Video - Misconceptions of Obama fuel Republican campaign - 13 Oct 08

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This makes me so angry to see this video. I think people tend to forget(and I mean white people) that Barack Obama was raised by his white mother, without the influence of his black father at all. So for people to say that he is anti-white, and that they are afraid the blacks will take over, just shows that white people are pissed off at the fact that a man who may have the least ounce of black in him could possibly lead the country. Get over it people, its a new day. Forget the fact that this man looks a little bit more black than white and look at the person who is going to help the American people, John McCain certainly isn't the right one for the job!!!!!!!!!!

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