Michelle Obama continues to dispute questions of whether her husband Barack, who is seeking to become the first black U.S. president, is “black enough” to truly represent African Americans.
“I am confident that we are going to have the support of the black community,” Michelle Obama told Reuters recently in Iowa. “This is a dream candidate, not just for the black community but for the country and I think people know what’s right.”
She dismissed recent discussions among some blacks and others over whether her biracial husband, who has a white American mother and a father from Kenya, could adequately represent African Americans if he also draws support from white voters.
“This is an interesting debate and it’s an interesting discussion because it opens up an aspect to the black culture that most Americans don’t see,” Michelle Obama said.
“It’s interesting for you but for me it’s not new.”
“It’s a part of our culture. I think it’s a good issue to have brought out because it’s still something we struggle with as a race,” she added.
Her husband on Tuesday predicted that black voter turnout would increase at least 30 percent around the country if he becomes the Democratic presidential nominee.
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Is Obama black enough! Who cares!
More importantly: is Obama qualified? Can he lead us out of the morass the current administration has driven us into? Is he intelligent enough? Is he courageous enough? Does he have integrity? Does he use reasoned logic and common sense? Is he politically savvy? Will he implement plans to fix our infrastructure or take us into more unnecessary wars?
How likely is he to fix intelligence to pursue a hidden agenda? Will he politicize the Justice Department? Will he continue eroding our rights as Bush has done? Will he make decisions based on politics rather than policy and what is good for the country? Will he fabricate information to mislead us into another war?
How black he is not an issue. We have far too much at stake to be asking such ridiculous questions. The country is in a downward swing. The need for reasoned logic and common sense couldn’t be higher.
And the press wants to know if he is black enough, indeed! Who cares.
- Posted by mindyIt bothers me to hear her say that Barak will have the support of the black community…she should want people to vote for him regardless of color as she should want whites to vote for leaders in spite of being black.
I hate this kind of politics as much as I hate religious nuts.
- Posted by reza santoriniShe does Reza,
“This is a dream candidate, not just for the black community but for the country and I think people know whats right.
The country, that includes you Reza.
The only reason she mentioned Black community is because reporters keep bringing up the “Black enough” line. Now if Black Americans sided with
Barak Obama from the start then then line would be, see The Blacks are racist.
Obama is American enough for me, and I hope Americans will get to know him and vote for him.
- Posted by Mr. Unite UsThe
http://webofdeception.com/theobamaoption s.html
says Michelle used her free office space at the University of Chicago Hospital to run her business and do outside stock options.
- Posted by Robert Lewis