USA Presidential Race

[Wayne Eddy]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jon louis mann" <net_democracy at yahoo.com>
To: "Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion" <brin-l at mccmedia.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 10:32 AM
Subject: USA Presidential Race


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>> Is the implication that voters must either vote for Obama or be
>> bigots, iow, the only reason anyone would not vote for Obama is
>> because he is black and they are racist?
>> . . . ronn! :)
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>  i am voting for obama BECAUSE he is black; many more will vote for mc 
> cain to prevent a black man from winning...

I am curious why Obama is being categorised as black?
Given that his father was black and his mother is white, surely he is brown, 
or more to the point a person or an American?

If he had three grandparents that were white, would he be black, brown, 
gray, white or a person?

Regards,

Wayne Eddy.