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Hope, Change, and the Egg of Power

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avanti1/27/2009 7:30:54 pm PST

re: #435 opinionated

If Obama believes in African superstitions, I sure hope no one causes his penis to disappear.

What superstition is represented by the proverb and what is disagreeable about the sentiment ?


“Political power is like an egg, says an Ashanti proverb. Grasp it too tightly and it will shatter in your hand; hold it too loosely and it will slip from your fingers”