[Mishmash] Obama's Half-Brother Arrested on Drug Chargesin Kenya

[Hugh Gigante]

By that definition we can all probably make the same cliam.

BTW our President has no history including southern slaves. He had a caucsian mother and a father from Kenya.

I don't mind pride, as long as it is not shoved in my face.

H.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: reynolds_linda at bellsouth.net 
  To: Mishmash 
  Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 1:06 PM
  Subject: Re: [Mishmash] Obama's Half-Brother Arrested on Drug Chargesin Kenya


  Ah, but we have not walked in their shoes, and it makes a huge difference.  Having lived in the south for over 68 years, I have seen first-hand how the blacks were treated.  It was horrible.

  I cannot blame Obama or any of them for being proud of their race.  They have caused a 180 degree turnaround since my childhood, and it took years of hard work to accomplish this.

  As for how they define their race, the laws say if they have 1/16th of black blood, they are considered black.

  They are just following the law.

  Linda
    -------------- Original message from Hugh Gigante <hgigante at optonline.net>: -------------- 

     
    How about he describes himself as an American, a Hawaiians, a "tall guy" instead of waving skin color at us.

    I'm tired of people yelling "forget I'm black" at me . . . its kind of like saying "don't look at the wart on my ear".

    H.
      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: reynolds_linda at bellsouth.net 
      To: Mishmash 
      Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2009 5:41 PM
      Subject: Re: [Mishmash] Obama's Half-Brother Arrested on Drug Chargesin Kenya


      It would have been kind of strange if he had described himself as half-white, mulatto, mixed breed......I liked it when he was talking about getting a dog from a shelter for his girls, "a mutt like himself."

      Linda


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