[quote]Being black was his whole propaganda in his first campaign.[/quote] Firstly, you're not using the word "propaganda" correctly, unless you are using it to describe how rumors of his "un-American-ness" (being black, being Muslim, not being born in the country, and so on) were brought up by various conservative agencies in less-than-overt ways to try an keep people from voting for him. I think "marketing" would be more akin to what you are attempting to describe. I followed the 08 election quite closely, and I never heard much about his race other than when a pundit would mention that Obama would become the first African-American President. [quote]plus what more is there for African Americans(or him specifically) to achieve? they're not oppressed anymore. Hardly anyone hates black people just because the color of their skin nowadays(and even so, racism will continue till the end of time. theres nothing you can do about the few racists out there). black people are way beyond the point of trying to get social acceptance. the civil rights movement was like 50 years ago.[/quote] Yeah, you see, here's the problem. You're a stupid sheltered shit. Fun facts: Black people disproportionately have lower hiring rates per application, disproportionately live in poverty, are disproportionately convicted of crimes, and are often sentenced to longer prison times when compared to white people (this also applies to other minorities to varying degrees). Just say the word and I will inundate you with links to studies with word counts so heavy they'll crush your stupid retinas to death under their digital weight. Yes, the President's approval ratings are low for a number of reasons -- many of which are pretty good reasons -- and to some degree they are down because gods know there are people out there who don't like the idea of someone different then themselves being "in charge"... But saying that we now live in an age that is free of discrimination is Fox News Network levels of stupid.