http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/28/toni-morrison-endorses-obama/'A decade ago, she affectionately referred to Bill Clinton as the nation’s first black president. But today, author Toni Morrison is supporting the man who – if elected – would assume that place in history.
In a letter to Senator Barack Obama, Ms. Morrison outlines her support for his candidacy, saying “this is one of those singular moments that nations ignore at their peril.”'
...'Her decision, she continued, is rooted in the prospect of finding a prescient leader. (“In addition to keen intelligence, integrity and a rare authenticity, you exhibit something that has nothing to do with age, experience, race or gender and something I don’t see in other candidates. That something is a creative imagination which, coupled with brilliance, equals wisdom,” she wrote.)'
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