The other night on CNN, in keeping with the kind of hard-hitting policy questions that power political debate these days, it was asked of the Democratic candidates whether or not they believed it fair to call Bill Clinton the "first black president" (an assertion originally made by author Toni Morrison). Since the man did appear on Aresenio Hall, I suppose there's an argument to be made. But I think, before bestowing such a significant title, it's important to consider some of the other contenders:
1. David Palmer. Surely everyone can agree that President Palmer was the picture of presidential composure throughout the nine hundred-odd national crises he weathered on 24. That he is fictional should make little difference, given the questionable reality of the current president.
2. Fela Kuti. The king of Afrobeat was occasionally known among his fans as the Black President. Given Mr. Obama's thoughtful response to the question of presidential blackness, which raised the issue of dance moves, it can be assumed that Fela would be overqualified to assume the title. He could kick Clinton's ass in a sax-off. And, he was once married to 27 women, which makes a little Oval Offical oral action look pretty limp.
3. Abraham Lincoln. Dude. The style. The flow. The freeing the slaves. How black can you get?
And, of course, if we rule out Mr. Bill and Obama doesn't get it this time around, there's always this guy.
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Number one, Obama is not black. Number two, the only reason he's even a "contender" still is because the media is under the delusion that he is black.
Number three, I'm super sick of the dude.
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