“One of the charges against Iowa is that we don’t really represent the rest of the country,” he said, alluding to the fact that blacks form less than three percent of the caucus participants. “Here’s a chance to make a statement about the inclusiveness of Iowa.”
Prediction: neither winner in Iowa will go on to head their respective party’s ticket. Nationally, they are just too weak & implausible.
The term mulatto (that Reactionary used in post #2) is thought to be derived from the Portuguese and Spanish word mulato (a small mule), which itself is derived from mulo (mule). It was once a generic designation name for any hybrid. For anyone who is bi-racial, the term is disparaging (at best) and insulting (at worst).
The plausability of Huckabee (a populist social conservative) and Obama (a generational candidate) are thankfully not dependent on commentors here, but voters across the country. I must say that it makes me proud of Iowa to see so many new voters represented in the caucus results.
All right. “Bi-racial.” And culturally, whiter than a tuna fish sandwich.
This is the basic disingeuousness surrounding the lionization of Obama. He is the poster boy for the “race is a social construct” crowd, but in the end must appeal to race to make that claim. His self-identification as “black” rather than “white” despite his completely white upbringing betrays a belief that genetics, not environment, determines one’s identity.