I'm curious. If his father was black and his mother was white, why would he be the first black president?
None of this has any relevance to his intellect which is truly lacking.
Rhetoric is not substance. And when it comes to substance, his voting record proves he is far to the left of most of his own party.
Probably the same reason that Halle Berry, who has 1 black grandparent and 3 white grandparents is considered the 2nd "black" woman to win an Oscar.
Actually, the fact he is technically biracial would make him appealing to the younger generation, who have been bombarded with multicultural PC.
Whenever I see Obama, I am reminded of a Benetton ad. He probably has the same amount of substance and depth.