From Cliff Thies:

1.His great grandparents were slaves - His great grandparents were slave-owners

2.His father was a chauffeur - His father employed a chauffeur

3.Denied entrance to his first-choice college because of the color of his skin - Granted entrance to the college of his mentor's choice because of the color of his skin

4.Rocket Scientist, mathematician and all-around nerd - Dope fiend slacker

5.He worked off his college loans by working on ballistics for the U.S. Navy - He worked off his college loans suing banks for not making mortgage loans

6.Gospel singer and assistant pastor of a Baptist church rooted in the American south - Member of a church he might not have ever attended rooted in Marxism

7.He wrote five books - He had one book written for him

8.Elected by his fellow restaurant chain owners to represent their industry in Washington - Elected a state Senator where he voted "present" on anything controversial during the two years he was in that office

9.Elected Chairman of the Board of the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank - Elected to the U.S. Senator where he was absent most of the two years he was in that office

10.He made bankrupt companies profitable - He bankrupted an entire country