(The Root) — On Friday, Aug. 24, Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican candidate, decided to spice up his stump speech with an off-the-cuff joke.
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A birther joke.
I decided to weigh in on the subject in the latest episode of This Week in Blackness.
Elon James White is a writer and satirist and host of the award-winning video and radio series This Week in Blackness. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and Tumblr.
Elon James White is a writer and satirist and host of the award-winning video and radio series This Week in Blackness. Listen Monday to Thursday at 1:30 p.m. EST at TWIB.FM and watch at TV.TWIB.ME/LIVE. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and Tumblr.
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