momof4 wrote:
"Why I think this is funny is because here we are discussing the greater or lesser degree how Obama's skin color helped him. Where in the world did we get such an idea? But Barack Obama, alone among presidential candidates, was dismissed from the beginning because of his skin color."

"WE" didn't get such an idea Nessus, only one person on this bopard seems to think that Obama being black was an advantage.


It's a common meme, and an interesting topic.

I mean, seriously, when was the last time you read anything by David Ehrenstein?