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I'm really sick of this idea that there's a "More black" or "Less Black" or "Real Black" person.
To some extent, I agree. But inasmuch as Mr. Cain's “blackness” is being made an issue, I think it is very relevant to point out that he has much more in common with black Americans than Mr. Obama does. He came up from the same culture, the same heritage, and faced the same challenges. Indeed, he's an excellent model for black Americans, an example of how any of them can succeed.
Ultimately, though a candidate's race ought not be a significant factor in choosing who will be President, or indeed, who will be hired for any job. I think Mr. Obama has given us a very vivid example of where that can go. Instead of picking a qualified white candidate, we picked an unqualified and incompetent black candidate for President, in order to prove that we're not racists.