Image source: Light of the Future by Erica Joy
Sen. Barack Obama (D) Illinois, and leading Democrat Party Presidential hopeful has been plagued throughout his short career by assertions that he may not be black enough. Half black, half white, Obama is hoping to be half of all things to a little more than half of all voters come this November.
Born to a mixed racial couple, young Barack was raised by his white mother and all but White Supremacist grandmother – who in a recent speech on race relations, he threw under the bus of Political Expediency.
His early life was one of mostly white schools and neighborhoods, and he had little contact with the Black Community. Sometime during these seminal years, Barrack began to feel that he was a black man trapped in a half white body. But it wasn’t until he got to college, that he applied the Black Face make-up – made famous in the early 1900 by famed actor, comedian, and singer Al Jolson.
In the 1927 film The Jazz Singer, Jolson - a Jewish immigrant - once again portrayed his Black Face character that he had made famous. Many have speculated that this was his way of fighting against racial bigotry and attempting to unite the country, much the same way Senator Obama has done by uniting the Democrat party along with his good friend, - the white - Sen. Hillary Clinton (D) New York.
In a side note, Jolson supported the conservative Calvin Coolidge in the 1924 presidential race, where as most other Jewish performers supported the losing liberal candidate, John Williams Davis, showing that the times have changed little in the entertainment field.
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1 Chris C // Apr 29, 2008 at 11:48 am
That is why Wright is his friend. Covers the ‘not black enough’ argument hehe.
No idea why he has Akers as a buddy. Maybe it is to cover the ‘not radical enough’ part of being a Democrat.
2 Les James // Apr 29, 2008 at 7:42 pm
Today, Sen. Barack Hussein Obama denounced his pastor, Rev Wright, saying, “His comments were not only divisive… but I believe that they end up giving comfort to those who prey on hate.” He added, “Whatever relationship I had with Reverend Wright has changed as a consequence of this.”
Hummm. If that doesn’t sound like image manipulation what does? He gets in tight with the radical Black Community and then (when he gets caught putting on too much face black) he shoves his spiritual leader under the same bus that he tossed his old granny under.
My question would be, was he driving, standing in the back or was he allowed to sit down? The country being so segregated, right down the line between Rev Wright’s Black Liberation Theology and the rest of us, and all.
Still, this is a man that I can get behind! Forget your rubber truck nuts, this guy’s got big brass ones. I figure his wife and kids are next. Speed bumps along the highway to the Oval Office.
What a great four years we could have ahead of us, with him denouncing and fleeing from anyone or anything that might not fit in well with recent poll numbers. Hang on, this kind of changes things. Forget what I said about the big brass one.
Could someone please send the link, to that company who makes those dangling bumper ornaments, to his campaign? I think he could use a pair.
3 Alex L // Apr 30, 2008 at 3:50 am
I’ve often felt like a bitter twisted witch trapped in a mans body… I guess Hilary’s the candidate for me then…
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