Obama

That's one of those "stigmas" we still have a few more years to get over. This is one thing I noticed alot about interracial children during my 25 year military career. See if it's familiar to you: - White man marries white woman, child's race: white - Black man marries black woman, child's race: black - Asian man marries asian woman, child's race: asian - White man marries black woman, child's race: black - White man marries asian woman, child's race: asian-american - Black man marries white woman, child's race: black - Black man marries asian woman, child's race: black Think I'm making this up? Just ask your friends. Fortunately though, as the world starts to get gray, our younger generation are starting to check the "other" box more and more. Whenever I have to complete a form that asks for my race, I like to check the "other" and write in "human".

No, you are not missing something. It's the predominant response that humans in general label another human based on their obvious features. Sad but true. Personally I see Obama as an American, not black or white. I do not think a person's race has anything to do with how well they will do a job, regardless of if it is, say, fast food, or the presidency. What matters is his ability to do the required job, and I think he's just as able as anyone else who is running, more able than a few of them. The color of his skin should not be an issue.

I guess it's as others have said here, people label others according to what they see. To me it's not even an issue and I hope we get to the point where we can all feel that way in American. We're all Americans first and all these other labels don't mean a thing as far as ability to serve out country. Annie

He is mixed but of course people will look at his skin color and being that he has more negroid features they will determine that he is black. I have to laugh at people that think that way as I have black blood in me but look 100 percent white with green eyes, etc. People only look at the color of the skin and nothing else.

Apparently people can only be the race that people see when they look at them. I had a white friend from South Africa who was criticized for calling himself African American. Apparently white people from Africa aren't African American, but black people who have never been there are.

Obama claims his Black heritage over his white heritage. So he wants to be called Black. That is his right. There are a lot of people who are of mixed race that look totally of one color or the other, but choose to be called by the race they do not resemble. That is their choice. If they feel closer to one heritage than the other then they should claim the one they are proudest of. Shalom