbats
No we have not, if we have then there would not be neighborhoods going down the toilet, suburban schools being overun by inner city kids taking the bus trolley , and train to reap the benefits of hard working people paying higher taxes for that to happen . Noting has changed the racial tension only got worse due to this election.
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Thomas FitzgeraldThomas Fitzgerald joined The Philadelphia Inquirer in 2000, and has covered Harrisburg as well as city, state and national politics for the newspaper. He was a “boy on the bus” in the 2004 presidential campaign and during primary contests in 2000 and 1996.

Nathan Gorenstein has covered politics and government in the city, state and nation for the Inquirer. He's worked in the city hall bureau, had a stint on the business desk, and once covered the suburbs. After serving as assistant regional editor, he was named editor of the "Politics" web site.

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