Obama's census choice: simply African-American

[Shady]

Obama's census choice: simply African-American

WASHINGTON – He may be the world's foremost mixed-race leader, but when it came to the official government head count, President Barack Obama gave only one answer to the question about his ethnic background: African-American.

The White House confirmed on Friday that Obama did not check multiple boxes on his U.S. Census form, or choose the option that allows him to elaborate on his racial heritage. He ticked the box that says "Black, African Am., or Negro."

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Why would Obama purposely not check White on his census form? His mother is White, correct? His father was Black correct? Wouldn't that make him mixed race? Wouldn't that make him as much White as he is Black?

Any theories?

Maybe Glenn Beck was on to something when he stated that President Obama was racist towards White people. After all, how else can you explain his deliberate shunning of the White side of his background?

[CANADIEN]

Why would Obama purposely not check White on his census form? His mother is White, correct? His father was Black correct? Wouldn't that make him mixed race? Wouldn't that make him as much White as he is Black?

Any theories?

Maybe Glenn Beck was on to something when he stated that President Obama was racist towards White people. After all, how else can you explain his deliberate shunning of the White side of his background?

Your hatred of anything to the left of idiots like Coulter and Beck is such that you would make an issue out of THIS?

If Obama had checked multiple boxes, morons would accuse him of trying to hide his true identitiy, and you would applaud them.

So feel free to make a fool of yourself by hinting that somehow this "proves" his so called-hatred of Whites. You'll at least provide a good laugh.

[GostHacked]

Why would Obama purposely not check White on his census form? His mother is White, correct? His father was Black correct? Wouldn't that make him mixed race? Wouldn't that make him as much White as he is Black?

Any theories?

Maybe Glenn Beck was on to something when he stated that President Obama was racist towards White people. After all, how else can you explain his deliberate shunning of the White side of his background?

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Africa is not a country.

[Shady]

If Obama had checked multiple boxes, morons would accuse him of trying to hide his true identitiy

No, if he had checked multiple boxes, he'd be telling the truth. But I'm not sure what you're referring to as his so-called true identity.

Edited April 5, 2010 by Shady

[CANADIEN]

No, if he had checked multiple boxes, he'd be telling the truth. But I'm not sure what you're referring to as his so-called true identity.

The truth is what he consider himself to be.

If he had checked multiple boxes, there would be an outcry from those very same people who resent him being in the White House on the sole ground that he is not 100% Caucasian. They would claim he is trying to hide the fact that he is Black.

And, while I have no reason to believe that you share that view, I strongly suspect that your hatred of Obama is such that you'd find a way to argue they have a point.

[eyeball]

No, if he had checked multiple boxes, he'd be telling the truth. But I'm not sure what you're referring to as his so-called true identity.

What if he'd simply declared himself to be an Earthling or is that even more alien sounding?

[Shady]

The truth is what he consider himself to be.

Huh?

So the truth isn't what actually is true, it's what he considers himself to be?

If he had checked multiple boxes

Like I've already said. If he checked multiple boxes, he'd be telling the truth. His mom was white. His dad was black. Case closed.

[Shady]

What if he'd simply declared himself to be an Earthling or is that even more alien sounding?

Well, according to CANADIEN, he can declare himself to be whatever he wants, regardless of what's true or not. So I guess we'd have to honor him as the first extraterrestrial President!

[CANADIEN]

Huh?

So the truth isn't what actually is true, it's what he considers himself to be?

Feel free to be obtuse on purpose, which is the response that one can usually expects to be.

In the United States where Obama spent part of his childhood and and began his adult life, there was no such thing, from an identity point of view, as a mixed-raced person. One was Black, or one was White, period. Until 2000, census responses that included two checked boxes as racial identity would have been rejected.

The society in which Barack Obama was living left him with two choices, considering himself White, or considering himself Black (actually, more like one choice, and we know which one it was). He chose to identify himself as African-American rather than mixed-race as a result of that, and that makes it as true as any self-definition that would have indcluded his dual heritage.Case clsoed.

So, while an argument could be made that in the United States of 2010 Obama could, or even should, boldly go beyond the identity that history forced him to assume, your argument that he is hiding the truth or denying his heritage on his mother's side or that its somehow legitimize the idea that he hates Whites is ignorant, and tainted by your hatred of the man.

