via: heraldsun.com According to reporters at the scene, Gov Brewer could be seen pointing her finger at the president during their brief exchange, before Mr Obama walked away. Gov Brewer later said the president had been upset about a passage in her recent book in which she described a meeting between the two at the […]

This is theory: During slavery, blacks have limited opportunities to worship. When they could, even then the masters would still interrupt service and send for certain people. Those people, out of respect for the service, would hold up a finger (usually the pointer- NOT THE MIDDLE ONE) to symbolize two things: 1) They were