Originally Posted by kvmj

And yet almost all of the blacks who descended from slaves have some white in them. In that sense, he's not unusual.

This is America where if you're part black, you'll be seen as black period. We have come a long way but we are not there yet.

He has set much in motion but you have to give him credit for repairing the strained relationships we had with the rest of the world. Frankly, I do not know who else would have deserved it.

It's an honor for him and for this nation.