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Old 03-05-2008, 02:21 PM   #21
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So what keeps you from hating gay people and becoming a polygamist?

Obama had about as multi-ethnic an upbringing as possible. He was raised by his white mother and grandparents. He doesn't carry the heritage of American blacks. Yet when he becomes an adult he chooses a religious belief system that is so Afro-centric that it could be construed as bigoted. His self-professed spiritual mentor is controversial when it comes to race relations. His tortured denial/disavowal/rejection of Farrakhan's support during the debate was odd. It seems that he's gone the extra mile in embracing his African-American-ness.

This isn't a value judgement, I'm just curious if anyone has any insights. Does he explore this in his book? Surely some of the Obamaniacs here could shed some light.
Am I the only one here who finds some irony in Mormons criticizing Obama's church as bigoted, and saying that his membership in it reflects poorly on him?
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Old 03-05-2008, 02:29 PM   #22
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Am I the only one here who finds some irony in Mormons criticizing Obama's church as bigoted, and saying that his membership in it reflects poorly on him?
Did I say it reflected poorly upon him?
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Old 03-05-2008, 02:35 PM   #24
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Caucasians have done a dumb thing, we should claim any race which isn't wholly another race, i.e., not fully African, you're white, not fully Chinese, you're white, not fully Indian, you're white.

That's what I will do for now on. Obama's just another liberal white politician trying to steal from real blacks.
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