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To: Mary Cluney who wrote (51023)	2/29/2008 5:49:20 PM
From: KyrosL	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543863

Mary, how do you think Obama "chose" to be black? My impression is that he actively has tried to talk and act in a color blind way throughout his political career, and certainly throughout this campaign. It is his opponents that try to paint him as just another black politician (like Bill Clinton did in SC).

To: Mary Cluney who wrote (51023)	2/29/2008 9:08:13 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543863

Well, his skin is black. We normally say people are black when they are, indeed, black. Mixed race is another term- but the man isn't going to convince anyone he's white by saying "Hey, I choose to be white now." Black isn't a state of mind- it's generally considered to be a color. Now back in the old days one drop of blood made you black- even if you looked white, but Obama looks black, so I'm not sure what "choice" has to do with it. Want to explain that one a little further?