Reply #63: My sentiments exactly

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"I think, however, that quite a few people HERE seem to think that because one politically active black man said it, it somehow carries a ton of weight within the larger black community."

And to be clear, my beef is not with anyone in particular on DU, but the author of the article, Lloyd Grove. He speaks to several "African-American opinion leaders" and all of a sudden what they think possibly becomes the view of the majority of African Americans. Come on dude!

As for those black folks who feel "betrayed" that Obama isn't showing them some kind of preferential treatment because he is a "Black man," I say grow the hell up. Obama was elected president of the United States, not president of Black America.

Just let me also say that like many who post on DU, I'm not totally happy with some of Obama's decisions, including the decision to send more troops to Afghanistan. But I certainly am not going to retreat to a dark corner of my house and refuse to participate in the 2010 mid-elections or the 2012 presidential election just out of spite. How silly and immature is that?

Snark alert: perhaps Mr. Grove should speak to his ex-girlfriend conservative water-carrier Amy Holmes about "black abandonment," as the word on the street is that she got the hell away from him as fast as she could. Okay, Holmes is biracial (black father, white mother) like Obama, but we'll just apply the one drop rule in this case. B-)