[Vigilanteman]

I get damn sick an tired of these accusations that we weren't ready for a black president. First of all, Oba Mao is, genetically, at most 3/8th black. He likely has zero slaves in his ancestral line, but probably has plenty of slave traders. I know this because I know the history of that sorry trade. It started with Arabs, Muslims and complicit black tribal leaders in northeast Africa, including Kenya. The vast majority of American blacks, the kind with real slaves in their ancestry, had their origins in west central Africa, as was carefully documented by Alex Haley in Roots and all the genealogical research and DNA tsting which he inspired.

Second of all, I can count on the fingers of one-hand the number of people I personally know or contacted as a volunteer for the Palin* campaign that had any problem with Oba Mao's race . . . and we contacted hundreds! The vast majority of us would have enthusistically supported a real African-American like Dr. Thomas Sowell, Walter Williams or even a moderate like Michael Steele.

* Yes, I said the Palin campaign, because McCain was baggage even if he was the top of the ticket. I know, because our local GOP Hq. couldn't give away McCain lawn signs before Sarah joined the ticket and couldn't keep them in stock afterward.

[DBCJR]

The history that you described of African slave traders needs to be publicized. Most people think whites sold Africans into slavery. This is one of those revisionist thoughts like teh Civil War was fought to free the slaves.

Do you have some online references for what you assert?