Reply #16: please read for comprehension [View All]

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I did not say that the author was writing a hit piece for Hillary, now did I? I said it's a hit piece. And it's obvious that the attack on his ethnicity is ugly and either ignorant or purposefully deceitful. Obama identifies as a black man. Most people of a bi-racial heritage do. For one thing, his appearance is black. For another, it's entirely his business how he chooses to identify. He has never denied his background and upbringing. Far from it, he's embraced it. And furthermore, the article makes it appear as if he came from a privileged background. He didn't. His grandfather sold furniture. His grandmother worked her way up in a bank. They didn't even own their own home. Obama lived with them in a rented apt, and attended Punahao on a scholarship. He went through college on scholarships and student loans that he only recently finished paying off. Lastly, why is it important that he be descended from slaves? Does he claim to be? No. What's the point of making that distinction? For anyone not blinded by Hillary adulation/Obama detestation, this is all obvious.