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View Poll Results: In your opinion, what is President Obama's race?
White 4 1.73%
Black 59 25.54%
Multiracial 142 61.47%
I don't believe in "race" 26 11.26%
Voters: 231. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 04-08-2011, 02:51 PM
 
Location: texas
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Race; census; Obama: Black and more so - latimes.com

The article quoted a political science professor who said that Obama identifies as black for political reasons. If he had called himself multiracial in Chicago, he never would have had a political career.
I can see that....
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Old 04-08-2011, 04:56 PM
 
Location: America
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Yes...but the mother of the current President isn't very distant is it?

Not like you had to dig WAY back into the dim distant past....
If you didn't know his mother was white, you would see him as black. That's the point.
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Old 04-08-2011, 04:59 PM
 
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His mom is Lilly white and some people still believe he is only black. How idiotic is that.
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Old 04-08-2011, 05:06 PM
 
Location: America
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How interesting....not doing enough for THEM.... that certainly wouldn't be race pandering.
Yeah, blacks wanting to know what it feels like to be favored after centuries of presidents favoring whites...the nerve.
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Old 04-08-2011, 07:44 PM
 
Location: metro ATL
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His mom is Lilly white and some people still believe he is only black. How idiotic is that.
Not idiotic at all when you realize that the basis for race is much more cultural than biological.
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Old 04-08-2011, 09:18 PM
 
Location: North Cackelacky....in the hills.
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Yeah, blacks wanting to know what it feels like to be favored after centuries of presidents favoring whites...the nerve.
You think that is fine?

How interesting you believe in race pandering.
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Old 04-08-2011, 09:20 PM
 
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You think that is fine?

How interesting you believe in race pandering.
Well, everyone should get their turn.
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Old 04-08-2011, 09:30 PM
 
Location: East Chicago, IN
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Well, everyone should get their turn.
Massive rep.
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Old 04-08-2011, 09:32 PM
 
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Well, everyone should get their turn.
LOL....good to know you believe in such hypocrisy.
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Old 04-08-2011, 09:49 PM
 
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LOL....good to know you believe in such hypocrisy.
Mmkay, keep telling yourself that. Atleast you believe it.
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