What could possibly explain this relationship? A headscratching analysis

[Mr. Smith]

Obama is a black, you see.

Yup, here he is pictured with his black grandparents.

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The argument that Barack Obama is not black is certainly a novel one.

There's nothing novel about calling him biracial. Or are you suggesting not cynically playing the "one-drop" game is what's novel.

Try again.

[Mr. Smith]

Barack Obama is, of course, descended from John Punch, the very first African slave in Virginia. Facts like that demonstrate the difficulty of using this or any metric rather than simple self-identification.

He's also has his mother and grandparents from Kansas, they come from who knows of what kind of European culture.

And his speeches and books seem to suggest he's comfortable with both backgrounds.

Take this into account,along with the politics regarding  the above...and it's just waaay too tricky.

[Mr. Smith]

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Yes, he is biracial. He is also black.
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This exactly, but it seems people forget the former too much, or don't appreciate the implications of having elected a biracial president [twice] on its own merits.