Not that there's anything wrong with that, it's just not the way Obama wishes to be percieved. In other words, Obama prefers to be identified as an African-American, something he clearly is not.
..because, by ethnicity, BARACK HUSSEIN is an arab! (Not that there's anything wrong with that...LOL! But BARACK HUSSEIN is also a muslim as well, and that makes him the HOPE for CHANGE to every muslim in the world.)
YES WE CAN! HOPE! CHANGE!
from the link:The definitive clue to that answer is to look at his name, his fathers name, and the names of all his ancestors on his fathers side. They are all Arabic.
and to an arab or a muslim anywhere, that is all that counts. Who cares about the female line? Islam doesn't give a damn.