Originally Posted by jewels

We've made much headway, but we're far from "past this". These stories come out quite often.
Sadly, we've got a long way to go.

Obama's color an issue? His parentage doesn't matter. There are whites that will call him "more white than black". There are blacks that think he's not black enough.

Those who've decided to vote for him won't have any problem pulling the lever to vote him in.