Obama is not black!!!

Why is everyone going around claiming that Obama is black? Black people want him to be black  (perhaps in the hope that he can relate to them and represent their needs and perhaps even play ‘pay back time’ with them) and for some reason or another white people too seem more comfortable beleiving that he is black ( can’t figure out a reason why)! Could it be because as humans, we have a penchant for controversy? The presidential race would have less controversy or intrigue if Obama was perceived as the zebra he is… black and white. The issue of race should not even be popping up during this race, because Obama is a balance between black and white. If we chose to refer to Obama as a black presidential candidate, we might as well refer to him as a white presidential candidate.

Some people may “so what if he is not black?” So race should not be an issue in this campaign. So white folks should have no fear that if or when Obama becomes president ( and I doubt he will) he will be shooting for black supremacy and playing pay back to white folks for injustices that black America has gone through- he has allegiance to both races. And lastly and more important to me, so people should not support him basing on his skin color. That is a very shallow and immature basis for choosing a leader. African Americans should be able to recognize and support him for what he represents rather than his skin color.