Blaakmaan
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ORIGINAL: DarkSteven Too bizarre for words. Barack Obama becomes the most powerful black man in history. His job entails working with blacks, whites, Native Americans, Hispanics, and Asians of all genders and preferences, both in this country and internationally. A knowm terrorist with no cred in this country denounces Obama, saying that becoming President is working for whitey. You can't make this stuff up. OK. I started this "discussion," but this is my last post (I hope) on it. The point is not that Al-Qaeda insulted Obama. That's really not a surprise, is it? What's interesting is the way they insulted him--by calling him a "house negro" (and invoking Malcolm X in the process!). Calling Obama a "house negro" taps into the "unease" that at least some black Americans feel about the way Obama so de-emphasized his race in his campaign. (As a side note, I, for one, can't imagine that Hillary Clinton would have de-emphasized her gender, had she been campaigning for President, the way Obama de-emphasized his race.) Now, I know most of you won't get that. And most of you will continue this "he was elected to be President of all Americans: black, white, asian, hispanic"--well, I hesitate to call it crap, but... To me, it's interesting that when a white man is elected President, nobody talks about him being elected to be the President of "all Americans, black, white, etc...", but when the black man is elected, suddenly that's part of the job description. I started this thread in the forelorn hope that at least somebody would appreciate that angle. But, hey, I should have known better, right? I agree with one thing. You really can't make this stuff up. You people have fun. I'm out.
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