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I know more than a few black people who are disturbed and disappointed by Obama. This is to be expected. Not all blacks are looking for hand outs or are on welfare. Those who work for a living and pay taxes don't want their tax dollars wasted.
Of course they don't! They are no different from anyone else. We all want to see our taxes spent wisley.
So you are using the word of one person in a country of nearly 320,000,000? I guess then that if two white people said that Bush did not do anything for black people or that he only helped white people then it would be even better.
Besides, being a bigot means that you wouldn't care what Obama did, it's the good ole boys club for you. White, Protestant, and Conservative.
He is a conservative, what do you expect? I mean many of you all are so shocked when you see a black person who is not what YOU expect them to be. This video shows you we should not be shocked of his views on Obama.
Why would you assume that? I am of mixed ancestry and very light skinned (particulary in the Winter). However, as a descendant of slaves when I was born I was pronounced "negro". I'm not sure where you get your information, but unless both of your parents are caucasian, in this country the one drop rule is alive and well. Your birth certificate, the job applications you fill out, your physical appearance and your potential employer pronounces you black.
Uh; NONE of these people could "pass" for Black; especially in the ghetto. The woman looked "Jewish", some of them have very curly hair. The 1 guy has almost "nappy" hair but white skin, blue eyes and other Celtic white facial features. The 2nd dude; the quadroon also could'nt pass as Black tho he had curly hair. Italian maybe.
Uh; NONE of these people could "pass" for Black; especially in the ghetto. The woman looked "Jewish", some of them have very curly hair. The 1 guy has almost "nappy" hair but white skin, blue eyes and other Celtic white facial features. The 2nd dude; the quadroon also could'nt pass as Black tho he had curly hair. Italian maybe.
Really, you can't be serious.
We come in all shades and our features vary just like every other race. At the end of the day, it doesn't change his race. No amount of your denial will change that. Let it go, you are trying way too hard. I can't help but feel that you have a problem with black people being in high places. Thus, 4 years later, you like a lot of white folks are still stunned that a black man has a position that in your mind, only a white man should hold. The one drop rule worked well for racist white folks during slavery, but not so much now.
Whether you accept it or not, by his own admission Obama has lived his life as a black man and will go down in history as the first black POTUS.
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I think the fundamental problem with majority black thinking is that the government can/should address those problems. Yes, there are problems within the black community, but they could all be addressed if black families would 1) Focus on the value of a good education, 2) Focus on the value of a good, hard work ethic, 3) Stay involved in children's lives and teach them to resist the drug culture. If one through three happened, there would be no need for welfare.
The first step is to acknowledge and take responsibility for the problems. The next step is to step up and deal with it. The black community is more than able on it's own.
You have it all wrong, it's govt that's pushing this destruction. Welfare was a response to govt killing jobs for people, part. Black males.
Do yourself a favor and read "race and economics" by Walter Williams.
It is more than obvious that you do not know or understand the history of this country in relation to slavery and it's black citizens. First and foremost, Obama does not consider himself white and has lived as and self identified as a black man all of his life. In case you haven't noticed, his wife and children are also black. Now all of a sudden because you are in denial, you assume he is more white than black? Haven't you heard? It's the one drop rule in effect.
Legally, America's one drop rule automatically left him no choice but to live and self identify as black all of his life. The majority of black Americans have white ancestry residual as a result of slavery. I find irony in the fact that many white Americans such as yourself would love to pretend otherwise when a black person is successful, while racially throwing the rest of us under the bus. It's obvious that you need to get over the skin tone thing.
We come in all shades and our features vary just like every other race. At the end of the day, it doesn't change his race. No amount of your denial will change that. Let it go, you are trying way too hard. I can't help but feel that you have a problem with black people being in high places. Thus, 4 years later, you like a lot of white folks are still stunned that a black man has a position that in your mind, only a white man should hold. The one drop rule worked well for racist white folks during slavery, but not so much now.
Whether you accept it or not, by his own admission Obama has lived his life as a black man and will go down in history as the first black POTUS.
I held my nose and voted for Obama in 2008, NOT McCain and Caribou Barbie. Obama is just as "white" as he is "Black". Ok, maybe a touch over half Black cause his white mom may have had a Black in her family. But I ain't voting for Obama in 2012 cause I don't like the way the US is going and it's time for a change.
I'm def serious about the people I knew who were mostly anglo white: they looked the part and claimed the part.
Who said he was When reading comprehension is key.
I said that I am a descendant of slaves.
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When reading comprehension is key. 
