Quote Originally Posted by ironchef
Whats your opinion on people who say its time for a black president when the black population is only about 15-20% of the entire population. Why can't it just be time for a good president, why does it necessarily have to be "black president". I guess what i'm getting at is why do people always bring a color into it, why cant they say its time for a "president like obama".

I'll be honest with you cause its frustrating. Barack gets this stigma that he gets the black vote because he's black but realize through ALL of his political career, even in Chicago Barack was questioned as to whether he was black enough.

I agree with you totally, support him because he's a good candidate and not because of the color of his skin. On the flip side look at the options blacks have, McCain who is republican and Hillary Clinton who had the black vote originally but due to her husbands comments in South Carolina and her abandonment of the black vote doesn't get support in the AA community.