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Thu Mar-13-08 02:12 AM
Response to Reply #13 |
| -What ethnicity is Obama? |
loveangelc |
Mar-13-08 01:36 AM |
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He has Irish origins in his matrilineal heritage. |
stellanoir |
Mar-13-08 01:51 AM |
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Obama decided long ago that he would be looked upon as a Black man.... |
FrenchieCat |
Mar-13-08 01:51 AM |
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I recognize that in the U.S. you are defined as african american if you are half african american. |
loveangelc |
Mar-13-08 02:10 AM |
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It is too late for him to do that now. How many biracial folks get elected in Chicago? |
jackson_dem |
Mar-13-08 02:16 AM |
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well this isn't political but I do know parents who have more of a problem with a |
loveangelc |
Mar-13-08 02:28 AM |
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Shhh...you will be called a racist for saying racism exists like Ed Rendell was |
jackson_dem |
Mar-13-08 02:35 AM |
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you're always so cynical |
woolldog |
Mar-13-08 02:39 AM |
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Yeah....but that would ring false......as that is not what he had done |
FrenchieCat |
Mar-13-08 02:19 AM |
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I can't speak for all of Black America |
goclark |
Mar-13-08 02:41 AM |
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Personally, I think it'd be neat if he played up his irish roots. |
woolldog |
Mar-13-08 02:37 AM |
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One of my favorite moments was when people were questioning his |
stellanoir |
Mar-13-08 02:12 AM |
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"Had he been born 20 years later, he might have defined himself as Biracial." |
Breeze54 |
Mar-13-08 02:20 AM |
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there will be the John McCain issue in the GE.... |
better tomorrow |
Mar-13-08 02:24 AM |
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I don't know if that will be the McLame strategy but |
Breeze54 |
Mar-13-08 02:31 AM |
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Especially growing up here, |
mahina |
Mar-13-08 03:00 AM |
#54 |
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That was decided for him by American culture and society**nm |
misanthrope |
Mar-13-08 03:04 AM |
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Here's his geneological chart. Just happened to still have it up. |
Catherina |
Mar-13-08 09:21 AM |
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His mother was from Kansas and |
better tomorrow |
Mar-13-08 01:56 AM |
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Irish |
woolldog |
Mar-13-08 01:57 AM |
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Kenyan-Irish? nt |
MADem |
Mar-13-08 01:58 AM |
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Obama is more Irish than Sen. John Kerry! |
Breeze54 |
Mar-13-08 03:01 AM |
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Kerry's AUSTRIAN! And Czech! And Hungarian! And (agggh) related to BUSH! |
MADem |
Mar-13-08 03:22 AM |
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You forgot his mother is French |
Breeze54 |
Mar-13-08 04:19 AM |
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I did...but then, I'm from his stomping grounds. Some of his history was news to him-- |
MADem |
Mar-13-08 03:31 PM |
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here are his Irish roots..... |
better tomorrow |
Mar-13-08 03:23 AM |
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and here are his other grandparents..... |
better tomorrow |
Mar-13-08 01:59 AM |
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and another with his mother |
better tomorrow |
Mar-13-08 02:01 AM |
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and at his and Michelle's wedding..... |
better tomorrow |
Mar-13-08 02:02 AM |
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Oh, I never saw that |
WesDem |
Mar-13-08 09:28 AM |
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His mother's family is the Dunhams, who came from England. |
David Dunham |
Mar-13-08 02:05 AM |
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American |
McCamy Taylor |
Mar-13-08 02:05 AM |
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Yes, he's truly all American. |
Raine |
Mar-13-08 02:13 AM |
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It looks like, on his mother's side, he's a mix of English and Irish ancestry. |
Drunken Irishman |
Mar-13-08 02:09 AM |
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he was called "Barry" in school...... |
better tomorrow |
Mar-13-08 02:11 AM |
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lol |
woolldog |
Mar-13-08 02:12 AM |
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that is Barry H. Obama, you know.....LOL |
better tomorrow |
Mar-13-08 02:17 AM |
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LOL Obama was a little chubberz. :p |
loveangelc |
Mar-13-08 02:31 AM |
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I think he should use these |
Breeze54 |
Mar-13-08 02:36 AM |
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you are welcome...I found them as I am making a YouTube video of a lot of them |
better tomorrow |
Mar-13-08 02:37 AM |
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That is understandable.....when you have a last name like Obama, |
FrenchieCat |
Mar-13-08 02:22 AM |
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Aww shit |
Snarkturian Clone |
Mar-13-08 06:56 AM |
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Hawaiian (culturally) |
andym |
Mar-13-08 02:15 AM |
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actually, he spent some of that time in Indonesia, too.... |
better tomorrow |
Mar-13-08 02:18 AM |
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3 years , I think...... |
FrenchieCat |
Mar-13-08 02:23 AM |
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Does he refer to his race much at all? |
LittleClarkie |
Mar-13-08 02:16 AM |
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with this ethnic mixture....you can see it is really quite silly to |
better tomorrow |
Mar-13-08 02:20 AM |
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no.......but he has been forced to address it |
FrenchieCat |
Mar-13-08 02:23 AM |
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American. |
ellisonz |
Mar-13-08 02:22 AM |
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Half White. nt |
2rth2pwr |
Mar-13-08 02:27 AM |
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Well...... (you asked for it) |
FlyingSquirrel |
Mar-13-08 02:30 AM |
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hah ha, that is a Hillary answer for sure.... |
better tomorrow |
Mar-13-08 02:31 AM |
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so, since he's related to Cheney...does that make Cheney |
better tomorrow |
Mar-13-08 02:36 AM |
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If that's true it will set them back another century |
CreekDog |
Mar-13-08 04:22 AM |
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black is a color. being a black person is about your color, what you look like |
goletian |
Mar-13-08 02:37 AM |
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true. But I identify as multiracial... |
loveangelc |
Mar-13-08 02:38 AM |
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nt |
woolldog |
Mar-13-08 02:48 AM |
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here is his mother when she was young... |
better tomorrow |
Mar-13-08 02:38 AM |
#43 |
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and with his Indonesian half-sister, Maya.... |
better tomorrow |
Mar-13-08 02:40 AM |
#45 |
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and Maya's Oriental husband who came from Canada |
better tomorrow |
Mar-13-08 02:42 AM |
#47 |
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A familyi that looks like mine...a family that looks like America. |
Skidmore |
Mar-13-08 06:50 AM |
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here is his Indonesian step-father, mother, and half-sister |
better tomorrow |
Mar-13-08 02:45 AM |
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and his fifth grade school picture in Hawaii |
better tomorrow |
Mar-13-08 02:46 AM |
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and how could we leave out his first bike..... |
better tomorrow |
Mar-13-08 02:48 AM |
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You have not read "Dreams from My Father" |
obamian |
Mar-13-08 02:47 AM |
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true, but not all people read the book.... |
better tomorrow |
Mar-13-08 02:51 AM |
#53 |
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where are you getting all these photos? |
woolldog |
Mar-13-08 03:08 AM |
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Google.... |
better tomorrow |
Mar-13-08 03:15 AM |
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He is just as proud of both heritages. Just racism does make you seek pride in your colour. |
cooolandrew |
Mar-13-08 06:44 AM |
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He is what society thinks he is. |
Katzenkavalier |
Mar-13-08 09:23 AM |
#67 |
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