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If Obama's not black enough, what about me?

Submitted by Omekongo on Mon, 05/30/2011 - 17:00
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The ridiculous debate over whether President Obama is a real black man or even a strong black man has gotten out of control. He just proved to the world that he's American, now he has to prove that he's black? Wait, if he's not black, am I? Are you?

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