"Well Senator, I Actually Did."

Remember the young African American man, Oliver Clark, to whose question McCain began his condescending answer thusly: "You probably never heard of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac before this.”

Mr. Clark has written about his experience, and in particular that exchange, on his facebook page:

Well Senator, I actually did. I like to think of myself as a fairly intelligent person. I have a bachelor degree in Political Science from Tennessee State, so I try to keep myself up to date with current affairs. I have a Master degree in Legal Studies from Southern Illinois University, a few years in law school, and I am currently pursuing a Master in Public Administration from the University of Memphis.

In defense of the Senator from Arizona I would say he is an older guy, and may have made an underestimation of my age. Honest mistake. However, it could be because I am a young African-American male. Whatever the case may be it was somewhat condescending regardless of my age to make an assumption regarding whether I was knowledgeable about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.