Obama's Race

[HeavenlyOne]

Originally Posted by jaxfam6

EXACTLY

and doesn't Solomon's writtings say 'I am black, but comely' so isn't it possible that Arab's can be black?

yes I know that Solomon was an Israelite but they are brothers to the Arab's

East Indians are also dark, but they aren't 'black'. Solomon may have been dark skinned, but he wasn't 'black' as we know it.

In America, when we say someone is black, they are of African descent. Other races, when putting their arms side to side with a black person's arm, can be identical, but we wouldn't call them black or Negro. We'd call them hispanic (Puerto Ricans can appear to be black as can Cubans), Indian, or whatever race they might actually be.

So, can Arabs be black? No. Dark skinned, yes. But there is a major difference in other ways, like hair and facial features.

[HeavenlyOne]

Originally Posted by jaxfam6

Have you ever been to AZ, NM, NV, WA? let me tell you, there are a LOT of pure Natives here. LOTS and LOTS. I am not saying there are many more that are not pure and yes I do know about the limited amount of blood line needed to be 'card carriers' but there are still A LOT out here.

Compared to the numbers of the entire nation, they are just a drop in the bucket. And in the area you live in, I'm sure there may seem to be lots. I lived in Wisconsin where there are lots and lots too, but I found out in talking to them that most are NOT pure, yet live on the reservations and get free medical services and don't have to pay taxes.

It's not much different than with black folks who live in this country that didn't come from Africa directly (meaning their families have been here about as long as white folks have). They might be dark and have all the features, but most of them have other races in their background somewhere.

I have Cherokee Indian somewhere. My great-great grandmother was full blooded. I'm not sure what that makes me, but I don't look anymore Indian than I do black, hispanic, or oriental.

My brother, however, could easily pass for an Indian. He's darker skinned, has dark hair, and has the facial features. We've never looked like brother and sister, yet share the same parents.

Without genetic testing, there's no way to know if those people are pure. The census indicates their claim, but it's not foolproof when genetic testing isn't done.

http://www.census.gov/population/www...les/tab001.pdf

That info is really interesting. Seems that about a third of Indians report being mixed with another race. It also seems that Indians, even those who are mixed yet are considered Native only account for about 1% of the US population. This info includes Alaskan Natives as well.

I thought Natives accounted for about 3%. I didn't realize their numbers were that small. I think I know all the Indians from the Stockbridge tribe!! LOL! I know several Oneidas too! Their numbers are smaller, much smaller, than what I'd realized when living in that area.

[BrotherEastman]

Originally Posted by JTULLOCK

It is all a farce! Trying to get an arab into the White House!

Oh well it is up to America to choose

I'm glad Arkansas is leaning closer to the McCain/Palin ticket. LOL!

[TRFrance]

Originally Posted by JTULLOCK

It is all a farce! Trying to get an arab into the White House!

Oh well it is up to America to choose

Huh?
You're not serious with this, I hope.

Don't believe everything you hear, JT.

Originally Posted by Light

I wonder what other lie Carl Rove will come up with and the christian community swallows hook line and sinker????

Good grief. Karl Rove isn't responsible for EVERYTHING!!

Are you bitter because Karl Rove beat the Democrats over and over like a rented mule?

Let it go, Light.
Just...let it go.

[Pressing-On]

More than his race, it's his associations!

Elian Gonzalez saga could haunt Obama
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0608/11295.html

Having two top advisers who played key roles in the episode — Greg Craig, who represented Gonzalez's father in Cuba, and Eric Holder, then a Clinton administration deputy attorney general when federal agents stormed the Miami home of Gonzalez’s relatives to remove the then-6-year-old and return him to Cuba — Obama now finds himself on the wrong side of an emotional issue in a battleground state.

Greg Craig - serves as Obama's foreign policy

Eric Holder - is a legal adviser and a member of the Illinois senator’s vice presidential search committee.

[Pressing-On]

Did anyone notice that Michelle WAS NOT at the 9-11 ceremonies?

According to the Obama campaign, she was home in Chicago with her daughters, on account of school just started. First, she was campaigning in Ohio on 9/10, in Indiana earlier in the week, so why this particular, so important day to be home with the kids?

Just wondering?

[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by HeavenlyOne

And exactly what makes you the expert on black people???

lol!

How about 31 years of experience!!!

I'm no expert, just wearing my glasses, that's all!