Edited April 5, 2010 by CANADIEN

[CANADIEN]

Well, according to CANADIEN, he can declare himself to be whatever he wants, regardless of what's true or not. So I guess we'd have to honor him as the first extraterrestrial President!

Why not? You have no hesitation in pretending to be anything but an hateful ignoramus.

[GostHacked]

He also forgot to put ISLAM as his religion .. right Shady??? LOLS

[bush_cheney2004]

Well, according to CANADIEN, he can declare himself to be whatever he wants, regardless of what's true or not. So I guess we'd have to honor him as the first extraterrestrial President!

This is true....the infamous "race" question is left to the respondent to self declare. Wishing to make folly of the entire concept, I checked every box, but did not declare tribe affiliation, as that would be disrespectful!

[Shady]

He also forgot to put ISLAM as his religion

As far as we know, Obama isn't muslim. But we do know that his father was black, and his mother was white. Which makes a mixed-race person, equally black and white. For whatever reason, he chose to shun the white part of his heritage.

[ToadBrother]

Why would Obama purposely not check White on his census form? His mother is White, correct? His father was Black correct? Wouldn't that make him mixed race? Wouldn't that make him as much White as he is Black?

Any theories?

Maybe Glenn Beck was on to something when he stated that President Obama was racist towards White people. After all, how else can you explain his deliberate shunning of the White side of his background?

Or maybe you and Glen Beck are just absurd idiots who still can't accept that a black man was elected president.

[bush_cheney2004]

Or maybe you and Glen Beck are just absurd idiots who still can't accept that a black man was elected president.

True, because a "black man" was not elected president. A man was elected president.

[GostHacked]

As far as we know, Obama isn't muslim. But we do know that his father was black, and his mother was white. Which makes a mixed-race person, equally black and white. For whatever reason, he chose to shun the white part of his heritage.

And you would be crying like a little girl if he chose to check off 'white'. We know Obama can't win with you either way Shady. This is just another thread proving just that. We have been wise to your game for some time.

Just another useless 'Shady Post'.

[CANADIEN]

Tell us, Shady - what box should Barack Obama have checked in the 1990 census form? Remember, there was only one choice then.

[Shady]

What if he'd simply declared himself to be an Earthling or is that even more alien sounding?

Why not? You have no hesitation in pretending to be anything but an hateful ignoramus.

Or maybe you and Glen Beck are just absurd idiots who still can't accept that a black man was elected president.

And you would be crying like a little girl if he chose to check off 'white'. Just another useless 'Shady Post'.

Instead of characterizing how I would react if he had checked off white. And instead of name-calling, and dodging of questions. How about you mensa members try to answer the question.

He's equally black and white. Why would he choose to only acknowledge his black side?

[ToadBrother]

Instead of characterizing how I would react if he had checked off white. And instead of name-calling, and dodging of questions. How about you mensa members try to answer the question.

He's equally black and white. Why would he choose to only acknowledge his black side?

I don't know. When did you stop beating your wife?

[CANADIEN]

Instead of characterizing how I would react if he had checked off white. And instead of name-calling, and dodging of questions. How about you mensa members try to answer the question.

He's equally black and white. Why would he choose to only acknowledge his black side?

Already provided a valid explanation, which you decline to even address. Not surprisingly, since it does not match your "anti obama at all cost" bent. Feel free to address it anytime.

[Guest TrueMetis]

As far as we know, Obama isn't muslim. But we do know that his father was black, and his mother was white. Which makes a mixed-race person, equally black and white. For whatever reason, he chose to shun the white part of his heritage.

And if we go back far enough everyone is African. What box do you check when you're asked to indentify yourself on a government form?

[Guest American Woman]

How about you mensa members try to answer the question.

He's equally black and white. Why would he choose to only acknowledge his black side?

We don't have to "try;" from all accounts, Obama struggled with his racial identity when he was growing up. It was a journey for him, which he writes about in "Dreams of My Father." As a community activist and politician, he self-identifies as African-American, so that's why he checked only one box.

Hope that helps you come to terms with his decision.

[Kissinger]

Good lord, a birther?

Here?

Shady, quality my friend, not quantity.

Edited April 5, 2010 by Kissinger

[Smallc]

Or maybe you and Glen Beck are just absurd idiots who still can't accept that a black man was elected president.

Bingo.

[Smallc]

Shady, quality my friend, not quantity.

:lol: Good luck with that.