This is just citizens angry at their government. It has nothing to do with Obama's race.

[HopeOverFear]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100104/ap_on_re_us/us_obama_effigy_plains

PLAINS, Ga. – The mayor of former President Jimmy Carter's hometown says the city acted immediately to remove an effigy of President Barack Obama that was found hanging from a building.

Mayor L.E. Godwin III said Monday he was shocked when the large black doll was found Saturday morning on Main Street in the small Georgia town.

U.S. Secret Service spokesman Ed Donovan says the agency is investigating. He declined to elaborate.

Footage from WALB-TV showed the doll hanging by a noose in front of an official sign that says "Plains, Georgia. Home of Jimmy Carter, our 39th President."

A witness told the television station that the doll wore a sign with Obama's name on it.

Godwin says he couldn't read the sign on the doll because it was curled up.

The title of my OP is what an asshole on another site I frequent said (and he's black, BTW.) But he believes that Obama doesn't really care about "real" African Americans because he came from immigrants and not slaves. So what say you, AAIG? Is he right? Would this be as big of a deal if the effigy were Clinton, or W?

[LiberalAndProud]

1. Is the black experience different for children of immigrants?

I'm asking, but I'm fairly certain I know the answer. I suspect your friend has more issues with Obama's white mom than his immigrant father. It's just a suspicion.

Excuse me for busting in.

[Number23]

5. We have some children of immigrants who are regular posters

so I'll let them give their own answers but from where I sit, black is black. What it really sounds like is that this person is just trolling (literally) for any excuse to try to make Obama "different" from other black Americans. See, white folks aren't the only ones fascinated with trying to make this man seem "foreign." :eyes:

And no, you're not busting in! Welcome! :hi:

[Raineyb]

9. No it's not. Black is black is black.

But then maybe I'm not a "real" American so what do I know? :shrug:

[SemiCharmedQuark]

2. Is it Glen Ford?

That guy hates Obama with the fire of 1000 flaming suns.

[firedupdem]

3. Is he the guy that does that

black agenda report? If so, you're correct!

[SemiCharmedQuark]

4. Yep! That's him!

[firedupdem]

6. oh boy,

never even heard of that nut until a poster here started copying and pasting his articles. His agenda ain't mine! Crazo!

[HopeOverFear]

8. "His agenda ain't mine!"

you got that right.

[HopeOverFear]

7. No but I'm willing to bet he reads BAR for sure

that's where he gets that shit from.