I'm sad to have to report the following bad news. You may know the definition of "dirty politics"...a staple in the Chicago are but, I'll bet you didn't know that as residents of Illinoi we've been hoodwinked since the 1800's! Here's where things get tricky. In 2007 we have Barack Obama running for President. If by some miracle he makes it into the White House, he probably figures he automatically has bragging rights to claim a victory for African Americans. I'll give the guy a couple of props. He dresses nice and talks a lot of crap...perfect formula for setting up residence on 600 Pennyslvania Ave. Now, we've got a number of politicians that stick their foot in their mouth and later have to go on television to apologize. Obama is one of them, and Arizona's John Mcain is another one. Obama goes into this race clueless. The closest he's going to get to the "Oval Office" is dumping out George Bush's spitoon. In any event, people are embracing Obama as Illinois' very own or, as he likes to call himself, "The first colored President". I say, Barack, not so fast. You were the result of a mixed marriage and depending on what day of the week it is, do we call you black or white? This much I know...Abe Lincoln beat you to the punch, Matter of fact, one might be inclined to say that "Honest Abe" was the first black man in office! While researching the history behind Lincoln's roots for his Presidential library in Springfield, historians found that according to DNA tests, Lincoln's Mother had a long affair with a black slave. It is believed that Abe is the result of a forbidden sexual relationship. If this proves to be true, this could very well re-write History books. Having said this, think long and hard about who you vote for in 2008.
