Quote Originally Posted by Seamus Fermanagh View Post
Oh come on Louis. You're not a yank, but you are a darned sight more knowledgeable about US politics than that. His African heritage is, at best, ONE of the reasons he checked "black" on his form. I'd venture to guess that a 95% support rating from other Americans who also check "black" on their census boxes might have just a tad to do with it as well.
Aye. That's why I resent Obama picking 'Black'. 'One drop of blood' is not only thought by whites. Blacks too get nervous about mixed-race, feel betrayed when 'one of their own' crosses over. They want their Black president, and their president to be Black. Not that I blame 'em after 400 years. This what forced Obama to pick Black, I think we agree.

There are mixed-race people too. I assume they are, like here, America's fastest growing 'ethnicity'. In search of an identity, or identities. Obama picking a single ethnicity instead of mixed-race must be a dissapointment to them.