[lucysmom]

So why would Obama ever make the core of his autobiography, this statement: “It was into my father’s image, the black man, son of Africa, that I’d packed all the attributes I sought in myself...”

Because it is common for children to fantasize about the missing piece in their lives. He refers to his father's "image", not to his flesh and blood father - he is searching for both his father and himself.

[Beckwith]

Because it is common for children to fantasize about the missing piece in their lives. He refers to his father's "image", not to his flesh and blood father -- he is searching for both his father and himself.

Maybe most children, but we're talkin' about Obama here.

He's just lyin' his lyin' butt off -- assuming it was Obama who wrote those words -- pretty purple stuff.