A Bit of Perspective

I came across this article:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/02/slaves.white.house/index.html?eref=rss_latest

While the article simply reminds us of information we were already well aware of, it reiterates the significance of Obama's election as our next president. Although, note the factual contradiction in the statements:

"Twelve American presidents owned slaves and eight of them, starting with Washington, owned slaves while they lived in the White House."

and

"In 1800, John Adams was the first president to live in the White House, moving in before it was finished."

Thus, the article provides a great lesson in editing and statement clarity also, which seemed to momentarily evade the writers. Washington never lived in the White House, which they obviously know like everybody else. Maybe they'll catch the mistake eventually.