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To: Katelew who wrote (53235)	3/12/2008 6:35:37 PM
From: Cogito	Respond to of 543214

Kate - I do agree that nobody should pressure anybody else to vote along racial lines, one way or the other. - Allen

To: Katelew who wrote (53235)	3/13/2008 3:52:03 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543214

It hit me way back there when certain black leaders were in the news discussing whether or not Obama was 'black enough'. I watched this and thought 'Yuk....go away guys....your time has passed and I don't want to hear this.' I guess it extends further than I thought. I knew black conservatives got that sort of treatment, but I didn't know Obama would. I agree with your feeling "yuk". Setting narrow constraints for people to follow because of their race, and then saying "they aren't really X", or "they are a traitor to their race", or "they are an Uncle Tom", because they have different ideas, is serious yuk.