Sorry Quicksilver but this thread turned pretty political so it's now in the Politics Forum.

My $0.02: People have forgotten that he is half Caucasian. Obama has not but the media and public sure have. They love to focus on that one aspect of Obama. Does it matter? Not to me. He could be purple polka dots for all I care so long as he does a good job. The assumption that he is "qualified" is just that: an assumption. I think that he is very charismatic, articulate, and has nailed MLK's cadence as well as JFK's smoothness. That made him a very appealing candidate in the face of a crusty and semi-crazy McCain. Time will tell if he has the substance to match his coolness.

Brian Williams on NBC made an interesting observation about Obama being of mixed race and called him a true African-American since Obama's father was from Kenya. How do other African-Americans feel about that? :eek: Racist? :

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