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rgcraig 09-11-2008 03:27 PM

Obama's Race
 
Anyone heard anything about this?

Barack Hussein Obama is not half black. If elected, he would be the first Arab-American President, not the first black President. Barack Hussein Obama is 50% Caucasian from his mother's side and 43.75% Arabic and 6.25% African Negro from his father's side. While Barack Hussein Obama's father was from Kenya , his father's family was mainly Arabs.. Barack Hussein Obama's father was only 12.5% African Negro and 87.5% Arab (his father's birth certificate even states he's Arab, not African Negro).

Jack Shephard 09-11-2008 03:37 PM

Re: Obama's Race
 
It is all a farce! Trying to get an arab into the White House!

Oh well it is up to America to choose

Light 09-11-2008 03:50 PM

Re: Obama's Race
 
I wonder what other lie Carl Rove will come up with and the christian community swallows hook line and sinker????

rgcraig 09-11-2008 04:08 PM

Re: Obama's Race
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Light (Post 588153)
I wonder what other lie Carl Rove will come up with and the christian community swallows hook line and sinker????

Oh good - you have proof this is wrong. Please post it.

Sam 09-11-2008 04:17 PM

Re: Obama's Race
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by rgcraig (Post 588114)
Anyone heard anything about this?

Barack Hussein Obama is not half black. If elected, he would be the first Arab-American President, not the first black President. Barack Hussein Obama is 50% Caucasian from his mother's side and 43.75% Arabic and 6.25% African Negro from his father's side. While Barack Hussein Obama's father was from Kenya , his father's family was mainly Arabs.. Barack Hussein Obama's father was only 12.5% African Negro and 87.5% Arab (his father's birth certificate even states he's Arab, not African Negro).

I've seen that a few places before.
I wonder how accurate it is.
I wonder how a person's "race" or "ethnicity" can be broken down so minutely.

It is my undetstanding that Barack Obama is as much Caucasian or white as he is anything else. He just chooses to classify himself as "African American." Aren't we as American citizens legally allowed to classify ourselves by any race or gender we want to?

Also, how "pure" are any ethnic groups?
From what I understand, my background is Irish/English/American Indian on my Dad's side and German/English on my Mom's side. What does that make me? I consider myself Caucasian or White.

How racially "pure" are any American Indians or African Americans in this country with a couple of centuries of inter-marriage and rape in their backgrounds?

Really, does it matter?

TRFrance 09-11-2008 05:39 PM

Re: Obama's Race
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by rgcraig (Post 588114)
Anyone heard anything about this?

Barack Hussein Obama is not half black. If elected, he would be the first Arab-American President, not the first black President. Barack Hussein Obama is 50% Caucasian from his mother's side and 43.75% Arabic and 6.25% African Negro from his father's side. While Barack Hussein Obama's father was from Kenya , his father's family was mainly Arabs.. Barack Hussein Obama's father was only 12.5% African Negro and 87.5% Arab (his father's birth certificate even states he's Arab, not African Negro).

This is Obama's father. This is a black man. Period.

I think these continual attempts to portray the man as not-black, or as being "Arab" are just silly.

Skin color. Facial features. Hair texture.... how many of us don't know what a black African looks like?

But then again, why is the man's race even an issue? I have to seriously wonder about the motives of those who keep making an issue out of this.
http://www.mittreport.com/archives/i...07_228x537.jpghttp://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/da...100346V2_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2195/...6fe41f.jpg?v=0

Light 09-11-2008 06:16 PM

Re: Obama's Race
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by TRFrance (Post 588260)
This is Obama's father. This is a black man. Period.

I think these continual attempts to portray the man as not-black, or as being "Arab" are just silly.

Skin color. Facial features. Hair texture.... how many of us don't know what a black African looks like?

But then again, why is the man's race even an issue? I have to seriously wonder about the motives of those who keep making an issue out of this.
http://www.mittreport.com/archives/i...07_228x537.jpghttp://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/da...100346V2_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2195/...6fe41f.jpg?v=0


Br. if a lie is told long enough it becomes truth to the unlearned and those that are to lazy to check or those that just don't care.

tstew 09-11-2008 06:40 PM

Re: Obama's Race
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by TRFrance (Post 588260)
This is Obama's father. This is a black man. Period.

I think these continual attempts to portray the man as not-black, or as being "Arab" are just silly.

Skin color. Facial features. Hair texture.... how many of us don't know what a black African looks like?

But then again, why is the man's race even an issue? I have to seriously wonder about the motives of those who keep making an issue out of this.
http://www.mittreport.com/archives/i...07_228x537.jpghttp://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/da...100346V2_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2195/...6fe41f.jpg?v=0

I agree. I know "Africa Negro" when I see it :)

jaxfam6 09-11-2008 07:13 PM

Re: Obama's Race
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Sam (Post 588197)
I've seen that a few places before.
I wonder how accurate it is.
I wonder how a person's "race" or "ethnicity" can be broken down so minutely.

It is my undetstanding that Barack Obama is as much Caucasian or white as he is anything else. He just chooses to classify himself as "African American." Aren't we as American citizens legally allowed to classify ourselves by any race or gender we want to?

Also, how "pure" are any ethnic groups?
From what I understand, my background is Irish/English/American Indian on my Dad's side and German/English on my Mom's side. What does that make me? I consider myself Caucasian or White.

How racially "pure" are any American Indians or African Americans in this country with a couple of centuries of inter-marriage and rape in their backgrounds?

Really, does it matter?

I think we have more pure Native American's than we do any others.

jaxfam6 09-11-2008 07:15 PM

Re: Obama's Race
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by tstew (Post 588297)
I agree. I know "Africa Negro" when I see it :)

And just what makes you an expert on this subject???

hmmmmmmmmmmmmm?


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